Lesson 3

Question 1

Explain why President Woodrow Wilson threatened to cut off diplomatic relations with Germany in 1915

Answer 1

• May 7th, 1915– sinking of the Lusitania

Question 2

Explain what governments used to control public opinion during WWI

Answer 2

• Propaganda - spreading of ideas to to promote a cause of to damage an opposing cause

Question 3

Explain what helped the allies achieve the breakthrough they sought in WWI

Answer 3

• United States entry into the war because of the Zimmerman Note

Question 4

What did the US provide to the war effort in 1917?

Answer 4

• soldiers and money

Question 5

Describe Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points

Answer 5

• President’s plan to end WWI

Question 6

Explain why Kaiser Wilhelm II stepped down in November of 1918

Answer 6

• public turns against Kaiser Wilhelm II

Question 7

Who were the three most powerful leaders at the Paris Peace Conference

Answer 7

• David Loyd George
• Clemenceau
• Woodrow Wilson

Question 8

What was Germany’s consequence for its involvement in WWI

Answer 8

• Germany was punished harshly
- Treaty of Versailles
- war guilt clause
- reparations
Legacy of bitterness betrayal