World War I

The U.S. entered the war on the side of the Allies which included...

• Britain and France

• Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary

• Germany and Austria-Hungary

• France and Germany

What was the Zimmerman Telegram

• A German communication promising not to use U-boats

• A German communication encouraging Mexico to side against the U.S.

• A German communication promising to recognize American neutrality

• A British communication urging the U.S. to enter the war

How did U-boat warfare lead to the U.S. entering WWI?

• The U.S. Navy wanted to protect territory in the Pacific

• Unrestricted warfare resulted in the sinking of American ships

• The U.S. wanted to prevent other countries from getting technologically superior navies

• The U.S. wanted German territory for itself

How did the U.S. raise an army for WW1?

• The U.S. already had a large standing army.

• Asking for volunteers and hiring foreign fighters

• Primarily through a draft or conscription

• Primarily through asking for volunteers

How did WW1 impact women on the homefront?

• Women lost many of their civil rights

• Women were prevented from helping the war effort

• Women were drafted to fight in the U.S. Army

• Many women found skilled employment

What is propaganda?

• Espionage vs. the U.S. during war

• media designed to convince the public to think a certain way

• Balanced, non-biased journalism about the war

• Rioting against the war

How did warfare change during WW1?

• Armies waged fast, lightning warfare with groundbreaking technology

• Armies waged slow, defensive trench warfare due to industrial weapons

• Armies met in old-fashioned battles in open fields

• Armies used airplanes to bomb the enemy into submission

What treaty ended WW1?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Berlin

• Treaty of Versailles

• Great Treaty of 1919

Who was the American President during WWI? 

• George Washington
• Woodrow Wilson
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Teddy 

What policy did the United States prefer at the start of WWI?

• nationalism
• isolationism
• militarism
• imperialism