Checkpoint 7: World War I

Choose the correct definition of neutral.

• favoring the weaker side in a quarrel, contest, or war

• favoring different sides in a quarrel, contest, or war

• not favoring either side in a quarrel, contest, or war

• favoring the stronger side in a quarrel, contest, or war

Choose the correct definition of torpedo.

• a long, narrow, self-propelled underwater weapon used for spying on ship movements

• a long, narrow, self-propelled air weapon used for blowing up buildings

• a long, narrow, self-propelled air weapon used for spying on enemy movements

• a long, narrow, self-propelled underwater weapon used for blowing up ships

Choose the correct definition of ally.

• a country that supports and helps another country in war

• a country that fights against another country in war

• a country that stays neutral in a war between other countries

• a country that is isolated from other countries during a war

Choose the correct definition of merchant ship.

• a ship used for warfare rather than commerce

• a small boat used by a few people for local trade

• a small boat used by a few people to escape an area

• a ship used for commerce rather than warfare

Which vocabulary term is defined as:

"to take, seize, or halt someone or something on the way from one place to another."

• isolate

• escalate

• intercept

• emerge

Choose the correct definition of telegram.

• a secret message transmitted using a special code

• a message transmitted to an enemy during a war

• a written message transmitted over wires by using an electric device called a telegraph

• an oral message transmitted over wires by using an electric device called a telephone

Choose the correct definition of sympathize.

• to feel annoyed at someone who is in a good situation

• to feel jealous of someone who is in a good situation

• to feel sorry for someone who is in a bad situation

• to feel mad at someone who is in a bad situation

Why were Americans upset when the RMS Lusitania was sunk?

• It was sunk after Germany signed a pledge promising not to sink American ships.

• It was a British ship that was sunk in American waters.

• Americans were aboard the British passenger ship when it went down.

• It was the first American ship to be sunk in World War I.

What did the Zimmerman Telegram promise?

• that Germany would give part of Mexico the the United States if the United States helped Germany win the war.

• that the United States would give part of Mexico to Germany if Germany helped the United States with the war.

• that Germany would give part of the United States to Mexico if Mexico helped Germany with the war.

• that the United States would give part of the United States to Mexico if Mexico helped the United States win the war.

What is the MOST accurate title for this list?

• German submarine warfare

• United States ties to Great Britain

• the Zimmerman Telegram

• Reasons for the United States' Isolationism

• Reasons for the Treaty of Versailles

• Reasons for the Sinking of the RMS Lusitania

• Reasons the United States Entered World War I.