WWI: Global Conflict & Allied Victory

Why is WWI called a "world" war?

• European colonies provided supplies and men

• Japan, Brazil, and the USA joined the Allies

• Fighting even took place in Antartica

• Men from India were used by the British on the Western Front

• Men from NZ and Australia fought at Gallipoli

What was the main Allied goal during the Gallipoli Campaign?

• To gain control of the Mediterranean Sea.

• To invade the Anatolian Peninsula.

• To open up a 4th front in the Black Sea.

• To open a supply route to Russia.

What factors helped motivate the United States to join the Allied Powers? (2 correct answers)

• Germany's use of total war.

• Germany using propaganda against the enemy.

• Germany using their u-boats to sink neutral ships without warning around British waters.

• Germany sending a letter to Mexico called the Zimmerman telegram.

Mexico entered WWI on the side of the Central Powers and attacked the USA along the Rio Grande river.

• True

• False

All of the following are examples of total war, except?

• Many facilities were changed into munition factories.

• Women left the home and joined the workforce to replace men in factories, offices, and shops.

• Many people could buy whatever they wanted because it helped drive the economy.

• Government stopped antiwar activity and used one-sided information to persuade people to support the war.

What is it called when a government limits the amounts of goods people can buy?

• propaganda
• suffrage
• rationing
• total war

What effect did the entry of the USA into WWI have on the outcome of the war?

• The USA didn't really contribute much to the victory over Germany.

• 2 million US troops won the war for the Allies.

• The USA helped the Russians stay in the war.

What could Germany finally do after the signing of the Brest-Litovsk treaty with Russia?

• Germany could attack Russia and take them out, controlling Moscow.

• Germany could now land an invasion force on the island of Great Britain.

• Germany could retake their colonies in Africa.

• Germany could send all their forces to the Western Front.

What Allied Power quit WWI in 1917 because of a revolution?

• Russia

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

• France

• Great Britain

What is the correct order of the Central Powers quitting the war?

• Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Germany

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

• Russia, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Germany