Name _______________________
Modern U.S. History
Mr. Kraft
World War I
Introduction Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions using pages 414 – 441 in your textbook. Write the
answers on a separate sheet of paper. (2 points each)
1. Which assassination is known as the official event which started WWI?
2. Who was the assassin in the assassination that started WWI and what country was he from?
3. What are the three “isms” that contributed to the start of WWI? Explain what each one means.
4. What are the names of the two alliances that fought against one another at the start of WWI?
5. List the two alliances and the countries that made up each alliance at the start of WWI.
6. How did new technology make WWI so much different from any other war in history?
7. How was the WWI death rate affected by this new technology?
8. What is the name of the ship that was sunk buy a German u-boat that caused American anger
towards Germany?
9. Summarize what was said in the Zimmerman Note / Telegram and list all the countries that
were involved in the incident including the sender, interceptor, intended receiver, and countries
mentioned in the message.
10. What year did the U.S. enter WWI?
11. What country withdrew from WWI shortly after the U.S. entered WWI?
12. What alliance did the U.S. join upon entry into WWI?
13. What is another name for the Selective Service?
14. How many Americans registered for the draft, and how many were picked using the lottery
system?
15. What is the AEF?
16. Explain John Pershing’s role in WWI?
17. Why did the WWI end shortly after the U.S. entered WWI?
18. Define epidemic and pandemic?
19. Where is it believed that the influenza epidemic began?
20. How did the influenza epidemic become a pandemic?
21. How many people died worldwide as a result of the influenza pandemic of 1919?
22. What is the date that WWI came to an end and at what time on this date was the armistice
signed?
23. Explain what liberty bonds are and how they helped finance the U.S. war effort in WWI.
24. What is the name of President Wilson’s peace proposal at Paris Peace conference where WWI
was officially settled?
25. What is the name of the international peace organization that was formed as a result of
President Wilson’s peace proposal?
26. What is the name of the treaty that ended WWI?
Questions 27– 31: Use the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations Member Countries
handouts to answer these 5 questions.
27. What country did the treaty that ended WWI aim to severely punish?
28. Explain what happened to the 2 countries that helped Germany during WWI at the conclusion
of the Paris Peace Conference.
29. Did the U.S. join the League of Nations? Why or Why not?
30. List the countries in bold that withdrew from the League of Nations?
31. What is the one country that was kicked out or expelled from the League of Nations?
32. Looking at the map on pg. 440, list the 9 new countries that were formed as a result of the
Treaty of Versailles.
33. Explain the terms of the Kellogg-Briand Pact and the year it was passed.