Chapter 23 Test

Which countries made up the Central Powers?

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

• Ottoman Empire, Spain, Russia

• Portugal, Austria-Hungary, Germany

• Germany, Ottoman Empire, Serbia

What was the Sussex Pledge?

• A treaty between Russia & Germany

• A note from Germany offering an alliance with Mexico

• A German promise to warn neutral ships

• General Sussex's promise to stay out of the war

Paying reparations to the Allies, accepting full responsibility for the war, and giving up overseas colonies were all part of the conditions of what?

• League of Nations

• 14 Points

• Treaty of Versailles

• Central Powers

What were the 14 Points?

• A series of peace talks that ended WWI

• President Wilson's plan for peace in Europe

• The conditions for Germany's surrender

• A group of leaders that met to determine the fate of Germany

What would members of the League of Nations do?

• Control Germany

• Help countries recover from the war

• Punish those who started the war

• Keep peace and prevent future wars from happening

Under the terms of the armistice, Germany agreed to withdraw all land forces west of the _______ River, withdraw its fleet to the ____________ Sea, and surrender huge amounts of ___________________.

• Marne, Red, territory

• Somme, Caspian, land

• Rhine, Baltic, equipment

• Seine, Adriatic, weapons

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

• A document that Germany sent to Mexico that offered an alliance

• A group whose goal is to preserve peace and prevent wars

• The document where Russia gave up territory to Germany

• The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

What was the Selective Service Act?

• The name of the act that forced African Americans to move from the south to northern cities

• A law that was used by the U.S. government to penalize those who criticized them

• An act that established an autocracy in Russia

• A military draft

Which of the following was NOT a reason that WWI started

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• Alliance system

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Competition for empires (Imperialism)

What was the name of the movement of African Americans from the south to northern cities?

• African American Movement

• Northern Movement

• Mobilization

• Great Migration