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Imperialism & WWI

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Writing outlandish lies in order to sell newspapers

a)

Yellow Fever

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Exaggeration

d)

Hyperbole

2.

Big Stick Diplomacy is when a country…

a)

uses talking as a means of settling things

b)

uses kidnapping as a means of negotiation

c)

shows off its’ military might to intimidate

d)

uses only bombs and never soldiers

3.

What book did (Admiral) Alfred T Mahan write?

a)

The Jungle

b)

How the Other Half Lives

c)

The Influence of Naval Power Upon History

d)

Adventures of Tom Sawyer

4.

President Roosevelt believed that having a canal through Central America would save time and money for commercial and military shipping and

a)

necessary for maintaining influence in Asia

b)

was vital to U.S. Navy & world trade

c)

would benefit the people of Central America

d)

would establish new markets in South America

5.
Germany built u-boats in response to England's naval strength. What is this an example of? 
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
6.
Serbians in the Balkans didn't want to be ruled by Austrians. What explains this?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
7.

What was the "spark" of WWI in Europe?

a)

The assassination of Ferdinand.

b)

Nationalist movements in the Balkans

c)

Imperialism in Africa

d)

The sinking of the Lusitania

8.
What incident finally convinced the US that war was necessary?
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The Zimmermann Telegram
c)
The Schleiffen Plan
d)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
9.
What was President Wilson's peace plan called?
a)
10 Points
b)
12 Points
c)
14 Points
d)
20 Points
10.
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
11.
The incident that started World War I was the assassination of 
a)
The Prince of Germany
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Archduke Ferdinand
d)
the King of Austria-Hungary
12.

One of the causes that made the United States think about joining the war happened on May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank

a)

the Maine

b)

The Titanic

c)

The Lusitania

d)

The Queen Mary

13.

The first war time draft was implemented through the

a)

espionage act

b)

selective service act

c)

sedition act

d)

war board committee

14.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
15.

Who accepted blamed for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

United States

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

France

16.

According to the Treaty of Versailles war reparations were?

a)

Payments Germany was forced to pay for war damages

b)

Repairs and improvements made to Germany

c)

Money that France would donate to Germany to help rebuild

d)

Payments that Russia would give to the Ottoman Empire

17.

The Senate refused the Treaty of Versailles because they feared that the obligation could

a)

would end world trade

b)

would give Germany too much power

c)

would lose land for the U.S.

d)

drag the U.S. into another war

18.
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
19.
Which of Wilson's points was accepted by European leaders?
a)
Staying neutral is mandatory
b)
League of Nations
c)
not to punish Germany
d)
reduce worker hours
20.

Germany did not want to strengthen the Allies by drawing the U.S. into war, it agreed to certain conditions called the

a)

Zimmermann Pledge

b)

Peace Pledge

c)

Sussex Pledge

d)

U-boat Pledge

21.

"Property can be paid for; lives cannot be."

According to the Quote, why should the United States declare war?

a)

U.S. property was seized

b)

U-boats attacks killed innocent people

c)

U-boats have stopped all trade routes

d)

People had been killed in their homes

22.

How did the tank affect the course of WWI?

a)

transport troops

b)

break the stalemate

c)

made communications easier

d)

made landmines obsolete

23.

To end the stalemate of trench warfare which technology was created

a)

poison gas

b)

machine guns

c)

land mines

d)

razor wire

24.

Which of the following is a REASON for the Great Migration?

a)

Job Opportunities

b)

Better Education

c)

To escape racism

d)

Better fertile land for farming

25.

What is the League of Nations?

a)

An international organisation that helps to promote trade

b)

An international organisation that aims to promote peace among the countries

c)

An international organisation that will fight other countries

d)

An international organisation that will bring hope and stability in the world