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WorksheetsChapter 7 Quiz Review 2025-2026
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 55mins
What major change in production helped European countries increase their military forces?
Industrialization
Agricultural expansion
Educational growth
Religious reform
What emotion was rising among people in European countries before WWI started?
Confusion
Sadness
Pride and patriotism
Fear of technology
Why did Great Britain build bigger ships for its navy?
To explore new colonies
To protect trade routes
Because Germany expanded its navy
Because France asked for help
What effect did imperialism have on relationships between European countries?
It complicated relations due to competition over colonies
It led to the end of colonial expansion
It had no impact on international relations
It improved cooperation between nations
Nationalism could be based on which of the following?
Military strength
Economic status
Geographic location only
Ethnicity, language, culture, and shared heritage
Which empire annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina after Serbia gained independence?
Russian Empire
Austria-Hungary
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
Which three countries formed the Triple Entente by 1907?
France, Great Britain, and Russia
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
France, Italy, and Serbia
Germany, Russia, and Great Britain
Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance?
France, Great Britain, and Russia
Italy, France, and Great Britain
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia
What was Franz Ferdinand’s position?
Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Leader of Russia
Prime Minister of Serbia
Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
A Serbian government official
What was the goal of Princip and the other Bosnian Serb students?
To unite Austria-Hungary and Serbia
To start a war with Russia
To overthrow the Serbian government
To free Bosnia and Herzegovina from Austria-Hungary
Which country did Austria-Hungary blame for the assassination?
Bosnia
Serbia
Germany
What action caused Great Britain to declare war on Germany?
Germany invaded Belgium
Germany declared war on Russia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Italy switched sides
What stance did the United States take at the outbreak of World War I?
It immediately joined the Allies
It avoided all foreign trade
It supported Germany
It declared neutrality
What historical policy influenced the U.S. decision to stay out of European conflicts?
Expansionism
Militarism
Isolationism
Imperialism
What phrase did Thomas Jefferson use to describe the U.S. foreign policy approach?
“Peace through strength”
“Neutral in fact and name”
“Entangling alliances”
“America first”
How did the war in Europe affect the U.S. economy?
It led to higher unemployment
It caused a severe depression
It had no impact on the economy
It brought the economy out of recession
What did U.S. factories produce during the war?
Military goods and supplies for overseas shipment
Consumer goods for Americans
Agricultural products for Europe
Automobiles for domestic use
To which side did the U.S. mostly send goods and loans?
The Allies
Neutral countries
Both sides equally
The Central Powers
On the whole, which side did more Americans sympathize with?
B) The Allies
The Central Powers
Neutral countries
Both sides equally
What did some Americans do despite U.S. neutrality?
Joined German forces
Refused to work in factories
Fought for the Allies
Which foreign military forces did some Americans join?
Canadian military and French Foreign Legion
Ottoman Army and Austrian forces
German Navy and British Army
Russian Army and Italian Navy
What roles did many American women take during the war?
Pilots for the Allies
Soldiers in trenches
Nurses and medical personnel in Europe
What were German submarines called?
Torpedo boats
U-boats
Destroyers
What became the primary targets of German U-boats?
American naval fleets
Passenger ships from Germany
Ships from neutral countries bringing supplies to the Allies
British warships only
How many Americans were among those who died on the Lusitania?
128
500
1200
What was the U.S. reaction to the sinking of the Lusitania?
Sent a demand to Germany
Declared war immediately
Cut off trade with Britain
Joined the Central Powers
What did the U.S. demand from Germany after the Lusitania incident?
To surrender to the Allies
To stop trade with Britain
To release American prisoners
To condemn the U-boat actions, pay damages, and end submarine warfare against merchant ships
Why did Germany resume unrestricted submarine warfare despite the risk?
They wanted to avoid conflict with Britain
They hoped to win the war before U.S. troops arrived in Europe
They planned to invade Russia
They wanted to punish Mexico
What was the Zimmermann Telegram?
