World War I Test

Question 1

When was the Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated?

Answer 1

June 28, 1914

Question 2

When did the US declare war?

Answer 2

April 6, 1917

Question 3

When was the armistice?

Answer 3

November 11, 1918

Question 4

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 4

June 28, 1919

Question 5

When was the 18th amendment passed?

Answer 5

Passed in 1917, ratified in 1919

Question 6

When did President Harding sign new peace resolution?

Answer 6

July 21, 1921

Question 7

Who were the central powers?

Answer 7

• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Ottoman Empire
• Bulgaria

Question 8

Who were the allied powers?

Answer 8

• Russia
• France
• Great Britain
• Italy
• USA
• Serbia
• Romania
• Greece
• Portugal

Question 9

Why did the US claim neutrality in the war?

Answer 9

-To protect business interests in Europe, Didn’t want to support either side in hopes that this would prevent an attack on shipments by the other, Economics rule

Question 10

Why was the Lusitania sunk by Germans?

Answer 10

Germany believed that the Lusitania was being used to ship weapons to Great Britain

Question 11

What did they use for military draft in US?

Answer 11

The selective service, where men signed up for a draft lottery.

Question 12

“We dig no trenches to fall back on. The Marines will hold were they stand.” What was this quote directed to?

Answer 12

So Americans could prevent the Germans from reaching Paris.

Question 13

How did we finance for WW1?

Answer 13

Taxes went up, New government agencies were created and we used Liberty Bonds

Question 14

Why did the allies dislike Wilson’s plan after the war?

Answer 14

The allies were interested in a reward, and they wanted to divide the German colonies among themselves.

Question 15

Made the manufacture, sale, or transport of alcohol illegal.

-Passes because grain used to make alcohol was needed to make food for the soldiers

Answer 15

18th Amendment

Question 16

What new countries were created after the war?

Answer 16

Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia

Question 17

What are the reasons the US went to war?

Answer 17

• Germany didn’t respect US Neutrality
• Commercial/economic reasons
• Anti-German sentiment
• Make world safe for Democracy
• US involvement in World War I would help it get to greatness, where we were going anyway.

Question 18

Name two new government agencies created during the war.

Answer 18

War Trade Board and War Food Board

Question 19

Name two of the civil liberties that oppressed the US.

Answer 19

Espionage Act, Sedition Act

Question 20

Who gained most from the war in the end?

Answer 20

The US economy and American Business.

Question 21

What was the result of Lenin making peace with Germans

Answer 21

Russia pulled out of the war.

Question 22

What was the main reason Congress did not agree with Wilson’s plan.

Answer 22

They did not like the League of Nations.

Question 23

End Secret Alliances

Answer 23

Serbia could have declared war earlier if they had another alliance.

Question 24

Freedom of the Seas

Answer 24

Lusitania being sunk

Question 25

Reduction in Armaments

Answer 25

If you don’t have it, you can’t use it, which Germany didn’t follow.

Question 26

Association of nations

Answer 26

conversation before confrontation

Question 27

Colonial powers recognize and respect native populations

Answer 27

Austria-Hungary should be more respectful towards Bosnians that they hated at the time.

Question 28

Self-determination for the Austria-Hungary populations

Answer 28

Places like Bosnia should determine their own systems in their nation.

Question 29

Who was Wilson’s main opponent for ratifying the treaty

Answer 29

Henry Cabot Lodge

Question 30

What was the War Guilt Clause?

Answer 30

It was a statement blaming Germany for being the main cause of the war.