Chapter 16 - World War I: Quizzes/Tests

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Militarism

Glorification of war, building up of armed forces, getting ready for war.

Alliances

Agreements or promises to help or defend another country.

Imperialism

Trying to build an Empire.

Nationalism

Having pride in your country.

Which country was NOT in the Triple Alliance?

• Germany
• Italy
• Austria-Hungary
• France

France

The Triple Entente included:

Britain, France, and Russia.

The event that touched off the first declaration of war in World War I was what?

The assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary.

The Balkan nation of Serbia had the political support and implied military backing of which major power?

Russia

What term is given to the open-ended support promised by Kaiser Wilhelm II to Austria-Hungary?

"The blank cheque"

The British entered WWI when…

German troops crossed into Belgium.

Which country was NOT in the Allied Powers?
-Austria-Hungary

• Britain
• France
• Russia

Austria-Hungary

What was one of the tensions in Europe that led to the outbreak of World War I?

• Russian people united by poverty overthrew their government.
• Many people united by language and culture sought self-determination
• German submarine sank the British passenger ship the Lusitania.
• The Treaty of Versailles placed difficult demands on Germany.

Many people united by language and culture sought self-determination.

How did Germany's sinking of the Lusitania increase the risk of war with the United States?

The deaths of many American passengers on the British ship outraged President Wilson.

According to the Zimmermann telegram, if Mexico allied with Germany, Germany would…

help Mexico regain territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

A key factor in the U.S. decision to enter World War I was…

• its long-standing friendship with Germany.
• the U.S. desire to acquire German colonies in the Pacific.
• the political ambition of Woodrow Wilson.
• Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare against the United States.

Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare against the United States.

To prevent strikes from disrupting the war effort, the government established the…

National War Labor Board.

Which of the following accurately describes the role of Mexicans during World War I?

Mexican immigrants living in the United States were heavily recruited to work in wartime industries and fill agricultural labor shortages.

The Great Migration during World War I was the flow of

African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities.

"Selling" the war to the American people was the task of

the Committee on Public Information.

Criticism of the war at home was effectively silenced by

the Espionage and Sedition Acts.

Perhaps the most successful government agency during this time was the Food Administration, which was run by

Herbert Hoover.

During World War I, women officially served in the armed forces for the first time in

clerical and nursing positions.

Why did Congress pass the Selective Service Act?

To draft Americans into the armed forces.

In the case Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that

freedom of speech could be limited in wartime.

What was the primary purpose of the War Industries Board?

To coordinate the production of war materials.

The glorification of the military

Militarism

Payments for war damage

Reparations

A final set of demands

Ultimatum

An agreement to stop fighting

Armistice

Ideas that are spread in order to promote a cause/damage an opposing cause

Propaganda

Extreme pride in one's nation

Nationalism

"Death to the tyrant"

Gavrilo Princip

''The only lasting peace will be a peace without victory.

Woodrow Wilson

''Germany will be punished so that it will never again threaten France.

Georges Clemenceau

Why was the Balkan region referred to as the "Powder Keg of Europe" prior to World War I?

Nationalistic and imperialistic rivalries were increasing.

With which two countries did Austria-Hungary form the Triple Alliance?

Italy and Germany

World War I was more destructive than earlier wars because

modern weapons were more deadly.

Which of the following weapons contributed most to the stalemate on the Western Front during World War I?

• the tank
• the airplane
• the automatic machine gun
• the rifle

the automatic machine gun

African American migration to the North during WWI was due primarily to…

expanded job opportunities in Northern factories.

Why did the United States government create the War Industries Board?

To ensure that factories produced enough military supplies for the war.

Which country was NOT in the Allied Powers?

• Austria-Hungary
• Britain
• France
• Russia

Austria-Hungary

Which country was NOT in the Central Powers?

• Austria-Hungary
• Ottoman Empire
• Germany
• Russia

Russia

Which of the following was a setback for the Allies in 1918?

• the Zimmerman plot
• the Battle of the Argonne Forest
• the Great Migration
• the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Which of the following does NOT describe how Americans responded to the need for additional armed forces in 1917?

• Men responded to the draft under the Selective Service Act.
• African American soldiers immediately served alongside white soldiers.
• Men of every ethnic group volunteered to serve.
• Women officially served in the US military for the first time

African American soldiers immediately served alongside white soldiers.

Why did American forces fight separately from the other Allied units?

To play an independent role in shaping the outcome of the war.

The shortage of agricultural labor during World War I was largely filled by…

Mexican Immigrants.

Which of the following did NOT move the United States toward war in 1917?

• secret requests that Mexico attack the United States
• the cultural connection to the Allies
• renewed submarine attacks on American merchant ships
• the German "Peace Offensive"

the German "Peace Offensive"

How did the American Expeditionary Forces help the Allies win the war?

They helped win the Battle of the Argonne Forest.

One of President Wilson's goal for the League of Nations was

• to protect the independence of all nations.
• to end the right of national self-determination for Central Powers nations.
• to force payment of reparations for losses during war.
• to protect each member nation's own selfish interests.

to protect the independence of all nations.

Which word BEST describes how the Allies reacted to Woodrow Wilson's peace plan?

• enthusiastically
• obediently
• disapprovingly
• indifferently

disapprovingly

Which of the following is a result of the Red Scare?

• improvements in the medical field addressed the Spanish flu
• prohibition (the 18th Amendment) was repealed
• suspected anarchists and communists were deported
• labor unions were finally given government support

suspected anarchists and communists were deported

Which two members of the Allies shown on the graph suffered the greatest number of deaths during World War I?

Russia and France

Which Allied nation shown on the graph suffered the greatest number of armed forces deaths during World War I?

Russia

President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were intended to…

prevent international tensions from leading to another war.

Why did the Senate reject the Versailles Treaty (1919)?

They wanted to keep the United States free from becoming involved in future European wars.

"The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting 'fire' in a theater and causing panic . . ." - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in Schenck v. United States
In the above quote, Justice Holmes is defending the…

Espionage Act.

According to the author, why was Germany justified in sinking the Lusitania?

Germany had declared the waters around England a war zone, as England had done with the North Sea.

1. Germany sinks the British ship Lusitania then promises to limit attacks on merchant ships.
2. The United States declares war on Germany.
3. Germany resumes submarine warfare against merchant ships, sinking American vessels.
4. A German official promises Mexico the return of "lost territory" in a proposed alliance.
5. Germany invades France; Britain declares war when German troops advance through Belgium.
6. Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.

6, 5, 1, 4, 3, 2