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World War I

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson continued the traditional foreign policy of the United States by
a)
sking Congress to declare war against Germany
b)
refusing to allow trade with either side
c)
adopting a policy of neutrality
d)
sending troops to aid Britain and France
2.
Growing nationalism and militarism and the creation of secret alliances were
a)
reasons for the rise of democracy
b)
causes of World War I
c)
requirements for economic development
d)
reasons for the collapse of communism
3.
The "Zimmerman Telegraph" was
a)

a note from Khrushchev to Fidel Castro to fire missiles in Cuba.
b)

a note from Spain to the Philippines warning of U.S. invasion.
c)
a note from Germany to Mexico encouraging them to work against the US.
d)

a note from the US to France warning of Nazism.
4.
What German World War I tactic helped drive America into the war?
a)
trench warfare
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
unrestricted submarine warfare
d)
civilian bombing
5.
World War I began with
a)
the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
b)
the invasion of Poland
c)
the German invasion of Franc
d)
the Battle of Britain.
6.
The sinking of what ship helped incite the American public against the Germans in World War I?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The Merrimac
7.
President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
were intended to
a)
make the United States, Great Britain, and France into leading world powers 
b)
redistribute Germany's colonies among the Allied nations
c)
prevent future wars
d)
punish Germany for causing World War I
8.
Did the US ever join the League of Nations?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Only on the weekends
d)
Bruh I don't even care anymore
9.
A stalemate is
a)
2 countries must break their alliances
b)
no side can win a decisive victory 
c)
a victor is declared
d)
no side is able to launch an attack
10.
France, Russia, and Britain were known as
a)
Central
b)
Southern
c)
Allied
d)
Northern
11.
What finally brought the US into WWI, ending its policy of neutrality?
a)
U.S. investment in Allied nations
b)
German attack on the Lusitania
c)
German attack of the Sussex
d)
Discovery of the Zimmerman Note
12.
Why did Americans grow their win victory gardens at home after the US joined WWI?
a)
Food was too expensive
b)
farmers were being drafted
c)
allowed more crops to go to soldiers in the war
d)
It was a way of showing their support for the troops
13.
The Selective Service Act was
a)
segregation of military units
b)
ban of anti-war campaign
c)
training of African Americans as officers
d)
draft of men between the ages of 21-30
14.
The United States entered WWI in what year?
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917