United States in World War I

When did the U.S. join WWI?

• 1914

• 1917

• 1918

• 1920

What side did the U.S. help in WWI?

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

• Axis Powers

• The Germans

When war broke out in 1914, the U.S. had a policy of _________.

• Naivety

• Involvement

• Capitalism

• Neutrality

What does neutrality mean?

• Helping out the people you agree with in a conflict

• Fighting the people you disagree with in a conflict

• Not taking a side in a conflict.

• Not taking a side in a conflict in order to help one side more than the other.

The Russians sunk the Lusitania.

• True

• False

The Zimmerman Telegram was a message from Germany to Mexico in which Germany asked Mexico to ally with Germany in exchange for Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

• True

• False

The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram both encouraged the U.S. to join WWI instead of being neutral in the conflict.

• True

• False

Which of these was not a reason for US involvement into World War I?

• The sinking of the Lusitania
• The sinking of the USS Maine
• The Zimmerman Telegram
• Germany's unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Who was the President of the United States during WWI?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Grover Cleveland
• Teddy Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:

• Great Britain, France, and Russia
• Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
• Germany, Russia, Great Britain
• Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia