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The United States & World War 25-26

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Major defeat by Germans of Russians.

a)

Hunger Blockade

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Battle of Tannenberg

d)

First Battle of the Marne

e)

No-man's land

2.

Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

A stalemate.

a)

Hunger Blockade

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Battle of Tannenberg

d)

First Battle of the Marne

e)

No-man's land

3.

Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Type of warfare used in most battles.

a)

Hunger Blockade

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Battle of Tannenberg

d)

First Battle of the Marne

e)

No-man's land

4.

Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Area between trenches.

a)

Hunger Blockade

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Battle of Tannenberg

d)

First Battle of the Marne

e)

No-man's land

5.

Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Cargo ships seized.

a)

Hunger Blockade

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Battle of Tannenberg

d)

First Battle of the Marne

e)

No-man's land

6.

More Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Established Daylight Savings Time nationwide.

a)

War Industries Board

b)

War Labor Board

c)

Great Migration

d)

Food Administration

e)

Fuel Administration

7.

More Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Established to handle worker disputes and encouraged higher wages, better working conditions, and shorter working hours.

a)

War Industries Board

b)

War Labor Board

c)

Great Migration

d)

Food Administration

e)

Fuel Administration

8.

More Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Controlled all aspects of business and factories involved in defense production.

a)

War Industries Board

b)

War Labor Board

c)

Great Migration

d)

Food Administration

e)

Fuel Administration

9.

More Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Seeking jobs and higher wages was one reason for this event.

a)

War Industries Board

b)

War Labor Board

c)

Great Migration

d)

Food Administration

e)

Fuel Administration

10.

More Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Encouraged people to plant Victory Gardens to grow their own fruit and vegetables.

a)

War Industries Board

b)

War Labor Board

c)

Great Migration

d)

Food Administration

e)

Fuel Administration

11.

More Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

This idea gained ground and became more popular.

a)

U. S. Railroad Administration

b)

Committee on Public Information

c)

Sedition Acts

d)

Prohibition

e)

Schenck v. U.S.

12.

More Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Controlled the entire industry to ensure efficient transportation of supplies and people.

a)

U. S. Railroad Administration

b)

Committee on Public Information

c)

Sedition Acts

d)

Prohibition

e)

Schenck v. U.S.

13.

More Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Used propaganda to unite the country’s war effort.

a)

U. S. Railroad Administration

b)

Committee on Public Information

c)

Sedition Acts

d)

Prohibition

e)

Schenck v. U.S.

14.

More Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

Upheld limits on freedom and declared the Espionage Act was Constitutional.

a)

U. S. Railroad Administration

b)

Committee on Public Information

c)

Sedition Acts

d)

Prohibition

e)

Schenck v. U.S.

15.

More Matching — Choose the correct term for each description:

This law prohibited Americans from speaking out against war.

a)

U. S. Railroad Administration

b)

Committee on Public Information

c)

Sedition Acts

d)

Prohibition

e)

Schenck v. U.S.

16.

At the _______ Conferences in 1899 and 1907, attending nations agreed to settle disputes by arbitration.

a)

Hague

b)

Paris

c)

Amsterdam

d)

Vienna

17.

All of the following were long-term causes of World War I EXCEPT

a)

Militarism

b)

Economic Depression

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

18.

His assassination sparked World War I.

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Franz Joseph

d)

Nicholas II

19.

As a result of the assassination, Austria-Hungary declared war against

a)

Great Britain

b)

Poland

c)

Serbia

d)

Germany

20.

Members of the Triple Alliance included Germany, Italy, and

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Japan

c)

Great Britain

d)

Switzerland

21.

Members of the Triple Entente included Great Britain, France, and

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Ottoman Empire

22.

What country had to fight on 2 fronts?

a)

Russia

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Germany

23.

The Zimmerman Telegram

a)

was sent by President Wilson to the German Foreign Minister Zimmerman.

b)

was intercepted by the Germans.

c)

announced the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.

d)

announced the return of Serbia to Germany.

24.

Which of the following is TRUE about Russia?

a)

Revolution broke out in Russia in 1917.

b)

The U.S. sent troops to support Lenin.

c)

The Russians gave up territory to Britain and exited the war.

d)

Stalin led the Russians to victory at Tannenberg.

25.

The Selective Service Act

a)

was supported by all.

b)

required that all men and women register for the draft.

c)

All men between the ages of 21-30 had to register for the draft.

d)

allowed pacifists to avoid the draft by going to prison.

26.

The Harlem Hellfighters

a)

A. fought with other U. S. infantry in Germany.

b)

C. fought with the French army in France.

c)

B. were a segregated Infantry Regiment.

d)

Both b and c

e)

None of the above

27.

How did the United States fund the war?

a)

Raising taxes

b)

Selling Liberty Bonds

c)

Confiscating gold

d)

Borrowing money from China

28.

How did the U. S. help the Allies?

a)

Troops plugged weaknesses in the French and British lines.

b)

Troops held the line against German assaults and advances.

c)

Helped drive back the Germans.

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

29.

Germany agreed to

a)

return occupied territories to Russia.

b)

surrender their arms.

c)

never attack France again.

d)

pay the U. S. millions of dollars in restitution.

30.

How many of Wilson’s 14 Points were accepted by the Allies?

a)

One

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Ten

31.

The Spanish Flu Pandemic

a)

started in Kansas.

b)

started in Spain.

c)

lasted for 3 years.

d)

killed more soldiers and civilians than WWI.

32.

Which country refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Russia

33.

After the war,

a)

the U. S. had record-high employment levels.

b)

There was a “baby boom.”

c)

soldiers took jobs held by women and some African Americans.

d)

houses were built for returning soldiers and their families.

34.

The Palmer Raids

a)

targeted all immigrants.

b)

targeted Italian and Jewish immigrants.

c)

imprisoned over 1000.

d)

deported over 500.

35.

Who was the President during World War I?

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

36.

Who won the 1920 Presidential election?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

37.

Who was a great contributor to selling War bonds and encouraging enlistment of soldiers?

a)

Seth Rogan

b)

William Minorca

c)

John Stevens

d)

Charlie Chaplin

38.

After World War I, the opposition of some Members of Congress to the Versailles Treaty was based largely on the idea that the Treaty

a)

did not punish the Central Powers harshly enough

b)

did not give the United States an important role in world affairs

c)

would require the United States to join the League of Nations and might result in entangling alliances.

d)

would require the United States to assume the cost of rebuilding the war-torn European economies

39.

What was a major reason for the United States' entry into World War I?

a)

to overthrow the czarist government of Russia

b)

to keep Latin America from being attacked by Germany

c)

The continued use of Submarine warfare

d)

to break up the colonial empires of the Allies

40.

At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United States foreign policy by

a)

refusing to permit trade with either side in the conflict

b)

sending troops to aid Great Britain

c)

declaring American neutrality

d)

requesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors