NS 2 WORLD WAR I
Unit 6
1. What countries made up the Central Powers during World War I?
2. What countries made up the Allied Powers during World War I?
3.
At the beginning of World War I, what country set up a naval blockade
that prevented the escape of German
ships into the Atlantic?
4. What two nations fought in "the Great Naval Battle of Gallipoli/Jutland"?
5. The British were torn between two ideas on how to fight the war with Germany. Which of the two plans did they use?
6. What was the main objective of the German U-boats in World War I?
7.
This admiral proposed a convoy system that greatly aided the British in
getting merchant vessels past the German
U-boats and into their ports. What was his name?
8. What are two of the weapons found to be effective in attacking the German U-boats in World War I?
9.
During World War I, the U.S. Navy transported two million American troops
into Europe without the loss of a single
man or ship. What was the U.S. Navy's major mission during World War I?
10. What turned the tide of the war on land for the Allies in 1918?
11. To whom did the Russians surrender (late in 1917) during World War I?
12.
What was the main focus of the Taft administration from 1908 to 1913?
13. During World War I, what was the main mission of the Channel Fleet?
14. What was the main mission of the German fleet?
15. Who was the commander of German surface forces in the Pacific when war broke out?
16. In 1916, what more aggressive Admiral was given command of the German High Seas?
17. What tactic caused Allied shipping losses from U-boat attacks to decline after May 1917?
18.
The American shipbuilding industry built several thousand merchant ships
to carry supplies
and war material to which countries?
19. In 1921 a business recession affected which countries?