A message from Mexico to Germany
A telegram intercepted by Britain from Germany to Mexico
A peace proposal from Germany to the U.S.
A declaration of war from Germany
What did Germany propose to Mexico in the Zimmermann Telegram?
To remain neutral
To attack Canada
To join the Allies
To form an alliance and fight against the U.S.
What law allowed for a temporary draft in 1917?
National Defense Act
Volunteer Service Act
Selective Service Act
Military Service Act
What was the name of the first U.S. soldiers to arrive in Europe?
Allied Support Force
American Expeditionary Force
American Defense Force
U.S. Combat Division
Who led the American Expeditionary Force?
General John “Black Jack” Pershing
General Douglas MacArthur
How many Black Americans volunteered for the armed forces?
20,000
100,000
50,000
Were Black Americans allowed to join the Marines?
Yes
No
What roles did MOST Black soldiers perform?
Naval operations
Combat in trenches
Fought with the French soldiers.
Support roles like building camps, moving cargo, and burying the dead
What was the nickname of the 369th all Black U.S. Infantry?
Buffalo Soldiers
Black Brigade
Harlem Hellfighters
Freedom Fighters
How many Native American soldiers and sailors fought in World War I?
5,000
12,000
18,000
20,000
What percentage of U.S. army soldiers were immigrants born in other countries?
10%
18%
Which group gained the ability to become U.S. citizens after fighting in the war?
Black Americans
European immigrants
Asian-Americans
Native Americans
Which groups served in White units during the war?
Native Americans and immigrants
Black Americans
Asian-Americans only
Women volunteers
Which branch of the military actively recruited women for on-shore jobs?
Army
Navy
What types of jobs did women perform in the Navy?
Clerks, radio operators, truck drivers, mechanics, and cryptographers
Pilots and engineers
Ship captains
Combat roles
What roles did women take overseas during the war?
Infantry soldiers
Naval officers
Pilots and mechanics
Ambulance and truck drivers, and nurses
Why were there fewer workers available for factories during the war?
Workers refused to work
Factories closed down
Millions of U.S. men joined the armed forces
Many workers moved overseas
What new roles did women take during the war?
Factory workers building military equipment, driving tractors, and harvesting grain
Combat soldiers
Pilots and ship captains
Political leaders
What opportunities did the war bring for Black Americans and other minorities?
They were excluded from all war-related work
They were sent overseas for combat only
They worked only as farmers
They gained new job opportunities in factories, railroads, and the military
What type of jobs did Black Americans move to northern cities for?
Factory jobs
Government jobs
Teaching positions
Farming jobs
What was the movement of Black Americans from the South to northern cities called?
The Civil Rights Movement
The Industrial Revolution
The Great Migration
The Urban Expansion
make me multiple choice questions with answers with answers from this passage. do not add outside information that is not in this passage. make the questions to where if someone does not have the passage in frWhy Why did the U.S. government create the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?
To convince Americans to support the war effort
To organize military training
To negotiate peace treaties
To manage factory production
What was the purpose of the propaganda created by the CPI?
To promote military recruitment, war bonds, and support for factories and farming
To advertise consumer goods
To discourage enlistment
To encourage neutrality
What was one purpose of propaganda during World War I?
To stop military recruitment
To inspire patriotism and hatred of the enemy
To reduce alliances
One-third of the U.S. war effort was funded by taxes. What funded the rest of the U.S. war effort?
Liberty Bonds
Increased taxes
Foreign loans
Factory profits
How much money was raised through Liberty Bonds?
$10 billion
$17 billion
$20 billion
$25 billion
Why did saving for Liberty Bonds help the war effort beyond funding?
It reduced factory production
It meant Americans spent less on goods, leaving more goods to ship overseas
It increased taxes
It stopped imports
Why were Americans urged to grow victory gardens?
