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6. What was the problem with this?

  • It was a passenger ship not a merchant ship
  • It was a merchant ship not a passenger ship
  • It was an American ship not a British ship
  • It was a French ship not a German ship

7. In this particular case Germany sank the boat and...

  • 128 people died
  • 238 people died
  • 138 people died
  • 228 people died

8. Trade with Germany dropped from... ( 1914- 1916)

  • $345million- $29 million
  • $445 million- $29 million
  • $245 million- $27 million
  • $345 million- $27 million

9. What were the four reasons as to why to US joined to war?

  • Special connection, Zimmermann Telegram, Lusitania and restricted submarine warfare
  • Special Relationship, Zimmermann Telegram, Lusitania and unrestricted submarine warfare
  • Special relationship, Lusitania Telegram, Zimmermann and unrestricted submarine warfare

10. The message asked to join together and take back the territory of...

  • New Mexico, Texas and Arizona
  • New Jersey, Tennessee and Arkansas
  • New Hampshire, Texas and Alabama

11. Traditional rules of submarine warfare meant that you had to...

  • Surface and check it was a merchant ship
  • Surface and check it was a passenger ship

12. During the first years of the war wage levels rose by...

  • 45%
  • 15%
  • 25%
  • 35%

13. One particular case of USW was...

  • Americania
  • Britannia
  • Lusitania
  • Germania

14. Germany only recieved how much in loans?

  • $22 million
  • $27 million
  • $30 million
  • $25 million

15. America's major trading partner was...

  • France
  • England
  • Germany
  • Japan

16. Trade with Britain and France rose from...(1914-1916)

  • $853 million- $3.75 billion
  • $753 million- $3.75 billion
  • $753 million- $2.75 billion
  • $653 million- $2.75 billion

17. America banks loaned allies?

  • $2.3 billion
  • $1.3 billion
  • $3.3 billion
  • $4.3 billion

18. USA did not join the war due to immigration...

  • ...because they did not want to fight their own country
  • ...because they wanted to fight for their own country