WW1: America Road to War & Joining the Allies

Despite the convoy system, thousands of soldiers died in submarine attacks while bound for Europe

• True

• False

General John J. _____ led the American troops in Europe during World War I.

• Wilson

• Phillips

• Porter

• Pershing

Eventually the Germans appealed to President Wilson asking for an ______ because they knew they were going to lose the war.

• offensive

• armistice

• espionage

• sedition

The armistice officially began on _____.

• November 11, 1917

• October 14, 1918

• July 17, 1918

• November 11, 1918

After Russia withdrew from the war, thousands of German troops were able to ______.

• go home to their families

• help defend Austria-Hungary

• move to fight on the Western Front

• conserve their resources

The United States enters WWI on which side?

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

Germany's policy to attack any ship (war or merchant) it deemed as a possible threat.

• Sussex Pledge

• Naval Blockade

• Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

• Merchant Warfare

All of the following are reasons the U.S. entered WW1 EXCEPT

• Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare.

• Woodrow Wilson's belief that America could change the tide of war.

• The Zimmerman Telegram

• The Russian Revolution

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

• A German communication promising not to use U-boats

• A German communication encouraging Mexico to join the war on side against the U.S.

• A German communication promising to recognize American neutrality

• A British communication urging the U.S. to enter the war

How did the U.S. raise an army for WW1?

• The U.S. already had a large standing army.

• Asking for volunteers and hiring foreign fighters

• Passing the Selective Service Act

• Primarily through asking for volunteers