World War I

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Why did the US decide to enter WWI? Options: The US had suffered economically from European sanctions. A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the US. The US president was obligated to fulfill election campaign promises. Communist activities among US immigrants were threatening the country.

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A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the US.

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The Fourteen Points reflected President Woodrow Wilson's belief that:

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Cooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace.

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Who was the President during World War I?

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Woodrow Wilson

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German submarines began sinking unarmed and unresisting merchant and passenger ships without warning.

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In retaliation for the British naval blockade of Germany.

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President Wilson viewed America's entry into World War I as an opportunity for the United States to

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Shape a new international order based on the ideals of democracy.

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Of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, which one did he hope would provide a system of collective security? Options: Reduction of armaments, League of Nations, Abolition of secret treaties, Principle of national self-determination of peoples, Guarantee the freedom of the seas.

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League of Nations.

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Senate opponents of the League of Nations, as proposed in the Treaty of Versailles, argued that it: Robbed Congress of its war-declaring powers.

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Robbed Congress of its war-declaring powers.

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Great Britain, France, Russia and eventually the U.S. made up which alliance?

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Allied Powers

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A position of not taking sides in a conflict ( The United States began the war with________)

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Neutrality

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WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:

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Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.