WorksheetsThe United States & World War 25-26
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
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Major defeat by Germans of Russians.
Hunger Blockade
Trench Warfare
Battle of Tannenberg
First Battle of the Marne
No-man's land
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A stalemate.
Hunger Blockade
Trench Warfare
Battle of Tannenberg
First Battle of the Marne
No-man's land
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Type of warfare used in most battles.
Hunger Blockade
Trench Warfare
Battle of Tannenberg
First Battle of the Marne
No-man's land
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Area between trenches.
Hunger Blockade
Trench Warfare
Battle of Tannenberg
First Battle of the Marne
No-man's land
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Cargo ships seized.
Hunger Blockade
Trench Warfare
Battle of Tannenberg
First Battle of the Marne
No-man's land
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Established Daylight Savings Time nationwide.
War Industries Board
War Labor Board
Great Migration
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
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Established to handle worker disputes and encouraged higher wages, better working conditions, and shorter working hours.
War Industries Board
War Labor Board
Great Migration
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
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Controlled all aspects of business and factories involved in defense production.
War Industries Board
War Labor Board
Great Migration
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
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Seeking jobs and higher wages was one reason for this event.
War Industries Board
War Labor Board
Great Migration
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
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Encouraged people to plant Victory Gardens to grow their own fruit and vegetables.
War Industries Board
War Labor Board
Great Migration
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
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This idea gained ground and became more popular.
U. S. Railroad Administration
Committee on Public Information
Sedition Acts
Prohibition
Schenck v. U.S.
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Controlled the entire industry to ensure efficient transportation of supplies and people.
U. S. Railroad Administration
Committee on Public Information
Sedition Acts
Prohibition
Schenck v. U.S.
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Used propaganda to unite the country’s war effort.
U. S. Railroad Administration
Committee on Public Information
Sedition Acts
Prohibition
Schenck v. U.S.
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Upheld limits on freedom and declared the Espionage Act was Constitutional.
U. S. Railroad Administration
Committee on Public Information
Sedition Acts
Prohibition
Schenck v. U.S.
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This law prohibited Americans from speaking out against war.
U. S. Railroad Administration
Committee on Public Information
Sedition Acts
Prohibition
Schenck v. U.S.
At the _______ Conferences in 1899 and 1907, attending nations agreed to settle disputes by arbitration.
Hague
Paris
Amsterdam
Vienna
All of the following were long-term causes of World War I EXCEPT
Militarism
Economic Depression
Imperialism
Nationalism
His assassination sparked World War I.
Gavrilo Princip
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Joseph
Nicholas II
As a result of the assassination, Austria-Hungary declared war against
Great Britain
Poland
Serbia
Germany
Members of the Triple Alliance included Germany, Italy, and
Austria-Hungary
Japan
Great Britain
Switzerland
Members of the Triple Entente included Great Britain, France, and
Russia
China
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
What country had to fight on 2 fronts?
Russia
Great Britain
France
Germany
The Zimmerman Telegram
was sent by President Wilson to the German Foreign Minister Zimmerman.
was intercepted by the Germans.
announced the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.
announced the return of Serbia to Germany.
Which of the following is TRUE about Russia?
Revolution broke out in Russia in 1917.
The U.S. sent troops to support Lenin.
The Russians gave up territory to Britain and exited the war.
Stalin led the Russians to victory at Tannenberg.
The Selective Service Act
was supported by all.
required that all men and women register for the draft.
All men between the ages of 21-30 had to register for the draft.
allowed pacifists to avoid the draft by going to prison.
The Harlem Hellfighters
A. fought with other U. S. infantry in Germany.
C. fought with the French army in France.
B. were a segregated Infantry Regiment.
Both b and c
None of the above
How did the United States fund the war?
Raising taxes
Selling Liberty Bonds
Confiscating gold
Borrowing money from China
How did the U. S. help the Allies?
Troops plugged weaknesses in the French and British lines.
Troops held the line against German assaults and advances.
Helped drive back the Germans.
All of the above
None of the above
Germany agreed to
return occupied territories to Russia.
surrender their arms.
never attack France again.
pay the U. S. millions of dollars in restitution.
How many of Wilson’s 14 Points were accepted by the Allies?
One
Four
Five
Ten
The Spanish Flu Pandemic
started in Kansas.
started in Spain.
lasted for 3 years.
killed more soldiers and civilians than WWI.
Which country refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
United States
France
Russia
After the war,
the U. S. had record-high employment levels.
There was a “baby boom.”
soldiers took jobs held by women and some African Americans.
houses were built for returning soldiers and their families.
The Palmer Raids
targeted all immigrants.
targeted Italian and Jewish immigrants.
imprisoned over 1000.
deported over 500.
Who was the President during World War I?
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who won the 1920 Presidential election?
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was a great contributor to selling War bonds and encouraging enlistment of soldiers?
Seth Rogan
William Minorca
John Stevens
Charlie Chaplin
After World War I, the opposition of some Members of Congress to the Versailles Treaty was based largely on the idea that the Treaty
did not punish the Central Powers harshly enough
did not give the United States an important role in world affairs
would require the United States to join the League of Nations and might result in entangling alliances.
would require the United States to assume the cost of rebuilding the war-torn European economies
What was a major reason for the United States' entry into World War I?
to overthrow the czarist government of Russia
to keep Latin America from being attacked by Germany
The continued use of Submarine warfare
to break up the colonial empires of the Allies
At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United States foreign policy by
refusing to permit trade with either side in the conflict
sending troops to aid Great Britain
declaring American neutrality
requesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors
