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SAW & WWI

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following countries was a member of the Central Powers? Select the

three (3) correct answers.

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

Ottoman Empire

2.

What was the impact of the graphic shown?

a)

Led the United States to join the Central Powers.

b)

Encouraged the United States to remain neutral.

c)

Led the United States to become involved in World War I.

d)

Forced the United States to cut economic ties to Great Britain.

3.

War Bond ("Liberty Bond")

a)

Getting out of jail for free during war

b)

Citizens paying money to the government to support the war effort

c)

Soldiers being given tax breaks after a war

d)

Soldiers working at the US Mint to coin more money during war

4.

An event or happening that takes place in the world and affects many countries. 

a)

generation

b)

league of nations

c)

total war

d)

world affair

5.

Civilian

a)

Strong feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness over one's country.

b)

a person not in the armed services or the police force

c)

an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time

d)

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

6.

Identify the Central Powers

a)

Italy, France, Russia

b)

Germany, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary

c)

Spain, Norway, Sweden

7.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main causes of World War I?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Neutrality

8.

nations of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and eventually the United States 

a)

central powers

b)

allied powers

c)

world affair

d)

league of nations

9.

This forced Germany to accept full blame for WWI.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Armistice

d)

Red Scare

10.

an agreement to stop fighting

a)

truce

b)

treaty of versailles

c)

armistice

d)

bankrupt

11.

What is the best title for the list?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Central Powers

d)

Eastern Powers

12.
Which 14 point did Wilson create to prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
No secret alliances
c)
Removal of economic barriers
d)
Absolute freedom of seas
13.

Pride in one's nation, promoting it's causes, cultures and interests is

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

alliances

14.

Propaganda can be best described as

a)

fake news

b)

objective coverage of a news story, event, person, etc.

c)

providing information, ideas, and even rumors to help or hurt a cause

d)

tabloid type publications, celebrity gossip, etc.

15.

The belief that a country needs a strong army is called

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Socialism

16.

Making amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged

a)

Armistice

b)

Alliance

c)

Reparations

d)

Propaganda

17.

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Socialism

18.

This is what the Germans called their submarines

a)

U-Boats

b)

Convoy System

c)

Red Scare

d)

Reparations

19.
A 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join in an alliance with Germany.
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Lusitania
c)
Zimmerman's Telegram
d)
The Great War
20.

What does neutral mean?

a)

cold

b)

hot

c)

take no sides

d)

middle

21.

Defense agreements among nations

a)

understanding your enemy

b)

trenches

c)

alliance system

d)

detente

22.
Policy of not getting involved in foreign affairs?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Appeasement
c)
Containment
d)
Imperialism
23.

Pick the vocabulary word: A yellow gas that would burn your insides until you die.

a)

Trenches

b)

Mustard Gas

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Lusitania

e)

Trigger

24.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
25.
Soldiers fought in long deep ditches dug for protection across from France from the English Channel to the border with Switzerland.
a)
Nuclear Warfare
b)
Guerrilla Warfare
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Defensive Warfare
26.
President Woodrow Wilson’s goals for peace after World War I.
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
League of Nations
c)
Schifflen Plan
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
27.

president of the United States during WWI who campaigned for peace after the war

a)

George Washington

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Zimmermann

28.

Territories gained as a result of the Spanish-American war include Puerto Rico, Guam and-

a)

Cuba

b)

Spain

c)

Philippines

29.

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders had an important victory in Cuba at-

a)

Pebble Beech

b)

San Juan Hill

c)

Normandy

d)

Havana Harbor

30.
What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?
a)
FDR
b)
JFK
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Taft
31.
What 2 oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
a)
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
d)
Lake Michigan and Mississippi River
32.
______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.
a)
Red-top
b)
Government
c)
Newspaper lying
d)
Yellow Journalism
33.
What ship had a huge explosion that killed 260 Americans?
a)
The Magic
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The USS Maine
34.
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
a)
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
b)
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
c)
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
d)
Cuba wanted independence from Spain 
35.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
36.
What was the name of volunteer soldiers?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Buffalo soldiers
c)
Franz Ferdinand
d)
Rough riders
37.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
38.
True or False:
The United States went to war to gain control of Cuba.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)
to speed up trade
c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
40.
Why did the US want to build a canal in Panama?
a)
to help the Panamanian people in their Revolution.
b)
to provide jobs for people
c)
to make it easier to move ships around the world
d)
to stop the invasion of South America
41.
Made America the world's policeman
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Domestic Policy
d)
Imperialism
42.
Incident that started the Spanish American war
a)
The Maine blows up
b)
The lusitania blows up
43.
Why did we care about Cuba?
a)
We had businesses there
b)
Cuba belonged to us
44.
Threatening use of force in Latin America if need be
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Moral Diplomacy
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Shuttle Diplomacy
45.
As a result of the Spanish American war, the US became  _______ ___________
a)
A world power
b)
Isolationist

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