World War 1 (US History)

His assassination sparked World War I

• Lusitania

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Zimmermann

• Woodrow Wilson

Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War I?

• American isolationism

• Imperialist competition

• The stockpiling of weapons

• European nationalism

What reason did Senators give for opposing U.S. membership in the League of Nations?

• It would lead to international instability.

• It would drain American finances

• It would interfere with free-trade agreements

• It would drag the United States into European conflicts

The policy that kept the United States out of the war for three years was called

• Nationalism

• The alliance system

• Neutrality

• The convoy system

Which of the following is NOT true of Liberty Bonds?

• Almost half of Americans bought them

• Americans who bought them were “lending” money to the American government

• They were used extensively during the Civil War

• Their sale brought in two thirds of the money needed to fight the war

This poster is an example of-

• Advertising

• Neutrality

• Propaganda

• Nativism

Many Americans wanted to join WWI after the ________ was sunk by a German u-boat.

• Lusitania

• Zimmerman

• Titanic

• Carnival

This long-term cause of the war involved the development of the armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Pacifists

This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany that deeply angered the American people.

• “No man’s land”

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Lusitania

• Militarism

In 1917, Germany attempted to get __________ to attack the southern United States.

• Canada

• Italy

• Mexico

• Spain