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World War I -Starter w/o 3.6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What effect did the sinking of the Lusitania have on World War I?

a)

England surrendered to the Axis Powers.

b)

America decided to support Germany.

c)

World War I began in Europe.

d)

The United States joined the war.

2.

What was one effect of the sinking of the Lusitania?

a)

The American public started to support attacking Spain.

b)

The American public started to support fighting Great Britain.

c)

The American public started to support entering World War I.

d)

The American public wanted to be even more neutral in World War I.

3.

Who was the president of the United States that led the nation to join World War I?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

William McKinley

4.

What did Germany use to sink British and US ships in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

I-boats

b)

E-boats

c)

U-boats

d)

G-boats

5.

Which of the following BEST describes Americans' attitudes on entering WWI when fighting first started in Europe?

a)

Most Americans wanted to get involved in the war.

b)

Most Americans wanted to punish Germany.

c)

Most Americans wanted to protest the president for entering the war.

d)

Most Americans wanted to stay out of the war.

6.

What term refers to the identification with one's own nation, which excludes the interests of other nations?

a)

Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Allies

d)

Isolationism

7.

Which term refers to a country's belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it?

a)

Allies

b)

Isolationism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Militarism

8.

This group was known as the Triple Entente, who were allied at the beginning of WWI against the Central Powers.

a)

Great Britain, France, Germany

b)

United States, Germany, Russia

c)

Great Britain, France, Russia

d)

Germany, Austria Hungary, Great Britain

9.

This group were known as the Central Powers during World War I.

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria

b)

Great Britain, France, Russia

c)

Great Britain, France, Germany

d)

France, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain

10.

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

11.

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

12.

Building up one's military for protection

a)

militarism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

isolationism

13.

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

14.

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

15.

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

16.

​ (a)   took over many other jobs that were once done only by men.

Choose from the below words
Women
Elderly
Children
17.

Which lands would Mexico gain back if Germany won the war?​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona
New Mexico, Texas, Colorado
Texas, Arizona, and California
18.

​ (a)   used strikes to protest poor working conditions.

Choose from the below words
Labor Union
Political Party
Political Union
International Union
19.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
20.

Which term means a country is separating itself from other countries?

a)

Alliance

b)

Isolationism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Neutrality