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WWI (CHS/2019)

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American Troops were nicknamed

a)

Devil Dogs

b)

Doughboys

c)

Grunts

d)

Huns

2.

The Leader of American Troops in Europe

a)

Marquis Lafayette

b)

George Patton

c)

John Pershing

d)

Sgt. York

3.

Adolf Hitler fought in World War I (one), winning medals for bravery and was wounded twice

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Huh?

d)

Hitler was not in WWI

4.

Famous quote spoken by American General when he arrived in Paris

a)

they fought like Teufelhundens

b)

Don't wait for the Draft, Volunteer

c)

Lafayette, We are here

d)

Halt the Huns

5.

Who was the Highest decorated soldier of World War I, winning the Medal of Honor

a)

Marquis Lafayette

b)

John Pershing

c)

Kasier Wilhelm

d)

Alvin York

6.

The Battle of Argonne Forest was

a)

the first time American Troops enter German Soil

b)

the last time Americans would be Germans

c)

not important

d)

a German Victory

7.

America faced a what during the early part of the war

a)

to many workers

b)

Labor Unions

c)

Labor Shortage

d)

to many immigrants

8.

One reason behind the labor shortage

a)

most men off fighting the war

b)

The work was to hard

c)

too many immigrants

d)

people didn't want to support the war

9.

The labor shortage in America provided more job opportunities for

a)

Minorities & Women

b)

Soldiers & Sailors

c)

Chinese & Latin Immigrants

d)

French & English

10.

African Americans moving North to find better jobs created by the labor shortage is known as

a)

The Big Move

b)

The Big Expansion

c)

The Great Migration

d)

The Civil Rights Movement

11.

Sold to raise money for the war

a)

Victory Gardens

b)

War Bonds

c)

Propaganda Poster

d)

Liberty Cabbage

12.

Another name for War bonds was

a)

Victory Gardens

b)

Liberty Sausage

c)

Propaganda

d)

Liberty Bonds

13.

Americans were urged to_________ as much as possible

a)

Buy German Products

b)

Eat plenty of meat & Pork

c)

Use more Wheat

d)

Conserve Food

14.

Made it illegal to say, print, or write anything illegal about the war

a)

espionage act

b)

homestead act

c)

Sabotage and Sedition Act

d)

Immigration Act

15.

observed on November 11th every year

a)

Armistice Day

b)

Memorial Day

c)

Labor Day

d)

Boxing Day

16.

President Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after the war was known as

a)

The Schiefflen Plan

b)

The Armistice

c)

The Fourteen points

d)

The Great Migration

17.

Treaty that disarmed Germany

a)

Berlin

b)

Lafayette

c)

Paris

d)

Versailles

18.

President Woodrow Wilson wanted to create The ______________ as part of his peace plan

a)

The Euro League

b)

League to end all wars

c)

League of Nations

d)

The Allied powers

19.

All of the following are results of WWI except

a)

Europe lay in Ruins

b)

close to 20 million dead

c)

millions of wounded soldiers

d)

Germany wins the War

20.

Established the draft

a)

World War I

b)

Homestead Act

c)

The Schliefflen Plan

d)

Selective Service Act

21.

World War I had no Impact on American Life

a)

False

b)

True

c)

HuH?

d)

I'm lostThis is a wrong answer I'm lostThis is a wrong answer

22.

Gavilo Princep was

a)

young American who killed Ferdindnad

b)

Serbian who killed Hiter

c)

Serbian who became President

d)

Serbian who killed Ferdinad

23.
What was the "spark" of WWI?
a)
The assassination of Ferdinand.
b)
Nationalist movements in the Balkans
c)
Imperialism in Africa
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
24.
What was President Wilson's peace plan called?
a)
10 Points
b)
12 Points
c)
14 Points
d)
20 Points
25.
Which of the following did NOT happen to Germany as a result of Versailles?
a)
They were able to rebuild, and became a powerful ally to France and England.
b)
They were left powerless with a weak military.
c)
They were forced to pay heavy reparations to the rest of Europe.
d)
They were denied entry to the League of Nations.
26.

