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WorksheetsWorld War I Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins
What were considered some of the causes of World War I?
militarism
alliances
imperialism
nationalism
New military technology, an army race between countries, and the glorification of war all fall under:
militarism
alliances
imperialism
nationalism
French-German border conflicts and ethnic nationalism in the Balkans provide support for what particular cause of World War I?
nationalism
imperialism
alliances
militarism
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary's throne, led Austria to declare war on Serbia.
True
False
The Central Powers consisted of Russia, Italy, France, and Great Britain.
True
False
The Allies were mainly comprised of Russia, Italy, France, Great Britain, and eventually the United States.
True
False
This critical battle front in France would determine which side would win WWI.
Western Front
Eastern Front
Advances in technology led to the devastation of defensive weapons. Most notably, these were:
artillery
machine guns
rifles
gun powder
During the war, ineffective offensives and effective defenses produced a deadly __________________. (Choose the best answer that applies here.)
stalemate
victory
loss
The stalemate during WWI led to gruesome conditions for the men in the trenches of the Western Front. One of these was:
trench foot
hand and foot disease
the corona virus
all of these
This particular ally suffered very high casualties and was forced to leave the war due to a revolution.
Italy
France
Great Britain
Russia
Once the war started, many Americans wanted no part of a conflict as distant as Europe. This stance is known as:
materialism
sensationalism
isolationism
Two ethnic American groups who were most opposed to the Allies were:
German-Americans
Irish-Americans
Mexican-Americans
Chinese-Americans
What was the name of the May 1917 Congressional authorization for a military draft?
Open Arms Service Act
Selective Service Act
Committee on Public Information
What was the name of the 1917 legislation banning seditious printed matter from the mail as well as treasonous or disloyal activities?
Spying Act
Espionage Act
Disloyal Act
Under the Espionage Act, you could be fined up to ____________ for speaking out against the war.
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
This political figure was a member of the Socialist Party and was jailed for speaking out against the war. While in jail, he received about 1,000,000 votes for the presidency.
Vladimir Lenin
Eugene Debs
John J. Pershing
Women's efforts and sacrifices made during the war led to the ratification of this amendment in 1920:
9th amendment
19th amendment
20th amendment
What was the mass post-war move of more than a million African-Americans northward called during World War I?
The Good Migration
The Great Migration
The Faith Migration
An African-American performing lower-tier factory work could earn as much as _________ per day, as opposed to _________ per day in the South.
$4, .50 cents
$3, .50 cents
$5, .75 cents
$6, $1
Wilson's 14 Points and the Treaty of Versailles both shared:
No restrictions on free trade
The creation of a League of Nations
The reduction of armaments
Loss of colonies for Germany
Early in the war, British leaders decided to use their navy to ______________ Germany to keep essential goods from reaching the other country.
retrograde
blockade
persuade
Britain followed International law in confiscating contraband goods only, especially those enroute to Germany.
True
False
In response to Britain's blockade, Germany began to sink __________ ships using its U-boats, or submarines.
Allied
Central Power
On May 7th, 1915, a German U-boat sank the British passenger liner ______________ off the coast of Ireland.
Lusitania
Titanic
Valdez
Germany helped to keep the United States out of the war by eventually promising not to sink any more passenger ships, and it kept its promise.
True
False
In 1916, Congress passed two pieces of legislation to prepare for the possibility of U.S. involvement in WWI:
The National Defense Act & the Naval Construction Act
The National Offense Act & the Marine Construction Act
Both of These
President Woodrow Wilson ran for reelection in 1916 and won with the slogan:
"He kept us out of the war."
"He drew us into the war."
Neither of these.
In January of 1917, due to severe supply shortages as a result of Britain's blockade, Germany's Foreign Minister, Arthur Zimmerman, sent a telegram to __________.
Mexico
Canada
France
The Zimmerman note proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico, stating that if the U.S. declared war on Germany, Mexico should declare war on the U.S. In return, after a Germany victory, Mexico would get back the states of (choose all that apply):
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
The Zimmerman note was the "final straw" which led the U.S. to declare war against Germany on April 2nd, 1917.
True
False
In early 1918, American troops began arriving in larger numbers, and at about the same time, the German offensive began to stall.
True
False
On November 11th, 1918, Germany surrendered to the Allies in France.
True
False
Of the millions of soldiers who mobilized to fight, almost __________ million allied and ____________ million Central Power troops were dead.
8, 5
5, 8
4, 7
7, 4
Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points was a plan for long-lasting peace, but it _____________ with Europeans' desire to ____________ Germany.
meshed, punish
conflicted, punish
Under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had to admit war guilt, lose its colonies, and pay _________ billion in reparations.
20
30
35
40
The end of World War I produced an unstable international order. The loss of territory and the harsh reparations imposed by the Allies encouraged a strong desire for ___________ in Germany.
revenge
servitude
a Cesarian dictatorship
In the end, the Treaty of Versailles is rejected by the House of Representatives.
True
False
What President Wilson greatly sought to create was a League of Nations, a world organization where countries could gather and peacefully ___________ their quarrels.
escalate
resolve
catalyze
In the end, the United States plays an active role in the League of Nations.
True
False
