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Mr. Scott's US History - WWI

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The American Expeditionary Force was led by ___________________________

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

John J. Pershing

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Harry Clevland

2.

Who assassinated the Archduke of the Austria-Hungary Empire?

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald

3.

The agreement from Germany to fire warning shots before attempting to sink cruise liners was called?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Zimmerman Note

c)

Sussex Pledge

d)

Tripartie Pact

4.

Women helped the war effort by ______________________________.

a)

working in factories

b)

registering for the draft

c)

joining the navy

d)

digging in the front line trenches

5.

Which weapon did Germany use to terrorize the ships in the waters off the coast of Europe?

a)

airplane

b)

missles

c)

dreadnoughts

d)

u-boats

6.

Which battle became the last Allied assault of WWI?

a)

Battle of Verdun

b)

Battle of Sommes

c)

Battle of Amiens

d)

Battle of Argonne Forrest

7.

The building up of forces and weapons to show strength and superiority is referred to as –

a)

Alliances

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

8.

African American regiment who received the “Cross of War” from the French for their bravery during WWI.

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Harlem Hell Fighters

c)

Fisk Fighters

d)

Chicago Infantry

9.

When World War I started, the United States ________________________.

a)

chose to remain neutral

b)

joined the Triple Entente

c)

declared war on Germany

d)

torpedoed the Lusitania

10.

Henry Cabot Lodge opposed joining the League of Nations because he –

a)

feared it would involve the US in foreign matters

b)

was afraid Germany might be allowed to join

c)

felt it was undemocratic

d)

thought it would cost to much money

11.

Which treaty ended World War I and created a plan for the terms of postwar Europe?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Sussex Pledge

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Paris 1918

12.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about World War I?

a)

Most fighting took place in the trenches

b)

Americans helped the Allied Powers in the final battles

c)

the revolution in Russia led them to withdraw from the war

d)

although many areas were badly damaged, only a few people were killed.

13.

Which of the following was one method in which the United States was able to raise money for the war effort?

a)

lowed taxes on goods

b)

sold liberty bonds

c)

promised land to Mexico in exchange for money

d)

charity donations

14.

The Selective Service Act required that –

a)

all men between the ages of 21 and 30 register for the draft

b)

all Americans to give p eating wheat on Mondays and eat meat on Tuesday

c)

all African American men to serve at least one year in the military

d)

all women between the ages of 21 to 30 work in the war industries

15.

Which series of battles were fought at the beginning of World War I between France, Great Britain, and Germany with Germany ending up 30 miles outside of Paris?

a)

Battle of the Frontiers

b)

Battle of the Marne

c)

Battle of Verdun

d)

Battle of Cer

16.

Identify the hero of World War I who saved his entire platoon and captured 132 Germans.

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Audie Murphy

c)

Alvin York

d)

Daniel Burnham

17.

Woodrow Wilson’s plan for postwar Europe and peace for the world was called?

a)

the League of Nations

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Yalta Conference

d)

Balfour Declaration

18.

Which of the following would best describe the battles of World War I?

a)

naval engagements

b)

air engagements

c)

open-field battles

d)

trench warfare

19.

Which battle is the only full-scale naval battle of World War I?

a)

Battle of Marne

b)

Battle of Jutland

c)

Battle of Amiens

d)

Battle of Sommes

20.

Who was the leader of the Food Administration during World War I?

a)

Warren Harding

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Harry Garfield

d)

Calvin Coolidge

21.

What was used to defend soldiers against the use of mustard & chlorine gas bombs during World War I?

a)

Howitzer guns

b)

gas masks

c)

periscopes

d)

zeppelins

22.

agreement to end fighting in a war

a)

Armistice

b)

Atrocity

c)

Stalemate

d)

Mandate

23.

System in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve peace of all

a)

Collective Security

b)

Entente

c)

Total War

d)

Militarism

24.

The draft which required all young men to be ready for military or other service

a)

Conscription

b)

Convoy

c)

Proletariat

d)

Zeppelin

25.

during wartime, military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies that may be legally confiscated by any belligerent

a)

Contraband

b)

Stuff and Thangs

c)

Propaganda

d)

Reparations

26.

glorification and building up of the military

a)

Communism

b)

Militarism

c)

Neutrality

d)

Team Building

27.

prepare military forces for war

a)

Mobilize

b)

Conscription

c)

Radicalize

d)

Ultimatum

28.

Policy of supporting neither side in a war

a)

Neutrality

b)

Radical

c)

Stalemate

d)

Cloak and Dagger

29.

spread of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause

a)

Propaganda

b)

Mandate

c)

Conscription

d)

Armistice

30.

payment for war damage, or damage caused by imprisonment

a)

Reparations

b)

Rent Collections

c)

Passing "Go"

d)

Conscription

31.

Final set of demands

a)

Ultimatum

b)

Conscript

c)

Commissar

d)

Entente