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WorksheetsUS History Chapter 16
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following can best be defined as "information designed to influence opinion"?
propaganda
publicity
hype
contraband
Militarism can best be defined as...
the aggressive build-up of armed forces to intimidate and threaten other nations.
an extreme emotion, especially marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries.
the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong sense of belonging.
aggressively promoting national financial interests.
Collectively the countries Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria were known as...
the Axis Powers.
the Triple Entente.
the Triple Alliance.
the Central Powers.
German submarines were known as...
die Fregatte.
U-boats.
PT-boats.
unterseeisch.
The Triple Entente was arranged between...
Great Britain, France, and Italy.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
Great Britain, France, and Russia.
Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
One reason for the tension between the European powers was their intense pride in their homelands called...
socialism.
progressivism.
imperialism.
nationalism.
What country made an offer to the Mexican government proposing that Mexico ally itself with them if the United States entered the European war?
Russia
Germany
France
Bulgaria
In the 1800s nationalism led to a crisis in southeastern Europe in the region known as...
the Iberians.
the Balkans.
the Low Countries.
the Anatolians.
In late June 1914 the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, the Archduke ____?____, was assassinated.
Gavrilo Princip
Arturo Zimmermann
Franz Ferdinand
Alfred von Schlieffen
Since Germany did not want to strengthen the Allies by drawing the U.S. into war, it agreed with certain conditions to sink no more merchant ships in a promise called the...
Sussex Pledge.
Entente Pledge.
Lusitania Pledge.
Zimmermann Pledge.
The U.S. government borrowed over $20 billion through the sale of...
Federal Food Administration coupons.
western public lands.
National War Labor Bonds.
Liberty Bonds and Victory Bonds.
The 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions were...
assigned to work as cooks, laborers, and laundrymen.
were completely wiped out in combat along the Western front.
African Americans who fought in bitter battles along the Western Front.
were decimated mostly from the influenza epidemic of 1918 and 1919.
What was the effect of the Sedition Act of 1918?
The Act made it illegal to speak against the war publicly.
The Act made it illegal to aid the enemy, give false reports, or interfere with the war effort.
The Act allowed Americans to monitor their fellow citizens.
The Act ruled that the government could restrict private property when it posed a “clear and present danger.”
What bureau was created to coordinate the production of war materials?
Committee on Public Information
National War Labor Board
War Industries Board
Selective Service Department
Which of the following best describes the movement that became know as the "Great Migration"?
The shift of many American to west coast states in search of safety from the war
The flight of northerners to work in the year-round agricultural states of the South
The encouragement of African Americans leaving the South to settle in Northern cities
The major shift in population from urban to rural with the promise of increased agricultural production
Perhaps the most successful government agency during this time was the Food Administration, which was run by...
George Creel.
Bernard Baruch.
William Howard Taft.
Herbert Hoover.
The slogan “Food Will Win the War—Don’t Waste It,” it encouraged families to conserve food and grow their own vegetables in...
defeat fields.
national nurseries.
grocery greenhouses.
victory gardens.
What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?
To restrict private property when it posed a “clear and present danger.”
To “sell” the war to the American people.
To encourage families to conserve food and grow their own vegetables.
To mediate labor disputes that might otherwise lead to strikes.
Congress, with President Wilson’s support, created a new conscription system called the...
Selective Service.
the Boy Spies of America.
the Infantry Divisions.
Committee for Public Service.
Besides using propaganda, the government also passed legislation to limit opposition to the war and fight ____?____, or spying to acquire government information.
scrutiny
reconnaissance
espionage
maneuvers
Who was the commander of the American Expeditionary Force?
General John J. Pershing
Colonel Charles E. Stanton
Captain Eddie Richenbacker
General Billy Mitchell
What was the space between opposing trenches called?
the backlands
wilderness
no-man's land
forbidden ground
Merchant ships and troop transports that gathered into groups, were called...
flotillas.
squadrons.
convoys.
escorts.
On November 11, 1918, the fighting stopped because of the signing of an armistice, or...
truce.
reparation.
acknowledgment of guilt.
peace treaty.
Which was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end?
The Treaty of Clemenceau
The Fourteen Points
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
When President Wilson arrived in Paris in January 1919 to assist in negotiating the settlement treaty, he brought with him a peace plan known as...
the Versailles Plan.
the "Big Four".
the Fourteen Points.
the League of Nations.
What phrase is used to describe the idea that the borders of countries should be based on ethnicity and national identity and that a group of people who feel that they are a nation should be allowed to have their own country?
national self-determination
ethnic sovereignty
indigenous self-reliance
cultural home rule
President Wilson called for the creation of a “general association" of countries later known as the...
Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Union of Republics.
United Nations.
League of Nations.
The Allies to demanded that Germany make reparations, which is...
monetary compensation for all of the war damage it had caused.
free access by all nations to German lands.
repair to any infrastructure damaged by the invasion of the vanquished nation.
public apologies for harm caused to conquering nations.
World War I resulted in the end of four empires: the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Empire, the German Empire, and the...
Slavic Empire.
Balkan Empire.
Ottoman Empire.
Yugoslavian Empire.
Which of the following definitions best fits the phrase "cost of living"?
the level of wages actually earned before taxes have been assessed
the differential between discretionary income and necessary income
cost of food, clothing, shelter, and other essentials that people need to survive
the perceived cost of auxiliary items other than food, clothing, and shelter
Which type of labor resistance involves all workers living in a community, not just workers in a particular industry?
an unfair labor practice strike
a general strike
a recognition strike
a jurisdictional hold out
Whose response to a Boston police strike in 1919 earned him widespread public support and convinced the Republicans to make him their vice presidential candidate in the 1920 election?
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
Eugene Debs
Fears that Communists might seize power led to a nationwide panic known as the...
Russian Anarchy.
Communist Revolution.
Red Summer.
Red Scare.
The federal department that eventually became know as the Federal Bureau of Investigation was formed as a response to the bombing of whose home during the summer of 1919?
A. Mitchell Palmer
J. Edgar Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
James M. Cox
Which of the following means "to expel (a foreigner) from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime"?
expatriate
relegate
deported
displace
One of the largest strikes in American history began when steel workers went on strike for recognition of their union, higher pay, and...
shorter hours.
safer working conditions.
cost of living raises.
medical benefits.
Americans often linked radicalism with...
immigrants.
reform programs.
progressivism.
nativism.
In addition to the soldiers returning from Europe who needed to find employment, many African Americans who had moved North were competing for jobs and housing, which resulted in...
new zoning laws.
new industries.
race riots.
cooperation among races.
Americans were weary of more crusades to reform society and the world, they chose which candidate as the next president in the 1920 election?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
Warren G. Harding (R)
James M. Cox (D)
Calvin Coolidge (R)
