WWI EOC Review

1. The British Empire formally enters World War I.

2. The RMS Lusitania is sunk by a German U-Boat.

3. The United States formally enters World War I

• 1,2,3

• 1,3,2

• 2,1,3

• 3,1,2

The main reason for the increased migration of African Americans out of the rural South during and following World War I was the

• availability of cheap farmland in the West

• opportunity for factory jobs in the North

• chance to escape racial segregation by joining the military

• elimination of the Ku Klux Klan in the northern state

The Espionage Act of 1918 included punishments for speaking or writing "disloyal, scurrilous or abusive language about the American form of government, the Constitution, the armed forces, or the flag ..."

The passage and the enforcement of the Espionage Act by the Wilson Administration reflected the belief that the

• Fourteenth Amendment permitted suspending the Bill of Rights in wartime.

• nation’s war effort would be threatened if dissenters were allowed free speech.

• public should be shielded from hearing about the reality of the war.

• other countries at war had already limited civil liberties

How did the War Industries Board ensure that the United States military had the supplies necessary to fight in World War I?

• It set price ceilings.

• It set production quotas.

• It set strict quality controls.

• It set minimum wage requirements

How did the convoy system help the United States and its allies during World War I?

• by creating stationary trenches to protect the troops

• by using groups of tanks and airplanes to attack targets

• by creating military outposts to send encrypted messages

• by using the U.S. Navy to protect merchant ships and supplies

How did the United States respond to the sinking of the RMS Lusitania?

• by immediately declaring war on Germany and entering World War I as an associated power

• by launching a covert naval operation with the intent of destroying German U-boat manufacturing facilities

• by holding a joint session of Congress in which President Woodrow Wilson publicly condemned Germany's actions

• by sending a series of strongly worded diplomatic notes to the German government outlining the criminal actions of the Germans

. . . a widely publicized notice from the American Defense Society . . . stated that a German American, “unless known by years of association to be absolutely loyal, should be treated as a potential spy.”

Based on this excerpt, how were German Americans treated during World War I?

• They were not allowed to vote.

• They were not trusted to be patriotic

• They were not allowed to attend school.

• They were not permitted to worship freely.

How did the implementation of trench warfare affect the course of World War I?

• It allowed the Allies to cut enemy supply lines.

• It allowed greater mobility along the frontlines.

• It led to a stalemate that prolonged the conflict.

• It gave the Allies a greater communication advantage.

Following World War I, what was one reason the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

• It did not punish Germany for starting the war.

• It contained provisions that might lead the United States into foreign conflicts.

• It made no provision for the reduction of military weapons.

• It failed to include most of President Wilson's Fourteen Points.

In a speech to Congress in April of 1917, President Woodrow Wilson explained that his decision to abandon neutrality in World War I was based on what reason?

• that the human rights abuses carried out by the German government must be punished

• that the United States was on the brink of a depression and war would revitalize the economy

• that only by entering the war would the United States be able to make the world safe for democracy

• that the United States must enter the war in order to protect its overseas territories from German aggression