World History

Who is the first president of the United States?

• Jimmy Carter

• George Washington

• John Adams

• William McKinley

In what years was the first world war in history?

• 1914-1918

• 1914-1915

• 1911-1917

• 1914-1919

In 1917, Germany returned to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare hoping to

• Bring the United States into the war.

• Force Russia to withdraw from the war.

• Keep cargo ships from reaching Great Britain.

• Kill innocent civilians

World War I was a “total war” in the sense that

• It brought great suffering to civilians.

• Nations from all over the world were involved.

• New technologies played a large part in the war.

• The nations involved devoted all their resources to it.

The system of rationing was designed to limit

• civilian anti war activities

• production of luxury items

• purchases of consumer goods

• the number of men needed in the civilian workforce

The purpose of propaganda during World War I was to

• censor the press

• inform the public

• expose antiwar activity

• influence public opinion

The Zimmerman note, which pushed the United States to enter the war, exposed the German plan to

• make a truce with Russia

• help Mexico regain U.S. territory

• sink passenger ships without warning

• plant German spies in the United States

The armistice signed near Paris in November 1918 brought an end to

• World War I

• Kaiser Wilhelm’s rule

• the Second Battle of the Marne

• Russia’s involvement in the war

What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Imperialism

• Patriotism

What region was referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe?

• The Middle-East

• Alsace-Lorraine

• Austria-Hungary

• the Balkan Peninsula