World War I - Social Studies With A Smile



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 Austria-Hungary.

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

 

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a. caused the United States trade deficit to increase

b. cost the United States many billions of dollars

c. was a significant benefit to the American economy

d. 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. refusing to permit trade with either side in the conflict

b. sending troops to aid Great Britain

c. declaring American neutrality

d. requesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors

9. After the sinking of the “Sussex”, Germany

a. launched an attack to within fifty miles of Paris

b. declared war on France.

c. Promised that merchant ships would not be sunk without warning

d. Invited Mexico to join the Central Powers

10. Why did the European nations form alliances?

a. to create trading opportunities

b. to protect themselves.

c. To isolate the United States.

d. To prevent war between Europe and the United States

11. The Triple Alliance included

a. Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy.

b. Spain, Bulgaria and Serbia

c. Albania, Montenegro and Romania

d. France, Russia and Britain.

12. Many Americans felt personally involved with the war between the Allies and the Central Powers because

a. they felt ties of culture and language to Britain.

b. the cost of consumer goods was skyrocketing.

c. troops were being sent overseas by the thousands.

d. the US borders were closed to tourists and vacationers.

13. When war broke out in Europe in 1914, the United States

a. remained neutral.

b. favored the Central Powers.

c. entered the war on the side of the Allies.

d. declared war on Russia.

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