World War I Homework

Question 1

1. The name of the document that allegedly revealed that Germany and Mexico had a secret alliance was known as
   a. Hindenburg Note
   b. Zimmerman Note
   c. Wilhelm Note
   d. Bismarck Note

Answer 1

b. Zimmerman Note

Question 2

2. What was the name of Wilson’s speech in which he outlined his 14 Points Plan?
   a. Peace without Surrender
   b. Peace through Victory
   c. Peace through Diplomacy
   d. Peace without Victory

Answer 2

d. Peace without Victory

Question 3

3. All of the following were new weapons, or used for the first time with devastating results, during World War I EXCEPT
   a. tanks
   b. chemical weapons
   c. atomic bombs
   d. submarines

Answer 3

c. atomic bombs

Question 4

4. Which of the following were NOT a member of the Central Powers during World War I?
   a. Germany
   b. Austria-Hungary
   c. Turkey
   d. Russia

Answer 4

d. Russia

Question 5

5. The incident involving the Lusitania illustrates the initial issue between the US and Germany during WWI, which was
   a. America’s right to trade with all parties
   b. England’s right to carry weapons on passenger ships
   c. Germany’s right to blockade England
   d. American passenger’s right to travel safely on the Allies’ ships

Answer 5

d. American passenger’s right to travel safely on the Allies’ ships

Question 6

6. All of the following were part of Wilson’s 14 Points Plan EXCEPT
   a. spreading scientific theories like evolution to bring about his New Liberal Order
   b. spreading self-determination
   c. freedom of the seas
   d. ending secret alliances/treaties

Answer 6

a. spreading scientific theories like evolution to bring about his New Liberal Order

Question 7

7. President Wilson’s vision for restructuring international relations
   a. ignored any consideration of American self-interest
   b. revolved around the establishment of an international organization with the power to maintain order and resist aggression around the world
   c. won the full support of the Allies even before the United States entered World War I
   d. failed to provide him with any argument to justify American entry into World War I

Answer 7

b. revolved around the establishment of an international organization with the power to maintain order and resist aggression around the world

Question 8

8. In mobilizing popular support for American entry into World War I, Wilson
   a. emphasized his determination to create a liberal world order and to lay the foundation for lasting peace.
   b. emphasized the need to uphold limited but still important American national interests in the face of German threats.
   c. carefully avoided setting America’s war aims too high.
   d. refused to allow any anti-immigration propaganda that would fuel a wartime hysteria.

Answer 8

a. emphasized his determination to create a liberal world order and to lay the foundation for lasting peace.

Question 9

9. World War I was caused by the assassination of the heir to what throne?
   a. Serbia
   b. Bosnia
   c. Germany
   d. Austro-Hungarian Empire

Answer 9

d. Austro-Hungarian Empire

Question 10

10. The immediate cause of World War I was
    A) an international rivalry between Britain and Germany
    B) a border dispute between France and Germany
    C) the Communist Revolution in Russia
    D) the bitter outcomes of the Russo-Japanese War
    E) an internal conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbian nationalists

Answer 10

E) an internal conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbian nationalists

Question 11

11. The Zimmermann telegram stirred up anti-German sentiment in the United States because it revealed German plans to
    A) destroy the Panama Canal
    B) deploy submarines along the Atlantic coast of the United States
    C) return to Mexico her lost provinces in the American Southwest in exchange for a Mexican declaration of war on the United States
    D) recruit German and Irish-Americans for use as spies and saboteurs in the United States
    E) subvert the Open Door policy in the Far East

Answer 11

C) return to Mexico her lost provinces in the American Southwest in exchange for a Mexican declaration of war on the United States

Question 12

12.	 President Wilson’s Fourteen Points were an expression of 
A)	conservatism 
B)	internationalism 
C)	isolationism 
D)	rationalism 
E)	existentialism

Answer 12

B) internationalism

Question 13

13. Woodrow Wilson went on to be a professor of political science at which university?
    a. Harvard
    b. Princeton
    c. Johns’ Hopkins
    d. Yale
    e. Brown

Answer 13

c. Johns’ Hopkins

Question 14

14. As a politician, Woodrow Wilson possessed all of the following characteristics except
    a. he was willing to compromise
    b. he was self-righteously moral
    c. he was energetic and firm
    d. he was a dynamic leader
    e. he was committed to reform

