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Topic 4.1-4.6 First World War & Politics of the Roaring Twenties

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The members of the Triple Entente were

a)

Great Britain, Germany and France

b)

Great Britain, Russia and France

c)

Germany, Autria-Hungary and Italy

d)

Germany, Autria-Hungary and France

2.
What is the most probable link between militarism and imperialism?
a)
A country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them
b)
Army expands, the country wants colonies to recruit troops
c)
Colonies, grow, the military stages training exercises there
d)
Army expands, a country seeks colonies to prevent protesting
3.

The was began on the 28th of July of 1914 due to the assassination of

a)

Prince Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire

b)

Franz Ferdinand, who had just attacked Serbia and Spain in 1908

c)

Ferdinand III, emperor of Germany and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire

d)

Ferdinand III, who had killed a Bosnian student with links toi Serbian nationalist organisations.

4.

An alliance between Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria during WWI

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Super Powers

5.
Which answer summarize the Schlieffen Plan that Germany created to prepare for a two-front war?
a)
Attack France first, then Russia.
b)
Attack Russia first, then France.
c)
Send half of the army to France and half to Russia.
d)
Ally with Russia to fight France.
6.

A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from a long ditch facing each other.

a)

Convoy System

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

War Bonds

d)

Red Scare

7.
What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?
a)
Britain’s policy to sink ships in German water, no warning!
b)
German policy to sink ships in British water without warning
c)
The U.S. warning of warfare the central powers could expect.
d)
German decision to focus resources on water around Europe.
8.

World War I actually began in 1914, but the United States did not enter the war until 1917. What was one of the reasons that the United States entered World War I?

a)

To protect the U.S. trade ships

that were attacked

b)

To protest Europe from an

invasion by Russia

c)

to protect U.S. citizens living in

Europe

d)

To prevent Germany from

taking over Europe

9.

In 1917, the US entered the Great war because

a)

Austria-Hungary attacked Lusitania, an American port

b)

Great Britain and France asked for help

c)

Russia surrendered due to the Russian Revolution

d)

Germany sunk Lusitania, an ocean liner, in 1915.

10.

What was one of the major factors that brought the U.S. to enter WWI in 1917?

a)

Sinking of the Lusitania

b)

Sinking of the Maine

c)

Sinking of the Titanic

d)

Sinking of the Arizona

11.

What forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France and Poland?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

18th Amendment

d)

League of Nations

12.

What contributitions did the U.S. make during WWI? Check all that apply.

a)

Soldiers

b)

Weapons

c)

Morale

d)

Zeppelins

13.

When World War I ended, the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to do all BUT which of the following.

a)

Give up land

b)

Pay for war damages

c)

Join the League of Nations

d)

Limit the military

14.

What was the impact of the United States joining the Allies during World War I?

a)

the Allies lost the war, changed the course of war.

b)

the Allies were able to win, changed the course of war.

c)

the Allies were unhappy with the USA

d)

the Allies surrendered to the Central Powers

15.

What impact did new technololgies have during World War I?

a)

less people died

b)

it had no effect

c)

more people died

16.

During the Great War, women started working

a)

in factories, for the mass production of munitions and provisions.

b)

in factories, producing textiles.

c)

at home, taking care of children while men were away.

d)

as soldiers, since most men died in the war and they needed extra help.

17.

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

a)

Propaganda

b)

Armistice

c)

Alliance

d)

War Bonds

18.

The Great Migration is when African Americans moved to the ________.

a)

The North

b)

The South

19.

Which of the following is NOT a REASON for the Great Migration?

a)

Job Opportunities

b)

Better Education

c)

To escape racism

d)

Better fertile land for farming

20.

Did African Americans find equality when they moved?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

The Treaty of Versailles

a)

was the peace agreement, signed in 1919, where Germany would be established as victor

b)

was the peace treaty that ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers in 1919.

c)

was the peace agreement, signed in the 11th of November 1918

d)

was the peace treaty that ended the war between Germany and the Triple Alliance in 1919.

22.
How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar Germany?
a)
Left a legacy of hatred in the hearts of the German people.
b)
It stabilized the German economy.
c)
It left Germany in the same state as it was before the war.
d)
It gave Germans the drive to rebuild their nation.
23.

When the war ended, Europe was left with great levels of destruction. In order to repair buildings and infrastructures,

a)

the US acted as a bank.

b)

China expanded its market of opium.

c)

Moroccan soldiers and civilians moved to Europe.

d)

women worked in construction sites.

24.
The climate of fear and suspicion that came about as immigration increased and many began to fear rising communism and socialism.
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
Red Scare
d)
Jingoism
25.
_______ fell into economic crisis early in the 1920's due to less demand and lower prices for food after World War I.  Banks were ultimately hurt after this group failed to re-pay loans taken during the Great War to expand production.
a)
Farmers
b)
Steel Workers
c)
Oil Producers
d)
Airplane manufacturers
26.
He was elected President in 1920, promising "Normalcy."
a)
Wilson
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Harding
d)
Hoover
27.
_______ illustrate the anti-immigration feelings of the 1920's because they were executed for a robbery on very, very thin evidence.
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Laurel and Hardy
c)
Rogers and Hammerstein
d)
The Howard Brothers
28.
The _________________________ was a racist group that terrorized African Americans and harassed Catholics, Jews, and immigrants.
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
NAACP
c)
Anti-Communist League
d)
ACLU
29.

Which of the following systems allow citizens to buy goods now and pay for them in monthly payments

a)

buying on margin

b)

taking out a mortgage

c)

renting

d)

installment buying

30.
What was the Red Scare 
a)
A time when people were afraid of anarchism, communism, and socialism
b)
When people were afraid of the color red
c)
Sacco and Vanzetti
d)
a red ghost
31.
People were encouraged to buy products using this during the 1920's.
a)
Credit
b)
Check
c)
Cash
d)
Ration Stamps
32.
U.S. Foreign policy of the 1920s...
a)
Isolationism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
33.
What would we associate with this image?
a)
Increase in nativism
b)
Rise of prohibition
c)
Decrease in nativism
d)
Rise of modern culture
34.
A numeric limit used to slow immigration in the 1920's.
a)
evolution
b)
fundamentalism
c)
quota
d)
isolationism
35.

What allowed Henry Ford’s Model Ts to be sold for less than half the cost of other cars?

a)

the use of cheaper materials

b)

the use of an assembly line

c)

not following safety standards

d)

the fact that no two cars were exactly alike

36.
The boom of the automobile in popularity led to 
a)
 decline in tourism
b)
new roads and bridges being built
c)
gasoline being rationed
d)
workers in the Ford plants receiving pay cuts
37.
The main reason for urban sprawl in the 1920s 
a)
the rise of the automobile
b)
widespread distribution of electricity
c)
growth of industry
d)
a change in birth rate
38.

Scandal that came as a result of bribes from Oil Companies, its effects were in People Distrusting the Government of Harding

a)

Scandal of Scandals

b)

King of Kings

c)

Teapot Dome Scandal

d)

Watergate Scandal

39.
U.S. Attorney General who tried to capture & deport as many communists as possible during 1919 & 1920 was
a)
Warren G. Harding
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
A. Mitchell Palmer
40.

What was one result of the use of consumer credit during the 1920s?

a)

More farmers could buy additional land.

b)

Families could move away from cities.

c)

More people could buy new products.

d)

Factories could improve working conditions.