The Start Of World War I
A series of practice questions to prepare you for the midterm and for future examinations regarding the topic. The quiz covers all information up until America's entry into the war.
- 1.What year did World War I break out in Europe?
- A.
1918
- B.
1912
- C.
1914
- D.
1917
- 2.The assassination of Archduke _____________ sparked the war.
- 3.Upon the outbreak of World War I, America...
- A.
Joined the side of the Central Powers
- B.
Joined the side of the Allied Powers
- C.
Remained Neutral
- D.
Joined the side of the Axis Powers
- 4.To finance the war, the government sold...
- A.
Victory Gardens
- B.
Liberty Bonds
- C.
Propaganda
- D.
Socks
- 5.Which act drafted men for the U.S. Army?
- A.
The Dawes Act
- B.
The Lend-Lease Bill
- C.
The 18th Amendment
- D.
The Selective Service Act
- 6.The space between trenches was referred to as...
- A.
The Stalemate
- B.
No Man's Land
- C.
Western Front
- D.
The Swiss Border
- 7.The Allied powers were...
- A.
Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy
- B.
Belgium, Austria-Hungary, Lithuania
- C.
Russia, Great Britain, France
- D.
Rumania, St. Petersburg, Belgium
- 8.The Central powers were...
- A.
Great Britain, France, Russia
- B.
Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Germany
- C.
Switzerland, Luxemburg, Prussia
- D.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
- 9.The first 'M' in M.A.N.I.A. stands for...
- A.
Manchuria
- B.
Militarism
- C.
Mercantilism
- D.
Macroeconomics
- 10.The man who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand was from...
- A.
Serbia
- B.
Russia
- C.
Bulgaria
- D.
Austria-Hungary
- 11.The first 'A' in M.A.N.I.A. stands for...
- A.
Attack
- B.
Agriculture
- C.
Austria
- D.
Alliances
- 12.Germany's reissuing of unrestricted submarine warfare led to...
- A.
America declaring war on Germany
- B.
Russia signing a treaty with the Ottoman Empire
- C.
The Central Powers surrendering
- D.
The Allied powers invasion of Russia
- 13.Germany sank the...
- A.
Lusitania
- B.
Brittanic
- C.
Titanic
- D.
Olympic
- 14.Nationalism is
- A.
Ethnic groups want independence from ruling nations
- B.
When a country builds up a strong military force
- C.
An alliance with another nation
- D.
Colonization of overseas land
- 15.The ______________________________ ensured food would be conserved for the army.
- 16.Anti-German hysteria in America was a result of...
- A.
Germany building a strong navy
- B.
America's entry into the war
- C.
Victory Gardens
- D.
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
- 17.Which of the following was NOT a reason for America's entry into World War I
- A.
The Russian Revolution
- B.
The Zimmermann Telegram
- C.
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
- D.
Britain's 1914 Naval Blockade of Germany
- 18.Why were some Americans against the war?
- A.
It allowed Germany full access to American harbors
- B.
Communism would replace democracy around the world
- C.
It restricted civil liberties
- D.
It put the country in extreme debt
- 19.
The cartoon on the left is an example of....- A.
Militarism
- B.
Propoganda
- C.
Nativism
- D.
Un-patriotism
- 20.Imperialism can be best defined as...
- A.
When a stronger nation controls a weaker nation economically, militarily, socially, or politically.
- B.
When ethnic groups wanted independence from ruling empires.
- C.
A build up of a nation's armed forces.
- D.
An agreement between to or more nations to help eachother during a conflict or to accomplish a goal.
- 21.Which of the following was President during World War I
- A.
William McKinley
- B.
William Taft
- C.
Woodrow Wilson
- D.
Theodore Roosevelt
- 22.The Zimmermann Telegram was one of the MANY reasons that...
- A.
War broke out in Europe
- B.
China was divided into Spheres of economic Influence
- C.
Mexico went to war with Europe
- D.
America declared war on Germany
- 23.Britain's naval blockade of Germany results in
- A.
Anti-German feelings increasing within the U.S.
- B.
President Wilson declaring war on Germany
- C.
The Central Powers becoming unable to get the supplies they need
- D.
The United States joining forces with Germany
- 24.Which of the following was MOST responsible for turning American public opinion against Germany?
- A.
Germany's war efforts against the Russians
- B.
German U-Boat Activities
- C.
Germany's actions in the Pacific
- D.
The British naval blockade of Lithuania
- 25.President Wilson's statement, "The world must be made safe for democracy," was made to justify his decision to
- A.
Ask Congress to declare war against Germany
- B.
Support monopolies over the oil industry
- C.
End U.S. imperialism in China
- D.
Run for re-election
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