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USII.5c WWI

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
After WWI, which person created the idea of an international organization to help settle disputes?
a)
Arthur Zimmermann
b)
George Clemenceau
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
David Lloyd George
2.
How did many Americans react to the Zimmermann Telegram?
a)
They wanted to fire Zimmermann
b)
They wanted to avoid membership in the League of Nations
c)
They became concerned about Russian Expansion
d)
They were outraged over a possible German-Mexican alliance
3.
Which of the following nations did not join the League of Nations?
a)
Japan
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
United States
4.
Following the Spanish-American War, the U.S. became an IMPERIALISTIC nation. However, by the early years of WWI, the position of the U.S. was more.......
a)
Domestic
b)
Isolationist
c)
Militaristic
d)
Internationalist
5.
Why did the U.S. join the Allied Powers?
a)
They believed in the reasons the Allies were fighting for
b)
They were closely tied to Great Britain and the Germans attacked their citizens
c)
They were closer to the Allies physically and they could attack them
d)
They had no interest in any of the countries of the Central Powere
6.
One reason the United States became
involved in World War I was because of its  close political and economic ties to — 
a)
India
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Great Britain
d)
Russia
7.
Which of the following was not an Allied Power during WWI?
a)
U.S.
b)
Germany
c)
Great Britain
d)
France
8.
Which of the following was not part of the Central Powers during WWI?
a)
Germany
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
France
9.
Which country proposed the 14 Points, which called for the formation of the League of Nations?
a)
U.S.
b)
Germany
c)
Ottoman Empire
d)
Russia
10.
Which country sank the Lusitania and sent the Zimmermann Telegram?
a)
U.S. 
b)
Germany
c)
Ottoman Empire
d)
France
11.
This WWI poster reminded U.S. citizens
about Germany's......
a)
success in industrial war production
b)
use of unrestricted submarine warfare
c)
communication with a foreign power
d)
promise to follow a neutral policy
12.
1. President Wilson declares war on Germany
2. 14 Points Plan
3. Sinking of the Lusitania
4. Zimmermann Telegram
What is the correct chronological order of these events?
a)
1,2,3,4
b)
3,4,1,2
c)
2,1,4,3
d)
4,3,2,1
13.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the U.S. decided to enter WWI?
a)
Sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Written insult of the President's lack of courage
c)
Zimmermann Telegram
d)
Economic ties Great Britain
14.
Which area is NOT correctly matched with its industry?
a)
Detroit-Automobile
b)
Noncontiguous-Railroad
c)
Pittsburgh-Steel
d)
New England-Textile
15.
Which quote was most likely stated by Frederick Douglass?
a)
"To educate a man is to unfit him to be a slave."
b)
"To the best of my judgment I have labored for, and not against the Union."
c)
"Abandon your animosities and make your sons Americans."
d)
"I shall return!!"
16.
Slavery was abolished as a result of the......
a)
14th Amendment
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
13th Amendment
17.
All of the following are reasons immigrants arrived in the U.S. between 1870 and 1900 EXCEPT.......
a)
escape famine and acquire cheap land
b)
escape high taxes
c)
to gain religious freedom
d)
better climates
18.
Which amendment were the men in the photograph against?
a)
20th
b)
21st
c)
18th
d)
19th
19.
Who believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans?
a)
William Lloyd Douglas
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
George Washington
d)
Booker T. Washington
20.
What was the main purpose for the development of the reservation system for American Indians in the U.S.?
a)
American Indians wanted to live apart from the settlers who claimed their land.
b)
American Indian victories forced the U.S. to give them full ownership of Native American land.
c)
Americans wanted to stop American Indians from interfering with white settlers in western lands.
d)
Americans wanted to invited Americans Indians into white society and culture.