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World War I
1. Which event sparked World War I?
a. The sinking of the Lusitania
b. The German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
c. Russia’s quest for a warm-water port
d. The assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
2. An underlying cause of World War I was
a. The ongoing dispute over the convoy system
b. The web of alliances European nations created for their defense
c. An alliance between the rulers of Germany and Russia
d. American insistence of neutrality
3. What rivalry caused tensions that eventually led to World War I?
a. Japan and Russia both claimed the same territory in northern Asia.
b. Britain, France and Germany competed for colonies in Africa and Asia.
c. Germany feared the rise of communism in Russia and France
d. Britain and Germany wanted to gain control of France.
4. From 1914 to 1916, as World War I raged in Europe, Americans were not able to
“remain neutral in thought as well as action” because
a. United States membership in military alliances required the nation to fight
b. United States newspapers encouraged a polity of imperialist expansion
c. The warring powers interfered with the United States right to freedom of
the seas
d. President Wilson supported the war aims of Germany and AustriaHungary.
5. “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the
foreign world…”-George Washington
Some Americans used this policy to justify a policy of
a. isolationism
b. collective security
c. mercantilism
d. imperialism
6. Which was NOT true of the government’s propaganda campaign during the war?
a. It tried to increase patriotism and weaken opposition to the war.
b. It helped people to overcome their prejudice against German culture.
c. It stirred up enthusiasm among the public to buy war bonds.
7. Data from this graph support the conclusion that World War I
a.
b.
c.
d.
caused the United States trade deficit to increase
cost the United States many billions of dollars
was a significant benefit to the American economy
created an unfavorable balance of trade
8. At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional
United States foreign policy by
a.
b.
c.
d.
refusing to permit trade with either side in the conflict
sending troops to aid Great Britain
declaring American neutrality
requesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors
9. After the sinking of the “Sussex”, Germany
a.
b.
c.
d.
launched an attack to within fifty miles of Paris
declared war on France.
Promised that merchant ships would not be sunk without warning
Invited Mexico to join the Central Powers
10. Why did the European nations form alliances?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to create trading opportunities
to protect themselves.
To isolate the United States.
To prevent war between Europe and the United States
11. The Triple Alliance included
a.
b.
c.
d.
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy.
Spain, Bulgaria and Serbia
Albania, Montenegro and Romania
France, Russia and Britain.
12. Many Americans felt personally involved with the war between the Allies and the
Central Powers because
a.
b.
c.
d.
they felt ties of culture and language to Britain.
the cost of consumer goods was skyrocketing.
troops were being sent overseas by the thousands.
the US borders were closed to tourists and vacationers.
13. When war broke out in Europe in 1914, the United States
a.
b.
c.
d.
remained neutral.
favored the Central Powers.
entered the war on the side of the Allies.
declared war on Russia.