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Ch. 8 Sec. 2 Joining the Fight - Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Germans target merchant ships with submarine warfare?

a)

The merchant ships carried troops.

b)

The merchant ships were disguised warships.

c)

The merchant ships were blockading German ports.

d)

The merchant ships might have been carrying cargo for the Allies.

2.

Why was Germany becoming desperate by early 1917?

a)

The British blockade was effective.

b)

German commanders were ineffective.

c)

The United States had entered the war.

d)

Most of their U-boats had been destroyed.

3.

What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

to announce Germany’s surrender

b)

to explain the sinking of the Lusitania

c)

to persuade Mexico to become an ally to Germany

d)

to reject President Wilson’s offer to broker a peace treaty

4.

How did America’s entry into World War I affect the federal government?

a)

Its power began to increase.

b)

Its power began to decrease.

c)

Cooperation between the president and Congress increased.

d)

Cooperation between the president and Congress decreased.

5.

What might the War Industries Board have done?

a)

drafted soldiers into the army

b)

helped people find wartime employment

c)

helped a car manufacturer switch to making airplanes

d)

kept track of Americans who did not buy Liberty Bonds

6.

Why did Americans decrease their consumption of certain foods after the United States entered World War I?

a)

to save money for Liberty Bonds

b)

to save food to send to the Allies

c)

to allow farmers and ranchers to work in factories

d)

to decrease demand for imported foods from Europe

7.

How did World War I affect the power of the U.S. government? (Select All That Apply)

a)

The war expanded the power of government over businesses and the economy with the establishment of the War Industries Board and the sale of Liberty Bonds.

b)

The war decreased the power of government over businesses and the economy .

c)

The war also interfered with civil liberties as the government introduced the Espionage and Sedition Acts and the Trading with the Enemy Act.

d)

The war also increased Americans civil liberties as the government introduced the Espionage and Sedition Acts and the Trading with the Enemy Act.

8.

How did the government limit Americans’ civil rights after entering World War I?

a)

Forced manufacturers to replace striking workers with unemployed minority and immigrant workers.

b)

The government introduced the Espionage and Sedition Acts and the Trading with the Enemy Act.

c)

The government established the War Industries Board and the sale of Liberty Bonds.

d)

The government forced Americans to purchase Liberty Bonds.

9.

Why did the government limit their freedom?

a)

The United States exported millions of dollars of goods for the Allies to use in the war effort.

b)

The government curtailed Americans’ right to free expression in an attempt to prevent spying, sabotage, and sedition.

c)

The war also interfered with civil liberties as the government introduced the Espionage and Sedition Acts and the Trading with the Enemy Act.

d)

The government increased Americans’ right to free expression in an attempt to gain support for the war, allowing them to speak their minds.

10.

What ship was sunk by the Germans to bring the U.S into the war?

a)

USS Maine

b)

Lusitania

c)

Mayflower

d)

USS Eisenhower

11.

Who was the commander of the American Expeditionary Force?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Alfred T Mahan

c)

John J Pershing

d)

Henry Johnston

12.

U-boats were German

a)

submarines used against Allied supply ships

b)

supply ships that blocked allied ports

c)

artillery

d)

dreadnoughts

13.
What was the Lusitania
a)
it was a British liner that got sunk
b)
It was a German sumberine
c)
it was a rocketship
d)
it was the first airplane ever to be built and it was made by the Wright brothers
14.
What were the submarines called that were used by Germany?
a)
W Boats
b)
U Boats
c)
Tanks
d)
Missiles
15.

Who sank British Passenger ships?

a)

Belgium

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

US

16.

The sinking of which ship brought the US a step closer to war?

a)

The Titanic

b)

The Lusitaina

c)

The Maine

d)

The Edmund Fitzgerald

17.

Which 3 nations were part of the Zimmerman telegram?

a)

U.S., France, Germany

b)

U.S., Mexico, France

c)

Germany, Mexico, U.S.

d)

Germany, Mexico, France

18.

Why did the Zimmerman Telegram cause outrage among Americans?

a)

It revealed Mexico was getting ready to enter the war on the German side.

b)

It promised Mexico that Germany would help it reclaim territory in the U.S. if the United States entered the war against Germany.

c)

Zimmermann was passing American secrets to Germany with the help of Mexican leaders.

d)

The telegram contained secret messages sent by American leaders its commanders on European battlefields.

19.

What was the purpose of this newspaper notice?

a)

To warn travelers of Germany’s use of unrestricted submarine warfare.

b)

Great Britain and her allies declared war on Germany.

c)

To ask Mexico to join a military alliance with Germany.

d)

All of the Above.

