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United States Becoming a World Power (PreTest)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 11hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the last two states added to our country?

a)

Georgia and South Carolina

b)

Alaska and Hawaii

c)

California and Utah

d)

Alabama and North Carolina

2.

What is another name for World War 1?

a)

The war in Europe

b)

The First War

c)

The Great War

d)

The last War

3.

Who was assassinated in 1914 starting WW1

a)

Archduke John Brown

b)

Archduke Jahn Farnick

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Archduke Samuel Articke

4.

When the World War 1 begin countries were divided into two groups, they were the_______________________.

a)

Axis Powers and the Southern Powers

b)

Southern Powers and Eastern Powers

c)

Northern Powers and the Western Powers

d)

Allied powers and the Central Powers

5.

What Party was the United States part of?

a)

Eastern Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Allied Powers

d)

Western Powers

6.

What is the name for a set amount allowed of an item?

a)

your part

b)

ration

c)

allotment

d)

amount

7.

Why did the US join the War?

a)

Ships carrying Americans were attacked

b)

America wanted to help their friends

c)

Germany attacked the US

d)

Their allies asked them for help

8.

When did the US enter WW1?

a)

January, 10, 1916

b)

March 16, 1914

c)

April 6, 1918

d)

April 18, 1916

9.

WW1 was mainly fought where?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Asia

10.

What made WW1 different from other wars?

a)

Only a few countries were allowed to join each side or party

b)

Countries from all over the world fought in the war

c)

None of the other countries wanted to participate

d)

All the countries in the world wanted to take part in the war

11.

How were German Americans treated during WW1?

a)

The same as always

b)

Like all other American

c)

Like enemies

d)

As friends who came to join our country

12.

How did the cities treat their returning soldiers?

a)

Very well

b)

Turn their back on them

c)

With Parades

d)

They did not have jobs when they returned home from the war

13.

Which War Party were France and Russia part of?

a)

Central

b)

Eastern

c)

Western

d)

Allied

14.

Which group or country won WW1?

a)

Western Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Eastern Powers

d)

Central Powers

15.

A policy in which a country prefers to remain neutral and let other countries handle their own affairs is called?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

16.

An agreement among nations to defend one another

a)

Agreement

b)

Treaty

c)

Alliance

d)

Isthmus

17.

False or exaggerated reporting with a purpose to convince readers of an event or emotion.

a)

Fact and Opinion

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Progressives

d)

Trust

18.

The treaty signed in 1919 that officially ended WW! was called?

a)

Treaty to end the War

b)

Treaty of Peace

c)

Treaty of Alliance

d)

Treaty of Versailles

19.

The land between trenches that neither side controlled it was spread out between the opposing armies.

a)

Safe zone

b)

no-man's-Land

c)

Free space

d)

No cross land

20.

What is the name of the International Organization formed after WW1 to Prevent future Wars?

a)

Settlement of disputes

b)

No More Wars

c)

League of Nations

d)

Peace

21.

What was the name of the ship that was sank with American citizens onboard?

a)

The Maine

b)

The lusitania

c)

The Great Ship

d)

The Arizona

22.

Who was president during WW1?

a)

President Herbert Hoover

b)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

President Woodrow Wilson

d)

President Theodore Roosevelt

23.

During WW1 They had what they called Deadly Warfare, today we call it new Technologies. What were the they?

a)

Machine guns, tanks, horses, poison gas, airplanes.

b)

Machine guns, tanks, Missiles, poison gas, airplanes.

c)

Machine guns, tanks, trench warfare, poison gas, airplanes.

d)

Machine guns, tanks, trench warfare, sniper, airplanes.

24.

Secretary of State William Seward had been interested in this state since before the Civil War.

a)

Hawaii

b)

Maine

c)

Alaska

d)

South Carolina

25.

The terms of the sale of Alaska were approved by Russia. The US purchased it for ___________________.

a)

18.5 Million

b)

7.2 Million

c)

9 Million

d)

15.1 Million

26.

Which of the following was a precious material found in Alaska?

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

cooper

d)

iron

27.

There was another resource found in Alaska that made millions for the US, what was it?

a)

bears

b)

cows

c)

fish

d)

trees/tember

28.

Hawaii was an island the US wanted for many reasons. The major reason was that it ____________________________.

a)

It was a tropical island

b)

it sat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

c)

it is very beautiful

d)

it sat in between the US and Asia

29.

In 1891 ________________________ became Hawaii's Queen?

a)

Queen Koho

b)

Queen Liliuokalani

c)

Queen Ciikey

d)

Queen Lunniamae

30.

She allowed foreigners in her country but she did not want them to ________________________.

a)

make more money than she makes

b)

become citizens

c)

have control

d)

leave the country

31.

She decided to send the Americans and others foreigners home. The US did not agree with her on this matter so they_________________________.

a)

took the island by force

b)

they went home

c)

they pleaded with her to let them stay

d)

they didn't care

32.

In 1895 Cuban people revolted against Spanish rule. The Spanish

a)

people asked them to reconsider

b)

army attacked Cuba

c)

did not like it

33.

The US had _______________ in Cuba so they were upset about the problem.

a)

buildings

b)

businesses

c)

land

d)

vacation homes

34.

January 1898 President William Mckinley sent a battleship the to Cuba's Havana Harbor, which ship was it?

a)

USS North Carolina

b)

USS Alabama

c)

USS South Carolina

d)

USS Maine

35.

On the night of February 15th an incident happened that changed history, the USS Maine exploded killing ___________Americans.

a)

350

b)

200

c)

175

d)

260

36.

April 25,1898 Congress declared war on Spain after that the _______________________War began.

a)

American War

b)

Spanish American War

c)

Spanish War

d)

The War with Spain

37.

European explorers in the Americas eagerly searched for the Northwest passage, it was suppose to connect the ______________________.

a)

Arctic and the Pacific

b)

Indian and Southern Oceans

c)

Atlantic and Pacific oceans

d)

Pacific and the Southern Oceans

38.

American businesses needed a cheaper way to ship products from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. So they dug a _____________________.

a)

river

b)

ditch

c)

canal

d)

Ocean

39.

France begin building the canal in 1880. The project failed, another country took it over. Which country finished what France started?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

USA

d)

South America

40.

At the end of WW1 Germany was forced to pay the cost of fighting the war. This ruined the German economy and would lead to _______________________.

a)

peace

b)

another war

c)

a clear understanding of war

d)

hurt feeling

41.

Did the US join the League of Nations?

a)

Yes

b)

No

42.

Our state is____________________?

a)

Georgia

b)

United states

c)

South Carolina

d)

North Carolina

43.

Our Continent is____________________?

a)

South Carolina

b)

South America

c)

United States

d)

North America

44.

Our County is____________________?

a)

Oconee

b)

Pickens

c)

Westminster

d)

Stephens

45.

Our Country is____________________?

a)

North America

b)

United States

c)

South Carolina

d)

North America