US History - WWI Quiz

How did Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare provoke the United States to enter World War I?

• It generated anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States.

• It resulted in the loss of lives of United States citizens.

• It created competition for international markets.

• It established new rules for naval battles.

During World War I, war bonds were primarily sold to....

• increase the involvement of volunteer organizations

• inspire loyalty among immigrants who had recently arrived

• demonstrate the determination of the United States government

• help the United States government finance the cost of the conflict

Which event was a reason for the United States' entry into the First World War?

• the launch of the German battleship Bismarck

• the German invasion of Belgium and Holland

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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

• The US government created the Dawes Plan

• The US government started a military draft

• The US government restricted freedom of speech

• The US government decided to join the League of Nations

At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, most Americans believed that....

• their country should stay out of the war

• sending direct aid to Russia was necessary and desirable

• the government should immediately declare war against Germany

• the government should be more concerned with conditions in the Far East than with events in Europe

The main objective of President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points was to....

• establish a military alliance with European nations

• punish Germany for causing WWI

• provide for a just and lasting peace

• encourage open immigration to industrial nations

The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) were used by President Woodrow Wilson's administration during WWI to...

• discourage congressional support for the war effort

• place German Americans in internment camps

• remove Communists from government positions

• silence critics of the war effort

Which argument did President Woodrow Wilson use to persuade Congress to enter World War I?

• making the world safe for democracy

• retaliating against the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor

• assisting the neutral nations with their defense

• removing the Nazi threat from the Western Hemisphere

During World War I, many American women helped gain support for the suffrage movement (right to vote) by...

• protesting against the war

• joining the military service

• lobbying for child-care facilities

• working in wartime industries

One goal for a lasting peace that Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points was....

• establishing a League of Nations

• maintaining a permanent military force in Europe

• returning the United States to a policy of isolationism

• blaming Germany for causing World War I