US History: First Semester Final Exam

The policy of building up strong armed forces and weapons to prepare for war is known as

• Imperialism
• Isolationism
• Militarism
• Nationalism

Who was the American President during WWI? 

• George Washington
• Woodrow Wilson
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Teddy 

What is an agreement among nations to defend one another?

• World War I
• nationalism
• alliance
• isolationism

Since the fighting in WWI was so fierce, what did the soldiers soon begin fighting from?

• The air
• The seas
• trenches
• bases

What policy did the United States prefer at the start of WWI?

• nationalism
• isolationism
• militarism
• imperialism

What was the name of the British steamship that the Germans torpedoed which killed 100 US citizens?

• Lusitania
• Prince William
• King George
• Queen Anne

What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?

• The Zimmerman Telegram
• The Outlandish Letter
• The Surprising Phone Call

What was the main reason the U.S. decided to enter the war on the Allied side?

• Germany's unrestricted submarine attacks
• Germany's attempt to get Mexico involved in the war
• Germany's sinking of the Lusitania

What new weapon of WWI was feared because it burned lungs and blinded eyes if a soldier came into contact with it?

• poison water
• poison food
• poison gas

Woodrow Wilson's purpose in proposing a League of Nations was to --

• Prepare for World War II
• have countries settle dieputes in nonviolent ways
• provide Europe with money to rebuild after the war
• create a world army