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World War 1 Day 3 & 4 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the name of the acts that made it illegal to criticize the U.S. involvement in the war or encourage draft resisters
a)
Espionage and Sedition Acts
b)
Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points
c)
the Yalta Agreement and the Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Espionage Act and the Fourteen Points
2.
The Great Migration was the mass movement of African Americans from where to where during WWI?
a)
Rural areas to urban areas.
b)
West Coast to the East Coast
c)
The South to the North
d)
The North to the South
3.
Why did so many African Americans migrate during WWI?
a)
They moved to new areas to live with relatives they had been away from for many years.
b)
There were new job opportunities available in factories that had not existed before WWI.
c)
They wanted to live in an area with a more mild climate.
d)
None of the above.
4.
Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. did not want to join the League of Nations?
a)
There was fear that it would get the U.S. involved in another war
b)
Germany  was allowed into the League of Nations
c)
The League of Nations would be too costly for Americans
d)
The U.S. was pre-occupied with difficulties at home.
5.
Law which required men ages 21-30 to register to be drafted
a)
Conscription Act
b)
"I Want You Act"
c)
Selective Service Act
d)
Required Service Act
6.
What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
U.S.S. Admiral
d)
the Titanic
7.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S.  and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
8.

What was the name of President Wilson's plan for peace?

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Sussex Pledge

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Fourteen Points

9.

What country had to admit guilt for WWI according to the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Italy

10.

What was the ruling in Schenck v. US?

a)

separate but equal is okay

b)

free speech can be limited with "clear and present danger"

c)

right to bear arms could be limited for immigrants

d)

Sedition Act was unconstitutional

11.

Whose job was to encourage American support for WWI?

a)

J. Edgar Hoover

b)

War Propaganda Board

c)

War Industries Board

d)

Committee on Public Information

12.

Which legislation silenced criticism of the war at home?

a)

Committee on Public Information

b)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

c)

The Red Scare

d)

Palmer Raids

13.

What group took power in Russia during WWI and established a communist regime?

a)

Bolsheviks

b)

Serbs

c)

Slovenes

d)

Bosnians

14.

What is a method of citizens loaning money to the government to pay for war?

a)

propaganda

b)

sussex pledge

c)

espionage

d)

war bonds

15.

What was the name of the peace-keeping organization proposed by Wilson?

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

League of Nations

c)

United Nations

d)

Sussex Pledge

16.

What is the name for information designed to influence opinion?

a)

yellow journalism

b)

media

c)

muckraking

d)

propaganda

17.

Which American General led the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe which led to an Allie victory?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Alvin York

c)

John Pershing

d)

Albert Mahan

18.

What roles did women serve in World War 1? Check all that apply.

a)

secretary

b)

telephone operator

c)

front line fighter

d)

nurse

19.

What officially ended World War 1?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

the armistice

c)

Treaty of Paris 1898

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

20.

What is the name for a cease-fire?

a)

armistice

b)

propaganda

c)

treaty

d)

espionage