Chapter 11 World War I Test
Chapter 11 World War I Test
Chapter 11 World War I Test
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<strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>11</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> I <strong>Test</strong><br />
Multiple Choice: Read the following and pick the most correct answer. Write letter on<br />
your answer sheet. Do not write on the test! There is only one correct answer for each<br />
question.<br />
1. All of the following have historically been considered to be causes of <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> I<br />
except:<br />
a. American isolationism.<br />
b. imperialist competition.<br />
c. the increasing rise of militaries.<br />
d. the nationalism of ethnic groups.<br />
2. The event that triggered <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> I was an assassination that occurred in:<br />
a. Bosnia.<br />
b. Belgium.<br />
c. Alsace-Lorraine.<br />
d. The Ottoman Empire.<br />
3. The German population suffered widespread starvation during the war, largely as a<br />
result of:<br />
a. a severe drought.<br />
b. the devaluation of German currency.<br />
c. the British blockade of Germany.<br />
d. the Allied bombing of German farms.<br />
4. The United States was able to overcome the threat of German U-boats by using:<br />
a. airplanes.<br />
b. convoys of guarded ships.<br />
c. ships flying neutral flags.<br />
d. heavily armored supply ships.<br />
5. Which of the following is not an example of mechanized warfare.:<br />
a. machine guns.<br />
b. the Big Bertha cannon.<br />
c. tanks.<br />
d. u-boats.<br />
e. all are examples<br />
6. In addition to President Wilson, the “Big Four” were the leaders of all of the following<br />
nations except:<br />
a. Italy.<br />
b. France.<br />
c. Russia.<br />
d. Great Britain.
7. The U.S. Senate’s opposition to U.S. membership in the League of Nations centered<br />
on the belief that it would:<br />
a. lead to international instability.<br />
b. be a drain on American finances.<br />
c. interfere with free-trade agreements.<br />
d. drag the country into European conflicts.<br />
8. Which of the following was not a method by which Americans conserved for the war<br />
effort<br />
a. Meatless Mondays<br />
b. Liberty sandwiches<br />
c. Victory gardens<br />
d. Sweetless Saturdays<br />
9. Which was part of the Fourteen Points<br />
a. Germany was to pay reparations<br />
b. Austria-Hungary would become two distinct countries<br />
c. European colonies should be independent<br />
d. The country of Poland would be created<br />
10. He was the millionaire businessman who took over the <strong>War</strong> Industries Board to make<br />
sure wartime production remained high.<br />
a. Bernard Baruch<br />
b. George Creel<br />
c. Frank Ferdinand<br />
d. Woodrow Wilson<br />
<strong>11</strong>. All of the following, except one, are legitimate reasons for not entering <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> I.<br />
Which of the following was not a reason to stay out of the war<br />
a. no direct threat to American soil<br />
b. large percentage of German-Americans<br />
c. would end our trading with both sides<br />
d. it was a European war<br />
12. Which of the following was a reason for entering <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> I<br />
a. it was a war of imperialism by capitalism<br />
b. we would lose the debts owed us by Britain if they lost<br />
c. Germany had been an ally for us during the Revolutionary <strong>War</strong><br />
d. all of the above<br />
13. Which of the following does not match the idea of imperialism<br />
a. Britain in India<br />
b. Russia in Manchuria<br />
c. Germany in Belgium<br />
d. Serbia in Bosnia
14. Which of the following matches the idea of nationalism<br />
a. Jewish people wanting the state of Israel<br />
b. Muslims in India wanting to become Pakistan<br />
c. Serbians and Russians allying because they shared the same religion<br />
d. all of the above<br />
e. both a & c<br />
15. All of the following were members of the Allies except<br />
a. Britain<br />
b. Italy<br />
c. Ireland<br />
d. Russia<br />
True or False: If the statement is true, write “true” on the line. If it is false, change the<br />
underlined word or words to make it true. Two points each.<br />
16. Alvin York was the first U.S. flying “ace” in <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> I.<br />
17. The British blockade was responsible for more deaths than the German blockade<br />
18. The Zimmermann note was a telegram suggesting an alliance between Germany and<br />
Russia.<br />
19. Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” speech described his war plan.<br />
20. The Four Minute Men were men who were able to fight in a few minutes’ time.<br />
21. The Great Migration brought hundreds of thousands of European refugees into<br />
Northern cities.<br />
22. The Espionage and Sedition Acts were meant to stop Germans from entering the<br />
United States.<br />
23. The Battles of the Marne and Somme were fought in Germany.<br />
24. George Creel was the former Spanish-American <strong>War</strong> hero who led American<br />
doughboys in the AEF during WWI.<br />
25. Women took over new roles and jobs stateside while the men were off fighting.
Short Answer: Read the following and write in the correct answers on your answer<br />
sheet. Writing the number 2 in the bottom right corner of your answer sheet results in 3<br />
extra points. Small spelling errors will not count<br />
26-30. List five countries that were created by the Treaty of Versailles.<br />
31-32. What were the names of the two major alliances during the war<br />
33-35. List three different examples of mandates that were created by the League of<br />
Nations- (remember mandates are countries that were controlled by another country)<br />
36-40. List five weapons used during <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> I that had either never been used<br />
before, or were used for the first time effectively during this war.<br />
Extra Credit:<br />
Name the country that each name below belongs in<br />
a. Georges Clemenceau<br />
b. Czar Nicholas II<br />
c. Vittorio Orlando<br />
d. Henry Cabot Lodge<br />
e. Gavrilo Princip