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World War I Quiz #11thgradeushistory
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1
What was the purpose of the Committee of Public Information?
Financing the war
Public mass production
Food conservation
Popularize the war
2
Who was the US President during WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
3
What was US President Woodrow Wilson's
initial
policy?
Imperialism
Expansionism
Nationalism
Neutrality
4
Which act made it illegal to criticize the war effort?
Espionage Act
Federal Reserve Act
Selective Service Act
Treaty of Versailles
5
What was the "spark" that started World War 1?
Zimmerman Telegram
Sinking of Lusitania
Explosion of USS Maine
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Serbian nationalist
6
What impact did the introduction of the tank, airplane, and machine gun have on WWI?
ended trench warfare
turned WWI into a world war
led to a war of attrition
caused the war to last much longer than expected
7
The Sinking of the Lusitania was important because it signified--
Germany was intentionally trying to bring US into the war
Over 120 US citizens being killed by Germany
Ocean liners' inability to locate icebergs in the Atlantic
The US using propaganda to show Spain's brutality
8
What policy did the US turn to after WWI?
nationalism
isolationism
militarism
imperialism
9
T or F- The US signed the Treaty of Versailles and joined the League of Nations
False
True
10
What was the Selective Service Act (1917)?
Initiated a draft in the US
Strengthened the First Amendment
Committee that distributed the Medal of Honor
Government officials were hand-picked
11
Who was forced to sign the war guilt clause?
Austria Hungary
Serbia
Germany
Russia
12
Which was not a cause of World War 1?
European powers competed for economic interests & domination
Nations wanted to form their own nation states
Powerful military establishments dominated European life
Europeans wanted to try out new weapons and inventions
13
Which of the following is NOT a long term cause of WWI?
Militarism
Nationalism
Alliances
Isolationism
14
Which country was NOT a member of the ALLIED POWERS?
Russia
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
France
15
Which event most influenced Woodrow Wilson's decision to enter World War I?
The renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
A revolution in Russia
The assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
The raids by Mexican guerrilla forces on the Southwestern US
16
What were social consequences (effects) of WWI?
Great Migration & 19th Amendment
Great Migration & the 17th Amendment
Jim Crow Laws & the 17th Amendment
Industrialization & the Great Migration
17
Why was the US vehemently opposed to Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare?
Neutral nations couldn't safely ship non-military goods
Traveling would become drastically more expensive
They didn't want German immigrants to spread their brutality
They didn't want Germany to deliver the Zimmerman Telegram
18
The Zimmerman Telegram was sent from (?) and delivered to (?) trying to recruit them to (?)
Spain, Germany, Allied Powers
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Central Powers
Great Britain, USA, Allied Powers
Germany, Mexico, Central Powers
19
How did the US cut shipping losses in half?
Changing their ships course
building its own submarines
the convoy sytem
blockades & mines
20
What was the pledge Germany made to the US promising to stop sinking passenger ships?
Maine Pledge
Lusitania Pledge
USW Pledge
Sussex Pledge
21
Which of the following occurred first?
Espionage Act
Trench Warfare
US entry into WW1
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
22
What was the name of Wilson's Plan for peace after WWI?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Armistice Treaty
The Fourteen Points
The Big Four Points
23
WW1 was also known as the--
War of the Worlds
The Cold War
War to End All Wars
WW2
24
Why did Russia leave WWI?
Russia was forced out by Germany
Russia was dealing with the Bolshevik Revolution
They ran out of ammunition
Russia no longer valued its treaty with Serbia
25
How did the US raise money for the war effort?
Encouraged the sale of war/liberty bonds
Sold war pamphlets
Auctioned off pieces of the Lusitania
Bribery from European nations
26
What years did WW1 occur?
1917-1918
1814-1818
1914-1918
1904-1914
27
Why did the Zimmerman Telegram anger the US?
Germany asked Mexico to attack the US
The US was about to join the Central Powers
It was intercepted and decoded in London
There were grammatical errors
28
What type of fighting took place during the first two years of the war?
hand to hand combat
guerrilla warfare
dogfighting
trench warfare
29
What role did the court case Schenck v. US play in WWI?
Became a guide for future economic decisions
Ruled there are limitations to free speech in times of war
Ruled the government could not take control of the economy
Ruled that propaganda was unlawful
30
Which did not occur during WW1?
the Inquisition
Zimmerman Telegram
Selective Service Act
Sussex Pledge
31
Which of the following is a weakness of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany owed $33 billion in reparations
Germany was forced to sign the war guilt clause
Russia lost even more land than Germany
All of the answers are correct
32
Who were the Big Four?
Great Britain, France, Italy, & US
US, Great Britain, France & Russia
Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy & Ottoman Empire
Russia, France, Great Britain, US
