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HIS AT-2 WORLD WAR ONE

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

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
 

 2. 

The Germans invaded France through which country.
a.
Switzerland
c.
Belgium
b.
Austria
d.
Holland
 

 3. 

Germany was fighting a war on two fronts. Who was she fighting on the Eastern front?
a.
Russia
c.
England
b.
Austria
d.
France
 

 4. 

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
 

 5. 

Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Turkey were called the ....
a.
Central Powers
c.
Bad Guys
b.
European Union
d.
Allied Powers
 

 6. 

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.
 

 7. 

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  Americans.
 

 8. 

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
 

 9. 

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"
 

 10. 

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
 

 11. 

What year did the United States enter World War One?
a.
1914
c.
1916
b.
1917
d.
1919
 

 12. 

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
 

 13. 

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
 

 14. 

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
 

 15. 

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
 

 16. 

France, England, Russia, and Italy were called  .....
a.
the European Union
c.
the Allied Powers
b.
the Central Powers
d.
NATO
 

 17. 

What year did World War One start in Europe?
a.
1917
c.
1919
b.
1916
d.
1914
 

 18. 

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
 

 19. 

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
 

 20. 

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
 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 21. 

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.
 

 22. 

At the Treaty of Versailles, territory was taken away from Germany and Austria to create new countries like Poland and Czechoslovakia
 

 23. 

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.
 

 24. 

England and France bought a great deal of war supplies from the United States which helped the U.S. economy
 

 25. 

At the Treaty of Versailles, France and England were mainly interested in punishing Germany for World War I
 

 26. 

England and France got the money to buy war supplies from the U.S. by borrowing money from U.S. banks.
 

 27. 

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.
 

 28. 

It was ironic that World War I was called the "War To End All Wars" in 1914
 

 29. 

The Treaty of Versailles had very little effect on future history of Europe
 

 30. 

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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