Imperialism

and WWI Answer Key

1.

What year did the United States enter World War I?

a. 1914
b. 1916
c. 1917
d. 1921

2.

When the United States entered the war, it did not have a powerful army so this solved the problem:
a. women were allowed to fight
b. soldiers were drafted
c. immigration increased
d. segregated troops by race

3.

The assassination of ultimately sparked the fighting of WWI.

a. Winston Churchill
b. Kaiser Wilhelm II
c. Archduke Franz Ferdidnand
d. Tzar Nicholas II

4.

One of the Fourteen Points called for the establishment of a League of Nations.
a. True
b. False

5.

A cause of US entry into the war was the Zimmerman telegram which suggested an alliance between
Germany and
a. Canada
b. Brazil
c. Mexico
d. Peru

6.

Restrictive Laws passed to silence opposition to the war

a. Espionage and Sedition Acts
b. The Red Scare Prevention Act
c. The Selective Service Acts
d. Expedition and Sedation Acts

7.

When the Republicans decided to re-nominate Taft, Roosevelt's supporters formed which party?
a. Progressive, or "Bull Moose" Party
b. Proactive, or "Bull Moose" Party
c. Progenitor, or "Bull Moose" Party
d. Protectorate, or "Bull Moose" Party

8.

World War I allowed many women to join the workforce.

a. True
b. False

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9.

What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's program for peace that he proposed after WWI?
a. Wilson's 14 Points
b. Geneva Convention
c. Warsaw Pact
d. Central-Allied Treaty

10. Which of the following was not a cause of The Great Migration
a. They were treated with civility during the war
b. They had a broadened world view
c. The result of the election of 1912 angered them
d. They were trained for combat and thus reacted more agressively
11. Wilson's battle cry during the Election of 1912 was
a. "New Nationalism"
b. "New Deal"
c. "New Constitution"
d. "New Freedom"
12. A policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the
world
a. capitalism
b. militarism
c. imperialism
d. nationalism
13. Which year did WWI begin?
a. 1905
b. 1914
c. 1941
d. 1960
14. Whom did the Democrats choose as their candidate for the Election of 1912?
a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. William Howard Taft
c. Robert LaFollette
d. Woodrow Wilson
15. Any type of material used in hopes of influencing a community's thoughts and viewpoints towards one
subject is called Propaganda
16. The Lusitania was
a. the location of a treaty signing
b. a battle outside of Paris
c. a territory taken over by Germany
d. British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine

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17. Reasons for Imperialism include?

a. America wanted to expand its markets
b. To gain raw materials in other countries
c. To keep up with European countries who were also expanding
d. all of the above
18. What was Yellow Journalism?
When newspapers sensationalized events to anger Americans toward Spain
19. A strong fear of Communist infiltration in America was called the [Red Scare].
20. "Speak softly and carry a big stick" was the foreign policy motto of
a. William McKinley
b. Teddy Roosevelt
c. William Howard Taft
d. Woodrow Wilson

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