4.04 Quiz War's End - American World History

Which was a cause of World War 1?

Europe's system of military alliances

Why did the United States enter the war on the side of the allies?

Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare on Allied shipping.

Which was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?

It paved the way for future conflicts in Europe

Which best explains why the United States had a policy of neutrality before 1917?

Most Americans believed the war was a European conflict and didn't want to get involved.

Which was an ideal that Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points?

People should be able to choose their own governments

What was the situation on the Eastern Front in 1915?

Russia was retreating and fighting for its very exsistence

Why is the Armenian Massacre considered genocide?

The Ottomans tried to systematically destroy the Armenian people

How did the reality of the Great War differ from expectations at the beginning of the war?

The war was going to last longer than people expected

Which was a result of the use of new weapons and methods of warfare during World War 1?

The war was the deadliest in history up to that point

Which was a major provision of the Treaty of Versailles?

a demand that Germany pay large war reparations

Which statement best describes the human cost of World War 1?

approximately nine million combatants and millions of civilians dead

Which is and example of total war?

the British government setting prices and determining wages

Which began the long chain of events that plunged Europe into war in August 1914?

the assassination or Archduke Franz Ferdinand