Unit 8 Exam (SC Social Studies)

Who was the United States President during World War I?

• Ronald Regan
• Woodrow Wilson
• F.D.R.
• Teddy Roosevelt

What was the view point of the United States government at the beginning of WWI?

• stay agressive
• strike first, ask questions later
• stay neutral
• they had no opinion

Name the British passenger ship that was sank by the Germans in 1915.

• Lusitania
• Housitanic
• Titanic
• Bismark

What technology allowed the Germans to search and destroy ships in the Atlantic Ocean during WWI?

• destroyer
• aircraft carrier
• submarine
• tank

What two events drew the United States into World War I?

• sinking of the Housitanic and the Zimmerman note
• sinking of the Lusitania and the Wilson Note
• Zimmerman note and the sinking of the Titanic
• the Zimmerman note and the sinking of the Lusitania

Name the Allied Powers during WWI.

• Germany, France, England, United States
• Austria-Hungary, Germany, Turkey
• Russia, England, France, United States
• Russia, Lithuania, Italy, France

Name the Axis Powers during WWI.

• England, France, Russia, United States
• Turkey, France, England
• Germany, Turkey, United States
• Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey

African Americans and whites both served in the military during WWI and WWII. What statement best describes the status of African Americans during these wars?

• African Americans served the nation but were segregated in all wartime activities.
• African Americans only served "behind the lines" and saw no military action. 
• African Americans were not allowed in the military.
• African Americans fought side by side with whites in desegregated units.

Fort Jackson, Camp Sevier, Camp Wadsworth, and Parris Island  were constructed during which war?

• World War II
• Spanish American War
• Vietnam War
• World War I

What caused many African Americans to migrate to the North during World War I?

• There was less discrimination in the North.
• Jobs in wartime factories.
• The North had a better climate and nicer people.
• African American did not leave the state and did not migrate to the North.