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Wilson and World War I
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Review for Mr. Cook’s US History class
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1
What happened to Woodrow Wilson while campaigning for the League of Nations?
He resigned as president
He was shot
He had a stroke
He was kidnapped by Pancho Villa
2
What continent was the primary focal point of imperialist rivalries at the start of WWI?
Africa
Australia
Asia
South America
3
Which of these was NOT acquired by the US in the 1898 Treaty of Paris? It was bought by Wilson in 1917.
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Cuba
4
Where did General Pershing get his nickname, "Blackjack"?
He had been a leader of Buffalo Soldiers
He was a legendary card player
He was African-American
He became a general at age 21
5
What name was used for the territory between the trenches?
No-Man's Land
No-Person's Land
No Woman, No Cry
No-Woman's Land
6
Eddie Rickenbacker was the US's top flying ace. What German was the top ace of all WWI pilots?
The Red Baron
The Man in the Yellow Hat
The Green Knight
The Scarlet Pimpernel
7
What D.W. Griffith film was a landmark in cinema history, but helped lead to the rebirth of the KKK?
White Men Can't Jump
White Chicks
Birth of a Nation
Song of the South
8
On what side was the United States in World War I?
The Central Powers
The Allies
9
Which of these was not a technological development that impacted World War I?
Submarines (U-Boats)
Radar
Long-range artillery
Chemical Weapons (Gas)
10
Which of these was not a World War One battle?
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Verdun
11
Wilhelm was the leader of the German Empire in World War One. What was his official title?
Fuhrer
Kaiser
Caesar
Czar
12
Which law required people to register for the draft?
Espionage Act
Sedition Act
Selective Service Act
Food and Fuel Control Act
13
Which of these was not a primary cause of World War One?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Anarchism
14
What was the name of the ship carrying over 100 Americans that was sunk by German U-Boats?
Titanic
Andrea Doria
Lusitania
Edmund Fitzgerald
15
King George V and David Lloyd George led which country through World War One?
France
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
16
Which of these was not a term of the Treaty of Versailles?
Creation of League of Nations
Germany accepts blame and must pay reparations
United States annexes Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, & Philippines
Break-up of Ottoman Empire
17
What organization did Woodrow Wilson create to manage the US money supply?
Federal Reserve
Bank of America
Bank of the United States
Chase Bank
18
By 1920, approximately how many members were in the Ku Klux Klan?
4 million
50,000
1 million
100,000
19
What did the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution do?
Re-instate the income tax
Guarantee women the right to vote
Guarantee direct election of Senators
Prohibition of alcohol
20
What country did the US conduct the most trade with during World War I?
England
Russia
Germany
France
21
What classic cartoon character frequently imagined himself to be a World War One Flying Ace hunting the Red Baron?
Underdog
Fred Flintstone
Charlie Brown
Snoopy
22
Which symbol of America became well known during World War One, when it showed up on countless recruiting posters?
Uncle Sam
Statue of Liberty
Yankee Doodle
John Bull
23
Pres. Wilson segregated the federal government & saw the rebirth of the Klan. Which President's work was undone by this?
Grover Cleveland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
24
Which of these countries was not a member of the Allies at the end of the war in 1918?
United States
Great Britain (England)
Russia
France
25
What did the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution do?
Prohibition of alcohol
Re-instate the income tax
Guarantee women the right to vote
Guarantee direct election of Senators
26
Who was the czar (tsar) of the Russian Empire during World War One? He was the last czar of Russia
Alexander II
Nicholas II
Peter the Great
Joseph Stalin
27
What did the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution do?
Re-instate the income tax
Guarantee women the right to vote
Prohibition of alcohol
Guarantee direct election of Senators
28
What treaty ended World War One?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Tordesillas
29
What former president volunteered to fight in WWI, but was turned down? His son died in the war
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
30
In what year did the US join World War I?
1914
1916
1917
1915
31
In the immediate aftermath of WWI, what disaster afflicted millions?
Nuclear Fallout
Spanish Flu
Black Death
Ebola
32
African-Americans moved to cities in large numbers to get factory jobs during the Great War.
False
True
33
World War One played a major role in the passage of the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage)
False
True
34
To serve the war effort, Pres. Wilson nationalized (had the government seize control of) what industry?
Textile Manufacturing
Railroads
Automobile manufacturing
Food production
35
What did the 16th Amendment to the US Constitution do?
Guarantee direct election of Senators
Re-instate the income tax
Guarantee women the right to vote
Prohibition of alcohol
36
Woodrow Wilson was 1 of only 2 presidents who was elected as the nominee of the _________ Party from 1861-1931
Democratic
Socialist
Progressive
Republican
37
What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's wife, who may have largely done his job after his stroke?
