WWI US History

U Boats were

• submarines used to find and dismantle mines planted by the British in the North Sea.

• 
  submarines used against Allied supply ships and non-military ships from neutral nations.

• supply ships that blocked Allied ports as well as ports in neutral nations

• supply ships with armored hulls to protect them from underwater mines.

The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand affected Europe 

• causing an economic crisis.

• leading Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia.

• keeping people from enlisting in the army.

• breaking the alliance between Russia and France

A stalemate is a situation in which 

• two countries must break their alliances

• a victor is declared.

• no side is able to launch an attack

• no side can win a decisive victory.

The Selective Service Act passed in 1917 established the 

• ban of any kind of anti-war campaign

• training of African American men as officers

• draft of men between the ages of 21 and 30.

• segregation of military units.

Which of the following statements best explains the hardships that American soldiers typically faced during World War I?

• they were forced to fight alongside French troops who often mistreated them.

• They were forced to live amongst rats, lice, and the bodies of dead soldiers.

• They were malnourished and often contracted Lyme disease.

• Their training was insufficient for battle against the Central Powers.

The influenza outbreak of 1918 was considered an epidemic because the disease 

• stumped medical experts, who found no vaccine and no cure.

• doubled the death rate in large urban centers.

• spread through the air, quickly and unknowingly.

• affected an extremely large number of people at the same time.

• All of the above

When American soldiers arrived in Europe in 1917, the 

• Allies were dangerously near defeat.

• Allies were pummeling the German Navy at sea.

• Germans were retreating from Paris.

• Russians were advancing against Germany.

Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to 

• give its colonies to other countries

• pay reparations to the Allies.

• give its tanks and artillery to France.

• give up it's colonies and pay war reparations

During the war, new roles in the workforce were created for women because 

• they were experienced workers.

• women demanded equality with men.

• so many men entered the military effort and factories needed workers to continue functioning

• women needed something to do.

Which of the following weapons is not considered a war crime by modern standards.

• Nuclear Bombs

• Tanks

• Flamethrowers

• Poison Gas