practice test

Name ___________________________ Date ___________________ Class ____________
Chapter 21
World War I
Test A
A. Key Terms and People
Directions: Match each term in Column II with the number of the correct definition from
Column I. (20 points)
Column I
_____ 1. the spread of biased, often
false, information to win
support for a cause
_____ 2. the right of a group to decide
its own form of government
_____ 3. led a revolution in Russia
in 1917
_____ 4. American anti-war activist
and Socialist Party
presidential candidate
B. Key Concepts
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Column II
a. Eugene V. Debs
b. Vladimir Lenin
c. propaganda
d. self-determination
Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in each blank. (70 points)
_____ 5. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand drew more than 20 countries into
war largely because of
a. communism.
c. alliances.
b. nationalism.
_____ 6. The Selective Service Act required young men to
a. register for a military draft.
b. become “Four-Minute Men.”
c. receive shots to prevent “liberty measles.”
_____ 7. Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts, some people went to jail for
a. speaking German.
b. expressing antiwar viewpoints.
c. hiring women.
_____ 8. The Bolsheviks seized the Russian government under the leadership of
a. Karl Marx.
b. Vladimir Lenin.
c. John J. Pershing.
_____ 9. About how long was it between the Bolshevik Revolution and the Treaty of
Brest-Litovsk?
a. 4 months
c. a year
b. 8 months

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Chapter 21
World War I
Test A (continued)
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50˚N
40˚N
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500
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Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area Projection
IRELAND
SPAIN
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
0˚
GREAT
BRITAIN
KEY
FRANCE
Territories lost by:
North
Sea
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Germany
Russia
BELG.
Directions: Use the map to answer questions 10 and 11.
LUX.
NETH.
SWITZ.
10˚E
NORWAY
DENMARK
GERMANY
ITALY
SWEDEN
Mediterranean Sea
_____ 10. According to the map, how was Germany punished after World War I?
a. It lost land only in the west.
b. It lost land only in the east.
c. It lost land in the north, east, and west.
_____ 11. According to the map, which country was created from land lost by
Austria-Hungary?
a. Finland
c. Estonia
b. Czechoslovakia
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S e a
B a ltic
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
AUSTRIA
GER.
HUNGARY
YUGOSLAVIA
ALB.
20˚E
FINLAND
ESTONIA
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
POLAND
GREECE
ROMANIA
BULGARIA
W
N
S
E
RUSSIA
30˚E
Black Sea
TURKEY
40˚E
Chapter and Section
Support

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Chapter 21
World War I
Test A (continued)
_____ 12. What drew the United States into World War I?
a. the sinking of the Lusitania
b. the interception of the Zimmermann telegram and the overthrow of
Russia’s tsar
c. the German U-boat blockade of Britain
_____ 13. Why did suffragists urge women to support the war effort?
a. They hoped it would help women win the right to vote.
b. They hoped it would encourage the government to draft women.
c. They hoped it would inspire women in Germany.
_____ 14. Following World War I, the three top European Allies wanted to
a. rebuild Austria-Hungary.
b. pay reparations to the Central powers.
c. punish Germany.
_____ 15. The League of Nation’s long-term effectiveness was crippled by the
absence of
a. the Soviet Union (Russia). c. the United States of America.
b. Germany.
_____ 16. Who led Senate opposition to the Treaty of Versailles because he objected to
U.S. membership in the League of Nations?
a. Henry Cabot Lodge c. A. Mitchell Palmer
b. John J. Pershing
_____ 17. President Wilson’s Fourteen Points included a proposal to
a. make self-determination illegal.
b. give a large amount of German territory to France.
c. form an international organization to guarantee world peace.
_____ 18. What was the “Red Scare?”
a. an influenza epidemic
b. a surprise German U-boat attack in 1917
c. a widespread fear of communism in the United States
C. Critical Thinking and Writing
Directions: Answer the following question on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet of
paper. (10 points)
19. Explain how the American government worked to suppress dissent against
World War I. Use details from the chapter.
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