World War I and American Imperialism

Which of the following causes ultimately led to American entry into World War

• Progressives' zeal to correct social injustices

• The German's sinking of the Lusitania

• Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare

• The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

The international organization created to preserve the peace after World War I was the

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• United Nations

• Organization of American States

• League of Nations

The __________ was a German attempt to entice Mexico to join the war with them against the United States:

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• Explosion of the Maine

• Zimmerman Note

• The Amigo pledge

The president of the U.S. during WWI:

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• WH Taft

• Calvin Coolidge

What was Woodrow Wilson's primary reason for wanting to keep the United States neutral at the outbreak of World War I?

• He admired and hoped to emulate German culture and the German university system

• He wanted to arbitrate among the combatants and to influence the settlement of the war

• He wanted to uphold the American peoples isolationist views

• He felt the U.S. was weak and not able to fight the great powers of Europe

______ was a pivotal year in WWI in that year Russia left the conflict and the U.S. declared war on Germany.

• 1917

• 1914

• 1916

• 1915

Law that drafted 4 million men into the army:

• Espionage and Sedition Acts

• Selective Service Acts

• Mobilization

• Committee for Public information

Germany's policy of ___________ hurt American shipping and killed American sailors:

• Genocide against ethnic minorities

• Impressing sailors into the German navy

• Unrestricted submarine warfare

• Secret bombing raids

Conserving food so that soldiers would have enough to eat:

• Victory and Liberty Bonds

• War Industries Board

• Propaganda

• Rationing

Which of the following reasons created the spark that started World War I?

• European alliances

• American imperialism

• The growth of military power

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand