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Why was the completion of the Panama Canal such a huge goal of Theodore Roosevelt after he took office?
He knew it would link American ports on the Atlantic coast with ports on the Pacific coast.
What was the main reason for the creation of the League of Nations?
promote world peace
A German submarine sank the British steamship ____________ and killed more than 100 citizens, causing tensions to rise between the U.S. and Germany.
a. USS Freedom
b. Maine
c. Titanic
d. Lusitania
d. Lusitania
Germany had to pay war debt, give up land, and lose colonies according to which document?
The Treaty of Versailles
Trench warfare was a new method of fighting used in WWI. What are TWO negative aspects of trench warfare?
trenchfoot
disease
rats
lice
water
From what country did the United States purchase Alaska?
Russia
What were the causes of WWI?
a. communism, nazism, racism, militarism, fascism
b. militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
c. imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
d. alliances, socialism, communism, realism
b. militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
The Central Powers during WWI were:
a. England, Russia, America, Italy
b. Germany, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
c. France, England, America, Russia, Serbia, Belgium
d. France, Germany, Russia, America
b. Germany, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
"War gardens" and food conservation were ways:
a. Americans ate during the war
b. the government raised money
c. parents motivated children to have better nutrition
d. Americans helped in the war effort at home
d. Americans helped in the war effort at home
What are two examples of how new technology changed the way battles were fought in WWI?
- Tanks were used to cross through no-man's land.
- Airplanes became weapons of war.
The purpose of the federal agencies that Franklin D Roosevelt created in he New Deal after the Great Depression was to:
a. create more work of the people in the White House
b. get more people to vote for him in the next election
c. have government create opportunities to help people get back to work
d. give people free money
c. have government create opportunities to help people get back to work
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
Note asking Mexico to fight the U.S.
How did the United States acquire Puerto Rico and Guam?
It gained them as a result of the Spanish-American War.
The Allied Powers during WWI were:
a. England, Russia, America
b. Germany, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Italy
c. France, England, America, Russia, Serbia, Belgium
d. France, Germany, Russia, America
c. France, England, America, Russia, Serbia, Belgium
What led to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?
a. The Philippines' fight for independence
b. Spain's refusal to sign an armistice
c. The explosion of the battleship Maine
d. The United States' blockade of Cuba
c. The explosion of the battleship Maine
How did women contribute to the war efforts at home?
worked in factories, drove ambulances, worked as clerks in offices
Who was the president during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
Which event led to the start of WWI?
a. Germany asked Russia to stay out of the war, but Russia refused.
b. Russia wanted to trade with Serbia, so they declared war of Austria-Hungary.
c. The assassination of Woodrow Wilson, America's president.
d. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist.
d. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist.
Why were more people open to the idea of giving women the right to vote in all elections by the year 1920?
Because of all the their contributions and efforts at home during WWI.
List 3 weapons or new technology that were used in fighting in WWI:
airplanes
tanks
machine guns
rifles
poison gas