US History II -- Ch.11 - World War I

What was the Treaty of Versailles intended to do to Germany?

• Punish Germany

• Reward Germany

• Make Germany a superpower

• Ignore Germany's actions

The most significant impact of World War I was:

• The redrawing of national boundaries and the rise of new nations

• The discovery of electricity

• The start of the Industrial Revolution

• The end of the Cold War

What was Germany's Schlieffen Plan during World War I?

• To hold Russia, defeat France, then Russia

• To defeat Britain first

• To invade the United States

• To form an alliance with Belgium

By 1917, the U.S. mobilized for war against Central Powers to ensure Allied repayment of ________.

• debts

• territory

• weapons

• resources

What was one of the main purposes of the British blockade during World War I?

• To allow German ships to reach the U.S.

• To stop war supplies from reaching Germany

• To increase food imports to Germany

• To support German trade

What was the German U-Boat Response during World War I?

• Germany set up a U-boat counterblockade of Britain

• Germany issued the Monroe Doctrine

• Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles

• Germany joined the League of Nations

Which British liner was sunk by a German U-boat, resulting in 128 Americans among the dead?

• Titanic

• Lusitania

• Britannic

• Queen Mary

After the sinking of the Lusitania, U.S. public opinion turned _______ Germany.

• against

• toward

• neutral to

• in favor of

What was the Sussex pledge?

• A German promise to stop unrestricted submarine warfare

• A British naval blockade

• An American declaration of war

• A peace treaty between Germany and Britain

Who won the 1916 U.S. presidential election?

• Charles Evans Hughes

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Taft