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Imperialism and WWI

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 11hrs 45mins

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Class
Date
1.

The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories is called

(R/N #4-1)

a)

Pacifism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Communism

d)

Nationalism

2.

Three factors that fueled American Imperialism are military strength, thirst for new markets, and...

(R/N #4-1)

a)

belief in cultural superiority

b)

a desire to become involved in European affairs

c)

to ensure weaker nations are treated fairly

d)

technological advancement

3.

Which U.S. State was purchased in 1867 from Russia for $7.2 million by Secretary of State William Seward?

(R/N #4-2)

a)

Hawaii

b)

Canada

c)

Alaska

d)

Florida

4.

What did Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii propose that led to her being overthrown?

a)

No more trade deals with the United States

b)

Hawaii should begin a world conquest campaign

c)

The assassination of President McKinley

d)

Removing 'property-owning qualifications' for non-Hawaiians to vote

5.

How does Spain respond when U.S. diplomats offer to buy Cuba from them?

(R/N #4-3)

a)

They would rather see Cuba sunk in the ocean

b)

You have a deal!

c)

You can buy Puerto Rico instead

d)

Cuba is already a free and independent nation

6.

The sensational style of Newspaper writing known to exaggerate the news to lure and enrage readers is called

(R/N #4-3)

a)

Times New Roman

b)

Comic Strips

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Propaganda

7.

Why were Americans angry over the 'De Lome Letter'?

(R/N #4-3)

a)

It said that America could never be as strong as Spain

b)

It called President McKinley "weak" and, "a bidder for the admiration of the crowd"

c)

It detailed plans to for Spain to ally with Mexico to keep the U.S. out of Europe during WWI

d)

The letter admitted that Spain was responsible for the explosion of the USS Maine

8.

What was the rallying cry for U.S. intervention in Cuba?

(R/N #4-4)

a)

McKinley is Weak!

b)

Remember the Maine!

c)

Cuba Libre!

d)

No More War!

9.

Which future U.S. President fought in the Spanish-American War and was called the 'Hero of San Juan Hill'?

(R/N #4-4)

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

William Taft

10.

The U.S. annexation of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines was settled with the Senate's approval of the...

(R/N #4-4)

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Cuba

c)

Treaty of Spain

d)

Treaty of Versailles

11.

Which other nation ruled Panama prior to building the Panama Canal?

a)

Mexico

b)

Columbia

c)

Cuba

d)

Ecuador

12.

How many workers died in the construction of the Panama Canal?

(R/N #4-5)

a)

over 10,000

b)

less than 5,500

c)

over 5,600

d)

less than 2,500

13.

The Roosevelt Corollary stated that...

(R/N #4-5)

a)

The United States has a moral responsibility to deny recognition of hostile governments

b)

The Monroe Doctrine was no longer useful

c)

The U.S. Government will guarantee loans made to foreign countries by American business people

d)

The United States would now use force to protect its economic interests in Latin America

14.

Roosevelt based his Latin American policy on a West African proverb, "Speak softly and..."

(R/N #4-5)

a)

carry a big stick

b)

leave my house

c)

keep your eyes open

d)

sing loudly

15.

Wilson's 'Missionary Diplomacy' encouraged nations in the Western Hemisphere to establish...

(R/N #4-5)

a)

monarchies

b)

pacifist governments

c)

democratic governments

d)

communism

16.

For the first time, the Panama Canal directly connected the Atlantic Ocean to which other Ocean?

(R/N #4-5)

a)

The Southern Ocean

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Arctic Ocean

17.

Which answer below best describes Militarism

(WWI S/N's Part I)

a)

European powers were competing to build colonial empires

b)

Many ethnic groups wanted their nations to become independent

c)

European nations created two major military alliances in an attempt to create a balance of power

d)

Each nation wanted armed forces that were stronger than those of their potential enemies

18.

By 1890 the strongest European nation was

(WWI S/N's Part I)

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

19.

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy make up which alliance?

(WWI S/N's Part I)

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Military Powers

20.

When the U.S. enters WWI which alliance do they join?

(WWI S/N's Part II)

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Super Powers

21.

Which Prince was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist that started WWI?

(WWI S/N's Part I)

a)

Prince Philip

b)

Duke of Austria-Hungary

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

President McKinley

22.

Germany's plan to quickly take Belgium and France before defeating Russia was called the...

(WWI S/N's Part I)

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

The German Offensive

c)

The Sussex Pledge

d)

Schlieffen Plan

23.

Which option below was not a style of fighting used during World War I?

(WWI S/N's Part III)

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Submarine Warfare

c)

Nuclear Warfare

d)

Chemical Warfare

24.