Lucretia
Helen
Eleanor
Edith
38
The Red Scare was a result of the communist revolution that created what new country in the 1910s-1920s?
Soviet Union
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
39
The Great War was immediately triggered by the assassination of whom?
William McKinley
Mohandas Gandhi
Czar Nicholas II
Franz Ferdinand
40
In 1917, President Wilson urged Congress to enter World War 1 in order to _____________
"fight for truth, justice, and the American way"
"avenge the patriotic gore that filled the streets of Baltimore"
"make the world safe for democracy"
"shred this universe down and ... create a new one"
41
Which of these was NOT a result of World War One?
New markets opened for American goods, growing the economy
The Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires were broken up
The Stock Market crashed causing worldwide recession
The League of Nations was created
42
Which of these was the most direct cause of Franz Ferdinand's assassination?
Serbian imperialism
Serbian Bolshevism
Serbian nationalism
Serbian militarism
43
Which of these countries was not a member of the Central Powers?
Russia
Germany
Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
44
Which group, founded by DuBois and Ida B. Wells, protested the White House screening of
Birth of a Nation
?
NAACP
Freedmen's Bureau
United Way
United Negro College Fund
45
Approximately what percentage of American soldiers in World War 1 were immigrants?
50%
2%
25%
10%
46
November 11, 1918 was __________________
Treaty of Versailles Day
Anzac Day
German Unification Day
Armistice Day
47
Why did Woodrow Wilson have a problem with the Treaty of Versailles?
He wanted the United States to take over more territory
He thought it was too harsh
He did not think it did enough to punish Germany
Wilson had no problems with the Treaty of Versailles
48
Who led Ottoman forces at Gallipoli and then created modern Turkey?
Mufasa father of Simba
Sultan Mehmet II
Muhammad Ali
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
49
US troops invaded Mexico to hunt down what bandit?
Billy the Kid
Jesse James
Pancho Villa
Wild Bill Hickok
50
What was the name of Wilson’s peace plan for the end of World War 1?
Thirteen Reasons Why
Ninety-five Theses
Fourteen Points
Ninety-Nine Problems
51
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
An apology by Germany for the sinking of the Lusitania
A proposal by Germany to Mexico to go to war vs. the US
Demand by President Wilson to stop unrestricted sub warfare
Wilson's proposal for peace at the end of the war
52
Upon landing in France, General Pershing referenced what French military hero from the American Revolution?
De Grasse
Napoleon
Lafayette
Rochambeau
53
Woodrow Wilson is the only president in history with a ________
Medical doctorate
Ph. D.
Master's Degree
Southern birthplace
54
Wilson won re-election by pledging to keep America out of the war, which appealed to _________ immigrants in the Midwest
Mexican
Chinese
Irish
German
55
What is a reparation?
A forced payment for past wrongdoing
A tax paid to support your nation's war efforts
A registration for a military draft
A revenge killing for an assassination
56
The United States joined the League of Nations
True
False
57
Which law made it illegal to criticize the government?
Food and Fuel Control Act
Sedition Act
Espionage Act
Selective Service Act
58
Teddy Roosevelt helped create what country by funding a revolution against Colombia?
Panama
Costa Rica
Bolivia
Nicaragua
59
Which imperialist Republican Senator led opposition to the US joining the League of Nations?
Hamilton Fish
Henry Cabot Lodge
John Hay
Elihu Root
60
Before becoming president, Woodrow Wilson was governor of what state?
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New York
61
Franz Joseph was the emperor of what country at the start of World War One?
Germany
Ottoman Empire
Russia
Austria-Hungary
62
What classic German novel tells the story of a young soldier in World War One?
Buddenbrooks
Red Badge of Courage
Steppenwolf
All Quiet on the Western Front
63
What group led by Vladimir Lenin took over Russia during World War I, and made it into the Soviet Union?
Bolsheviks (Communists)
Know-Nothings
Mujaheddin
Mugwumps
64
Which country was forced to pay massive reparations after World War One?
Germany
Austria
Ottoman Empire
Hungary
65
Which of these was not a technology that changed warfare during WWI?
Airplanes
Tanks
Machine Guns
Atomic Weapons
66
Which of these countries was not a member of the Allies in 1914?
Great Britain (England)
Russia
United States
France
67
What generic name was used for an American soldier in the Great War?
Redshirt
Billy Yank
Doughboy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
68
Who was the commanding General of the US troops in World War I?
George S. Patton
Ulysses S. Grant
"Blackjack" John Pershing
Theodore Roosevelt