USH WWI

American ships became targets of attack by 1917 because

• Americans refused to take sides in the war.

  
  

• Americans used their ships to spy on the Germans.

  
  

• Americans continued to trade with the warring nations.

  
  

• Americans insisted on protecting their citizens at sea.

  
  

How did the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 affect World War I?

• The United States declared war on Germany.

  
  

• Germany continued its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.

  
  

• Germany restricted its submarine warfare in response to international outrage.

  
  

• The United States began a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.

  
  

Between 1915 and 1917, how did the strategies the Germans used at sea differ from those of the Allied Powers?

• Germany attacked non-military ships and those of the US, a country not involved in the war.

  
  

• Germany refused to stop their attacks despite complaints from the US and other neutral countries.

  
  

• Germany included the use of submarines in the types of boats used to attack enemy ships.

  
  

• Germany used their submarines and other military ships for both commercial and military purposes.

  
  

What effect did the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 have on American public opinion of Germany?

• It caused public opinion toward the Germans to remain unchanged .

  
  

• It caused public opinion to turn in favor of the Germans.

  
  

• It caused public opinion to turn against the Germans even more.

  
  

• It caused public opinion to first remain unchanged and then favor the Germans.

  
  

To encourage the American people to support the World War I effort, government posters and advertisements used

• pleas from soldiers.

  
  

• themes of patriotism.

  
  

• images of movie stars.

  
  

• images of the president.

  
  

During World War I, victory gardens were an example of which of the following?

• German military efforts to weaken the United States

  
  

• US government propaganda aimed at conserving food

  
  

• war industry strategies meant to lower costs

  
  

• farmers’ marketing campaigns focused on increasing profits

  
  

During World War I, buying war bonds was a way for people to

• conserve resources.

  
  

• show patriotism.

  
  

• support peace.

  
  

• eliminate debt.

  
  

The main purpose of the Selective Service Act of 1917 was to

• increase the size of the armed forces by using the draft.

  
  

• restrict membership in the armed forces to those with prior combat experience.

  
  

• allow all branches of the armed forces to be sent to Europe.

  
  

• equip the armed forces with the necessary weaponry for battle.

  
  

One of the main things the US government did after entering the war in 1917 was to

• begin unrestricted submarine warfare.

  
  

• recruit more soldiers.

  
  

• form an alliance with Mexico.

  
  

• break off diplomatic ties with Germany.

  
  

What was the main power given to the War Industries Board after its creation in 1917?

• overseeing the nation’s armed forces at home and abroad

  
  

• informing the American public of events related to the war in Europe

  
  

• eliminating any traces of German culture from the United States

  
  

• setting prices for key war materials such as steel, iron, and rubber