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WWI study

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War I?

a)

American Isolationism

b)

Imperialist competition

c)

stockpiling weapons

d)

European nationalism

2.

Where did the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand occur?

a)

Alsace-Lorraine

b)

The Ottoman Empire

c)

Bosnia

d)

Serbia

3.

What did the US use to overcome the threat of German U-boats?

a)

Airplanes

b)

Ships flying neutral flags

c)

A fleet of American submarines

d)

the Convoy System

4.

Which of the following was a result of the Selective Service Act?

a)

African Americans could not become officers

b)

Troops were segregated by race

c)

Women could serve in combat units

d)

Men were required to register for military service

5.

Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in World War I?

a)

Trenches

b)

Hydrogen Bombs

c)

Airplanes and tanks

d)

Pistols and Bayonets

6.

Which of the following nations suffered the fewest casualties?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Britain

d)

United States

7.

What was the policy that kept the US out of war?

a)

Nationalism

b)

The Alliance System

c)

The Convoy System

d)

Neutrality

8.

The war would have only involved 2 nations if not for what?

a)

American Expitionary Force

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Alliances

9.

The Espionage and Sedition Acts affected freedom of speech because

a)

It forced restaurants to serve "liberty sandwiches" instead of hamburgers

b)

It allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged it

c)

Promoted biased ideas designed to sway people's thinking

10.

The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance of

a)

Creating international peace-keeping organizations

b)

Crippling any nation that may be dangerous in the future

c)

Treating all nations justly, even those who lost

d)

Identifying the guilty party in war

11.

Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Triple Alliance?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

The Ottoman Empire

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

12.

What effect did the war have on the suffragist movement?

a)

It delayed action as attention was turned to the war effort

b)

It caused a split with the NAWSA

c)

It hastened passage of the 19th Amendment

d)

It had little effect

13.

The assassination of this world leader sparked the beginning of World War I.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Gavrillo Princip

d)

Joseph Stalin

14.

What were the underlying causes of World War I?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

imperialism

d)

alliances

15.

This policy by Germany is what ultimately caused the US to enter the war.

a)

Blitzkrieg Warfare

b)

Unrestricted Naval Warfare

c)

Unrestricted Aerial Warfare

d)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

16.

Which famous British ship was sunk by German U-boats in 1915?

a)

The USS Jarman

b)

The Titanic

c)

The Lusatania

d)

a Carnival cruise ship

17.

This is the act passed by Congress in 1917 to begin drafting men into the military.

a)

Selective Service Act

b)

Sherman Antitrust Act

c)

Pendleton Civil Service Act

d)

Stamp act

18.

General John Pershing was the Commander of this US force sent to Europe to fight Germany.

a)

Allied Powers

b)

American Expeditionary Force

c)

Central Powers

d)

Triple Entente

19.

Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts

a)

Men were drafted into the military

b)

US became allies with Britain

c)

People could not interfere with the war effort

d)

War was declared on Germany

20.

The use of ______________ attempted to convince Americans to help out with the war effort. (remember the posters)

a)

Threats of imprisonment

b)

brainwashing

c)

propoganda

d)

alliances

21.

This president developed the 14 Points in order to maintain a "lasting peace in Europe"

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Bill Clinton

22.

Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Triple Entente?

a)

US

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Russia

23.

This government program was the main regulatory body of America's wartime economy.

a)

Department of Defense

b)

War Industries Board

c)

Securities and Exchange Commission

d)

American Expeditionary Force

24.

What was the main goal of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Create lasting peace in Europe

b)

Divide Germany into 3 occupied zones

c)

Help Germany rebuild following the war

d)

Punish Germany for the war

25.

What was the only "point" of Wilson's 14 Points that was accepted in the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

League of Nations

b)

Freedom of the seas

c)

No more alliances

d)

Reduction in all nations' armaments

26.

What did the armistice in November 1918 do?

a)

Ended the war

b)

Stopped the fighting

c)

Forced Germany to surrender

d)

Gave the Allies the advantage in the war

27.

What event caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

a)

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

German invasion of Belgium

c)

German attack on France

d)

German invasion of Poland