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Imperialism and WWI test

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The building up of a nation's army is called

a)

Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Alliances

2.

Information designed to influence opinion is called

a)

Militarism

b)

Communism

c)

Propaganda

d)

SnapChat filters

3.

What were the causes of WWI?

a)

Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Isolationism

c)

Militarism, Against, Nice, Iguanas

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Impractical

4.

What sparked World War I?

a)

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke

c)

Assassination of Archduke Heinz ketchup

d)

Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm

5.

Russia, Great Britain, and France were all part of the

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Neutral Powers

6.

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were all a part of the

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Neutral Powers

7.

What type of fighting was used in WWI?

a)

Guerrilla Warfare

b)

Total Warfare

c)

Subwarfare

d)

Trench Warfare

8.

What was the stretch of land between the trenches?

a)

No mans land

b)

La La land

c)

Attack Trenches

d)

Switzerland

9.

What answer is NOT a reason why America joined WWI?

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Unrestricted Subwarfare

c)

Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

d)

Lusitania sinking

10.
Which 14 point did Wilson create to prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
No secret alliances
c)
Removal of economic barriers
d)
Absolute freedom of seas
11.
What nation did not sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States 
d)
Germany
12.
What country was the Franz Ferdinand the Archduke of?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Serbia
13.
Where did the assassination take place?
a)
Sarajevo, Serbia
b)
Vienna, Austria
c)
Frankfurt, Germany
d)
Athens, Greece
14.

What is known to be the "spark" of the World War I?

a)

Assasination of the archduke of Austria- Hungary

b)

Spread of nationalism by Napoleon in the 1900s

c)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

d)

Blockade of Italy and Germany

15.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
16.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
17.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
18.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
19.

World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.

a)

1914, 1917

b)

1917, 1918

c)

1914, 1918

d)

1914, 1917

20.
The United States entered WWI in what year?
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
21.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S.  and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
22.

What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?

a)

The Zimmerman Telegram

b)

The Outlandish Letter

c)

The Surprising Phone Call

d)

Z-100 phone tap

23.

How did many Americans react to the Zimmermann Telegram?

a)

They became concerned about Russian expansion

b)

They wanted to avoid membership in the League of Nations.

c)

They wanted to fire Zimmermann

d)

They were outraged over a possible German-Mexican alliance.

24.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
25.

The 1919 treaty that ended WW1

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Munich

c)

Treaty of London

d)

Treaty of Versailles

26.
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the spark that caused __________________
a)
WWI
b)
WWII
c)
French and Indian War
d)
Cold War
27.
Most of World War I was fought in _______________
a)
Europe
b)
US
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
28.

Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?

a)

to reduce travel time

b)

to slow down trade

c)

to protect from invaders

d)

for fishing

29.

What is the Panama Canal?

a)

a northwest passage through Canada

b)

a waterway through northern Egypt

c)

A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama

d)

A river that runs through Panama

30.
What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
31.

What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?

a)

U S Maine

b)

USS Maine

c)

USS Maybe

d)

US Maritime

32.

Yellow Journalism is....

a)

The Loudoun Sun Times

b)

Exaggerated News Reports

c)

Yellow Paper Reports

d)

Nonfiction News Reports

33.
What was a result of Yellow Journalism?
a)
Economic growth for the readers
b)
Public opinion for the war increased
c)
Public outcry against the war increased.
d)
US won the Spanish American War
34.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
35.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
36.
The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.
a)
superior to other cultures
b)
misunderstood by Americans
c)
the oldest culture in the world
d)
a replica of Ancient Greek culture
37.
How was Japan opened for trade in the 1850s?
a)
The US sent Commodore Perry and 4 warships to force Japan to sign a trade treaty
b)
Great Britain sent Jonathan Livingstone as a missionary to Japan.
c)
The Shogun insisted that Japanese ports be opened for trade.
d)
Workers threatened to strike if international trade did not begin.
38.

What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?

a)

Russia

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

France

39.
What did the people of the U.S. jokingly call the purchase of Alaska?
a)
Seward's Folly
b)
Alaska's joke
c)
Seward's joke
d)
Alaska's Folly
40.
After becoming a state, what number state did Alaska become?
a)
49
b)
48
c)
47
d)
50
41.
What was one benefit of the U.S. purchasing Alaska?
a)
gold
b)
people
c)
soil
d)
water
42.
Who was the Queen of Hawaii?
a)
Queen Liliukalani
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
Queen Latifah
d)
Queen Bee
43.
Who was the last ruler of Hawaii?
a)
King George
b)
President Roosevelt
c)
Queen Liliuokalani
d)
Queen Elizabeth
44.
What state was Hawaii to join the United States of America?
a)
47
b)
50
c)
46
d)
49
45.
Describe how the United States acquired Hawaii. 
a)
The U.S government won Hawaii in a battle with Japan
b)
After Queen Liliuokalani died the U.S. purchased Hawaii for 20 million dollars
c)
U.S. won a war with Spain and Spain sold Hawaii for $7million to the U.S.
d)
U.S. Overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and became a U.S. territory in 1898
46.

Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to takeover less advanced countries?

a)

For better climate and cleaner environment

b)

To create a democratic government

c)

To teach the local population about recycling

d)

To claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries

47.

Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

The rebellion took place in Japan.

b)

The Boxers were trying to keep Christianity in China.

c)

The Boxers were unhappy with foreign influence in China.

d)

The Boxers were able to drive out the foreigners from China.

48.

Due to a threat of the U.S navy, Japan signed this that allowed U.S and European ships to stop at Japanese ports and allowed shipwrecked sailors to be rescued.

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Taiping Rebellion

c)

Treaty of Kanagawa

d)

Sino-Japanese war

49.
Because militarism had been a major cause of the war, the framers of the Treaty of Versailles
a)
made Germany pay reparations.
b)
stripped Germany of its colonies.
c)
forced Germany to sign a war-guilt clause
d)
barred Germany from maintaining a military
50.
What was President Wilson's proposed points called that he brought to Versailles?
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
Seven points
c)
Ten Points
d)
Two Points
51.
President Woodrow Wilson wanted peace, but the rest of the "Big Four" wanted to punish
a)
Austria-Hungry
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
The Ottoman Empire
52.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
53.

What was is the Open Door Policy?

a)

Document stating America's control over China.

b)

Principles stating that all countries have equal acess to Chinese Ports.

c)

Document explaining the intense competion between world powers.

d)

Document explaing the "spheres of influence."

54.

What is a "sphere of influence?"

a)

An area with no outside influence

b)

An area with exteme political competition

c)

An area colonized by other countries

d)

A region in which one power had significant influence on the economy.

55.

Which country was divided into Spheres of Influence?

a)

China

b)

South Africa

c)

Ethiopia

d)

India

56.

What was the "White Man's Burden"?

a)

Europeans needed to bring civilization to the uncivilized

b)

Respect the cultures of others

c)

Conquer the weak nations

d)

Exclude non-whites from industrialization

57.

This man was the oldest US Veteran of WWI

a)

George Washington

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Frank Buckles

d)

Frank Sinatra

58.

In victory gardens, people grew food to

a)

eat at home

b)

can in the factories

c)

feed the farm animals

d)

send to the soliders

59.
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
60.

Americans bought Liberty Bonds during WWI to help

a)

U.S. manufacturers build warships and airplanes

b)

families make up for wages lost when their men went to war

c)

U.S. soldiers who were fighting in France

d)

the Allied war effort in the form of billions of dollars in loans

61.

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 to avoid eating GMO's

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