WW1 Test Review

Question 1

What did Germany do following the sinking of the Lusitania?

Accepted Answer

They increased attacks on American shipping.

Question 2

What was the impact of U.S. soldiers joining World War I?

Accepted Answer

They helped the Allied Powers defeat the Central Powers

Question 3

Name the major countries in the Central Powers.

Accepted Answer

Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire

Question 4

How did U.S. involvement impact the war?

Accepted Answer

The U.S caused the war to end quicker.

Question 5

What were the two major incidents that led to the United States’ entry into World War I?

Accepted Answer

sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram.

Question 6

Name the major countries in the Allied Powers.

Accepted Answer

Great Britain, France, and Russia. The U.S. also joined later.

Question 7

What did the Germans hope to accomplish with the Zimmerman Telegram?

Accepted Answer

They hoped to form an alliance with Mexico against the U.S..

Question 8

How would you describe the Allies position in comparison to the Central Powers?

Accepted Answer

The Allied Powers were on both the west & east sides of the Central Powers

Question 9

What was another name for World War 1?

Accepted Answer

The Great War.

Question 10

How did the involvement of the United States in World War I change the war?

Accepted Answer

It tipped the balance in power.

Question 11

The United States had what intention when World War I began?

Accepted Answer

Stay neural

Question 12

Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to support American participation in the League of Nations?

Accepted Answer

They did not want to be a part of something that they might disagree with.

Question 13

What did the Allied Powers accomplish with the Treaty of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

Punish Germany for the war.

Question 14

Which part of the Zimmerman Telegram forced the United States to enter the war?

Accepted Answer

The part about gaining back lost territory for Mexico.

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