World War I Practice 1

The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as 

• imperialism
• nationalism
• militarism
• isolationism

The U.S. entered World War I in

• 1918
• 1914
• 1917
• 1920

The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was

• The sinking of the Lusitania
• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Increased nationalism
• The Zimmerman Telegram

The spread of idea to help a cause or hurt an opposing cause is known as

• propaganda
• armstice
• isolationism
• truce

Which of these is NOT one of the reasons why the U.S. got involved in World War I? 

• The Zimmerman Telegram
• Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
• The Russian Revolution
• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

President Wilson's fourteen points 

• initiated U.S. involvement in World War I
• laid out his goals for peace
• ended World War I
• called for Germany to accept blame for the war

Each of the following countries accepted the Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT:

• Germany
• France
• Britain
• United States

Prior to 1917, the policy of the U.S. can be best described by which of the following terms

• neutral, but extensively traded with the Allied Powers
• neutral, but extensively traded with the Central Powers
• complete neutrality with no involvement on either side.
• nationalist

In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:

• Great Britain, France, and Russia
• Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
• Germany, Russia, Great Britain
• Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia

All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT:

• trenches provided protection to soldiers from gun fire
• trench warfare was uncommon in World War I
• each side built extensive networks of trenches
•  soldiers were forced to live in terrible conditions and share the trenches with dead bodies