WWI Test

Question 1

American economic mobilization for WWI relied primarily upon

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Strict government regulation of businesses

Question 2

One main purpose of President the Fourteen Points: Dissolve the capital of Berlin and give the territory to the winners

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False

Question 3

Which of the following forced Germany to take the blame for the war and apologize for it

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War Guilt Clause

Question 4

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect the United States’ participation on the world stage?

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Congress, prevented the United States from ratifying the treaty

Question 5

World War I was a total war in the sense that

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The nations involved devoted all their resources to it

Question 6

During World War I, General John J Pershing led the

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American Expeditionary Force

Question 7

How did automatic weapons affect the outcome of WWI

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The weapons forced troops into entrenched positions to seek protection

Question 8

Which of the following was a negative consequence of the Sedition Act?

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It restricted American civil liberties.

Question 9

One main purpose of Wilson’s Fourteen Points: Divide Germany into several parts so it would be a threat in the future

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False

Question 10

What was the main job of the League of Nations supposed to be?

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Provide a way for countries to resolve disputes without going to war

Question 11

Why did the US decide not to participate in the League of Nations established by the Treaty of Versailles?

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Congress was concerned it would override American interests of isolationism

Question 12

The German proposal for an alliance with Mexico if the US entered the war:

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Zimmerman Telegraph

Question 13

Why did Russia withdraw from WWI?

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The Communist Revolution forced the early withdrawal

Question 14

One main purpose of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points: Assist the leaders of Europe to gain German territory

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False

Question 15

One main purpose of President the Fourteen Points: Dismiss reparations for Germany to help pay for the cost of the war

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True

Question 16

Their job was to gain support for the war and sway public opinion- made posters.

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Committee on Public Information

Question 17

One main purpose of President the Fourteen Points: Assure future peace by not treating Germany as a vanquished nation

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True

Question 18

Which of the MAIN causes would be linked to Russia declaring war because Serbia was attacked?

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Alliances

Question 19

The Treaty of Versailles between the Allies and Germany at the end of WWI stipulated all of the following except:

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Allowing Germany to continue to build up their military technology

Question 20

In what way did the treaty hurt the German economy?

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It forced Germany to pay a huge sum of money for war damages

Question 21

Sold to finance the war:

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Liberty Bonds

Question 22

This is the policy of glorifying national power by keeping an army prepared for war

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Militarism

Question 23

German battle strategy that called for quick defeat of France in the west after Russia attacked Germany first

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Von Schlieffen Plan

Question 24

Countries that represented the Big Four after the war

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France, Italy, Great Britain, US

Question 25

A major cause of World War I was

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The existence of opposing alliances

Question 26

Alliance that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

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Triple Alliance

Question 27

Which of the following was NOT a theme of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

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Call for German colonies to be made part of the French and British empires

Question 28

Passed by Congress toward the end of World War I, the Sedition Act of 1918 was intended to?

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Punish people for communicating anti-war messages

Question 29

Which factor was not a cause of World War I?

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Communism

Question 30

Which of the following is true about the Great Migration?

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African Americans moved in great numbers from the South to the North

Question 31

What was a primary goal of the British and French at the Versailles peace conference?

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Punishing Germany for starting the war and dividing its territory

Question 32

Controversial measure that limited civil liberties of freedom of speech?

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Sedition Act

Question 33

Who was president during WWI and created the 14 points?

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Woodrow Wilson

Question 34

Schenk vs. US establish which of the following during WWI?

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freedom of speech can be limited if there is a clear and present danger

Question 35

The Cruiseliner carrying American Passengers that sunk due to Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

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The Lusitania

Question 36

Woodrow Wilson supported the idea of Self-Determination, which of the following supports this idea:

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Countries would be allowed to select their own government

Question 37

Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the Allied Powers (Triple Entente)

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Austria-Hungary

Question 38

How did World War I accelerate the development of tanks?

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Military leaders imagined using tanks to break through entrenched positions

Question 39

Which event was the primary catalyst for World War I?

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Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination

Question 40

Their job was to manage , conserve, and distribute production

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War Production Board

Question 41

One main purpose of the Fourteen Points: Establish all land taken would be given back to the rightful country

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True

Question 42

One main purpose of President the Fourteen Points: Alliance systems that existed before the war will continue

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False

Question 43

Which of the following was an effect of the Bolshevik Revolution?

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An intense fear of communism in the United States, Red Scare

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