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WWI

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, that was the spark that started WWI?

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

President Woodrow Wilson

c)

Archduke Vasal Charlemagne

d)

Archduke Sir Isaac Newton

2.

Devotion to one's country

a)

Espionage

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Germanic

3.

Glorificatoin of the military

a)

Espionage

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Germanic

4.

The Triple Alliance consisted of which countries?

a)

U.S., France, Britain

b)

Britain. France, Russia

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungaray, Italy

d)

Germany, U.S. Italy

5.

The Triple Entente Alliance consisted of which countries?

a)

U.S. France, Britain

b)

Russia, France, Britain

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungaray, Italy

d)

Germany, U.S. Italy

6.

The Battle of the Marne was an early battle in the war between Germany and France and it evolved into a stalemate. What is a stalemate?

a)

an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.

b)

guten tag

c)

A situation in which neither side can win a clear victory.

d)

a state, period, or place of isolation

7.

Hundreds of miles of shallow trenches dug from France, through Belgium, and into Switzerland led to what style of warfare during WWI?

a)

assymetic warfare

b)

irregular warfare

c)

chemical warfare

d)

trench warfare

8.

What country was considered to be a major part of the Western Front?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

U.S.

d)

Puerto Rico

9.

What did many soldiers in WWI develop due to standing for hours in the wet muddy trenches?

a)

trench eyes

b)

trench dreams

c)

trench foot

d)

trench mouth

10.

At first they numbered in the 1,000's then the hundreds of thousands of sodliers that were killed, wounded, or missing. What were they called?

a)

Missing In Action

b)

Casualties

c)

Collateral Damage

d)

Trench Deaths

11.

Why did President Wilson stress that the United States stay neutral during WWI?

a)

The Zimmerman note was a fake and did not involve the U.S.

b)

There were many different ethnicities in America and he did not want to see Americans divide against each other.

c)

President Wilson saw how the Germans tore through neutral Belgium, and did not want the same thing to happen in the United States.

d)

The new weapons of the war were not manufactured in the United States.

12.

What was introduced during WWI that caused an extremely high number of casualties on both sides?

a)

new weapons

b)

new food sources

c)

new divisions between Americans

d)

new alliances between countries

13.

Which British passenger ship was sunk off the coast of Ireland that was carrying many Americans?

a)

Sussex

b)

Lusitania

c)

Titanic

d)

Maid of the Myst

14.

What did international law define as weapons and other war related materials that can be used directly for war?

a)

casualties

b)

contraband

c)

blockades

d)

food sources

15.

Why did the British use its naval power to blockade the seas during WWI?

a)

to keep contraband goods from reaching its enemies

b)

to keep American businessmen from traveling to Britain

c)

to keep the Serbians from assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

to help the casualties of war

16.

during WWI the Germans used submarines, to sink Allied ships. What is another name for a German Submarine?

a)

J-boats

b)

U-boats

c)

Z-boats

d)

G-boats

17.

What act passed by congress to crack down on public opinion against war efforts. This act allowed the post offices to ban delivery of newspapers, magazines, or other printed material that was treasonable in any way?

a)

Schenk Act

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Espionage Act

d)

Naval Blockade Act

18.

Which act passed by congress in 1918 made it a crime to speak out in any form against the U.S. Government, Constitution, and the Military

a)

Schenk Act

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Espionage Act

d)

Naval Blockade Act

19.

Even though many new opportunites for women opened up during WWI, what was the one thing women still could not do?

a)

make homemade meals

b)

get married and have children

c)

vote

d)

get a job

20.

Between 1910-1920 over 1.2 million African Americans headed north to look for work and to escape deep rooted racism in the south, this was referred to

a)

The American Movement

b)

Go West Young Man

c)

The Great Migration

d)

The Great War Effect

21.

What pandemic developed in 1918 and caused millions of deaths world wide?

a)

Covid-19 Outbreak

b)

Influenza Outbreak

c)

Pneumonia Outbreak

d)

The Black Death

22.

What harsh realities did African Americans and Women face at the end of WWI?

a)

They would no longer have jobs due to the white soldiers returning from war and taking their jobs back.

b)

They would have to move to different positions within the factories.

c)

They would have to work overtime.

d)

The would have a new leader of the socialist party in Eugene Debs.

23.

What is the time frame called in which businesses see less demand for products and begin to lose money

a)

Inflation

b)

Recession

c)

Migration

d)

Espionage

24.

What is the time period called when there is a rapid rise in prices and demand for products.

a)

Recession

b)

Sedition

c)

Espionage

d)

Inflation

25.

There was a note sent to Mexico, proposing an alliance beetween Germany and Mexico, if Mexico would declare war on the U.S.. What was the name of this note?

a)

Espionage Note

b)

Zimmerman Note

c)

Zootsuits Note

d)

Zykovski Note

26.

Why did Arthur Zimmerman send a note to Mexico, proposing an alliance between Mexico and Germany, if Mexico would declare war on the U.S.?

a)

To see if the U.S. would be interested in an alliance with Germany

b)

To distract the U.S. and keep them out of the fighting in Europe

c)

To show off the strength of Germany's military

d)

To see if France and Britain would be interested in an alliance with Germany and fight against the U.S.

27.

What act authorized the drafting of young men for military service?

a)

Espionage Act

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Sedation Act

d)

Militarism Act

28.

What agency was created to determine what products were made by which industries, where the products would go, and how much they would cost?

a)

Committee of Public Information

b)

War Industries Board

c)

Selective Service Act

d)

Conscientious Objectors

29.

What agency was created to help inform the nation about the causes of the war and exactly why the U.S. became involved?

a)

Selective Service Act

b)

War Industries Board

c)

Committee on Public Information

d)

Conscientious Objectors

30.

Some men did not believe in the war and refused to register for the draft, or not report to dute if drafted. They sited moral and religious beliefs that forbid them to fight in wars. What were these people called?

a)

Cowards

b)

Lusitanians

c)

Conscientious Objectors

d)

Selective Peace Seekers

31.

A widespread fear of communism and radicals ploting to takeover America was refered to as the

a)

Espionage Act

b)

Red Scare

c)

Green Card Affect

d)

Palmer Raids