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World War One Assessment—100 points
Fall 2005
Write the correct letter to the following multiple-choice questions on your paper (2 points each)
1. The event that was the immediate cause of World War One:
a. the sinking of the Lusitania
b. the blockade of German ports
c. the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand by a Serbian
d. the German invasion of neutral Belgium
e. unrestricted warfare
2. All of the following nations were members of the Allied Powers (or the Triple Entente) except:
a. Turkey
b. Great Britain
c. France
d. Russia
e. United States
3. All of the following nations were members of the Central Powers (or the Triple Alliance) except
a. Germany
b. Austria-Hungarian Empire
c. Serbia
d. Italy
4. World War One started and ended in the years:
a. 1913-1917
b. 1914-1918
c. 1915-1917
d. 1916-1918
e. 1912-1916
5. The United States remained neutral for all of the following reasons except
a. Did not involved any direct US interests
b. The distance between the US and Europe
c. The historical ties to Great Britain
d. The large amount of trading that the US did with both sides
e. The war was good for the US economy
6. All of the following were characteristics of the war except
a. front lines that shifted quickly and often
b. naval blockade
c. cold, wet, rat infested living conditions
d. eight feet high trenches
e. mechanized warfare
7. World War One was physically fought in which of the following areas
a. Northern France and the waters around Great Britain
b. Western Germany, Northern France, Belgium, and Atlantic Ocean
c. Southern Great Britain and Western France.
d. the Pacific Ocean and the island of Japan
e. the Atlantic Ocean and Eastern France
8. Because German faced a two front war it planned to
a. blockade the ports of Great Britain and starve them
b. attack the weaker Russian front first then turn their attention to the French and British
c. attack France by directly and push towards the capital—Paris
d. go through the neutral nation of Belgium in order to surprise the French forces
e. use unrestricted submarine warfare to destroy supplies from the US
9. All of the following relate to the Battle of the Somme except
a. more than 30,000 men died in the first hour
b. it is a good example of “attrition”
c. involved one of the largest artillery bombardments
d. use of larger and larger armies
e. the turning point of the war for the allies
10. The goal of the German/British war at sea was to
a. destroy the US navy in the Atlantic
b. disrupt supply ships headed to the enemy
c. protect supply ships headed to the US
d. keep the US out of the war
e. destroy enemy submarines
12. The Zimmermann note was
a. sent from Germany to the United States
b. a German note, asking the US to maintain its neutrality during WWI
c. a secret message sent from Germany to persuade Mexico to attack the US
d. given to the US early in the war asking them to attack Mexico
e. was the secret communications between the Japan and Mexico
13. US joined the allies in WWI for all the following reasons except
a. make sure its loans were repaid
b. Germany’s attack on neutral shipping
c. motivated by propaganda
d. loss of American lives on the high seas
e. a desire to punish Germany for initiating the war
14. The biggest contribution the US made in helping end WWI was
a. engaged the enemy in many key battles
b. introduced new types of mechanized warfare that eventually defeated Germany
c. broke the blockade the Germans U-boats had around Great Britain
d. the addition of tens of thousands of well training and experienced US soldiers
e. provided an almost unlimited source of men and material to the allied cause.
15. The Sedition and Espionage acts of 1917
a. helped capture and jail spies living in the United States
b. increased economic production of war related products by protecting business’s plans
c. was never really put into practice by the government
d. made it illegal to interfere with the draft or speak out against the war
e. encouraged newspapers and magazines to write articles on Americans who might spy on the US
16. The US prepared for WWI by doing all of the following except
a. developing a system to protect shipping convoys crossing the Atlantic
b. improving race relations with African Americans migrated north for jobs
c. increasing the production of supply ships
d. required men to sign up for possible service in the armed forces
17. All of the following are examples of how WWI impacted women and African Americans except
a. women received the right to vote
b. African Americans migrated to large northern cities
c. jobs in factories became available
d. African Americans gained more civil rights
18. At the treaty of Versailles Wilson’s attention was focused on
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
getting revenge against Germany
reducing the possibly of another large armed conflict in Europe
making sure all nations were treated fairly
getting all the fourteen points put into the treaty
reducing Germany’s military
19. The reason why the US did not join the League of Nations was because
a. US senators feared being controlled by European powers
b. Wilson did not believe it would be very useful in solving European problems
c. the league would reduce the amount of money the US made from supplying Europe with goods
d. Wilson could not convince European nations to join the League
e. the League did not include all of Wilson’s 14 points
20. The Treaty of Versailles required German to do all of the following except
a. Clean up the areas known as “no-man’s” land
b. Pay for the damages and deaths caused by the war
c. Significantly reduce the size of its military
d. Accept full responsibility for causing the war
What were the long term causes of WWI
The concept of attrition refers to
Characteristics of trench warfare include all of the following except
Shell shock
No man’s land
Machine guns
The purpose of propaganda is
Unrestricted warfare means
Why did German feel cheated by the Treaty of Ver
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Ver
Use your own piece of paper
Part II: Short Answer/Identify
Choose 3 of the following concepts. Be sure to explain the importance/relevance
of the term as they relate to WWI.
(15 points each)
Alliance system
Trench Warfare
Espionage/Sedition Acts
League of Nations
Part III: Extended Paragraph; answer one of the following questions as completely as
possible.
(30 points)
A. Describe the reasons why the US entered the war on the side of the allies.
B. Explain why the actions of the Treaty of Versailles led to WWII
Use your own piece of paper
Part II: Short Answer/Identify
Choose 3 of the following concepts. Be sure to explain the importance/relevance of the term as they
relate to WWI.
(15 points each)
Alliance system
Main cause of WWI,
Nations committed to support one another in times of war
Describe who on who side
Espionage/Sedition Acts
US law passed during WWI
Illegal to interfere with the draft, criticize the government or the war
Goes against the first amendment, Supreme Court support
Questionable laws passed during wartime
Trench Warfare
Where WWI was fought
9ft tall trenches
lived with rats, the dead, disease,
no man’s land
mechanized warfare
reflected new type of war—large loss of life
League of Nations
Proposed international organization
Nations would come together to discuss and resolve issues
Part III: Extended Paragraph; answer one of the following questions as completely as possible.
(30 points)
A. Describe the reasons why the US entered the war on the side of the allies.
Economic—protect loans made to the allies
Others—historical ties with England
B. Explain why the actions of the Treaty of Versailles led to WWII
Germany—did not believe it lost war
expected to be treated fairly
Humiliated by treaty
Allies—desire for revenge
Loss of generation of men, ruined economy
War reparations—Germany never able to pay back (hurt its economy)
War guilt clause—blame Germany
US—Wilson desired world peace
14 points help create peace
totally focused on this desire
only got League of Nations
unable to get Senate to support
died trying to get public support
US never ratified Treaty of V
Without US leadership, European nations did support treaty
Other M/C questions
11. All of the following are true about the sinking of the Lusitanian except
a. almost 200 Americans died
b. the Germans posted warning to Americans about traveling to Britain
c. showed Germany’s willingness to break international laws
d. the ship was secretly carrying ammunition to the allies
e. the Germans had no right to sink the ship