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Chapter 13 Test: World War I

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
New military technologies, an arms race between countries, and the glorification of war are all part of--
a)
a. Nationalism
b)
b. Militarism
c)
c. Nativism
d)
d. Interventionism
2.
An “alliance” is a(n) - ?
a)
a. Specific trade agreement between two countries, usually involving silver or gold.
b)
b. Relationship between two countries going back hundreds of years linked to a shared language.
c)
c. An agreement between two countries to aid each other if attacked.
d)
d. All of the above.
3.
What were the two alliances formed in Europe PRIOR to World War I?
a)
a. NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
b)
b. The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente.
c)
c. The Central Powers and the Détente.
d)
d. None of the above.
4.
What were the two alliances that PARTICIPATED in World War I?
a)
a. The Allies and the Central Powers.
b)
b. The Allies and the Axis Powers.
c)
c. NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
d)
d. NATO and the Central Powers.
5.
In the below cartoon, England has its "hands" on India, Canada, Jamaica, and other overseas territories. The cartoon is showing England's--
a)
a. Nationalism
b)
b. Nativism
c)
c. Isolationism
d)
d. Imperialism
6.
The events that were the IMMEDIATE cause of World War I were--
a)
a. Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated, Austria declares war on Serbia, all of the allies join in.
b)
b. Czar Nicholas is assassinated, Russia declares war on France, all of the allies join in.
c)
c. Woodrow Wilson is assassinated, America declares war on Germany, Russia joins in.
d)
d. None of the above.
7.
The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 caused--
a)
a. France to leave the war.
b)
b. Russia to leave the war.
c)
c. Britain to win the war.
d)
d. The Ottoman Empire to collapse.
8.
Which of the following was NOT true of the Russian Revolution?
a)
a. It was led by Vladimir Lenin.
b)
b. It overthrew the Czar (Tsar).
c)
c. The goal was to make Russia a democracy.
d)
d. The goal was to make Russia communist.
9.
The event reported below on the front page of the New York Times from May 1915 led to-
a)
a. The end of World War I.
b)
b. The beginning of American isolationism.
c)
The USA beginning to seriously consider entering the war
d)
d. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
10.
The below excerpt is from--
a)
a. German naval orders during the Battle of the Marne.
b)
b. The Zimmerman Telegram.
c)
c. President Woodrow Wilson's plan for American neutrality.
d)
d. The last communication from the U-boat that sank the Lusitania.
11.
What happened as a DIRECT result of the document in question #13?
a)
a. Mexico invaded Texas.
b)
b. Unrestricted American submarine warfare began in the Pacific.
c)
c. The United States Congress declared war on Germany.
d)
d. Russia left the war to focus on issues at home.
12.
The poster below is an example of--
a)
a. Advertising
b)
b. Neutrality
c)
c. Propaganda
d)
d. Nativism
13.
Which of the following is NOT true of Liberty Bonds?
a)
a. Almost half of Americans bought them.
b)
b. Americans who bought them were "lending" money to the American government.
c)
They were used extensively in the effort to defeat Eugene Debs and the Labor Unions
d)
d. Their sale brought in two thirds of the money needed to fight the war.
14.
What was the Selective Service Act?
a)
a. The law that permitted the U.S. military to be selective about the racial makeup of troops.
b)
b. The law that required men between 18 and 30 to sign up to be eligible for the draft.
c)
c. A collection of rules governing the minimum standards for food, shelter, and healthcare for military service members.
d)
d. None of the above.
15.
Which of the following is NOT true of jobs on the American home front during World War I?
a)
a. Thousands of Black Americans moved from the Jim Crow South to northern cities to work in factories.
b)
Many of the white men that worked in factories went off to war
c)
c. Women and Black men were given jobs they had never been permitted to have previously.
d)
d. All of the above statements are true.
16.
What was the purpose of "meatless Monday" and "wheatless Wednesday" in the context of World War I?
a)
a. Over 90% of American food supplies were diverted to the war in Europe, so the U.S. government made meat and wheat consumption illegal on certain days.
b)
b. Americans were asked to cook meat every Monday (and bread/wheat every Wednesday) but instead of eating it themselves, they were asked to package it up to be sent to American troops in Europe.
c)
c. They were part of a nationwide campaign to support the war effort by saving food, going without certain food items, and growing fruits and vegetables at home.
d)
d. None of the above.
17.
22. Which of the following actions would get a person jailed under the Sedition Act?
a)
a. A woman telling her sister that she was proud of her husband fighting in France, but that she worried about him.
b)
b. A worker at a machine gun factory making a speech to his fellow workers asking them to work harder and longer despite their fatigue.
c)
c. A college professor presenting a map of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to his students for analysis.
d)
d. A waitress telling one of her customers that she thought American involvement in the war was a mistake.
18.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Militarism

