Key Figures
Causes
US Involvement
Alliances
End of War
100
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
100
Define militarism.
The belief that a country needs a strong military.
100
Name the 3 reasons why the United States joined World War I.
Close economic ties to Great Britain, sinking of the Lusitania, and the Zimmerman Telegram
100
Which side was Russia on?
The Allied Powers
100
What was the peace agreement signed in 1919, that signaled the ending of the war?
The Treaty of Versailles
200
He was heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his death was the catalyst to WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
200
The belief that one's nation is superior to all other nations.
Nationalism
200
How did the sinking of the Lusitania change the United States' foreign policy position during WWI?
The US went from isolationism to neutrality
200
Which side was Bulgaria on?
Central Powers.
200
What was the name of the plan Woodrow Wilson brought to discuss with world leaders in France? What was created in this plan?
Fourteen Points, and the League of Nations was created in that plan.
300
Who was Arthur Zimmerman?
He was a German ambassador who sent a telegram to Mexico, inviting Mexico to fight against the United States
300
What was the immediate cause (catalyst) of WWI?
The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by a Serbian nationalist.
300
What was the United States' foreign policy before the start of WWI? Did that position change after the war was over?
Isolationism, and no.
300
True or False: Italy was allied with Germany
False
300
What was the League of Nations? How did the United States Senate feel about it? Did the United States join?
A peace keeping organization, that the United States Senate did not like. Therefore, no the United States did not join.
400
Who created the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
400
Explain why alliances were a long term cause of the war.
Alliances are agreements between two countries to support one another in war. If one country in an alliance goes to war, so must the other.
400
Explain the difference between isolationism and neutrality.
Isolationism means that a country has no involvement in the war. Neutral means that a country has chosen a side, and is providing resources/supplies, but is not sending troops/soliders
400
True or False: Belgium and France were on the same side.
True.
400
Name 3 of the 5 requirements that was ordered of Germany by the Treaty of Versailles.
1. Demilitarization 2. Pay for the war in money and goods 3. Give up colonies 4. Join the League of Nations 5. Have bits of its country taken away by others.
500
Where does the United States send Woodrow Wilson to negotiate peace after the surrender of Germany?
Versailles, France
500
Explain how imperialism was a long term cause of the war.
Imperialism is when a stronger country takes over a weaker country. So when the mother country goes to war, so must the countries it has taken over.
500
Name and explain the immediate cause for why the United States joined WWI
The Zimmerman Telegram was a document sent from a German ambassador (Arthur Zimmerman) to Mexico, stating that if Mexico joined Germany in the fight against the US, then Germany would give Mexico back the states of Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico. Thankfully, it was intercepted by the British and published in American newspapers
500
True or False: Bulgaria was on the same side as Great Britain.
False
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Why was Germany blamed for the war, when it was originally started by Serbia and Austria-Hungary?
Germany brought the United States into the war (with the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram). The US won the war, so they had the most say.
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