WWI and Roaring 20s

Which of the following events served as the catalyst that started the chain of events that would lead to World War I?

• the German use of unrestricted submarine warfare

  
  

• the Zimmermann Telegram

  
  

• the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

  
  

• the sinking of the Lusitania

  
  

Select the statement that best describes how the prices of crops in Oklahoma changed before and after the United States entered World War I.

• The price of crops fell before the US entered the war and rose after entering the war.

  
  

• The price of crops rose before the US entered the war and fell after entering the war.

  
  

• The price of crops fell before the US entered the war and fell further after entering the war.

  
  

• The price of crops rose before the US entered the war and rose further after entering the war.

  
  

How many Americans died when the Lusitania was attacked?

• none

  
  

• 52

  
  

• 128

• 248

The Green Corn Rebellion began as an effort to protest against ____________.

• rising corn and wheat prices

  
  

• falling corn and wheat prices

  
  

• American involvement in the war

  
  

• American neutrality in the war

  
  

Approximately _____ Oklahomans were killed in World War I.

• 500

• 1,000

• 2,500

  
  

• 5,000

The purpose of the Sedition Acts was to __________.

• discourage those who wanted to speak out against the war

  
  

• find spies living inside American borders

  
  

• 
  ensure that schoolchildren were reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
  

  daily

• reward those who served in the military

  
  

Which countries belonged to the Allied Powers at the outbreak of World War I?

• Austria-Hungary and Germany

  
  

• Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy

  
  

• France, Great Britain, and Russia

  
  

• France, United States, and Russia

  
  

The Green Corn Rebellion was associated with which political party in Oklahoma?

• The Wobblies

  
  

• The United Farm Workers Union

  
  

• The Democratic Party

  
  

• The Socialist Party

  
  

Why did only half of Oklahoma’s eligible men register for service in World War I?

• Oklahoma’s large percentage of communists opposed any kind of war.

  
  

• The state’s majority-German population refused to go to war against other Germans in Europe.

  
  

• Many claimed exemption because they did not support the war effort.

  
  

• The federal draft had reached a surplus of available troops early on in the war, so fewer Oklahomans were needed.

  
  

The stalemate that occurred in 1915 was a result of ___________.

• failed diplomacy

  
  

• new methods of warfare

  
  

• a lack of troops engaged in battle

  
  

• terrible weather conditions