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WorksheetsAlabama: Week 22
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which two Alabama military bases have been converted to be used by animals?
Anniston Army Depot and Fort Rucker
Forts Morgan and Gaines
Marion Military Institute and Mobile Naval Academy
Fort McClellan and Camp Sheridan
Which two Alabama military installations date back to the Civil War?
Anniston Army Depot and Fort Rucker
Forts Morgan and Gaines
Marion Military Institute and Mobile Naval Academy
Fort McClellan and Camp Sheridan
The Marion Military Institute started the .
Air Force Training Program
Central Intelligence Agency
Reserve Officers Training Program
Aviation Training Center
Why did the United States join World War I?
The Ottoman Empire had cut off America’s oil supply.
Austria-Hungary shot down American airplanes that flew through its airspace.
German U-boats were attacking American ships.
Serbia started bombing Florida from Cuba.
Wilson Dam provided electric power to .
iron and steel factories
nitrate plants
textile mills
sawmills
Liberty bonds helped .
pay for the war
capture enemy soldiers
pay for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal
make documentary films about the war
What is another name for World War I?
Fourteen Points
Nobel Peace Prize
Wilson’s War
the Great War
What do we now call Armistice Day?
Veterans Day
Memorial Day
Woodrow Wilson Day
Labor Day
What was the main goal of the League of Nations?
to lead to peace in Europe
to protect the independence of all states (nations) great and small
to set up Wilson’s ideals for achieving world peace
to list the reasons why the U.S. should not take part in World War I
World War I was one of the first times in American history when war was waged .
by the U.S. in all European countries simultaneously
by Britain in all countries of Africa simultaneously
simultaneously on the sea, land, and air
simultaneously under the sea and under the ground
A drydock is an area of a port where .
only boats carrying dried food can dock
the dock workers live
fishing boats dry out their catch
water can be drained out
How many ships were built in the Port of Mobile during WWI?
1
4
10
17
Why was the SS Selma built of concrete?
Concrete was very inexpensive during the war.
Steel was needed for other things during the war.
Concrete boats couldn’t be sunk by U-boats.
Concrete floats better than steel does.
Why did the SS Selma never fight in WWI?
It sank right after launching.
U-boats captains knew they could not sink it, so they avoided it.
It was not made for troop transport, not war.
The Armistice treaty was signed the day it launched.
The SS Selma was put into service as .
an oil tanker
an oyster farm
a pleasure resort
a missile practice target
Which organization did Hattie Wilkins start?
Normal College
Committee on Public Health
Committee on Public Health
Alabama Liberty Bonds Boosters
Selma Suffrage Association
How many women ran for the Alabama state legislature in 1922?
1
5
13
14
Which did Hattie Wilkins not present bills for while she was in Alabama’s senate?
infrastructure
healthcare
children
education
Which of the following does the National Guard not do?
respond to state emergencies
get sent on overseas combat missions
support rescue efforts in other states
guard state prisons
Where did Alabama’s National Guard serve before going to Europe?
Cuba
Mississippi
Mexico
Canada
The Alabama National Guard was part of which division in WWI?
the Rainbow Division
the Bell Division
the Croix de Guerre Division
the HR Division
The ability to produce heavy in large amounts led to factories making weapons like tanks and machine guns.
iron
aluminum
steel
ceramic
WWI soldiers on the front lines and trenches used to receive orders.
telegrams and homing pigeons
field radios and telephones
runners and trained dogs
airplanes and reconnaissance cameras
What is a splint?
a soup bowl that doubles as a helmet
a secret military code for messages
a dance soldiers did to stay awake while on guard duty
a medical device that makes sure broken bones don’t move
Why were WWI soldiers called “doughboys?”
Their pants made their upper legs look like dough.
They mostly ate bread rolls.
They looked like dough.
Nobody actually knows.
Why was a doughboy’s uniform colored olive drab?
The color hid mud stains.
The color camouflaged the doughboy in the trenches.
Olive drab was the cheapest color.
There was a surplus of olive drab cloth in the U.S. at the time.
What was a “roundabout?”
an army joke told backwards
the round dining area in military camps
an ammunition belt
a doughboy’s day off
