AL & WW1

What does the Purple Heart medal signify?

• A soldier traveled more than 5,000 miles.

• A soldier was part of a regiment that lost more than half its members.

• A soldier was wounded in battle.

• A soldier rescued a fallen comrade.

In the early 1900s, why did some European nations form alliances with each other?

• to attack smaller countries and take their resources

• to protect themselves and their economy

• to encourage cultural exchange

• to pool their scientific knowledge

Who was “America’s first World War I hero”?

• Douglas MacArthur

• Sidney E. Manning

• Arthur Zimmermann

• Homer Givens

Which nations formed the Triple Entente?

• Morocco, Serbia, and Poland

• Portugal, Romania, and Albania

• England, France, and Russia

• Iceland, Sweden, and Norway

Why did the U.S. enter World War I?

• Germany offered to help Mexico take back Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

• Germany set up U-boat bases in Cuba.

• to repay war debts to England

• to reestablish trade routes through Europe

What did the Treaty of Versailles not demand Germany do?

• give up its colonies around the world

• surrender its heavy military equipment

• dismantle its army

• pay for the damages it caused during the war

As suffragists argued, if women held jobs like men, then why didn’t they have the same __________ as men?

• wages

• rights

• status

• benefits

The Rainbow Division is often credited with __________.

• rebuilding Germany after World War I

• saving England from invasion

• digging the most miles of trenches

• turning the tide of World War I

Which of the following is not an Alabama military base?

• Fort Bragg

• Fort McClellan

• Camp Sheridan

• Fort Morgan

What benefit does the Early Commissioning Program have?

• Cadets’ classes are held early in the morning so they can go to work.

• Cadets can be commissioned as officers after only two years of college.

• Cadets can avoid being put in the infantry.

• Cadets can start their training a year early.