WorksheetsProgressive Era - WWI
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
When was the Progressive Era?
1830s-1860s
1860s-1890s
1890s-1920s
1920s-1950s
Upton Sinclair wrote the book "__________________", exposing the bad conditions in Meat Factories.
Common Sense
Lord of the Flies
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Jungle
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." is from which Amendment?
19th
18th
17th
16th
Which word best fits the following definition: "A journalist who reports on and exposes corruption and poor conditions."
Trash-mover
Street Sweeper
Mudslinger
Muckraker
Who's assassination sparked the beginning of World War 1?
Upton Sinclair
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
President Woodrow Wilson
Adolf Hitler
What were the names of the two alliances that fought during WWI?
The Axis Powers & The Allied Powers
The Horde & The Alliance
The Empire and The Rebels
The Triple Entente & The Triple Alliance
Which of the following fought for the Allied Powers?
Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Which of the following fought for the Central Powers?
Ottoman Empire
United States
France
Italy
Which Amendment banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the United States?
19th
18th
17th
16th
Which list best describes the causes of WWI?
Guns, Germs, & Steel
Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, & Alliances
Global Poverty & Class Tensions
A popular theory that the world would end.
What type of warfare extended the length of WWI from months of fighting to years?
Guerrilla Warfare
Air Warfare
Tank Warfare
Trench Warfare
These new weapon allowed WWI soldier's to fire rounds at a high rate of speed.
Tank
Bolt-Action Rifle
Machine Gun
Chemical Weapons
What was Russia's primary advantage against the Central Powers during WWI?
Their training.
Their resistance to chemical warfare.
Less travel.
More people.
Which two answers best describe why the U.S. entered into WWI?
Sinking of the Lusitania.
The Allied powers asked nicely.
The U.S. needed money.
The Zimmerman Note.
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Which of the following acts set up a draft to recruit young U.S. men into the U.S. Military?
Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
Selective Service Act of 1917
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Espionage Act of 1917
What does is mean for WWI to be a "Total War"?
Every country in the world was involved.
All people were included in the politics of the war.
All people & resources in the country were dedicated to supporting the war.
Every country was at risk of being attacked.
What is "Propaganda"?
Art, especially of the filthy kind, designed to disgust or create a feeling of sickness.
A text-memory device for which one may accurately decipher words of unknown origin, pronunciation, and meaning.
The sale and/or use of fake material in order to persuade another person or organization to provide goods or services.
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
World War I ended with which Treaty?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Paris
The British-American Treaty
The Adams-Onis Treaty
What was NOT a part of the discussion between "The Big Four" when creating the Treaty of Versailles?
The break up of the German, Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empire.
The War Guilt Clause
Worldwide military police.
The payment of reparations
Which BEST defines the "Progressive Era"?
The year the car insurance company "Progressive" was established.
A time of peace between all nations marking progress towards worldwide peace.
The time-frame between WWI and WWII where nations made big leaps in technology and human rights.
A period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States.
Which of the following answers BEST describes the "Zimmerman Telegram"?
A telegram sent to the Woodrow Wilson that convinced him to support the Allied Powers in WWI.
A letter intercepted by the Central Powers giving away key intelligence from the Allied Powers.
A peace treaty from Germany to Great Britain that never made it to its destination.
A message from Germany to Mexico promising to give them back California if they aided them in war.
Which definition best matches the word "Rationing"?
To allow each person to have only a fixed amount of a particular commodity.
The ability to make decisions using rational thought.
A stored food, particularly used by the military. (Also known as a "Ration")
The science of comparing two or more things as a percentage of a whole.
What best describes the "Sedition Act"?
An act allowing Congress to declare war without oversight from the President.
An act which made it legal to sedate soldier's who were injured in battle in order to provide medical care.
An act making it unlawful to use disloyal, profane, or abusive language about the American Government, Constitution or military.
An act which allowed postal authorities to ban treasonable media from the mail.
The United States changed the names of certain items that were German and stopped teaching German in schools after entering WWI.
True
False
The "Great Migration" refers to the migration of Mexican American's from Mexico to the U.S. after learning of the "Zimmerman Telegram".
True
False
