Why were German military leaders confident of a victory on the Western Front at the end of 1917? Question 1 options:

France sued for peace and was no longer fighting.

Germany had developed a new type of artillery shell.

The United States refused to enter the war.

Germany was no longer fighting Russia in the east.

Question 2 (1 point)
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Which was a factor that changed American opinion of the Great War and eventually led to a U. S. declaration of war on Germany?

Question 2 options:

a declaration of war on the United States by Germany

the use of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

the massacre of thousands of Armenians by the German army

trade taxes on American goods

Question 3 (1 point)
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Which of the following was one of President Wilson's intended outcomes of the World War 1?

Question 3 options:

new American colonies in Africa

a revengeful, punishing peace for Germany

an overthrow of the Communist government in Russia

a reduction of arms and weapons by all of the world's countries

Question 4 (1 point)
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The human and economic costs of World War I included .

Question 4 options:

the ruin or near ruin of many European economies.

very little actual damage and death

the elimination of France as a nation

US invasion of Russia

Question 5 (1 point)
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What did U. S. President Woodrow Wilson argue for during the peace conference at Versailles?

Question 5 options:

Strict punishment of Germany

The breakup of the German nation

A generous peace

An unchanged Europe

Question 6 (1 point)
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Why did French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau want to cripple Germany with a punitive peace?

Question 6 options:

So that France could invade Germany

He needed to ruin Germany to weaken Russia

He wanted a partnership with Germany

So that Germany could not attack France in future

Question 7 (1 point)
Which of the following was a major provision of the Treaty of Versailles?

Question 7 options:

No new colonies for Europe

War guilt clause blamed entire war on Germany

New nations were formed all over South America

The treaty never was signed

Question 8 (1 point)
Which of the following best describes how Europe's borders changed as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?

Question 8 options:

The Ottoman Empire expanded westward to include Greece.

Germany was divided into two separate states—Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.

The new nations of Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia were created.

Germany and Austria-Hungary were combined into one nation.

Question 9 (1 point)
What did Germany think about the Treaty of Versailles?

Question 9 options:

Loved the outcome

Were happy with the economic support

Where angry and worried about destruction of Germany

Thought is was tough but fair

Question 10 (1 point)
Why did the U. S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

Question 10 options:

US Congress did not want to be part of League of Nations

US Citizens protested treaty strongly

Historians still are unsure why we did not sign