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World War 1 and Post-War America

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What event led the United States to enter World War 1?

a)

competing with Germany and France

b)

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

c)

Germany attacked American ships

d)

Germany invaded France

2.

How did the United States entering the war affect it?

a)

Germany attacked more fiercely

b)

Germany got stronger and got other countries to join

c)

Germany began to retreat and surrender

d)

America had no affect on the war

3.

Who was the President at the beginning of World War 1?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

4.

What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sunk by Germans?

a)

Titanic

b)

H.L Hughley

c)

Versailles

d)

Lusitania

5.

An important poet in Harlem Renaissance was

a)

W.E.B DuBois

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

D.W Griffin

6.

What pilot flew The Spirit of St. Louis?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Babe Ruth

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Jesse Owens

7.

Who made automobiles easier for the American people to buy with his use of the assembly line?

a)

Charles Lindbergh

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Babe Ruth

8.

This man was famous for his trumpet playing and his impact on the Jazz age.

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Charles Lindbergh

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Louis Armstrong

9.

This man was a famous baseball player that hit 60 home runs in one season.

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Elijah Nino

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Louis Armstrong

10.

What were the names of the German submarines that attacked American ships?

a)

S- boats

b)

U- boats

c)

A- boats

d)

Subs

11.

How did the sinking of the Lusitania affect the people of America?

a)

the people were scared of getting on ships

b)

the people began to agree with going to war with Germany

c)

the people began to build more ships

d)

it did not affect Americans since it was a British ship

12.

Who got the most blame for the war and was punished the most from the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Bulgaria

d)

America

13.

How did Babe Ruth affect the game of baseball for the American people?

a)

he hit a lot of home-runs

b)

made it fun to watch by being entertaining while he played

c)

he taught others how to play

d)

he got others interested in playing

14.

Although the US was a believer in isolationism, the US sent supplies to this country during WWI

a)

Germany

b)

The United Kingdom

c)

Serbia

d)

Italy

15.

What's Germany's response to the US sending supply ships to the Allies before entering the war

a)

No response

b)

started blowing up US supply ships

c)

Was angry, but decided not to act on it

d)

went and found more allies

16.

What was the result of the US entering WWI?

a)

Made Americans angry because they did not support the war

b)

Made the war last longer.

c)

The US entering the war had no real affect on the war.

d)

brought the war to a quick end by forcing Germany to retreat

17.

During the Great Migration, many African Americans moved to Harlem. Where is Harlem located?

a)

California

b)

New York

c)

Kentucky

d)

Chicago

18.

Were African Americans still forced to be segregated in the 1920's?

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

The Jazz age was...

a)

was just another funny name for a decade

b)

a difficult time for Americans

c)

when African Americans celebrated their cultural identities

d)

none of the answers are correct

20.

Was life still difficult for African Americans during the 1920's, especially in the South?

a)

No, African Americans were treated like everyone else?

b)

Yes, African Americans still had fewer rights.

c)

No,African Americans loved how they were treated inthe South

d)

Yes, but only in the South. Everywhere else they were fine.

21.

Why was Baseball such a popular sport during this time?

a)

It took people's minds off of their hardships.

b)

People didn't like baseball.

c)

Baseball was only popular in New York

d)

Baseball made people competitive and hostile with each other

22.

Henry Ford and his assembly line allowed people to do what?

a)

Buy cars at a lower cost

b)

live farther from their jobs

c)

build cars quicker

d)

All of the answers are correct