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Chapter 7 Review

1. Explain how nationalism could both lead to the creation of new nations and the breaking apart of existing nations.







2. __________________________ nations competed for __________________________ in Asia and Africa.

3. What were the two alliances in Europe before World War I?  Which countries were part of each alliance?





4. Which of the Allies got involved in the war first?  Why did that country get involved?





5. Why was World War I so deadly compared to previous wars?





6. Which side did the United States have more economic ties with before it entered the war?



7. What happened to the Lusitania?  How did that affect opinion in the United States?




8. ____________________________________________ campaigned for reelection on keeping the US out of war.
9. What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?  What did it allow Germany to do?





10. Germany sent the Zimmermann Telegram to ___________________________________ to try to create an alliance against the United States.

11. When did the United States declare war?  When did American soldiers get involved in serious fighting?  When did the war end?





12. What event led to Germany accepting Wilson’s peace terms?





13. Explain how the war helped the American economy.






14. Describe Wilson’s Fourteen Points.









15. Which nation was severely punished by the Treaty of Versailles?