World War 1-1920's Review

What event sparked the beginning of WWI?

• German u-boats sinking the Lusitania
• Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
• Communist revolution in Russia
• Hitler’s rise to power in Germany

Which nations formed the Triple Alliance (Central Powers)?

• Germany, France, Russia
• Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire   
• France, Britain, United States
• Britain, Germany, Italy

Which nations formed the Triple Entente (Allies) at the beginning of WWI?

• Germany, France, Britain
• U.S., France, Austria-Hungary
• Russia, France, Britain
• Germany, Britain, Russia

What nation actively tried to turn the U.S. against Germany and involve the U.S. in WWI through propaganda? 

• Russia
• Italy
• Austria-Hungary
• Britain

The Zimmermann Note tried to convince what country to declare war on the U.S.?

• Germany
• Japan
• Mexico
• Austria-Hungary

Which of the following best describes the first few years of World War I?

• Both sides were locked in a stalemate
• Allied victory was coming soon   
• Central Powers conquered Europe
• There was little actual fighting

What event happened in 1917, which increased Germany’s chances of winning the war?

• The U.S. entered the war on their side.
• Russian Revolution took Russia out of war.         
• The German army captured Paris.
• German u-boats cut off Allied trade

Who was the president during the World War I era?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Warren G. Harding

How were the civil liberties of U.S. citizens threatened during World War I?

• The U.S. government created the Dawes Plan.
• a.  The U.S. government started a draft with the Selective Service Act.
• The U.S. government restricted freedom of speech with the Sedition Act.
• The U.S. government decided to join the League of Nations.

Which U.S. Supreme Court case supported the government’s silencing of criticism during the war, establishing that in “clear and present danger,” one’s right to free speech is limited?

• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Schenck v. US
• Engel v. Vitale
• Tinker v. Des Moine