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World War I Vocab (U.S.)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was "the group of nations-originally consisting of Great Britain, France, and Russia and later joined by the United States, Italy, and others-that opposed the Central Powers"?

(a)  

2.

What is "a truce or agreement to end an armed conflict?"

a)

Armistice

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Moratorium

d)

Reconciliation

3.

What was "the group of nations-led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire-that opposed the Allies in World War I"?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Axis Powers

c)

Warsaw Pact Nations

d)

Allies

4.

What is "a person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare"?

a)

Conscientious Objector

b)

Peacenik

c)

Industrious Objector

d)

Meticulous Objector

5.

What were "two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in World War I"?

a)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

b)

Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

Alien and Espionage Acts

d)

Martial Law Acts

6.

Fill in the blank: What were "the principles making up President Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace following World War I"? (a)   Points

7.

What is "the policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means"?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Reparationism

8.

What was "an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace"?

a)

League of Nations

b)

United Nations

c)

Congress of Vienna

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

9.

What was "a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915"?

a)

Lusitania

b)

Titanic

c)

Arabic

d)

Sussex

10.

What is "the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy"?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Mobilization

11.

What is "a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation"?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Ethnocentrism

12.

What are "the compensations paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during a war"?

a)

Reparations

b)

Restitutions

c)

Amends

d)

Redresses

13.

What was "a law, enacted in 1917, that required men to register for military service"?

a)

Selective Service Act

b)

Selective Training and Service Act

c)

Universal Training and Service Act

d)

Conscription and Service Act

14.

What was "the 1919 peace treaty at the end of World War I which established new nations, borders, and war reparations"?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris (1919)

c)

Treaty of London

d)

Treaty of Vienna

15.

What is "a kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions"?

(a)  

16.

What was "a provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany acknowledged that it alone was responsible for World War I"?

a)

War Guilt Clause

b)

Self Condemnation Clause

c)

Remorse and Guilt Clause

d)

Dishonor Clause

17.

What was "a message sent in 1917 by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona id the United States entered World War I"?

a)

Zimmermann Note

b)

De Lome Letter

c)

Wilhelm Correspondence

d)

Nazi Note