Unit 5 Part 3 Guided Notes Quiz

The Select Service Act was a way to...

• inspire intense loyalty to the U.S.

• draft Americans into the military

• call for "peace without victory"

• give Americans factory jobs

Who were the doughboys?

• the French and British offensive line

• the Russian revolutionaries

• people who provided bread to soldiers in the trenches

• the soldiers in the AEF

Why was the timing of the arrival of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe so important to the Allies?

• The Russians had just left the war and weakened the western and eastern fronts

• The French had just retreated from the battlefield after heavy losses

• The British had recently lost all their battleships in a large sea battle

• The Germans had recently acquired Italy as an ally in the war

What impact did General Pershing's strategy have in WWI?

• It boosted Allied Powers morale, since the Americans would integrate their soldiers into Allied troops.

• Germany planned to defeat the Allies before the arrival of U.S. forces.

• Russia decided to exit the war

• There was significant American presence by the end of the war

Why did Germany launch a desperate offensive on the western front in 1918?

• Germany wanted to make the United States send more troops to the Allies

• Germany wanted to capture the Sedan Railroad to cut off Allied supplies

• Germany wanted to try out its brand new weapon, the flammenwerfer

• Germany wanted to defeat the Allies before more Americans came to fight

Why was the Meuse-Argonne Offensive a significant battle of World War I?

• The Allied victory in this battle convinced Russia to leave the war

• The city of Paris was destroyed as a result of this battle

• Germans agreed to an armistice shortly after this battle

• Nearly 1 million Americans died in this battle

What key feature do you think the Allies were attempting to capture using this offensive and why?

• The Argonne Forest, because that is the location of German Headquarters

• Sedan railroad, because Germany uses it as a crucial supply line

• Meuse River, because if captured the Germans lose their supply of clean water

• Luxembourg, because it gives the Allies easy access to the depths of Germany

Which of the following Powers won WWI?

• Power Rangers

• Axis Powers

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

"At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them." Based on the date, what event is this quote remembering?

• The Select Service Act

• The Lost Battalion

• The Start of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive

• The Armistice of WWI

Which of these statements supports the data in the table?

• The costs of WWI included immense suffering and loss of human life

• The Americans arrived too late to be of any help to the Allied powers

• Leaders of the Central Powers were incompetent military planners

• WWI lasted longer than earlier European wars