AMERICAN HISTORY THE 20TH CENTURY: THE GREAT WAR
1. Wilson wanted the United States
to help the world by
2. The leader of Germany was Kaiser _______________ with
and army of _______________ men.
3. The ruler of Great Britain was ___________________.
4. The Great War began with the assassination in Sarajevo
of ______________________________.
5. America’s response to the opening of hostilities in
1914 was ______________________.
6. The War was expected to be over by _________________.
7. What did the soldiers on the Western
Front put on the bottom of their trenches to keep from walking in the mud?
8. Who benefited from the Great
War?
9. What ship was sunk by a German
torpedo off the coast of Ireland in 1915?
10. How did Wilson respond to
the deaths of Americans on ships sunk by German U-boats (submarines)?
11. In June 1916, the British planned a major offensive
along the Rover __________________.
12. How long did the battle last?
How many casualties were there in that
time?
13. What was Wilson’s campaign
slogan in 1916?
14. What did America go to war
to end?
15. How many solders did the
United States have?
How many did the United States need?
16. What was the world’s first
communist country?
Who led the Communist Revolution in
that country?
17. How many points did Wilson’s
plan for peace have?
18. How many American soldiers
died in the summer of 1918?
19. What time and date did the
Great War end?
20. How many people died in the
war?
21. Lloyd-George was the Prime
Minister of ______________.
Clemenceau was the Premier of _________________.
Orlando was the Prime Minister of __________________.
22. What treaty ended the Great
War?
23. Of all of Wilson’s goals,
what single point did he accomplish at the peace negotiations?
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