Question

1. The Triple Entente was an example of what factor that led to the breakout of war in. Europe?

-A. militarism
-B. alliances
-C. imperialism
-D. nationalism

2. Which foreign policy did President Woodrow Wilson advance as a means of keeping the United States neutral during World War I?
-A. preparedness campaign
-B. nationalism
-C. moral diplomacy
-D. unrestricted submarine warfare

3. The following are the events that led to the United States shifting from neutrality to engagement in World War I. Place them in the order in which they occurred, with the earliest on top.
-British intelligence intercepts the Zimmermann telegram
-Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated.
-President Wilson institutes a preparedness plan for the United States.
-Germany attacks and sinks the British ships in RMS Lusitania.

Answer 1

- B. alliances

One of the main reasons for WWI was the entangling alliances. Countries would make secret alliances with many other countries. This type of partnership created a tense balance of power which eventually caused a domino effect that resulted in the massive WWI.

- C. moral diplomacy

Moral Diplomacy was a form of diplomacy that was defended by President Woodrow Wilson during his 1912 election. He defended that the US would only support countries that defended the same beliefs as the US did, as a way to increase the number of democratic countries in the world.

June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinad of Austria-Hungary is assassinated

May 7th, 1915 Germany attacks and sinks that British ship RMS Lustania

1916 President Wilson institutes a preparedness plan for the US

1917 British intelligence intercepts the Zimmermann telegram