Chapter 11 (The Americans) 2014

Question 1

Which of the following was Not a cause of WWI

a. American isolationism
b. imperialist competition
c. the stockpiling of weapons
d. European nationalism

Answer 1

A. American Isolatioism

Question 2

Where did the assassination that triggered World War I occur

a. Bosnie
b. Belgium
c. Alsace-Lorraine
d. The Ottoman empire

Answer 2

a. Bosnia

Question 3

What caused widespread starvation in Germany?

a. a severe drought
b. the devaluation of German currency
c. The British blockade
d. the Allied bombing of German farms

Answer 3

c. the British blockade

Question 4

What did the United States use to overcome the threat of German U-boats?

a. airplanes
b. groups of guarded ships
c. ships flying neutral flags
d. a fleet of American submarines

Answer 4

b. groups of guarded ships

Question 5

Which of the following was a result of the Selective Service Act

a. African Americans could not become Army Officers
b. Women could serve in combat positions
c. Troops were segregated by race
d. Men were required to register for military service

Answer 5

d. Men were required to register for military service

Question 6

Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in WWI

a. battlefront trenches
b. airplanes and tanks
c. hydrogen bombs
d. pistols and bayonets

Answer 6

b. airplanes and tanks

Question 7

Which of the following nations suffered the FEWEST casualties?

a. France
b. Great Britain
c. Austria-Hungary
d. the United States

Answer 7

d. the United States

Question 8

Which of the following nations was NOT a member of the “Big Four”?

a. Italy
b. France
c. Russia
d. Great Britain

Answer 8

c. Russia

Question 9

Who rejected Wilson’s “Fourteen points” peace plan

a. Allied leaders
b. the Germans
c. the US senate
d. The League of Nations

Answer 9

a. Allied Leaders

Question 10

What reason did Senators give for opposing U.S. membership in the League of Nations?

a. It would lead to international instability
b. I would drain American finances
c. It would interfere with free-trade agreements
d. It would drag the United States into European conflicts

Answer 10

d. It would drag the United States into European conflicts

Question 11

What hard ships did the soldiers face at the battlefront

Answer 11

They were shelled, gassed, and shot by snipers, they did not eat regularly, they were surrounded by dead horses and men, they didn’t have clean water to drink, shell shock, lice and dysentery.

Question 12

_______ in Europe, a policy under which nations built up their armed forces, was a major cause of WWI

Answer 12

militarism

Question 13

The invasion of _________ began the active fighting in the war

Answer 13

Belgium

Question 14

For more than three years, the major form if fighting on the western front was __________

Answer 14

trench warfare

Question 15

U-boats were German _________

Answer 15

battleships

Question 16

The Zimmerman note suggested an alliance between Germany and ________

Answer 16

Mexico

Question 17

After defeating ______ on the eastern front the Central Powers concentrated on fighting in France

Answer 17

Russia

Question 18

Wilson, Clemenceau, Lloyd, George and Orlando were referred to as _________

Answer 18

Big Four

Question 19

The event known as the Great Migration increased the ________ population of Northern cities

Answer 19

African-American

Question 20

Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” speech described his ______ plan

Answer 20

peace

Question 21

Daylight-savings time was instituted as a means of _____________

Answer 21

conserving fuel

Question 22

The Allies gave up their defense of Belgium in order to defend Paris. Why was paris so important?

Answer 22

Paris is the capital of France. If the central powers had taken Paris, all of France would have been under their control, dramatically shifting the balance of power in the war.

Question 23

What were the effects on soldiers from constant shelling

Answer 23

“constant nerve tension” and shell shock. Shelling results in many casualties.

Question 24

The policy that kept the United States out of the war for three years was called

a. nationalism
b. the alliance system
c. neutrality
d. the convoy system

Answer 24

c. neutrality

Question 25

Because militarism had been a major part of the war the framers of the Treaty of Versailles

a. required Germany to pay for reparations for war damages
b. barred Germany from maintaining an army
c. stripped Germany of its colonies in the Pacific.

Answer 25

b. barred Germany from maintaining an army

Question 26

The war might have involved only two nations, Austria-Hungary and Serbia if not for

a. the American Expeditionary Force
b. imperialism
c. propaganda
d. the alliance system

Answer 26

d. the alliance system

Question 27

The Schlieffen Plan was effective because it

a. allowed Germany to fight on two fronts at once.
b. prevented ships from entering waters around Britain
c. resulted in years of trench warfare in France
d. allowed Germany to drive quickly toward the French capital

Answer 27

d. allowed Germany to drive quickly toward the French capital

Question 28

Of the following, the most compelling reason for the United States to enter the war was

a. a moral obligation to halt the refugee crisis in Belgium
b. concern over the repayment of Allied debts to American banks
c. a desire to become more involved in the affairs of Europe
d. the outrage of American citizens over German submarine warfare

Answer 28

d. the outrage of American citizens over German submarine warfare

Question 29

American supporters of entry into the war could claim their country was fighting a moral war because

a. the United States joined the war only after Russia’s oppressive monarchy was replaced
b. many citizens planted victory gardens and bought war bonds
c. the ZImmerman note was intercepted
d. African Americans were offered new job opportunities in northern cities

Answer 29

a. the United States joined the war only after Russia’s oppressive monarchy was replaced

Question 30

The Espionage and Sedition Acts affected freedom of speech because they

a. forced restaurant owners to offer “liberty sandwiches” rather than “hamburgers”
b. allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged its authority
c. forced the repeal of the First Amendment
d. promoted biased ideas designed to sway people’s thinking

Answer 30

b. allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged its authority

Question 31

Labor leaders were targeted by the Espionage and Sedition Acts because they

a. demanded better conditions for workers even during a war crisis
b. questioned whether war was right under any circumstances
c. preferred the Russian system of government to the American system
d. refused to work in industries that supported the war effort

Answer 31

a. demanded better conditions for workers, even during a war crisis

Question 32

Gains made by American women during WWI include

a. acceptance as full-fledged members of the U.S. Army
b. the beginnings of a movement for woman suffrage
c. equal pay for equal work in many war industries
d. increased support for women’s right to vote

Answer 32

d. increased support for women’s right to vote

Question 33

The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance of

a. identifying the guilty party
b. treating all nations justly, including the losers of a war
c. including powerful nation like the United States in international peace-keeping organizations
d. crippling any nations that might prove dangerous in the future

Answer 33

b. treating all nations justly, including the losers of the war.

Question 34

Why was there no fighting in Switzerland?

Answer 34

Switzerland was neutral territory. It was not involved in the fighting

Question 35

What city in France was the object of German aggression? Why?

Answer 35

Paris. The Germans wanted to take control of Paris.

Question 36

Why would Germany choose to attack in the North of France rather than farther South?

Answer 36

France would have been expecting it along the border with Germany

Question 37

How might Germany’s plan to capture Paris have changed if Belgium had been much stronger?

Answer 37

Unable to control France’s northern border with Belgium, Germany might have advanced from its Western border with France.

Question 38

How did trench warfare affect soldiers’ mental health?

Answer 38

Constant shelling caused “shell shock”. Depression at the lack of food and water, diseases and lice.