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WORLD WAR I Assessment

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

speech or actions that encourage rebellion

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

militarism

c)

sedition

d)

Central Powers

e)

Treaty of Versailles

2.

a group of unarmed ships surrounded by armed ships for security

a)

convoy system

b)

militarism

c)

sedition

d)

Central Powers

e)

Treaty of Versailles

3.

Germany's promise that its U-boats would warn ships before attacking

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

militarism

c)

Sussex Pledge

d)

Central Powers

e)

Treaty of Versailles

4.

President Wilson's plan for peace

a)

nationalism

b)

Central Powers

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

militarism

e)

Fourteen Points

5.

having extreme pride in your country, willing to fight for it

a)

nationalism

b)

Central Powers

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

militarism

e)

Fourteen Points

6.

mainly Germany and Austria-Hungary

a)

nationalism

b)

Central Powers

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

militarism

e)

Fourteen Points

7.

the countries that fought against Germany and Austria-Hungary during WWI

a)

nationalism

b)

Central Powers

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Allies

e)

Fourteen Points

8.

worldwide organization aimed at ensuring security and peace

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

militarism

c)

League of Nations

d)

Central Powers

e)

Treaty of Versailles

9.

building up of arms and troops and readying for war

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

nationalism

d)

Central Powers

e)

militarism

10.

deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other

a)

stalemate

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

nationalism

d)

Central Powers

e)

militarism

11.

All of the following are reasons most Americans supported the Allies during the war EXCEPT

a)

British propaganda

b)

the publication of the Zimmerman telegram

c)

unrestricted submarine warfare

d)

German propaganda

12.

Which of the following was an important factor in the decision of the U.S. to enter World War I?

a)

a threatened German invasion of Mexico

b)

the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne

c)

German submarine attacks on ships in the Atlantic Ocean

d)

formation of a German-Japanese alliance directed against the United States

13.

What was the large movement of African Americans from the South to the North during and after the war called?

a)

the Great Migration

b)

the Flow South

c)

the Exodus

d)

Outward Migration

14.

Why was the timing of the arrival of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe crucial to the Allies?

a)

The Russians had just signed a peace treaty with Germany and left the war

b)

The French had just retreated from the battlefront after heavy losses

c)

The British had recently lost all their battleships in a large sea battle

d)

The Germans had recently enlisted Italy as an ally in the war

15.

What was the immediate result of trench warfare?

a)

an easy victory for the Allied Powers

b)

a stalemate

c)

fewer casualties on both sides

d)

an easy victory for the Central Powers

16.

Which force best describes why Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie?

a)

militarism

b)

alliances

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

17.

Who did the Espionage Acts target?

a)

socialists and labor leaders

b)

women

c)

industrial leaders

d)

African Americans

18.

Which of these were not a cause of WWI?

a)

American isolationism

b)

the stockpiling of weapons

c)

European nationalism

d)

imperialist competition

19.

the primary function of the war boards during WWI was to

a)

encourage the break up of monopolies

b)

limit the influence of social scientists on government policy

c)

increase cooperation among business, labor and government

d)

nationalize the banking industry

20.

WWI might have only involved two nations, Austria-Hungary and Serbia, if it wasn't for

a)

the letter sent by the "Black Hand"

b)

the alliance system

c)

propaganda

d)

militarism

21.

How did the Espionage and Sedition Acts affect freedom of speech?

a)

forced restaurant owners to offer "liberty sandwiches" rather than hamburgers

b)

allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged its authority

c)

promoted biased ideas designed to sway people's thinking

d)

forced the repeal of the First Amendment

22.

under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had to

a)

pay reparations to the Allies

b)

give its colonies independence

c)

break up Czechoslovakia

d)

give its tanks and artillery to France

23.

the principal foreign policy issue confronting the Wilson administration between the outbreak of WWI in 1914 & US involvement in the conflict in 1917 was the

a)

future of US overseas possessions

b)

territorial and political integrity of Poland

c)

issue of war debt repayment to the Allies

d)

freedom of the seas

24.

Which of these were a result of the Selective Service Act?

a)

women could serve in combat positions

b)

troops were segregated by race

c)

men were required to register for military service

d)

African Americans could not become Army officers

25.

What did the US Senate do after Wilson presented them the treaty?

a)

only then "irreconcilables" voted for the treaty

b)

only the "reservationists" backed the treaty

c)

the Senate ratified the treaty

d)

the Senate rejected the treaty

26.

Who rejected Wilson's "Fourteen Points" peace plan?

a)

Allied leaders

b)

Germans

c)

League of Nations

d)

Wilson's vice president

27.

women served in the US military in the following positions EXCEPT

a)

combat operations

b)

telephone operators

c)

nurses

d)

secretaries

28.

the AEF was commanded by

a)

Bernard M. Baruch

b)

W.E.B. Dubois

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

John J. Pershing

29.

the alliance formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the late 1800s was called the

a)

Triple Entente

b)

Central Powers

c)

Triple Alliance

d)

Eastern Block

30.

What was the initial experience for African American troops in WWI?

a)

they were banned from the draft

b)

they were placed in integrated units

c)

they were among the first to be placed on the front

d)

they were used for labor work, not fighting in the war

31.

What reason did the US Senate give for opposing American membership in the League of Nations?

a)

it would lead to international instability

b)

it would interfere with free-trade agreements

c)

it would drain American finances

d)

it would drag the country into foreign wars

32.

women's role during the war on the home front paved the way for

a)

the 17th Amendment

b)

the 18th Amendment

c)

the 19th Amendment

d)

the 20th Amendment

33.

What was the 369th Regiment during WWI?

a)

the all-African American US regiment that partook in active combat

b)

the regiment that combined American and French soldiers

c)

the US regiment that won a major battle against the Germans

d)

the Russian regiment formed after the Russian Revolution

34.

Why was the Meuse-Argonne Offensive a significant battle of WWI?

a)

the Allied victory in this battle convinced Russia to leave the war

b)

the city of Paris was destroyed as a result of this battle

c)

Germans agreed to a truce shortly after this battle

d)

Nearly 1 million Americans died in this battle

35.

How many Americans died during the Spanish Flu?

a)

50,000

b)

425,000

c)

675,000

d)

1,100,000