World War 1: IV

Question 1

United States - From Neutrality to Involvement

Answer 1

• Although the war begins in 1914, we get involved in 1917
• We did everything, just shy of sending troops to support Britain (supplies)
• • Germany turned to its U-boats in order to win the war
• • Felt they could not win unless Britain’s supply lines were cut
• • Didn’t think that the US could come to Britons aide fast enough
• • Therefore declared unrestricted submarine warfare (USW) in January, 1917
• Zimmerman Telegram (March 1917)
• • Message sent to ambassador of Mexico by Germany to get them involved
• • Britain intercepted and gave the US a copy
• • US upset because of European interference – Monroe Doctrine
• Economic Factors
• • Fear of losing money from European countries and markets

Question 2

remember this…

Answer 2

• prior to WWI, the U.S. was an isolationist country; however, since WWI, America would now be involved in almost all global affairs on both sides of the world

Question 3

note

Answer 3

• President Woodrow Wilson had issued the Proclamation of Neutrality
• Said that U.S. would stay neutral in WWI
• But world events led the U.S. to get involved in the war
• in 1917 = the U.S. declared war on Germany
• Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare
• 1915 - a U-Boat sank an American passenger liner = the Lusitania (1200 people killed - 128 Americans)

Question 4

Zimmermann Note

Answer 4

• intercepted by the British & given to U.S.
• sent from Germany to Mexico
• said that if Mexico supported Germany in WWI, then Germany would help Mexico get land it lost to U.S. in Mexican-American War

Question 5

American Security

Answer 5

• if Germany won, it would become the dominant power in Europe
• Germany could take over Great Britain and be closer to the U.S.

Question 6

American Idealism

Answer 6

• U.S. believed the world would be a better place if the Allies won
• turned the tide of WWI in favor of the allies
• broke sharply with America’s traditional avoidance of foreign conflicts

Question 7

which event turned the tide in favor of the allied forces?

Answer 7

• the U.S. joined WWI

Question 8

which of the following was NOT a factor that pushed the United States into World War I?

Answer 8

• Woodrow Wilson’s lack of popularity

Question 9

what was the idea of American Idealism during World War I?

Answer 9

• the belief that the world would be a better place if the Allies won

Question 10

which of the following best describes America’s economic interests in World War I?

Answer 10

• the U.S. made loans to the Allies and thus had a vested interest in Allied victory

Question 11

which best describes American Idealism during World War I?

Answer 11

• the belief that the world would be a better place if the Allies secured a victory against Germany