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What foreign policy did the United States pursue after its involvement in World War I?

• The United States limited its involvement in international affairs.

• The United States led the League of Nations to promote peace.

• The United States paid for the rebuilding of Great Britain and France.

• The United States seized territories from its European rivals to build its empire.

From 1910 to 1930, approximately 1.6 million migrants left rural areas in Southern states and moved to Northern cities. This population shift was known as the Great Migration. Which group relocated from the South to the North in the largest numbers during this period?

• Asian Americans

• Native Americans

• African Americans

• Mexican Americans

After World War I, President Woodrow Wilson played a role in shaping the Treaty of Versailles. Despite President Wilson's efforts, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty. Which concern led the U.S. Senate to reject the Treaty of Versailles?

• The treaty would be too forgiving on Germany following its defeat in the war.

• The treaty would allow the League of Nations to develop its own powerful standing army.

• The treaty would force the United States to surrender the territorial gains it made during the war.

• The treaty would draw the United States into foreign entanglements through the League of Nations.

The Treaty of Versailles:

• punished Germany

• created new nations

• created the League of Nations

• All of these

Which title would best complete the partial outline above?

• Scramble for Africa

• Causes of World War I

• Results of World War II

• Reasons for the United Nations

How many people died in World War I?

• 70 million

• 1 million

• 600,000

• 17 million

What was agreed to in the Treaty of Versailles?

• Germany had to pay reparations for the war.

• Germany had its military limited.

• Germany lost colonies in Africa, as well as land in Europe.

• All of these

This method of fighting resulted in

• implementation of the Schlieffen Plan.

• a stalemate along the Western Front.

• entry of the United States into the war.

• blitzkrieg tactics being used in Western Europe.

Read the sentence.

An ecstasy of fumbling, Fitting the clumsy helmet just in time; But someone still was yelling and stumbling and flound’ring like a man in fire or in lime… Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light, As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.

The new technological advancement from World War I that Wilfred Owen is alluding to in his poem, “Dulce Et Decorum Est” is

• Poison gas

• The machine gun

• Trench warfare

• The airplane

How did trench warfare change the nature of fighting during World War I?

• Armies had to abandon the use of heavy artillery.

• Paratroopers were used to get behind enemy lines.

• Troops were forced into defensive positions leading to a stalemate.

• Civilians were forced to engage in military activities that increased casualties.