The United States Enters World War I (Ch.10)

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    The United States tried to do what regarding the Great War?

    • Get involved right off
    • Show Europe who's boss
    • Stay out of the fighting
    • Trade only with Germany
    • Trade only with Britain and France
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  • 2. 

    What did Germany promise Mexico if they cooperated?

    • Silver and gold

    • Ten million dollars

    • Land in Cuba

    • Land in the American Southwest

    • Land in the American Southeast

    Correct Answer
    A. Land in the American Southwest
  • 3. 

    The president promised to set up a _______________________ to avoid future wars.

    • Peace Corps

    • Justice League

    • Alliance of Good Guys

    • League of Nations

    • Leadership Team

    Correct Answer
    A. League of Nations
  • 4. 

    What president asked Congress to declare war on Germany and the Triple Alliance?

    • Wilson

    • Roosevelt

    • Taft

    • Kennedy

    • Harding

    Correct Answer
    A. Wilson
  • 5. 

    What did Germans do in the North Atlantic?

    • Use planes to bomb American ships

    • Bomb British ships

    • Bomb French ships

    • Use submarines to sink American ships

    • Use submarines to spy on Russian ships

    Correct Answer
    A. Use submarines to sink American ships
  • 6. 

    The president promised the United States would fight the war to do what?

    • Make the world safe for monarchy

    • Return Europe to a system of totalitarian rule

    • Free all slaves

    • Get back at Germany for sinking their ships

    • Make the world safe for democracy

    Correct Answer
    A. Make the world safe for democracy
  • 7. 

    The day the war ended is celebrated in the U.S. as what holiday?

    • Memorial Day

    • Armistice Day

    • Veterans Day

    • Independence Day

    • Presidents Day

    Correct Answer
    A. Veterans Day
  • 8. 

    Bath Iron Works produced what kind of ships for the war effort?

    • Aircraft carriers

    • Cargo ships

    • Destroyers

    • Steamers

    • Troop ships

    Correct Answer
    A. Destroyers
  • 9. 

    Who was victorious in the Great War?

    • Germany and Russia

    • United States and Russia

    • United States, Great Britain and Spain

    • United States, Great Britain and France

    • Germany, Russia, and Italy

    Correct Answer
    A. United States, Great Britain and France
  • 10. 

    How many Maine men served in WWI?

    • 10,000

    • 23,000

    • 25,000

    • 15,000

    • 27,000

    Correct Answer
    A. 23,000
  • 11. 

    What did the President help do that officially ended the war?

    • Made an official announcement on TV

    • Helped write the Treaty of Paris

    • Made a famous speech announcing the end of war

    • Helped write the Treaty of Versailles

    • Wrote the Proclamation of Peace

    Correct Answer
    A. Helped write the Treaty of Versailles
  • 12. 

    To win the war, the President said the U.S. needed to become what?

    • Recycling machine

    • Arsenal for democracy

    • Really strong

    • World's biggest factory

    • More strategic

    Correct Answer
    A. Arsenal for democracy
  • 13. 

    What did the Zimmerman telegraph do?

    • Told Japan to bomb the U.S.

    • Told Mexico to fight the U.S.

    • Told Mexico to invade the U.S. immediately

    • Told Cuba to send war ships to the U.S.

    • Told the U.S. to watch it's back

    Correct Answer
    A. Told Mexico to fight the U.S.
  • 14. 

    What was public opinion in the U.S. after the Great War ended?

    • People were tired of war and being overseas

    • People were excited about winning

    • People were mad because we didn't stay longer

    • People wanted more reform at home and overseas

    • People supported the President and the League of Nations

    Correct Answer
    A. People were tired of war and being overseas
  • 15. 

    How many soldiers did the U.S. send at first?

    • 10,000

    • 1,000,000

    • 10,000,000

    • 100,000

    • 150,000

    Correct Answer
    A. 1,000,000
  • 16. 

    What type of government did the nations of the Triple Alliance have?

    • Democracy

    • Monarchy

    • Authoritarian

    • Republic

    • Parlimentary

    Correct Answer
    A. Authoritarian
  • 17. 

    Who promised a "return to normalcy" and won the Presidential election by a landslide after the war?

    • Roosevelt

    • Wilson

    • Kennedy

    • Harding

    • Taft

    Correct Answer
    A. Harding

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