World War I

The Treaty of Versailles placed total blame for World War I on one country.  It included harsh punishments which led to World War II.  Which country was blamed by the treaty?

• Germany
• Serbia
• Russia
• France

Women helped out during the war in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

• working as nurses
• fighting overseas in trench warfare
• working in factories to make weapons
• sewing uniforms

The Central Powers and the Allies fought against one another in World War I. Which nations made up the Central Powers?

• Spain, Norway, Sweden

• Switzerland, Greece, Italy, Belgium, Portugal

• Russia, France, Great Britain, United States, Romania

• Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Germany

Which of the nations below were part of the Allied Powers (Allies)?

• Great Britain, Netherlands, and Switzerland

• Britain, France, America, Italy, Russia

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria

• Russia, Germany, and France

In the early 1900s, people in many European countries believed that their nation deserved more success than other nations.  This kind of thinking is an example of

• militarism.
• imperialism.
• nationalism.
• isolationism.

Which of the following were most helpful in ending the stalemate of trench warfare during World War I? (Think, which of these options successfully overcame trench warfare by breaking through enemy troop formations)

• Airplanes and U-boats

• Tanks and airplanes

• Hand grenades and U-boats

• Mines and hand grenades

Who was the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front during World War I ?

• General Tecumseh Sherman

• General Douglas MacArthur

• General Dwight Eisenhower

• General John J. Pershing

Which of the following had the most influence on the United States' decision to enter World War I?

• The entry of the Ottoman Empire

• The capture of Paris by the Germans

• Unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans leading to the sinking of the U.S.S. Lusitania

• Mexico's insinuation that it would ally itself with Germany

Which country never joined the League of Nations?

• Great Britain
•  Germany
• France
• United States

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

• Prepare for World War II

• have countries settle disputes in nonviolent ways

• provide Europe with money to rebuild after the war

• create a world army