World War I Test U.S. History Instructor: Robert S. Alley Jr. 1. All of the following were underlying causes of World War I EXCEPT

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1 World War I Test U.S. History Instructor: Robert S. Alley Jr Name: Score: INSTRUCTIONS: Circle the best answer 1. All of the following were underlying causes of World War I EXCEPT a. Nationalism b. Imperialism c. German aggression d. Militarism 2. Prior to World War I, France, Great Britain, and Russia were part of an alliance called a. Triple Entente b. Triple Alliance c. NATO d. Warsaw Pact 3. Prior to World War I, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy were part of an alliance called a. Triple Entente b. Triple Alliance c. NATO d. Warsaw Pact 4. Prior to World War I, Russia had a separate alliance with a. Germany b. Poland c. Israel d. Serbia 5. World War I began as a result of a. The rise of Adolph Hitler b. The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria c. The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand of Serbia d. The assassination of William McKinley 1

2 6. All of the following were associated with World War I EXCEPT a. Trench warfare b. British blockade c. Battle of Britain d. U-Boats 7. After Italy changed sides, the two major alliances in World War I were called a. Allies and Central Powers b. Axis and Allies c. Triple Alliance and Triple Entente d. NATO and Warsaw Pact 8. All of the following were factors that led to American involvement in World War I EXCEPT a. Unrestricted submarine warfare b. The Spanish Civil War c. Four American ships sunk d. The Zimmermann Note 9. The Zimmermann Note proposed an alliance between a. The U.S. and Mexico b. The U.S. and Germany c. The U.S. and Russia d. Germany and Mexico 10. Eugene Debs was sentenced to ten years in jail for opposing World War I under the a. Alien and Sedition Acts b. Loyalty Act c. Espionage and Sedition Acts d. None of the above 11. American involvement in World War I a. Quickly tipped the balance in favor of the Allies b. Had little effect c. Quickly tipped the balance in favor of the Central Powers d. Lasted for four years 2

3 12. The leader of Germany during World War I was a. Adolph Hitler b. Kaiser Wilhelm c. Erwin Rommel d. None of the above 13. All of the following were aspects of Wilson s Fourteen Points EXCEPT a. Causes of War b. Self Determination c. League of Nations d. United Nations 14. All of the following participated in writing the Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT a. United States b. Great Britain c. France d. Russia 15. Wilson gave in on most of his Fourteen Points in order to save the part about the a. causes of war b. self determination c. League of Nations d. United Nations 16. As a result of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to pay in reparations. a. $32 billion b. $32 million c. $23 billion d. $23 million 17. Under the War Guilt Clause was forced to take sole responsibility for World War I. a. Italy b. Japan c. Germany d. France 3

4 18. As a result of the Treaty of Versailles, three million German speaking people became a part of the northern part of Czechoslovakia, known as a. the Rhineland b. the Sudetenland c. Slovenia d. the Czech Republic 19. It could be argued that the Treaty of Versailles led to all of the following wars EXCEPT a. World War II b. The Cold War c. The Vietnam War d. The Korean War 20. The rejected the Treaty of Versailles. a. House of Representatives b. President c. Senate d. None of the above You MUST answer numbers 2 and 5 and Three of the others 1. List the Four Underlying Causes of World War I and briefly explain each one. a. b. c. d. 4

5 Triple Entente (1) (2) (3) i Triple Alliance (1) (2) (3) 2. What event caused the outbreak of war in 1914? a. List the chain of events that this event set in motion. i ii iv. v. 3. Describe the World War I by explaining three aspects of it. In other words, what was it like to be in this war and how was it fought? a. b. c. 5

6 4. Explain two reasons for American Involvement in World War I. a. b. 5. Discuss the Treaty of Versailles. a. What were Wilson s 14 Points intended to do and how were they divided into three parts? i ii b. What were the Big Four countries that drew up the treaty? i ii iv. 6

7 c. Explain three weaknesses of the treaty. i ii 7