Exam 22: America and the Great War

Despite repeatedly promising to stop, Germany continued to use submarines to sink merchant and passenger vessels, spurring the United States to strengthen its army and navy in case the nation was to be forced into war.

Match each description with the item below. -Alvin York

What effect did the Great War have on the lives of American women?

Match each description with the item below. -Henry Cabot Lodge

At what point did Russian participation in the Great War end?

The Germans intercepted the Zimmermann telegram, which the White House had sent to the Mexican government.

Describe mobilization on the American home front. What changes took place socially, economically, militarily, and politically?

What were the major events of the war after the United States entered the conflict? How did the American war effort contribute to the defeat of the Central Powers?

Which of the following is true of the congressional resolution for war?

Which of the following was a result of Wilson's campaign to win public support for the Treaty of Versailles?

What caused the outbreak of the Great War, and why did the United States join the conflict? What was distinctive about the fighting on the Western Front?

For all of his accomplishments and abilities, Woodrow Wilson had

To what did Wilson refer when he spoke of "the heart of the League"?

Which of the following statements best describes the diplomatic stance of Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan, his secretary of state?

The so-called Arabic Pledge involved Wilson's stand to stop North Africa's fall into chaos during the war.

Why did the reservationists and the irreconcilables oppose the Treaty of Versailles? How effective was their opposition?

Match each description with the item below. -A. Mitchell Palmer

Despite being the nation responsible for its creation, the United States never joined the League of Nations.

Many immigrant groups in the United States supported the Central Powers in the European war.

The nation known as the "powder keg of Europe" because of its internal tensions and ethnic diversity was