To provide food for Europe and the U.S. military
To replace wheat crops
To decorate homes
To reduce taxes
What organization managed the food supply during the war?
Department of Agriculture
U.S. Food Administration
Liberty Food Bureau
National War Garden Commission
What did the U.S. Food Administration urge Americans to eat less of?
Dairy products
Fish and poultry
Fruits and vegetables
Wheat, meat, sugar, and fat
What did the National War Garden Commission do?
Taught Americans about home gardening through pamphlets
Organized military food supply
What did the Espionage Act of 1917 outlaw?
Buying foreign goods
Acquiring information about national defense to share with the enemy
Speaking in favor of war bonds
Joining the military
Which of the following was a crime under the Espionage Act?
Growing victory gardens
Buying Liberty Bonds
Making false reports to interfere with U.S. military operations
Supporting military enlistment
What additional restrictions did the Sedition Act of 1918 impose?
Outlawed voting during wartime
Banned military recruitment posters
Required all newspapers to close
Outlawed disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive speech about the U.S. government, Constitution, or military
What did the Sedition Act forbid people from doing?
Displaying enemy flags
Advocating reduction in wartime production
Speaking in favor of an enemy country
All of the above
Which notable individuals were prosecuted under these acts?
Woodrow Wilson and John Pershing
Herbert Hoover and George Creel
A U.S. congressman, Eugene Debs, and Charles Schenck
Members of the CPI
Who was Charles Schenck?
A military officer
A leader of the U.S. Socialist Party who opposed the draft
A Supreme Court justice
What did Schenck and Elizabeth Baer distribute?
Socialist Party leaflets urging people to resist the draft
War recruitment posters
Victory Garden pamphlets
Liberty Bonds
What constitutional amendment did Schenck claim the draft violated?
13th Amendment
10th Amendment
14th Amendment
First Amendment
What punishment did Schenck and Baer receive for violating the Espionage Act?
A $10,000 fine
Six months in prison
What argument did Schenck and Baer make in their appeal?
They were not guilty of espionage
Their property was seized illegally
They were denied a jury trial
Their free speech rights were violated
What did the Supreme Court decide in Schenck v. United States?
It upheld the convictions in a unanimous ruling
It reduced the sentence
It declared the Espionage Act unconstitutional
It overturned the convictions
What test did Chief Justice Holmes introduce in his opinion?
The free speech test
The clear and present danger test
The neutrality test
The wartime speech test
What were trenches like for soldiers?
Built with concrete floors
Equipped with heating systems
Clean and dry
Often had water in the bottom and were infested with rats
What was “no man’s land”?
The area between frontline trenches, covered with barbed wire, barricades, and bodies
A supply route for food
A camp for prisoners
A safe zone for soldiers
Which country had an advanced chemical industry and used poison gas in the war?
France
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
What gases were mentioned as being used by the German army?
Carbon monoxide and methane
Nitrogen and oxygen
Phosgene, mustard gas, and tear gas
Chlorine and ammonia
What effect did most poison gases have on soldiers?
Made soldiers sleepy
Reduced hunger
Impacted the lungs, causing death or serious injury
What defense was developed against poison gas as the war went on?
Stronger trenches
Chemical-neutralizing sprays
Underground shelters
Effective gas masks
Why did countries develop irritants later in the war?
To make soldiers remove their gas masks and become vulnerable to other agents
To clean trenches
To disinfect wounds
To signal attacks
What was the primary use of airplanes at the start of World War I?
Delivering supplies
Reconnaissance behind enemy lines
Transporting troops
Bombing cities
What innovation did Germany develop in 1915 for airplanes?
Correct Answer: B) A way to fire a gun through the propeller
A way to fire a gun through the propeller
Jet engines
Radar systems
Bomb bays
What were battles between airplanes called?
Air raids
Dogfights
Sky duels
Air clashes
What title was given to a pilot who shot down at least five enemy planes?
Ace
Hero
Besides reconnaissance and dogfights, what else could planes do during the war?