The specific region located between rival trenches. Filled with mud, shell craters, and barbed wire.

(WWI S/N's Part I)

a)

No Man's Land

b)

Demilitarized Zone

c)

The Western Front

d)

The Battlefield

25.

Constant bombardments and other experiences often led to battle fatigue called...

(WWI S/N's Part I)

a)

Battle Exhaustion

b)

Shell Shock

c)

Spanish Flu

d)

Sleep Deprivation

26.

The German Navy used these special ships to destroy allied ships without being detected

(WWI S/N's Part II)

a)

Battleships

b)

U-Boats

c)

Destroyers

d)

Supply Ships

27.

Which civilian ship was sunk by German U-Boats off the Irish Coast. This disaster led to many Americans turning against the Germans

(WWI S/N's Part II)

a)

The Titanic

b)

The Lusitania

c)

The Hunley

d)

The Dreadnought

28.

The German Emperor was called the...

(WWI S/N's Part I)

a)

King

b)

President

c)

Tsar

d)

Kaiser

29.

This group of African American soldiers earned France's highest military honor, the Croix de Guerre, or "Cross of War". They were also known as the '369th Infantry Regiment'.

(WWI S/N's Part II)

a)

Harlem Hell Fighters

b)

The Choctaw Code Talkers

c)

Harlem Hell Cats

d)

Tuskegee Airmen

30.

The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was led by which U.S. General?

(WWI S/N's Part II)

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Alvin York

31.

The method of using a heavy guard of destroyers escorting merchant ships back and forth across the Atlantic. This method cut shipping losses from U-Boat attacks in half.

a)

Lone Wolf Method

b)

Convoy System

c)

British Blockade

d)

Sussex Pledge

32.

This Act requires men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service.

(WWI S/N's Part II)

a)

The Draft Act

b)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

c)

Military Service Act

d)

Selective Service Act

33.

U.S. Troops in World War I were referred to as...

(WWI S/N's Part II)

a)

G.I. Joes

b)

Shock Troopers

c)

Doughboys

d)

Conscientious Objectors

34.

A conscientious objector is...

(WWI S/N's Part III)

a)

a soldier ready for battle

b)

a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds

c)

the name for chemists who made chemical weapons

d)

a journalist reporting on the war

35.

This country had the most casualties during World War I

(WWI S/N's Part IV)

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

United States

36.

In the United States, this board encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency

(WWI S/N's Part III)

a)

War Industries Board (WIB)

b)

Presidential Cabinet

c)

U.S. Board of Directors

d)

Committee on Public Information

37.

Propaganda is...

(WWI S/N's Part III)

a)

a common disease easily spread due to trench warfare

b)

a kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions

c)

the German word for 'troop' or 'soldier'

d)

a type of vegetable often planted in victory gardens

38.

A person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort due to the...

(WWI S/N's Part III)

a)

Selective Service Act

b)

First Amendment

c)

Anti-American Act

d)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

39.

At the Paris Peace Conference; the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy were known as...

(WWI S/N's Part IV)

a)

The Fab Four

b)

The Big Four

c)

The Fantastic Four

d)

The Old Four

40.

Wilson's vision of the postwar world was provided as a list called....

(WWI S/N's Part IV)

a)

The Fourteen Points

b)

New World Order

c)

The New Testament

d)

The War-Guilt Clause

41.

The last goal of Wilson's Fourteen Points was to create the...

(WWI S/N's Part IV, Fourteen Points Handout)

a)

Free Trade Among Nations

b)

Freedom of Navigation on the Seas

c)

League of Nations

d)

An Independent Polish Nation

42.

At the 11th hour, on the 11th day, in the 11th month of 1918, Germany agreed to a cease-fire and signed the___________, or truce, that ended the war.

(WWI S/N's Part IV)

a)

armistice

b)

declaration

c)

essay

d)

constitution

43.

The official peace treaty after World War I to create stability for a rebuilt Europe

(WWI S/N's Part IV)

a)

The Treaty of World Peace

b)

Wilson's Fourteen Points

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

The Treaty of Versailles

44.

Russia left the Allies during the last year of the war because...

(WWI S/N's Part IV)

a)

The Russians became conscientious objectors

b)

Russia lost too much territory

c)

Russia lost too many soldiers

d)

The Communist Revolution

45.

Which option below is NOT a punishment given to Germany

(WWI S/N's Part IV)

a)

Germany had to pay reparations amounting to $33 billion

b)

Germany had to publicly apologize to America for involving them in the war

c)

Germany was banned from maintaining an army

d)

Germany had to return the region Alsace-Lorraine to France