History 371 Hon

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Study Questions: World War I

 

  1. Why did a Serbian nationalist’s assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 start a conflict that engulfed all of Europe?

 

  1. By 1914, certain technologies had advanced further than others. What were some of these technologies? How did the uneven advance lead to staggering casualties on the battlefields of Europe?

 

  1. How did the U.S. respond to the outbreak of war in Europe 1914?

 

  1. What steps did the British take to insure the Americans would be more likely to enter the war on the Allies’ side?  What steps many Americans take that made it more likely the US would enter the war on the Allies’ side?

 

  1. Why did the Germans resort to submarine warfare?  Why did the British protest this new form of warfare?

 

  1. How did German submarine warfare bring the United States into the Great War? If the Germans feared submarine warfare would bring the US into the war on the Allies’ side, why did they continue to engage in it?

 

  1. Why was the Zimmermann telegram significant?

 

  1. President Woodrow Wilson ran for re-election in 1916 on a slogan of “he kept us out of war.”  Why was this ironic?

 

  1. What steps did the U.S. government take to mobilize for the war effort?

 

  1. What contributions did the U.S. make in bringing the Great War to an end?