General
Reasons the U.S. Joined
Alliances
Technology/Propaganda
100

Which queen did the U.S. overthrow prior to the war?

Queen of Hawaii

100

Telegram from Germany to Mexico

Zimmerman Telegram

100

Which Alliance did the U.S. join?

Triple Entente/The Allies

100

The _______ gun increased causalities.

Machine/Gatlin

200

The land the U.S. imperialized from Mexico became which states?

Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona

200

Ship that was sunk by a German Submarine

Lusitania

200

Which alliance did the U.S. fight against?

The Triple Alliance/Central Powers

200

True or false: Aircraft was used for fighting for the first time in WWI.

True

300

Which Asian country did the U.S. and Great Britain open up for trade?

China

300

What did Germany promise Mexico in the telegram?

The return of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona

300

Which country switched sides and joined the side of the U.S.?

Italy

300

Who is the bearded man with the top hat in the "I want you" poster?

Uncle Sam

400

What was the U.S.'s "destiny" to imperialize?

Manifest Destiny

400

Why did the sinking of the Lusitania encourage the U.S. to join the war?

100+ Americans that were onboard died

400

Who dropped out of the war, making the decision for the U.S. to join easier?

Russia

400

Propaganda often encourage people to buy war bonds. What are war bonds?

Certificates bought by civilians that could be redeemed after the war (a way of raising money for the war)

500

What machine was used to break German codes?

Enigma

500

What kind of undersea warfare by Germany made the U.S. worried enough to join the war?

Submarine

500

Why did the alliance system make WWI more global?

It caused countries allied with one another to join conflicts unrelated to them

500

Propaganda targets people's __________.

Insecurities

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