Defense agreements among nations are called

a)

Alliance Systems

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Entente

27.

Area between trenches where many many men were killed

a)

going over the top

b)

nobody's world

c)

Area 51

d)

No man's land

28.

Area where Archduke Fran Ferdinand was shot and killed

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Bosnia

d)

Austria-Hungary

29.

A feeling of intense loyalty to one's country or group is called

a)

Alliance

b)

Alliance

c)

Nationalism

d)

Entente

30.

The Schliefflen Plan called for _______________ to be attacked first

a)

Serbia

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

31.

Early on, most Americans including the President wanted the U.S. t

a)

enter the war

b)

bomb Germany

c)

Remain Neutral

d)

attack Great Britain

32.

A German U-boat torpedoed the ______________thousands people and outraging American

a)

Sussex

b)

Titanic

c)

The Maine

d)

Luistania

33.

Which single event caused the outbreak of WWI

a)

Sinking of the Luistania

b)

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

c)

Alliances

d)

no one event caused the war to start

34.

who shot Archduke Fran Ferdinand

a)

Vladmir Lenin

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Woodrow Wilson

35.

Russian Leader who took Russia out of WWI

a)

Vladamir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Gavrilo Princip

36.

Great Britain, France and Russia initially formed the

a)

Central Powers

b)

Triple Alliance

c)

Triple Entente

d)

Axis POwers

37.

Triple Alliance

a)

Germany, Serbia, Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany, Ottomen Empire, Austria Hungary

c)

Italy, Germany, France

d)

Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany

38.

All of the following are parts of the Zimmerman telegram except

a)

intercepted by British

b)

Sent by Germans

c)

proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany

d)

Americans failed to notice

39.

what caused the war to spread so rapidly

a)

Imperialism

b)

nationalism

c)

alliances

d)

balance of power

40.

The Schliefflen Plan was

a)

Serbian Plan for war

b)

very successful

c)

a plan between Germany and Mexico

d)

a failure

41.

Russia leaving the war was important because

a)

The U.S would not fight alongside Russia

b)

fewer supplies would be needed to fight the war

c)

Germany could now focus only on the Western Front

d)

Germany could not focus only on the Western Front

42.

The building up of military strengths is known as

a)

nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Alliances

43.

All our part of the Schliefflen plan except

a)

Hungarian plan for war

b)

quick attack of France

c)

attack would go through Belgium

d)

focus on Russia second

44.

a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation

a)

Nationalism

b)

Convoy System

c)

Militarism

d)

Allies

e)

No Man’s Land

45.

the protection of merchant ships from U-boat—German submarine—attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships

a)

Nationalism

b)

Convoy System

c)

Militarism

d)

Allies

e)

No Man’s Land

46.

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

a)

Nationalism

b)

Convoy System

c)

Militarism

d)

Allies

e)

No Man’s Land

47.

in World War I, 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)

Nationalism

b)

Convoy System

c)

Militarism

d)

Allies

e)

No Man’s Land

48.

an unoccupied region between opposing armies

a)

Nationalism

b)

Convoy System

c)

Militarism

d)

Allies

e)

No Man’s Land

49.

military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than on an open battlefield

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Conscientious Objector

c)

War Industries Board

d)

Propaganda

e)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

50.

a person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Conscientious Objector

c)

War Industries Board

d)

Propaganda

e)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

51.

an agency established during World War I to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Conscientious Objector

c)

War Industries Board

d)

Propaganda

e)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

52.

a kind of biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Conscientious Objector

c)

War Industries Board

d)

Propaganda

e)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

53.

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

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Conscientious Objector

c)

War Industries Board

d)

Propaganda

e)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

54.

the compensation paid by a defeat-ed nation for the damage or injury inflicted during a war.

a)

Reparations

b)

Conscientious Objector

c)

War Industries Board

d)

Propaganda

e)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

55.

a provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Ger many acknowledged that it alone was responsible for World War I

a)

Reparations

b)

Conscientious Objector

c)

War-guilt clause

d)

Propaganda

e)

Espionage and Sedition Acts