CP Quiz 2 Review

What was the primary reason most Americans saw no reason to join the conflict in 1914?

• They were already involved in another conflict.
• The struggle was happening too close to home.
• The struggle was 3,000 miles away and they wanted neutrality.
• They supported the Central Powers.

What was the main reason why the U.S. joined the war?

• The sinking of the Lusitania
• The imposition of naval blockades
• The use of unrestricted submarine warfare
• The demand for Germany to stop Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

What was the significance of the sinking of the Lusitania?

• It led to the U.S. imposing naval blockades on Germany
• It caused the U.S. to demand Germany to continue Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
• It resulted in American outrage and a shift in public opinion against Germany
• It had no significant impact on the U.S. stance in the war

What was the Zimmermann Telegram?

• A declaration of war from Germany to the United States
• A coded message sent to Mexico proposing a military alliance against the United States
• A peace treaty proposal from Germany to the United States
• A financial support offer from the United States to Mexico

What action did Germany take in late March that escalated tensions with the United States?

• They sent the Zimmermann Telegram to Mexico
• They resumed unrestricted submarine warfare
• They sank four U.S. merchant ships
• They broke off diplomatic relations with the United States

What event led to the collapse of the czarist government in Russia?

• The signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• The establishment of the Soviet Union
• The Russian Revolution of March 1917
• The armistice of early December 1917

Who was Vladimir Lenin?

• The last Czar of Russia
• The leader of the Central Powers
• The founder of the Russian Communist Party and the first head of the Soviet Union
• The general of the Russian forces in World War I

What did Russia lose as a result of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

• A majority of its military forces
• All of its overseas colonies
• A million square miles of territory, a third of its population, and a majority of its coal, oil, and iron stores
• Control over the Central Powers

Which battle marked the last major German offensive of World War I?

• Battle of Verdun
• Battle of the Somme
• Second Battle of the Marne
• Battle of Tannenberg

What event marked the end of World War I between the Entente and Germany?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
• The German Revolution
• The Armistice of 1918
• The abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II