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WWI Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did WWI start?

(a)  

2.

No single event led to World War I. The causes are complicated.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

There are four main causes of WWI. European countries were strengthening their militaries is an example of which cause?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

4.

There are four main causes of WWI. Africa and Asia were two areas European countries wanted to exploit causing this competition and conflict. This is an example of which cause?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

5.

There are four main causes of WWI. France, Great Britain, and Russia formed the Triple Entente.This is an example of which cause?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

6.

There are four main causes of WWI. Many Europeans felt their own nation or ethnic groups were superior to others. This is an example of which cause?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

7.

Italy, France, and Austria-Hungary formed the Triple Alliance.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of (a)   , and his wife were assassinated.

9.

This assassination of Archduke Ferdinand is considered the (a)   that set off World War I.

10.

Since 1914, when WWI started, President Wilson and most Americans had hoped to stay _____.

a)

on the side of Great Britain

b)

neutral

c)

on the side of Germany

d)

on the side of Austria-Hungary

11.

Germany used these submarines to try to break through a blockade the British had set up.

(a)  

12.

An example of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare is the sinking of the _______.

a)

Lusitania

b)

Titanic

c)

Zimmerman Boat

13.

In the Zimmerman telegram, Germany stated that it intended to start back with its unrestricted submarine warfare and proposed an alliance with _________.

a)

Great Britain

b)

The United States

c)

Brazil

d)

Mexico

14.

President Wilson used (a)   to persuade the American people to support WWI.

15.

This required all men between 21 and 30 years of age to sign up for a possible military draft.

a)

Armistice

b)

League of Nations

c)

Selective Service Act

d)

Propaganda

16.

The governor of South Carolina established the State Council of Defense to generate support for the war.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

For the first time since the Civil War, white Carolinians began celebrating _____ again.

a)

the Fourth of July

b)

Christmas

c)

Presidents' Day

d)

the Pecan Festival

18.

South Carolina and the rest of the country benefited economically from WWI.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

President Wilson created the ______ to oversee the economy during the war and made Bernard Baruch chair.

a)

League of Nations

b)

Bank of War Efforts

c)

War Industries Board

d)

State Council of Defense

20.

To help finance the war, the government sold ___.

a)

cotton

b)

gold

c)

war bonds

d)

gardens

21.

______ filled vital jobs in factories and offices when men were drafted into the military.

a)

children

b)

women

c)

pets

22.

This allowed farmed goods to be sent to troops fighting overseas.

a)

war gardens

b)

league gardens

c)

council of gardens

23.

South Carolina ranked low among other states in its support of the war.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

There was a mass movement of Blacks from the South in the 1910s and 1920s, called the (a)   .

25.

Virginia became a favorite destination for African Americans leaving South Carolina.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

African Americans enlisted in the war, in part hoping that it would weaken racism and earn them respect. Yet, they still faced _____.

a)

homelessness

b)

joblessness

c)

discrimination

27.

A group of Columbia businessmen raised money and bought the initial land for Camp _____ as a gift to the Federal government.

a)

Wadsworth

b)

Sevier

c)

Jackson

d)

Parris Island

28.

Small businesses near training camps increased business by selling trainees goods and services.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

In Greenville, Camp ____ also became an army training site.

a)

Wadsworth

b)

Sevier

c)

Jackson

d)

Parris Island

30.

In Spartanburg, Camp ____ was built to train the New York National Guard.

a)

Wadsworth

b)

Sevier

c)

Jackson

d)

Parris Island

31.

The 369th Infantry, an African American unit known as the ____, trained at Camp Wadsworth.

a)

Harlem Marines

b)

Harlem Globetrotters

c)

Harlem Fighting Stars

d)

Harlem Hellfighters

32.

South Carolina's climate was a big attraction for training camps because you could train _____ months of the year.

a)

5

b)

6

c)

10

d)

12

33.

Land costs and labor costs for training camps were __________ in South Carolina than in the North or West coast.

a)

more expensive

b)

cheaper

34.

Governor Manning wanted to boost the economies in South Carolina through the building of ____.

a)

training camps

b)

war gardens

c)

gold mines

d)

war beaches

35.

For almost a year starting in the spring of 1918, 25% of Americans contracted the flu, also known as the (a)   Flu. About 3% of those who contracted the flu, died from it.

36.

By the summer of 1919, the flu pandemic came to an end. Those that were infected either died or became immune.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

WWI finally ended with

a)

the signing of the 1918 League of Nations.

b)

Germany surrendering.

c)

the signing of the 1918 Armistice.

d)

Great Britain surrendering.

38.

This an organization was created to solve international disputes without violence and war.

a)

State Council of Peace

b)

International Board of Peace Relations

c)

International Council of Peace

d)

League of Nations