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Immigraigton, Captains of Industry and WW1

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What organization did Wilson want to establish?
a)
United Nations
b)
European Union
c)
League of Nations
d)
NAFTA
2.

Which of these was a reason that the United States got involved in World War I?

a)

a song called "Over There"

b)

the Zimmermann Telegram

c)

Food Shortages

d)

Belleau Wood

3.

What was the name of the peace plan that Woodrow Wilson created at the end of World War I?

a)

The 13 Points

b)

The 14 Points

c)

The 15 Points

d)

The 16 Points

4.

What was the overall purpose of Woodrow Wilson's peace plan?

a)

to make sure the US got the most stuff

b)

the make sure that there would be no more wars

c)

to give the United States more power

5.

The United States didn't join the League of Nations because...

a)

the Supreme Court ruled against it

b)

Woodrow Wilson refused to join

c)

American people didn't want the US to join

d)

the US Senate failed to ratify the treaty

6.
How quickly did America join the League of Nations?
a)
Never
b)
Immediately
c)
At the start of WWII
d)
1918
7.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about World War I?
a)
Most of the fighting took place in trenches
b)
Americans helped the Allies in the final battles of the war
c)
the revolution in Russia led Russia to withdraw from the war
d)
Although the war caused a lot of damage, there were very few casualties
8.

Who opposed the 14 point plan in Congress?

a)

Sen. Douglas

b)

Sen. Williams

c)

Sen. Jones

d)

Sen. Lodge

9.

When did WW1 end

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1818

d)

2020

10.

What is the Treaty of Versailles

a)

A piece of paper

b)

A document that brought the war to an end with peace

c)

Some thing that happened a long time ago

d)

A document from the 1700's

11.

Was the Treaty of Versailles fair to everyone

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

What was Henry Ford's model for the MASS manufacturing of American cars and consumer products?

a)

The assembly line

b)

Slavery

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Tenant Farming

13.
In World War I, the Central Powers included
a)
Britain and France
b)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
c)
Britain and the United States
d)
Germany and Russia
14.
One of the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles was that _____________ must admit its guilt in causing World War I.
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Russia
15.

A proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico during WW1

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

De lome letter

c)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

d)

Platt Amendment

16.

The area between two Trenches is n

known as this?

a)

Way out Wasteland

b)

Danger area

c)

Dead Mans Island

d)

No Mans Land

17.

His assassination started WW1?

a)

William Taft

b)

Archduke Franz ferdinand

c)

William Mckinley

d)

John J Pershing

18.
Of all of Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points (his plan for peace), he felt that the _______________________ was the most important because it might find a compromise before violence erupted.
a)
Freedom of the seas
b)
United Nations
c)
League of Nations
d)
Treaty of Versailles
19.
Who was allied with Austria-Hungary? (CENTRAL POWERS!!)
a)
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
b)
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Serbia
c)
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Italy
d)
United States, Serbia, Great Britain
20.
Who was allied with Serbia during WW1?
a)
United States, Britain, Russia, France
b)
United States, Britain, Germany, Ottoman Empire
c)
United States, Britain, Austria-Hungary, Germany
d)
Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
21.
All of the following were reasons for the world going to war in WW1 EXCEPT--
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Neutrality
22.

Who made the telephone?

a)

George Stephenson

b)

The Wright Brothers

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

e)

Thomas Edison

23.

Who made the light bulb?

a)

George Stephenson

b)

James Watt

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

e)

Thomas Edison

24.

Who made the telegraph?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

The Wright Brothers

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

e)

Thomas Edison

25.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
a)
Letting Chinese in America with open arms
b)
Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years
c)
The Europeans taking over China
d)
Italians Immigrating to China
26.
The Bessemer process, invented by Henry Bessemer, was created to produce...
a)
cotton
b)
peanuts
c)
steel
d)
electricity
27.
John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in the ________ industry.
a)
steel
b)
oil
c)
banking
d)
railroad
28.
Define a monopoly.
a)
A card game
b)
businesses that are owned by investors
c)
A company controls all or most of businesses in an industry.
d)
Poor families
29.

What type of industry did Andrew Carnegie run?

a)

Railroad Industry

b)

Steel Industry

c)

Electric Industry

d)

Oil Industry

30.

A strike is when workers go to work everyday and try to force business owners to meet their demands.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

A labor union is a group of workers who join together to fight for improved working conditions and better wages.

a)

True

b)

False

32.
Where is the steel industry located?
a)
New York City
b)
Philadelphia, PA
c)
Pittsburgh, PA
d)
Boston, MA
33.
Who was the captain of industry for shipping and railroad?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
J. P. Morgan
d)
Andrew Carnegie
34.
Many farm laborers left the farm to go to work in the --
a)
city
b)
general store
c)
rural areas
d)
orchards
35.
Negative effects of industrialization:
* Child labor
* Low wages
* Long hours
* ?
Which best replaces the question mark?
a)
Increased production
b)
Unsafe working conditions
c)
High employment
d)
Limited profits
36.
Which statement best summarizes the goals of the women's suffrage movement?
a)
Women fought for educational opportunities and the right to vote to improve their lives
b)
Women traveled from city to city around the country to promote alcohol prohibition
c)
Women worked to help children by fighting to end the use of child labor
d)
Women accepted low wages for their work and fought against workplace reform
37.
What do Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony have in common?
a)
Temperance Movement
b)
Political Machines
c)
Suffrage Movement
d)
Settlement Houses

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