WWI Quiz

Many Americans opposed U.S. membership in the League of Nations out of concern that it would __________________________.

• A. lead to U.S. involvement in international conflicts without congressional approval

• B. expand the power of the president on domestic issues

• C. place a financial burden on U.S. taxpayers

• D. prohibit the United States from annexing additional territory

The vote by the United States Senate on the Treaty of Versailles (1919) demonstrated

• a rejection of colonialism

• a belief that the nation required a stronger military

• an unwillingness to join the League of Nations

• a commitment to collective security

What was the name of the peace settlement that made Germany accept sole responsibility for World War I?

• Treaty of Portsmouth

• Geneva Accords

• Marshall Plan

• Treaty of Versailles

Following World War I, President Woodrow Wilson wanted to create the League of Nations in order to ___________________________.

• Protect the economic interests of the US

• increase the number of regional alliances

• establish an organization to maintain world peace

• develop a plan for global disarmament

President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points were aimed at ___________________

• describing the US policy of isolationism

• eliminating the general causes of the war

• protecting the Americas from European colonization

• widening the scope of US imperialism

The poster above shows that women in WW I _______________________.

• were not allowed to fight on the front lines

• often were not involved in war efforts

• could serve non-traditional military roles, such as nurses

• had no interests in serving their country in a time of war

According to the map, which nations were allies during World War I?

• France and Spain

• Germany and Bulgaria

• Greece and Sweden

• Norway and Portugal

What was the significance of the event discussed above?

• It resulted in the surrender of the Central Powers.

• It intensified the movement in the United States calling for war.

• It caused the withdrawal of Russia from the war

• It generated actions in the United States to protest the draft.

Why did President Woodrow Wilson consider the last item in his Fourteen Points speech, the creation of a general association of nations, to be the most important?

• A. Such an organization would provide a forum for addressing international problems.

• B. It placed the United States in a leadership position among nations.

• C. It excluded small colonial nations from the diplomatic process.

• D. It guaranteed that Great Britain, France, and Italy would retain control of Europe.

What would be a proper title for the ? in the graphic above?

• A. Reasons for U.S. involvement in World War I

• B. Reasons for U.S. annexation of the Philippines

• C. Reasons for U.S. enforcement of the Open Door policy

• D. Reasons for U.S. involvement in World War II