Chapter 9 Review

The British used _______ to convince Americans to support the Allied war effort.

• Espionage

• Armistice

• Conscriptoin

• Propaganda

The ___________ system ensured that American troops arrived safely in Europe.

• Nationalism

• Convoy

• Reparations

• Cost of living

British officials ordered a naval blockade to prevent _________ , or prohibited materials, from entering Germany.

• Contraband

• Cost of living

• Conscription

• Self-determination

Soldiers in World War I dug a complex __________ of trenches to protect themselves.

• Emphasis

• Stability

• Restoration

• Network

Which of the following was one of the primary causes of World War I?

• A complex set of alliances among European nations.

• The exile of Mexican General Victoriano Huerta.

• The dissatisfaction of Russian peasants.

• The breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The event that triggered the American entry into World War I was

• The sinking of the Lusitania.

• The resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.

• The invasion of neutral Belgium.

• The interception of the Zimmermann telegram.

During World War I, which federal mobilization agency introduced daylight savings time and shortened the work week for some factories?

• War Industries Board

• Committee on Public Information

• National War Labor Board

• Fuel Administration

Both the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act of 1918 were designed to

• provide plans for rebuilding Germany after the war.

• help the British and French economies during the war.

• limit opposition to the war in the United States.

• protect the rights of German Americans.

Which of the following technologies was first used during World War I?

• Tanks

• Cannons

• Aircraft carriers

• All of the above

Why did the Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?

• To keep the United States free from foreign entanglements.

• To express opposition to the harsh sanctions imposed on Germany.

• To avoid the dues for membership in the League of Nations.

• To reduce United States military forces in Europe.