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World War I Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the belief that the US should stay out of world events

a)

imperialism

b)

isolationism

c)

militarism

d)

nationalism

2.

a secret telegram (in code) sent by Germany as an attempt to form an alliance with Mexico if the US should enter WWI

a)

Zipperman Telegram

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Treaty of Versailles

3.

ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Treaty of WWI

c)

United States

d)

Treaty of Versailles

4.

A British cruise ship attacked and sunk by a German submarine. Many civilians were killed , including many Americans. This attack was one reason for the US entering WWI.

a)

Lusitania

b)

The Maine

c)

Allied Powers

d)

Central Powers

5.

Austra-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire

a)

alliance

b)

Central Powers

c)

Allied Powers

d)

militarism

6.

An agreement nations make to support and defend each other.

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

alliance

7.

Building up one's military for protection

a)

militarism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

isolationism

8.

the building of empires by expanding a country's territory/land outside its original borders. Adding new lands.

a)

nationalism

b)

militarism

c)

imperialism

d)

isolationism

9.

Having a "strong" sense of PRIDE in one's country.

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

isolationism

10.

required all men in the US between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Selective Services Act

d)

Allied Powers

11.

An international conflict that primarily involved European nations until the US entered the war in 1917.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

World War III

12.

Great Britain, Russia, France, Italy, Serbia, Belgium, and the United States

a)

Central Powers

b)

alliance

c)

Allied Powers

d)

World War I