20.

What are 2 effects of German U- boats attacking British and American ships in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

The U.S. remained neutral

b)

thousands of citizens died in the attacks

c)

the U.S. entered WW1

d)

the U.S. declared war on Great Britain

e)

The U.S. signed the Treaty of Versailles.

21.

Which president led the U.S to join WW1?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

William McKinley

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

22.

Low interest loans given to the government by the people which would be repaid at a later time

a)

Reparations

b)

War Bonds

c)

Alliances

d)

Fourteen Points

23.

A secret communication issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico

a)

Red Scare

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Fourteen Points

24.

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

a)

Propaganda

b)

Armistice

c)

Alliance

d)

War Bonds

25.

A group of ships sailing together for protection, which was designed to help protect cargo in passenger ships.

a)

Convoy System

b)

Red Scare

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

U-Boats

26.

Which of the following was a result of the Selective Service Act?

a)

African Americans could not become Army officers

b)

Women could serve in combat positions

c)

All Americans were forced to ration their food supply

d)

Men were required to register for military service

27.
Prior to 1917, the policy of the U.S. can be best described by which of the following terms
a)
neutral, but extensively traded with the Allied Powers
b)
neutral, but extensively traded with the Central Powers
c)
complete neutrality with no involvement on either side.
d)
nationalist
28.

Another word for the Selective Service Act is...

a)

Collusion

b)

Conscription

c)

Contrition

d)

Covert

29.

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

30.

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

31.
Which of the following does this picture reflect?
a)
Pacifists
b)
Sedition Act
c)
Espionage Act
d)
All of the above
32.
Herbert Hoover headed the 
a)
Committee on Public Information
b)
National War Labor Board
c)
War Industries Board
d)
Food Administration
33.
Secret action to damage to damage the war effort
a)
Sedition
b)
Espionage
c)
Treason
d)
Sabotage
34.
Against the law to say, write, or print anything negative about the war effort or the government
a)
Espionage Act
b)
Selective Services Act
c)
Sabotage Act
d)
Sedition Act
35.
Liberty Sausage and Liberty Cabbage are examples of 
a)
Food Production
b)
Mobilization
c)
Supporting the war effort
d)
Sabotage
36.
Opposition to war
a)
Dissent
b)
Armistice
c)
Convoy
d)
None of the above
37.

This poster was created by which industry?

a)

Food Administration

b)

Finance Administration

c)

Fuel Administration

d)

National War Labor Board

38.

This poster was published by which agency?

a)

Food Administration

b)

Finance Administration

c)

Fuel Administration

d)

Committee on Public Information

39.

This poster was published by which agency?

a)

Food Administration

b)

Finance Administration

c)

Fuel Administration

d)

National War Labor Board

40.

The goal of this poster is to persuade Americans to

a)

Conserve Food

b)

Join the military

c)

Save Fuel

d)

Buy War bonds

41.

How does President Wilson attempt to "sell the war" to the American public?

a)

mass propaganda campaign

b)

bribing American citizens

c)

threatening the American public

d)

stimulus checks

42.

Who was in charge of getting all Americans to support the war effort?

a)

Committee on Public Information

b)

conscientious objectors

c)

American solidiers

d)

Uncle Sam

43.

Made it illegal to spy or interfere with government foreign policy such as the military draft.

a)

Espionage Act

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Military Draft Act

d)

No Spy Act

44.

Why did Herbert Hoover institute meatless Tuesdays during World War I?

a)

to protest the practices of the meat-packing industry

b)

to encourage Americans to boycott foreign influences

c)

to unite Americans under a common religious practice

d)

to conserve food so that more could be shipped to soldiers

45.

Who were conscientious objectors?

a)

people who denounced all of the government’s policies

b)

pacifists who opposed the concept of war for many reasons

c)

patriots who condemned the actions of foreign political enemies

d)

people who rejected military service due to religious or moral beliefs

46.

The corps of U.S. soldiers sent to fight in Europe during WWI.

a)

Peace Offensive

b)

American Expeditionary Force

c)

Liberty Bond

d)

Propaganda

47.

Unrestricted submarine warfare meant that

a)

Germany would attempt to sink all ships of war

b)

Germany would attempt to sink all ships entering the waters around the Allied Powers

c)

Germany would use submarines to enforce a blockade of the United States.

d)

Germany could build as many subs as they desired.

48.

Sold by the government to raise money for the war effort.

a)

Peace Offensive

b)

American Expeditionary Force

c)

Liberty Bond

d)

Propaganda