Beginning of WW1

World War I started in _______ in 1914.

• Australia

• South America

• Europe

• United States

At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. was neutral, which means

• We did not choose sides

• We sided with one side more than the other

• We helped Europe

• None of the above

Which of the nations below were part of the Allied Powers?

• Russia, France, Germany, and Great Britain

• Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Serbia

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire

• Germany, Great Britain, and Ottoman Empire

What year did Woodrow Wilson ask Congress to join World War 1?

• 1914

• 1915

• 1916

• 1917

What year did the war begin ?

• 1914

• 1917

• 1918

• 1915

What was the immediate cause of World War I?

• The alliance that was built between Britain, France, and Russia.

• The shooting of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.

• Longstanding tensions between France and Germany.

• The sinking of a ship called the Lusitania

Who was the President during World War 1 ?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Taft

Isolationism means:

• Remaining neutral and allowing other countries to handle their own affairs

• International organization formed after WW1 to prevent wars

• War fought from 1919-1918 between the Central and Allied Powers

• An agreement among nations to define one another

What was the Lusitania ?

• A U.S battleship sunk by Germany

• A German submarine

• A passenger ship sunk by the Germans

• A German battleship sunk by the British

How did the sinking of a British ship by a German submarine help bring the U.S. into WWI?

• The ship was owned by an American company

• The ship contained American goods being imported to Britain.

• The ship contained British goods being imported to America

• There were more than 100 American passengers aboard the ship