Quiz 30, Chapter 18, pp. 340-348

Question 1

Whose assassination provided an excuse for World War 1?

Answer 1

Archduke Ferdinand

Question 2

What did Germany promise to Mexico in the Zimmermann Note?

Answer 2

Germany promised Mexico land in the United States if Mexico would help in the war.

Question 3

What incident turned the American people against Germany in 1915?

Answer 3

the sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-boat

Question 4

Who was President of the United States when America entered World War 1?

Answer 4

Woodrow Wilson

Question 5

In what year did America officially enter World War 1?

Answer 5

1917

Question 6

What act provided stiff penalties for anyone who supplied information to the enemy, interfered with recruiting, or encouraged insubordination in the armed forces?

Answer 6

Espionage Act

Question 7

What was the title for Germany and her Allies in World War 1?

Answer 7

Central Powers

Question 8

Did Americans support membership in the League of Nations?

Answer 8

no

Question 9

Name the most famous American pilot of World War 1.

Answer 9

Eddie Rickenbacker

Question 10

On what date was the armistice to end World War 1 signed?

Answer 10

November 11, 1918