2024-25 World War I Exam Review

What geographic feature most influenced the ability of the United States to protect its mainland from attack during World War I?

• Atlantic ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Great Lakes

• Pacific Ocean

This soldier is describing which type of warfare?

• A. trench warfare

• A. naval warfare

• A. submarine warfare

• A. guerilla warfare

During the period shown on the timeline, who was the American President?

• Donald Duck

• Calvin Coolidge

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

These chapter titles are from a book published in 1915.

Which chapter titles identify the MOST DIRECT reasons that the United States declared war on Germany in 1917?

Select THREE correct answers.

• How "Neutral" Waters Are Violated

• Wholesale Slaughter by Poisonous Gases

• The Deadly Submarine and Its Stealthy Destruction

• The Supreme Crime Against Civilization: The Tragic Destruction of the Lusitania

• Facing Death in the Trenches

​​​What was one result of the events reported in the excerpt above?

• Germany financed the Mexican army’s attempted invasion of the United States

• Germany’s navy blockaded several Mexican seaports

• the U.S. government abandoned its official policy of neutrality

• the U.S. government boycotted goods imported from Europe

How did the Zimmermann telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?

• it contained orders for Germany U-boats to destroy British passenger ships

• it announced the czar’s overthrow in Russia

• it described Romania’s plan to abandon neutrality

• it revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany

What was the primary reason for these masks during World War I?

• to help use night vision technology to find the enemy

• to protect soldiers from the effects of poison gas

• to hide the identities of soldiers from approaching enemies

• to protect soldiers from spreading contagious diseases

During World War I, tanks were used on the western front primarily to--

• release chemical weapons in advance attacks on enemy positions

• launch long-range rockets at enemy aircraft

• lead infantry advances across no-man’s land and into enemy territory

• destroy railroads and bridges used by enemy troops

Section 3, Espionage Act

Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully make false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States…shall willfully cause or attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, refusal of duty…or shall willfully obstruct the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the service or of the United States, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both.

What amendment did many believe this act violated?

• 14th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

Part 1

Section 3, Espionage Act

Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully make false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States…shall willfully cause or attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, refusal of duty…or shall willfully obstruct the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the service or of the United States, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both.

What amendment did many believe this act violated? Part A (1st Amendment

Which statement BEST explains the reason behind the policy from Part A?

• “…when the United States is at war...”

• “…shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment…”

• “…make false statements with intent to interfere with the operation..."

• “…cause or attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, refusal of duty...."