World War I Quiz Review

At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United States foreign policy by

• Refusing to permit trade with either side in the conflict.
• Declaring American neutrality.
• Sending troops to aid Great Britain.
• Requesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors.

The US found it difficult to remain neutral during the first three years of World War I because of its desire to

• Expand its interests in the Caribbean.
• Control the Panama Canal.
• Obtain migrant workers for American farms.

• Maintain freedom of the seas for trade with European nations.

This excerpt could be used as a source in a research project on which topic from World War I?

• Use of poison gas during World War I.
• Use of airplanes during World War I.
• Use of tanks during World War I.
• Use of submarines during World War I.

How did the Zimmermann telegram influence the United States entry into World War I?

• It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships.
• It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany.
• It announced the czar's overthrow in Russia.
• It described Romania's plan to abandon neutrality.

Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by-

• Creating the Veteran's Administration.
• Enacting the GI Bill.
• Passing the Selective Service Act.
• Establishing the Marine Corps.

This World War I era poster was intended to persuade

• Farmers to consumer fewer scarce goods during the war.
• People to save money during the war.
• Women to work producing war materials.

• People to help finance the war.

President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points were proposed during World War I primarily to

• Define postwar objectives for the United States.
• Convince other democratic nations to join the United Nations.
• Outline military strategies for the United States.
• Strengthen the United States policy of isolationism.

This illustration was published as a commentary on which proposed piece of legislation?

• Sundry Civil Bill
• Enacting the GI Bill.
• Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill
• Espionage Act

After WWI, the US Senate refused to approve the Treaty of Versailles. This action reflected the Senate’s intention to

• Provide support for the League of Nations.
• Return to a policy of isolationism.
• Punish the nations that began the war.
• Maintain United States leadership in world affairs.

Who urged Allied nations to support his Fourteen Points?

• Vladimir Lenin
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Woodrow Wilson
• Kaiser Wilhelm II