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Chapter 24 Lesson 2: America's Road to War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country had an autocracy?

a)

Russia

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Germany

2.

Which side did most Americans favor during the early years of WWI?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

3.

What caused the US to end their neutrality and join the war effort?

a)

German u-boats sinking neutral ships like the Lusitania.

b)

the Zimmermann Telegram

c)

German marching through Allied Belgium

d)

the Russian Revolution of 1917

4.

When did the US officially declare war on Germany?

a)

April 2, 1917

b)

March 15, 1918

c)

April 6, 1917

d)

May 7, 1917

5.

Who was the first American awarded France's Cross of War for his courage and bravery in battle?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

John J. Pershing

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Henry Johnson

6.

What tactic did both Allied and Central Powers use to encourage Americans to join the war effort?

a)

militarism

b)

imperialism

c)

propaganda

d)

mudslinging

7.

What was the purpose of the Sussex Pledge?

a)

warn neutral ships of an impending attack

b)

give permission to the Germans to strike oncoming ships

c)

to allow neutral ships to travel freely

d)

give permission to Allied ships to strike oncoming German ships

8.

Which document was an attempt to get Mexico to bring the US into the war by Germany?

a)

Sussex Pledge

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

the Lusitania

d)

Zimmermann Telegram

9.

The Russian Revolution in 1917 allowed Wilson to make WWI into a war about preserving

a)

nationalism

b)

democracy

c)

autocracy

d)

imperialism

10.

Which Congressperson voted against joining the war effort because they claimed the US couldn't fight for democracy if not everyone in the US had the right to vote?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Jeanette Rankin

c)

Henry Johnson

d)

Susan B. Anthony

11.

What established the draft in World War I?

a)

the Sussex Pledge

b)

the Draft Act

c)

the Selective Service Act

d)

the Zimmermann Telegram

12.

How many Americans were registered for the draft by the end of the war?

a)

3 million

b)

24 million

c)

300,000

d)

5 million

13.

A system of government by one person with absolute power.

a)

tyranny

b)

democracy

c)

communism

d)

autocracy

14.

Why did some Irish-Americans chose to support the Central Powers?

a)

they hated the Russians

b)

they disliked that Britain controlled Ireland

c)

they liked the German kaiser

d)

they believed it was wrong that the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

15.

What was the name of the passenger ship that was sunk by German u-boats killing 128 Americans and hundreds more?

a)

the Sussex

b)

the Maine

c)

the Lusitania

d)

the Merrimack