1.

belief in strong military

b)

Alliances

2.

Two or more countries agree to defend each other

c)

Imperialism

3.

Belief that taking new territory increases your power

d)

Nationalism

4.

Strong love for one’s country.

e)
5.

assassination

and started WWI

19.

Match the following on the start of WWI

a)
1.

imperialism

b)
2.

nationalism

c)
3.

militarism

d)
4.

alliances

20.
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Subwarfare
d)
Trench Warfare
21.

Which of the following best describes the main reason the United States entered World War I?

a)

c. To expand American territory in Europe

b)

b. Due to unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

c)

d. To form an alliance with Austria-Hungary

d)

a. To support the Russian Revolution

22.

What was the main goal of President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?

a)

d. To support the Central Powers

b)

c. To divide Europe into new colonies

c)

b. To establish a lasting peace and prevent future wars

d)

a. To punish Germany for starting the war

23.

Which of the following was a new technology first widely used during World War I?

a)

d. Radar

b)

c. Jet aircraft

c)

b. Machine guns

d)

a. Nuclear weapons

24.

What was the main purpose of the League of Nations established after World War I?

a)

a. To punish Germany for the war

b)

d. To support the Central Powers

c)

b. To promote international cooperation and prevent future conflicts

d)

c. To divide up colonial territories among the victors

25.

Who were the four main memebers of the League of Nations?

a)

Britain, Mexico, Japan, Korea

b)

France, Italy, U.S, Mexico

c)

Germany, Poland, Wakanda, Mexico

d)

Britain, France, Italy, Japan

26.
What was created by Woodrow Wilson to help maintain peace?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
League of Nations
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Woodrow Wilson did not suggest anything he was against peace
27.
a British passenger ship sunk by German submarine warfare
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titanic
d)
Zimmermann
28.
The Zimmermann telegram asked ___ to join WWI on the side of the Central Powers.
a)
Germany
b)
Britain
c)
Bulgaria
d)
Mexico
29.

Great pride in one's nation

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Nihilism

d)

Communism

30.

President of the USA during WWI

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Joseph Stalin

31.
Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Britain
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
32.
President Woodrow Wilson’s goals for peace after World War I.
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
League of Nations
c)
Schifflen Plan
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
33.
At the beginning of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States should...
a)
send troops to Europe
b)
support Germany
c)
support Great Britain
d)
remain neutral
34.
Serbia, Russia, France, and Great Britain were the ____________ Powers during WWI.
a)
Central
b)
Axis
c)
Combined
d)
Allied
35.
How did WWI begin?
a)
A Serbian killed  Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor 
c)
The sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Abraham Lincoln died 
36.

What is a form of combat in which soldiers dug deep ditches to seek protection form enemy fire and to defend their positions

a)

Guerilla warfare

b)

Trench warfare

c)

Ditch warfare

d)

Hole warfare

37.
England, France and Russia sided with the United State during World War I where known as the 
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Triple Powers 
d)
Triple Alliance 
38.

A union formed for mutual benefit between countries.

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliances

39.

The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire came to be known as the...

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

40.

Which nation’s actions caused the United States to fight in WWI?

a)

Russia

b)

Mexico

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Germany

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