The United States Enters World War I (Ch.10)
Quiz on the United States entering WWI.
- 1.The United States tried to do what regarding the Great War?
- A.
Get involved right off
- B.
Show Europe who's boss
- C.
Stay out of the fighting
- D.
Trade only with Germany
- E.
Trade only with Britain and France
- 2.What did Germans do in the North Atlantic?
- A.
Use planes to bomb American ships
- B.
Bomb British ships
- C.
Bomb French ships
- D.
Use submarines to sink American ships
- E.
Use submarines to spy on Russian ships
- 3.What did the Zimmerman telegraph do?
- A.
Told Japan to bomb the U.S.
- B.
Told Mexico to fight the U.S.
- C.
Told Mexico to invade the U.S. immediately
- D.
Told Cuba to send war ships to the U.S.
- E.
Told the U.S. to watch it's back
- 4.What did Germany promise Mexico if they cooperated?
- A.
Silver and gold
- B.
Ten million dollars
- C.
Land in Cuba
- D.
Land in the American Southwest
- E.
Land in the American Southeast
- 5.What president asked Congress to declare war on Germany and the Triple Alliance?
- A.
Wilson
- B.
Roosevelt
- C.
Taft
- D.
Kennedy
- E.
Harding
- 6.What type of government did the nations of the Triple Alliance have?
- A.
Democracy
- B.
Monarchy
- C.
Authoritarian
- D.
Republic
- E.
Parlimentary
- 7.The president promised the United States would fight the war to do what?
- A.
Make the world safe for monarchy
- B.
Return Europe to a system of totalitarian rule
- C.
Free all slaves
- D.
Get back at Germany for sinking their ships
- E.
Make the world safe for democracy
- 8.The president promised to set up a _______________________ to avoid future wars.
- A.
Peace Corps
- B.
Justice League
- C.
Alliance of Good Guys
- D.
League of Nations
- E.
Leadership Team
- 9.To win the war, the President said the U.S. needed to become what?
- A.
Recycling machine
- B.
Arsenal for democracy
- C.
Really strong
- D.
World's biggest factory
- E.
More strategic
- 10.How many soldiers did the U.S. send at first?
- A.
10,000
- B.
1,000,000
- C.
10,000,000
- D.
100,000
- E.
150,000
- 11.How many Maine men served in WWI?
- A.
10,000
- B.
23,000
- C.
25,000
- D.
15,000
- E.
27,000
- 12.Bath Iron Works produced what kind of ships for the war effort?
- A.
Aircraft carriers
- B.
Cargo ships
- C.
Destroyers
- D.
Steamers
- E.
Troop ships
- 13.The day the war ended is celebrated in the U.S. as what holiday?
- A.
Memorial Day
- B.
Armistice Day
- C.
Veterans Day
- D.
Independence Day
- E.
Presidents Day
- 14.Who was victorious in the Great War?
- A.
Germany and Russia
- B.
United States and Russia
- C.
United States, Great Britain and Spain
- D.
United States, Great Britain and France
- E.
Germany, Russia, and Italy
- 15.What did the President help do that officially ended the war?
- A.
Made an official announcement on TV
- B.
Helped write the Treaty of Paris
- C.
Made a famous speech announcing the end of war
- D.
Helped write the Treaty of Versailles
- E.
Wrote the Proclamation of Peace
- 16.What was public opinion in the U.S. after the Great War ended?
- A.
People were tired of war and being overseas
- B.
People were excited about winning
- C.
People were mad because we didn't stay longer
- D.
People wanted more reform at home and overseas
- E.
People supported the President and the League of Nations
- 17.Who promised a "return to normalcy" and won the Presidential election by a landslide after the war?
- A.
Roosevelt
- B.
Wilson
- C.
Kennedy
- D.
Harding
- E.
Taft
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