WorksheetsWWI Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 20mins
What year did WWI start?
(a)
No single event led to World War I. The causes are complicated.
True
False
There are four main causes of WWI. European countries were strengthening their militaries is an example of which cause?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
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?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
There are four main causes of WWI. France, Great Britain, and Russia formed the Triple Entente.This is an example of which cause?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
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?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Italy, France, and Austria-Hungary formed the Triple Alliance.
True
False
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of (a) , and his wife were assassinated.
This assassination of Archduke Ferdinand is considered the (a) that set off World War I.
Since 1914, when WWI started, President Wilson and most Americans had hoped to stay _____.
on the side of Great Britain
neutral
on the side of Germany
on the side of Austria-Hungary
Germany used these submarines to try to break through a blockade the British had set up.
(a)
An example of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare is the sinking of the _______.
Lusitania
Titanic
Zimmerman Boat
In the Zimmerman telegram, Germany stated that it intended to start back with its unrestricted submarine warfare and proposed an alliance with _________.
Great Britain
The United States
Brazil
Mexico
President Wilson used (a) to persuade the American people to support WWI.
This required all men between 21 and 30 years of age to sign up for a possible military draft.
Armistice
League of Nations
Selective Service Act
Propaganda
The governor of South Carolina established the State Council of Defense to generate support for the war.
True
False
For the first time since the Civil War, white Carolinians began celebrating _____ again.
the Fourth of July
Christmas
Presidents' Day
the Pecan Festival
South Carolina and the rest of the country benefited economically from WWI.
True
False
President Wilson created the ______ to oversee the economy during the war and made Bernard Baruch chair.
League of Nations
Bank of War Efforts
War Industries Board
State Council of Defense
To help finance the war, the government sold ___.
cotton
gold
war bonds
gardens
______ filled vital jobs in factories and offices when men were drafted into the military.
children
women
pets
This allowed farmed goods to be sent to troops fighting overseas.
war gardens
league gardens
council of gardens
South Carolina ranked low among other states in its support of the war.
True
False
There was a mass movement of Blacks from the South in the 1910s and 1920s, called the (a) .
Virginia became a favorite destination for African Americans leaving South Carolina.
True
False
African Americans enlisted in the war, in part hoping that it would weaken racism and earn them respect. Yet, they still faced _____.
homelessness
joblessness
discrimination
A group of Columbia businessmen raised money and bought the initial land for Camp _____ as a gift to the Federal government.
Wadsworth
Sevier
Jackson
Parris Island
Small businesses near training camps increased business by selling trainees goods and services.
True
False
In Greenville, Camp ____ also became an army training site.
Wadsworth
Sevier
Jackson
Parris Island
In Spartanburg, Camp ____ was built to train the New York National Guard.
Wadsworth
Sevier
Jackson
Parris Island
The 369th Infantry, an African American unit known as the ____, trained at Camp Wadsworth.
Harlem Marines
Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Fighting Stars
Harlem Hellfighters
South Carolina's climate was a big attraction for training camps because you could train _____ months of the year.
5
6
10
12
Land costs and labor costs for training camps were __________ in South Carolina than in the North or West coast.
more expensive
cheaper
Governor Manning wanted to boost the economies in South Carolina through the building of ____.
training camps
war gardens
gold mines
war beaches
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.
By the summer of 1919, the flu pandemic came to an end. Those that were infected either died or became immune.
True
False
WWI finally ended with
the signing of the 1918 League of Nations.
Germany surrendering.
the signing of the 1918 Armistice.
Great Britain surrendering.
This an organization was created to solve international disputes without violence and war.
State Council of Peace
International Board of Peace Relations
International Council of Peace
League of Nations
