World War I

Who was the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front during World War I ?

• General Sherman
• General MacArthur
• General Eisenhower
• General Pershing

Who were the Allied Powers during World War I?

• Russia, German Empire, France, Spain
• United States, France, Russia, Serbia, Britain
• Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy
• Spain, Italy, France, German Empire

How did the United States manage to get enough soldiers to fight in WWI?

• Victory Gardens

• War Bonds

•    Selective Service Act

  (draft)

• They recruited soldiers from Mexico and Canada. 

How did the Zimmerman Telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?

• It announced the czar's overthrow in Russia
• It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany
• It contained orders for German u-boats to attack British passenger ships
• It described Romania's plan to abandon neutrality

World War I began when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary was assassinated in ...

• 1914
• 1915
• 1917
• 1918

What was a nickname given to WWI?

• The Big War
• The Bad War
• The Great War
• The Worldly War

A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. This was a major cause for US entry into WWI.

• Lusitania
• Zimmerman's Telegram
• Treaty of Versailles
• The Great War

What was the purpose of the League of Nations?

• to give power to one country over Europe

• to punish Germany for starting WWI

• to promote peace among countries

How did the US government encourage citizens to prepare for shortages during the war?

• Victory Gardens

• 14 Points

• Weapon sales

• Liberty War Bonds

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne in

• Germany
• Italy
• Austria-Hungary
• Serbia