WORLD WAR I: Military & Diplomacy [APUSH Review Unit 7 Topic 5] Period 7: 1898-1945

What were the two main alliances that formed at the beginning of World War I?

• Allied Powers and Axis Powers

• Triple Entente and Central Powers

• NATO and Warsaw Pact

• Triple Alliance and Allied Nations

Which of the following events significantly contributed to the United States' decision to abandon its neutrality and enter World War I?

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Germany's invasion of Belgium

• The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmermann Telegram

• The Russian Revolution

What was President Woodrow Wilson's primary justification for the United States entering World War I?

• To expand American territorial holdings

• To protect American economic interests abroad

• To make the world safe for democracy

• To retaliate against German aggression

What was the ultimate fate of President Woodrow Wilson's proposal for the League of Nations in the United States?

• It was ratified by Congress, and the U.S. became a leading member.

• It was rejected by Congress due to fears of entanglement in foreign conflicts.

• It was adopted by European powers but ignored by the U.S.

• It was replaced by the United Nations shortly after its creation.