US.4-World War I

American tradition or policy of not being involved in the affairs of other nations is known as what...

• absolutism

• communism

• isolationism

Answer explanation

Woodrow Wilson wanted to remain neutral during war - neither side would make that easy.

Unrestricted German submarine warfare used these boats to surprise and torpedo enemy ships....

• G-boats

• G-Unit boats

• U-boats

Answer explanation

Unterseeboot, or "undersea boat"

World War I began in....

• 1910

• 1914

• 1917

• 1918

The United States did not join the war until....

• 1910

• 1914

• 1917

• 1918

When the war broke out in 1914, the United States had a policy of....

• joining the war.

• neutrality

• helping only one side

Which country sunk the Lusitania in 1915? (a passenger ocean liner)

• Germany

• Serbia

• Russia

• Italy

The "Zimmerman Telegram" proposed that Mexico ally with Germany against___________.

• The United States

• Britain

• France

• Russia

The "Zimmerman Telegram" promised Mexico the territories of......

• Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona

• Texas, California, and Nevada

• Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma

• Texas, Nevada, and Missippi

President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to Congress on April 2, 1917 asking for them to......

• declare war on Germany

• declare war on Mexico

• surrender to Germany

• surrender to México

After entering the war, President Wilson issued his famous ________ speech.

• Fourteen Points

• Remember the Lusitania

• Neutrality