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11. The US and WWI

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Law passed to ban anti-war activities in the US. Used to silence critics of the war.

a)

The Alien and Sedition Acts

b)

The Espionage Act

c)

The Res Scare

2.

A socialist & labor union organizer who was charged with violating the Espionage Act.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Eugene Debs

3.

President Wilson’s plan for peace to end WWI & prevent future wars.

a)

14 Points

b)

The New Deal

c)

Alien and Sedition Acts

4.

International peace-keeping group; the US NEVER joined.

a)

The League of Nations

b)

The United Nations

c)

The Central Intelligence Agency

5.

The idea that the U.S. should remain isolated from the rest of the world’s affairs.

a)

Engagement

b)

Neutrality

c)

Isolationism

6.

President of the US during World War I. When the war started, he wanted the US to remain neutral.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

7.

Not choosing a side in a conflict; this was the US approach to the beginning of WWI.

a)

Engagement

b)

Neutrality

c)

Isolationism

8.

Germany was using submarines to attack allied ships; they sometimes sank passenger ships.

a)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

b)

Guerrilla Warfare

c)

No Man's Land

9.

British ship sunk by German submarines; there were 127 Americans killed.

a)

Titanic

b)

Mayflower

c)

Lusitania

10.

Secret message from Germany to convince Mexico to join in an alliance:

a)

Mexican-German Alliance

b)

Mexican-German Telegram

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

11.

Movement of African Americans from the south to northern cities in search of jobs:

a)

White flight

b)

Jim Crow law

c)

The Great Migration