Drop bombs and propaganda
Transport tanks
Deliver food to civilians
Carry soldiers to trenches
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Why were tanks developed during World War I?
To deliver food supplies
To replace airplanes
To cross no man’s land and enemy defenses caused by trench warfare
To transport soldiers across oceans
What did the Allies use to fight submarines?
Q-ships disguised as merchant ships with hidden guns
Underwater mines only
Tanks on ships
Poison gas
What other tactics did the Allies use against submarines?
Building trenches at sea
Using poison gas in the ocean
Armed escorts for convoys and airplanes to spot U-boats
Sending tanks underwater
Why did Germany no longer have to fight on two fronts?
Germany signed a peace treaty with France
Russia left the war following an internal revolution
Russia surrendered after losing a major battle
Which of the following was one of Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
Secret treaties between nations
Increased military force among countries
Freedom of navigation on the seas
What was the purpose of the League of Nations mentioned in the Fourteen Points?
To adjust colonial claims
To reduce trade among nations
To create new colonies for European powers
To ensure political independence and territorial integrity for all nations
Which of the following was NOT one of Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
Increased military force among all countries
Freedom of navigation on the seas
Open diplomacy without secret treaties
According to the passage, what principle guided the creation of new countries from former empires?
Self-determination
Economic dominance
Military alliances
Which countries did NOT attend the Paris Peace Conference?
Russia and the Central Powers
Great Britain and the United States
What was the most important treaty signed at the Paris Peace Conference?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of London
Treaty of Berlin
How much were Germany’s reparations decided to be?
$50 billion
$20 billion
$10 billion
$33 billion
What organization was included in the Treaty of Versailles?
League of Nations
United Nations
NATO
How did many Germans feel about the Treaty of Versailles?
They felt betrayed by its terms
They agreed with taking full responsibility for the war
They welcomed the loss of colonies
What did the Treaty of Versailles require Germany to do regarding responsibility for the war?
Blame Russia for the war
Refuse to accept any responsibility
Take full responsibility for starting the war
Share responsibility with the Allies
What was one punishment Germany faced due to the Treaty of Versailles besides paying reparations?
Limiting its military and giving up territory
Joining the League of Nations immediately
Gaining new colonies
Receiving financial aid from the Allies
How did the American public initially feel about the Treaty of Versailles?
They were in favor of it
They were undecided
They were in favor of it
They opposed it strongly
How many state legislatures endorsed the Treaty of Versailles?
12
20
32
50
Who led the opposition to the treaty and the League of Nations in the Senate?
Charles Evans Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Kaiser Wilhelm
Why did senators oppose the treaty?
They wanted to increase military spending
They disagreed with Wilson’s Fourteen Points
They felt it took away U.S. sovereignty, including Congress’ right to declare war
They believed it gave too much power to Germany
What treaty did the U.S. approve instead of the Treaty of Versailles?
Treaty of Geneva
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Berlin
The Treaty of the League of Nations
What policy did the U.S. return to after rejecting the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations?
Militarism
Colonialism
Isolationism
Who was elected U.S. president in 1920?
Warren G. Harding
Henry Cabot Lodge
Woodrow Wilson
James Cox
What did Harding want the U.S. to focus on?
Increasing naval power
Domestic problems like stimulating the economy and creating jobs
Joining the League of Nations
Expanding colonies
Although Harding wanted a “return to normalcy,” what did the U.S. still do?
Participate in negotiations and agreements with other countries
Increase its military size
Join the League of Nations
Avoid all contact with other nations
Under the Dawes Plan, what role did the U.S. play during Harding’s presidency?
It loaned Germany money to pay some of its required reparations
It demanded Germany pay reparations immediately without assistance
During Harding’s presidency, what was the Kellogg-Briand Pact designed to do?
Strengthen military alliances in Europe
Create new colonies for the U.S.
Outlaw war as a national policy and promote peaceful settlement of disputes
