Week 2 US History (II) Test

What is the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories called?

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Militarism

Which U.S. President is associated with the "Big Stick Policy"?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary?

• To promote trade with Europe

• To assert U.S. intervention in Latin American affairs

• To establish a military alliance with Britain

• To support the independence of African nations

Which countries were part of the Triple Entente?

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

• France, Britain, Russia

• Italy, Ottoman Empire, Germany

• Austria-Hungary, Russia, France

What event triggered the start of World War I?

• Germany invading Belgium

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Which region is known as "The Balkans"?

• Northern Europe

• Southeastern Europe

• Western Europe

• Eastern Europe

Who was the assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

• Gavrilo Princip

• Leon Czolgosz

• John Wilkes Booth

• Lee Harvey Oswald

Which country did Germany invade on August 3, 1914?

• France

• Russia

• Belgium

• Serbia

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

• A strategy to hold the eastern front against Russia and advance as quickly as possible to Paris.

• A plan to invade Belgium and retreat to the Marne River.

• A naval blockade to cut off Germany from supplies.

• A peace treaty proposal by President Wilson.

What was the outcome of the Battle of the Marne in September?

• The Central Powers advanced and won the battle.

• The Allies halted the Central Powers' advance, leading to a long siege.

• The Central Powers retreated to Germany.

• The Allies signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers.