WWI Pre/Post Test

Which of the following was NOT a tension or factor in the United States joining WWI?

• Zimmerman Telegram

• German Submarine Warfare

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• Progressives pushing for social change in Europe

What was Wilson not truthful about when discussing the US entering WWI?

• The innocence of the Lusitania

• The actual contents of the Zimmerman Telegram

• The innocence of the Germans

• His support for the Allied Powers

In addition to being an industrialized war, advancements like assembly line production also made it a "______ war"

• Trench

• Scientific

• Localized

• Aerial

What was the result of immigrants joining the US Army?

• They refused to conform to the ideals of "100% American"

• There were too many language barriers to run it efficiently

• German immigrants began to revolt against the US Army

• It gave many their first sense of being "American"

What was the "Great Migration?"

• Black Americans leaving the south and moving to cities for economic opportunity

• Influx of Chinese and Chinese-Americans to cities to work in factories

• Germans flocking to the United States during the War

• Italians invading New Jersey

Did the US turn the tides of the war upon joining? How so? (READ CLOSELY)

• No, it turned the war in the favor of the Central powers

• Yes, it turned the war in the favor of the Central powers

• Yes, it turned the war in the favor of the Allied powers

• No, it turned the war in the favor of the Allied powers

Which Amendment to the Constitution did the Espionage and Sedition Acts restrict?

• 17th

• 4th

• 1st

• 8th

Which of the following was NOT a key idea from Wilson's 14 Points?

• Open Diplomacy

• Growing the US Military

• Freedom of the Seas

• Establish League of Nations

In the Treaty of Versailles, how was the "responsibility" for the war divided?

• Germany bore all responsibility

• Serbia, Russia responsible for starting it, all Central powers responsible at the end

• The UK and France bore all responsibility

• The Central and Allied powers split the responsibility and reparations, negotiated by the US

What tension did the debate between Wilson's 14 Points and the Treaty of Versailles address?

• Progressivism vs. Conservatism

• Isolationism vs. imperialism

• Popular democratic participation vs. experts

• Idealism vs. harsh reality