Unit 4: Concept Checkpoint #4-6 (WWICauses, US Joins, Homefront)

At the start of WWI, the US was ......

• Supporting the Allies

• Neutral

• Supporting the Central Powers

• Immediately got involved

Select the THREE reasons why the UNITED STATES joining World War I in 1917

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Sussex Pledge (unrestricted submarine warfare)

• Invasion of Cuba

• Explosion of the USS Maine

What was the name of the British passenger ship that had American passengers that was sunk by a German submarine during WWI?

• Britannic

• Titanic

• Queen Mary

• Lusitania

What was the content of the Zimmermann Telegram?

• Proposal for Germany to surrender to the Allied Powers.

• Message from Germany to Mexico asking for financial aid.

• Peace proposal from Germany to the United States.

• Message from Germany to Mexico, asking Mexico to declare war on the US.

Which strategy used by Germany led to the United States entering World War 1?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Lusitania sinking

• Unrestricted submarine warfare

Why was the US upset with the Sussex Pledge?

• Germany had promised to stop using unrestricted submarine warfare but then broke their promise

• The US was not involved in the negotiations for the Sussex Pledge
• It was a message that asked Mexico to declare war against the US

• The boat had been what sunk the Lusitania

Which country did Germany ask to join them in war against the United States in the Zimmermann Telegram?

• Japan

• Mexico

• Italy

• Russia

Why did women work in factories during wartime?

• The government forced women to work
• To stop a labor (work) shortage since men were drafted
• To stop immigrants from "stealing" jobs
• New workplace laws requiring them to be hired

African Americans went to northern cities looking for these (and a way to help with the war effort)

• Jobs
• Homes
• Army Stations
• Homeless Shelters

What does the word "ration" mean?

• to give goods to people

• to limit the amount of goods people get

• to fight for a country

• to fight a war at home