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WorksheetsWWI
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Spindletop?
a)
The first time oil was found in the world
b)
The first time oil was found in Texas
c)
The first time oil was found in the U.S.
2.
Spindletop started an:
a)
Oil Bust in Texas
b)
Oil Boom in Texas
c)
Oil Bonanza in Texas
3.
Where was Spindletop discovered?
a)
Dallas
b)
Beaumont
c)
Houston
4.
What is a gusher?
a)
A small amount of oil in the ground
b)
A small amount of oil found in rivers
c)
A large amount of oil that flies out of an oil derrick
5.
Spindletop improved:
a)
The Texas Economy
b)
The Population of Texas
c)
Both
6.
What invention led to an increase in the demand for oil?
a)
Cars
b)
Wagons
c)
Restaurants
7.
Which of these boats was sunk by a German Submarine that caused the United States to enter World War I?
a)
Titanic
b)
Lusitania
c)
Edmond Fitzgerald
8.
Why was America so upset about the sinking of the ship in the question above?
a)
It was carrying the President of the United States on it and he drowned
b)
It was carrying 100 American made cars on it and they were destroyed
c)
128 Americans drowned when the ship was sunk.
9.
At the beginning of World War I, what side was the United States on?
a)
The Allies
b)
The Central Powers
c)
The U.S. was not on a side and considered itself Neutral
10.
What was the Zimmerman Note?
a)
A letter sent by Germany to Mexico asking them to join in an Alliance and invade the U.S.
b)
A letter sent by Germany to the U.S. asking them to join in an Alliance and invade the Mexico.
c)
A letter sent by the U.S. to Germany asking them to join in an Alliance and invade the England.
11.
What year did the U.S. enter World War I?
a)
1717
b)
1817
c)
1917
12.
Why would people buy War Bonds?
a)
To help pay for the war
b)
So they could become rich
c)
To get war prisoners out of jail
13.
Who did Texans discriminate against in World War I?
a)
Tejanos
b)
English-Texans
c)
German Texans
14.
What was the Rotary drill bit?
a)
A drill that could dig quickly through rock which made finding and getting to oil deep underground easier.
b)
A drill that could dig slowly through rock which made finding and getting to oil deep underground easier.
c)
A drill that could dig quickly through water which made finding and getting to oil deep underground easier.
15.
What event started the Great Depression in 1929?
a)
World War I
b)
Stock Market Crash
c)
Dust Bowl
16.
What caused the Dust Bowl?
a)
Drought
b)
Lack of snow
c)
Too much rain
17.
What was the President’s plan to pull the U.S. out of the Depression?
a)
The Next Deal
b)
The New Deal
c)
The Deal of the Century
18.
What does it mean to be unemployed?
a)
You have a job
b)
You do not have a job
c)
You just got a job
19.
France
a)
Allied Forces
b)
Central Pow
20.
United States
a)
Allied Forces
b)
Central Powers
21.
Germany
a)
Allied Forces
b)
Central Powers
22.
Ottoman Empire
a)
Allied Forces
b)
Central Powers
23.
England
a)
Allied Forces
b)
Central Powers
24.
Russia
a)
Allied Forces
b)
Central Powers
25.
Austria-Hungary
a)
Allied Forces
b)
Central Powers
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