Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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On entering France many
American soldiers shouted, "Lafayette, we are here," They wanted to show France that
Americans were here to help them because they had helped America in a previous war. Who was
Lafayette?
a. | Rich French banker who loaned
America money during the Revolutionary War | c. | French nobleman who fought alongside Washington during the Revolutionary
War | b. | French general who fought with the North in the Civil
War. | d. | French general who fought with the South in the Civil
War |
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The Germans invaded France
through which country.
a. | Switzerland | c. | Belgium | b. | Austria | d. | Holland |
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Germany was fighting a war on
two fronts. Who was she fighting on the Eastern front?
a. | Russia | c. | England | b. | Austria | d. | France |
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Germany was once a loose
collection of independent principalities. In the late 1800's they were woven into a single
nation. Who was the person who is credited with bringing the country together? His nickname was the
Iron Chancellor.
a. | Otto Von
Bismark | c. | Adolf
Hitler | b. | Kaiser Willhelm | d. | Von Schliefan |
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Germany, Austria-Hungry, and
Turkey were called the ....
a. | Central
Powers | c. | Bad
Guys | b. | European Union | d. | Allied Powers |
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How did the Communist leader,
Lenin, get into Russia during World War I?
a. | Lenin did not enter Russia till the
war was over. | c. | Germany smuggled
him from Switzerland to Russia in a box car | b. | France smuggled him from Switzerland to
Russia | d. | The U.S. flew him in by
plane. |
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What effect did World War I
have on U.S. civilian employment.
a. | decrease employment because of
workers going into the army | c. | increase employment of child labor | b. | increase employment producing war
materials | d. | decrease employment of African
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What was the "spark"
that started World War One?
a. | The election of Kaiser Whilhelm to
the throne of Germany | c. | A battle between
Czar Nicholas and the King of England | b. | The sinking of the Spanish Fleet by Queen
Elizabeth. | d. | Assassination of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand of Austria by a Serb |
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What was President
Wilson's slogan in the 1914 Presidential election?
a. | "He kept us out of
War" | c. | "He beat the
Kaiser" | b. | "America needs to be ready for
war" | d. | "It's the economy,
stupid" |
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What was the name of the ship,
sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland because they believed it was carrying ammunition
for the British army. More than 200 Americans were killed, which angered the American
people.
a. | HMS
Bounty | c. | Titanic | b. | USS Cimarron | d. | Lusitania |
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What year did the United States
enter World War One?
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Because of European _____ the
nations of Europe declared war on each other, one at a time, until the entire continent was embroiled
in World War One
a. | minorities | c. | Nazis | b. | religions | d. | alliances |
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What effect did World War One
have on immigration into the U.S.?
a. | no effect on immigration at
all | c. | immigration stayed the same as
before the war | b. | increased immigration | d. | drastically reduced immigration |
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The
"Industrialization" of World War I referred to
a. | The movement of people from the
farms to the cities | c. | The increase in
labor union activity | b. | the use of many new weapons made possible through new
technology | d. | The demise of civil liberties during
the war |
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When did World War I
end
a. | November 11 at 11 in the morning,
1919 | c. | November 11 at 11 in the morning,
1911 | b. | 7/11/11/1911 | d. | December 11 in 1919 |
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France, England, Russia, and
Italy were called .....
a. | the European
Union | c. | the Allied
Powers | b. | the Central Powers | d. | NATO |
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What year did World War One
start in Europe?
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What was the name of the peace
treaty that ended World War One?
a. | The Munich
Accords | c. | Von Schleffin
Plan | b. | Treaty of Versailles | d. | Treaty of France |
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With so much war production the
factories soon ran out of workers. Where did industry go to recruit new workers?
a. | brought guest workers in from Canada
because Canada was not in the war | c. | opened the borders to immigration from
Mexico | b. | increased immigration from Europe | d. | brought poor black farm workers from the South to work in the
North |
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Why did Russia leave the war
early?
a. | America entered the war in its
place | c. | Russia ran out of
supplies | b. | the Bolshevik (Communist) revolution | d. | the Czar became tired of the war |
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True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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One of the reasons the United
States wanted England and France to win the war was because they owed so much money to U.S.
banks.
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At the Treaty of Versailles,
territory was taken away from Germany and Austria to create new countries like Poland and
Czechoslovakia
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President Wilson went to the
treaty of Versailles with a proposal called his 14 points. His program proposed a treaty that would
be fair to all the nations of Europe and would help to prevent future wars in
Europe.
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England and France bought a
great deal of war supplies from the United States which helped the U.S. economy
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At the Treaty of Versailles,
France and England were mainly interested in punishing Germany for World War I
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England and France got the
money to buy war supplies from the U.S. by borrowing money from U.S. banks.
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27.
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One of President Wilson's
14 points was the proposal for an organization called the League of Nations. The present United
Nations was modeled after it.
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28.
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It was ironic that World War I
was called the "War To End All Wars" in 1914
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29.
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The Treaty of Versailles had
very little effect on future history of Europe
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30.
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The United States was eager to
join the League of Nations and the treaty was quickly ratified by the U.S.
Senate.
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