Exercises on the USA in World War I

(Mackenzie) Regarding the US involvement in the First World War, it is INCORRECT to state that:

a) was influenced by the Germanic intention to attract Mexico, promising it help in the reconquest of territories lost to the USA.

b) the US directly financed the French-English arms industry and sent a large contingent of soldiers to the front.

c) a possible defeat of France and England would jeopardize US investments in Europe.

d) contrary to Congress, the US president broke neutrality, declaring war on Axis forces.

e) the accession of the USA unbalanced the fighting forces, giving a new lease of life to the Entente.

(Espcex-Aman) The First World War was a conflict of enormous proportions, which took place between 1914 and 1918, which involved almost the entire European continent and several other regions of the world . About this conflict, it is correct to say that

a) the dispute over colonial regions intensified rivalries between the great powers, leading to the end of great alliances, such as the dismantling of the Triple Entente.

b) the so-called “armed peace” was imposed at the end of the conflict, when European countries were already worn out by the war, with the aim of ending the fighting and avoiding new conflicts .

c) the entry of the United States, with its economic and military support, on the side of the Entente, was fundamental to the defeat of the Triple Alliance.

d) the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, led the Austrian Empire, together with Russia, to declare war on Serbia, starting the conflict.

e) at the end of the conflict, Germany forced France to return the territories of Alsace-Lorraine, rich in iron ore and coal.

Analyze the statements below:

I) Before the war, the United States defended the “open door” policy as the best solution to strong imperialist competition. In this context, US government officials believed that all imperialists had equal rights in the exploitation of Afro-Asian territories.

II) On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war against the Germans and their allies. A large volume of soldiers, tanks, ships and warplanes were used to ensure the Entente's victory. Before long, the German and Austrian troops were defeated.

III) In 1917, the Russians abandoned the Triple Entente with the outbreak of the Russian Revolution. For the central powers, this would be the ideal opportunity to win the conflict. Not by chance, the Germans put into action a daring plan to attack the ships that supplied supplies and weapons to England. In this context, US ships were targeted by German submarines.

Check the alternative:

a) if only statements I and II are correct.

b) if only statements I and III are correct.

c) if only statements II and III are correct.

d) if none of the statements are correct.

e) if all alternatives are correct.

Look at the image below:

US President Woodrow Wilson, announcing to the US Congress the severing of official relations with to Germany

* Image Credit:National Archives and Records Administration.

Among the reasons that led the USA to enter World War I, it is not possible to mention:

a) the attack on US ships by the Germans.

b) the interest of US bankers in the victory of the Triple Entente, since they made huge loans, and a defeat would represent great losses.

c) the so-called Zimmermann telegram, which proposed a rapprochement between Germany and Mexico.

d) the existing cultural links between the USA and England, due to the colonization of the past.

Letter D. The US Congress approved the US entry into World War I, which fought not against Axis forces, but against the Triple Alliance.

Letter C. With the entry of the US into World War I, the balance tipped in favor of France and England, due to the economic and military power of the US, which, thanks to the geographical distance, did not feel the devastating effects of the fighting.

Letter E. The US position changed throughout the conflict, always taking into account its own economic interests to the point where the Germans began to threaten them directly.

Letter D. The economic and geopolitical issue, in addition to the attacks suffered, was what led the US to enter the war, not cultural issues.