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