Answer 14

a. he was willing to compromise

Question 15

15. Wilson won the election of 1912 because
    a. America split along ideological lines
    b. He won all of the debates
    c. Teddy Roosevelt became involved in a scandal
    d. Teddy Roosevelt and Taft split the Republican vote
    e. Teddy Roosevelt withdrew from the race

Answer 15

d. Teddy Roosevelt and Taft split the Republican vote

Question 16

16. At the beginning of World War I, the Allied Powers consisted of
    a. Britain, France, and Russia
    b. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Italy
    c. Britain, France, and Italy
    d. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire
    e. France, Britain, and the United States

Answer 16

a. Britain, France, and Russia

Question 17

17. Characterize the “Fourteen Points.”
    a. a pragmatic list of specifics undergirding Wilson’s desire to mediate an end to the war
    b. an idealistic vision for a world order freed of selfish nationalism, imperialism, and war
    c. a blueprint for a punitive peace that would prevent any resurgence of German aggression
    d. a code of practical guidelines for future diplomatic practice

Answer 17

b. an idealistic vision for a world order freed of selfish nationalism, imperialism, and war

Question 18

18. President Wilson’s initial reaction to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 was to
    A) proclaim America’s absolute neutrality.
    B) side with the Allies.
    C) ban trade with any nation involved in the war.
    D) immediately deploy U.S. troops to Europe.

Answer 18

A) proclaim America’s absolute neutrality.

Question 19

19. In January 1917, Germany decided to resume unrestricted submarine warfare because
    A) it did not believe the United States had any intention of entering the war.
    B) it felt it could win the war before the United States could bring its army to Europe.
    C) the German army in France was near defeat.
    D) it had received intelligence reports that America was mobilizing.

Answer 19

B) it felt it could win the war before the United States could bring its army to Europe

Question 20

20.	On the eve of the Great War, the chief rivalry in Europe was between
A.	Germany and Great Britain.
B.	Austro-Hungary and Russia.
C.	Germany and France.
D.	France and Russia.
E.	France and Great Britain.

Answer 20

A. Germany and Great Britain.

Question 21

21. In 1914, when war erupted in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson
    A. called on the American public to be completely impartial.
    B. expressed sympathy for Germany.
    C. declared that the “Triple Alliance” must be defeated.
    D. held secret diplomatic meetings with Great Britain.
    E. brokered separate peace treaties with both sides of the conflict.

Answer 21

A. called on the American public to be completely impartial.

Question 22

22. In the aftermath of the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania,
    A. the United States declared war on Germany.
    B. Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action.
    C. President Wilson prohibited Americans from traveling to Europe.
    D. Great Britain began an intensive campaign to build a submarine fleet.
    E. the United States began leasing its submarines to Great Britain.

Answer 22

B. Germany pledged to the United States it would not repeat such an action.

Question 23

23. The so-called “Zimmermann telegram”
    A. was intercepted by agents working for the United States.
    B. included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico.
    C. helped weaken public support in the United States for war.
    D. revealed plans by Germany to expand the use of its submarine fleet.
    E. revealed that Germans were attempting to foment a race riot in the American South.

Answer 23

B. included a proposal for the return of the American Southwest to Mexico.

Question 24

24. In Feb 1917, the United States moved closer to entering the Great War when
    A. the czar of Russia abdicated the throne.
    B. the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia.
    C. Russia asked the Allies to call for an armistice.
    D. a German offensive threatened to capture Moscow.
    E. Russia and Germany negotiated a separate peace.

Answer 24

A. the czar of Russia abdicated the throne.

Question 25

25.	During World War I, airplanes were used for all of the following EXCEPT
A.	bombing the enemy.
B.	transporting troops.
C.	attacking other aircraft.
D.	reconnaissance.
E.	“dogfights.”

Answer 25

B. transporting troops.

Question 26

26. President Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” included
    A. a ban on the production of armaments.
    B. an end to secret treaties.
    C. an international agreement to “outlaw war.”
    D. the division of postwar Germany into two countries.
    E. recognition of independence for all imperial colonies.

Answer 26

B. an end to secret treaties.