Question

Cause and Effect 8 Points

After each Cause, write the letter of the Effect from the Fact Bank.
1. Cause: Allied propaganda emphasized the invasion of
neutral Belgium and included horror stories of German
atrocities.
Effect:
2. Cause: The British blockade effectively barred
American ships from reaching German ports.
Effect:
3. Cause: Germany remained determined to cut off
supplies to Great Britain.
Effect:
4. Cause: President Woodrow Wilson threatened to end
diplomatic relations with Germany when a U-boat
torpedoed an unarmed French passenger ship and
several Americans were injured.
Effect:
A. Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war
against Germany.
B. Wilson claimed that the Allies were fighting a
war for democracy.
C. A German U-boat sank the Lusitania on May 7,
1915, and the Sussex several months later.
5. Cause: Newspapers published a secret telegram sent by
German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmerman, to
Mexico.
Effect:
Fact Bank
D. Germany made the Sussex Pledge, and the
United States took steps to strengthen its military
forces.
6. Cause: The Russian people revolted and overthrew the
monarchy. The new Russian government vowed to defeat
Germany.
Effect:
7. Cause: Germans attacked and sank four American
ships.
Effect:
8. Cause: The United States had to raise an army as
quickly as possible.
Effect:
E. American trade with the Allies soared.
F. Congress passed the Selective Service Act,
establishing a military draft.
G. A new wave of anti-German feeling was
generated as the United States moved closer to
war.
H. More Americans were influenced to support
the Allied cause.

Answer 1

Cause: Allied propaganda emphasized the invasion of neutral Belgium and included horror stories of German atrocities.

Effect: G. A new wave of anti-German feeling was generated as the United States moved closer to war.

Cause: The British blockade effectively barred American ships from reaching German ports.

Effect: E. American trade with the Allies soared.

Cause: Germany remained determined to cut off supplies to Great Britain.

Effect: H. More Americans were influenced to support the Allied cause.

Cause: President Woodrow Wilson threatened to end diplomatic relations with Germany when a U-boat torpedoed an unarmed French passenger ship and several Americans were injured.

Effect: C. A German U-boat sank the Lusitania on May 7, 1915, and the Sussex several months later.

Cause: Newspapers published a secret telegram sent by German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmerman, to Mexico.

Effect: A. Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany.

Cause: The Russian people revolted and overthrew the monarchy. The new Russian government vowed to defeat Germany.

Effect: H. More Americans were influenced to support the Allied cause.

Cause: Germans attacked and sank four American ships.

Effect: A. Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany.

Cause: The United States had to raise an army as quickly as possible.

Effect: F. Congress passed the Selective Service Act, establishing a military draft.