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WWI Warm Up

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the U.S. president during World War I?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Woodrow Wilson

2.

What year did the United States enter World War I?

a)

1912

b)

1914

c)

1917

d)

1920

3.

Which document officially ended World War I?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Potsdam Agreement

4.

What was the role of the Selective Service Act in World War I?

a)

It required all men over 18 to join the army.

b)

It allowed women to serve in combat.

c)
  • It established the draft to raise troops.

d)

It banned immigrants from joining the army.

5.

Which organization did President Woodrow Wilson advocate for as part of his Fourteen Points?

a)

United Nations

b)

League of Nations

c)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

d)

Warsaw Pact

6.
  • Which of the following best describes the League of Nations?

a)

A global free-trade agreement

b)

An international peacekeeping organization

c)

A military alliance against Germany

d)

A diplomatic alliance for U.S. and Britain only

7.

What effect did U.S. involvement in World War I have on its position globally?

a)

It led the U.S. to lose influence in Europe.

b)

It established the U.S. as a major global power.

c)

It made the U.S. entirely isolationist.

d)

It bankrupted the U.S. economy.

8.

What does “self-determination” mean in relation to President Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

a)

The right of a country to determine its borders by force

b)

The decision of a country to remain neutral in conflicts

c)

A nation’s right to set its own trade policies

d)

The principle that people have the right to choose their own government

9.

The term “armistice” refers to which of the following?

a)

A temporary halt in fighting agreed upon by warring parties

b)

A final peace treaty ending a war

c)

A declaration of war

d)

A type of economic sanction

10.
  • Why were many Americans encouraged to plant “victory gardens” during World War I?

a)

To prevent food rationing at home

b)

To increase the agricultural economy

c)

To boost morale and beautify neighborhoods

d)

To help save commercially-produced food for soldiers