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WorksheetsSpanish-American War and World War I
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The exaggerated news reports of events in Cuba became known by which term?
a)
Fox News
b)
Quality News
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
The New York Times
2.
Which of the following are reasons for the Spanish-American War?
a)
Protection of American business interests in Cuba
b)
Tensions from the sinking of the U.S.S Maine in Havana
c)
Exaggerated news reports in Cuba
d)
Lack of American support of Cuban rebels wanting independence
e)
The German sinking of the Lusitania
3.
Which is a result of the Spanish-American War?
a)
Cuba became a colony of Spain
b)
The United States became a world power
c)
The United States lost possession of the Philippines
d)
Puerto Rico became a Spanish possession
4.
Which of the following are reasons why the United States became involved in World War I?
a)
It was unable to remain neutral
b)
The sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Political and economic ties to Great Britain
d)
Alliances made with the Central Powers
e)
Yellow Journalism
5.
Who was the President of the United States at the end of World War I that proposed the League of Nations?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
John F. Kennedy
6.
Which is considered an extension to the Monroe Doctrine claiming the U.S. had a right to exercise international police power?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Prohibition
7.
Which is an example of Big Stick Diplomacy?
a)
The opposition movement for the consumption of alcohol
b)
Aiding former enslaved African Americans
c)
The building of the Panama Canal
d)
Formations of unions to assist with low paying jobs
8.
German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are collectively known as what?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
League of Nations
d)
The Empire
9.
What was the purpose of the League of Nations at the end of World War I?
a)
To strengthen the military of each nation
b)
To create a peacekeeping organization
c)
To discuss new technology with nations
d)
To provide money for rebuilding Europe
10.
Which nation did not join the League of Nations after World War I?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
United States
d)
Belgium
11.
As a result of the Spanish American War, the United States gained possession of...
a)
Guam, Puerto Rico, the Phillippines
b)
Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico
c)
Cuba, Alaska, Hawaii
d)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama
12.
Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Serbia and the United States during WWI were known as what?
a)
The League of Nations
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
d)
The United Nations Security Council
13.
What event is considered to be the first shots fired of WWI?
a)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Zimmermann Telegram
c)
The sinking of the Lusitania
d)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
14.
Who shot Franz Ferdinand?
a)
Gavrilo Princip
b)
Josip Broz Tito
c)
Franz Joseph
d)
Vladimir Lenin
15.
Who was the commander of the American Expeditionary Force that fought on the western front in World War I?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
George S Patton
c)
John J Pershing
d)
Douglas MacArthur
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