True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Active fighting in the war
began when Germany invaded France
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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2.
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All of the following have
historically been considered to be causes of World War I except
a. | American
isolationism | c. | the stockpiling of
weapons | b. | imperialist competition | d. | the nationalism of ethnic groups |
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3.
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The event that triggered World
War I was an assassination that occurred in
a. | Bosnia. | c. | Alsace-Lorraine | b. | Belgium. | d. | the Ottoman Empire |
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4.
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The German population suffered
widespread starvation during the war, largely as a result of
a. | a severe
drought | c. | the British
blockade of Germany | b. | the devaluation of German currency | d. | the Allied bombing of German
farms. |
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5.
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The United States was able to
overcome the threat of German U-boats by using
a. | airplanes. | c. | ships flying neutral flags | b. | groups of guarded ships. | d. | heavily armored battleships |
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6.
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World War I was the first time
that the U.S. Army
a. | inducted drafted
soldiers | c. | allowed women in
combat positions | b. | segregated troops by race | d. | trained African Americans as
officers |
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7.
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Most of the American troops sent to Europe
participated
a. | in noncombat
roles. | c. | as replacements in British
divisions. | b. | as an independent unit. | d. | as replacements in French
divisions. |
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8.
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In addition to President
Wilson, the “Big Four” were the leaders of all of the following nations
except
a. | Italy | c. | Russia. | b. | France. | d. | Great Britain. |
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The U.S. Senate’s
opposition to U.S. membership in the League of Nations centered on the belief that it
would
a. | lead to international
instability | c. | interfere with
free-trade agreements | b. | be a drain on American finances. | d. | drag the country into European
conflicts. |
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10.
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What country did
Austria-Hungary blame for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
a. | Serbia | c. | France | b. | Russia | d. | Great Britain |
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11.
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Which of the following was
most responsible for turning
American public opinion against Germany?
a. | German U-boat
activities | c. | the British naval
blockade of Germany | b. | Germany’s actions in Belgium | d. | Germany’s war efforts on the Eastern
Front |
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12.
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The United States needed to
build up its navy mainly so
that it could
a. | carry on warfare at
sea. | c. | ship goods and troops to
Europe. | b. | blockade German ports | d. | place protective patrols along its
coast. |
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13.
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All of the following
contributed to Germany’s decision to surrender except
a. | severely limited
resources | c. | a civilian
revolutionary movement | b. | a mutiny of its naval forces | d. | a successful Allied invasion of its
borders |
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14.
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Most labor disputes during the war centered
on
a. | wages | c. | the length of the
workday | b. | job security. | d. | dangerous working conditions. |
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15.
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Effects of the war and the war
effort included increases in all of the following except
a. | support for women’s
suffrage. | c. | the number of
women in paying jobs | b. | public commitment to civil liberties | d. | the number of African-American
businesses. |
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Which of the following nations
suffered the fewest casualties
in the war?
a. | France | c. | Austria-Hungary | b. | Great Britain | d. | the United States |
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Wilson’s “Fourteen
Points” peace plan was rejected by
a. | Allied
leaders | c. | the U.S.
Senate. | b. | the Germans | d. | the League of Nations |
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Matching
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a. | Central
Powers | n. | Archduke Franz Ferdinand
| b. | Espionage and Sedition
Acts | o. | Eddie Rickenbacker | c. | Selective Service Act | p. | Allies | d. | Alvin York | q. | Treaty of Versailles | e. | war-guilt clause | r. | convoy system | f. | militarism | s. | conscientious objector | g. | reparations | t. | mechanized warfare | h. | Bernard M. Baruch | u. | League of Nations | i. | War Industries Board (WIB)
| v. | no man’s land | j. | Zimmermann note | w. | Fourteen Points | k. | George Creel | x. | Lusitania | l. | Henry Cabot Lodge | y. | Great Migration | m. | trench warfare |
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18.
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British passenger ship
attacked and sunk by Germans
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19.
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Building up armed forces to prepare for
war
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20.
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A person who believes fighting
is wrong and therefore does not want to serve in the military
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21.
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An international peace-keeping
organization proposed by Wilson and founded in 1920
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22.
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Part of the Treaty of
Versailles in which Germany took responsibility for the war
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23.
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Fighting between fortified
ditches
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24.
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Message proposing an alliance between Germany and
Mexico
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25.
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Conservative senator who
wanted to keep the United States out of the League of Nations
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26.
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Wilson’s plan for world
peace following World War I
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27.
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Law requiring men to register
for military service
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28.
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The 1919 treaty that ended
World War I
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29.
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American war
hero
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30.
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Fighting based on machines
like tanks and planes
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31.
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One side in World War I: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the
Ottoman Empire
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32.
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Laws that enacted harsh penalties against anyone opposing
U.S. participation in World War I
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33.
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Movement of many African
Americans to northern cities from the South in the early 1900s
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34.
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One side in World War I: Great
Britain, France, and Russia, later joined by the U.S.
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35.
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Leader of the War Industries
Board
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36.
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The space between armies
fighting each other
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37.
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Agency to improve efficiency
in war-related industries
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38.
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Payments made by defeated
countries after a war
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39.
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Young man whose assassination
triggered the war
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40.
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Famous American fighter
pilot
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41.
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Having merchant ships travel
in groups protected by warships
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42.
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Head of the Committee on
Public Information (CPI), the government’s propaganda agency
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