Practice
WWI Word Guess
Knowledge Check #1
Germany declared this policy as a war tactic and allowed their U-boat submarines to sink any type sea vessel in the war zone.
- Sussex Pledge
- Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Answer: b. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Knowledge Check #2
Russian Communist group that overthrew the Russian government in November 1917 and established a Communist government.
- Bolsheviks
- Marx's Army
Answer: a. Bolsheviks
Knowledge Check #3
Led the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) during World War I.
- General John Pershing
- Colonel Alvin York
Answer: a. General John Pershing
Knowledge Check #4
Rough landscape in between the opposing side's trenches.
- "No Man's Land"
- Neutral Zone
Answer: a. "No Man's Land"
Knowledge Check #5
British passenger liner that was attacked by German U-boat in May 1915; nearly 1,200 noncombatants were killed, including 128 Americans.
- Lusitania
- Sussex
Answer: a. Lusitania
Knowledge Check #6
Agreement where opposing sides agree to a cease fire.
- Sussex Pledge
- Armistice
Answer: b. Armistice
Knowledge Check #7
Nickname for American soldiers during World War I.
- Doughboys
- G.I.
Answer: a. Doughboys
Knowledge Check #8
Telegraph the German ambassador in Mexico sent proposing a German-Mexican alliance (in return, Mexico could reclaim Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona territories).
- Wilhelm Telegram
- Zimmerman Note
Answer: b. Zimmerman Note
Knowledge Check #9
Month and year that United States declares war on Germany.
- July, 1914
- April, 1917
Answer: b. April, 1917
Knowledge Check #10
Germany’s promise to stop using unrestricted submarine warfare to sink unarmed shipping.
- Sussex Pledge
- Zimmerman Pledge
Answer: a. Sussex Pledge
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