The American Journey: Reconstruction to the Present

Chapter 23: World War I

World War I

1
The immediate cause of World War I was the __________.
A)German invasion of Belgium
B)assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
C)sinking of the Lusitania
D)unification of Italy
2
The Allied Powers were made up of Great Britain, France, and __________.
A)the Ottoman Empire
B)Austria-Hungary
C)Serbia
D)Russia
3
All but which of the following were new weapons in World War I?
A)the airplane
B)poison gas
C)cannons
D)tanks
4
In May 1917, 128 Americans were killed when the Germans __________.
A)sank the Lusitania
B)ordered Mexico to attack Texas
C)executed Americans living in Berlin
D)bombed Washington, D.C.
5
Russia withdrew from the war after __________.
A)its defeat at Moscow
B)the Bolshevik Revolution
C)Czar Nicholas II abdicated the throne
D)the sinking of the Lena
6
The leader of the American Expeditionary Force was __________.
A)John J. Pershing
B)Douglas MacArthur
C)Marshall Foch
D)Henry Cabot Lodge
7
The Great Migration refers to the movement of __________.
A)thousands of Europeans to the United States to escape the war
B)Allied troops across Europe to Germany
C)African Americans to Northern cities
D)women to jobs in factories
8
Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace was called the __________.
A)Right to Self-Determination
B)American Journey
C)Square Deal
D)Fourteen Points
9
As part of the Treaty of Versailles, __________ had to accept full responsibility for the war.
A)Serbia
B)Germany
C)Austria-Hungary
D)Gavrilo Princip
10
One of the most controversial parts of the Treaty of Versailles concerned an international organization called the __________.
A)United Nations
B)League of Nations
C)North Atlantic Treaty Organization
D)Red Cross
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