Name: Date: 1. During World War I, U.S. propaganda posters often portrayed German soldiers as 3. Read the soldier s description of war below to answer the folloing question. A. honorable opponents.. violators of human rights.. unbeatable enemies. D. liberators of oppressed peoples. Yes, I fought in the Great War, the one that was more horrible than any other war the world had seen. We fought endlessly over the same bloody ground in France. It was hell surviving in dirty, rat-infested, water-filled trenches; fighting off attacks by oche [Germans]; hoping to live through the day-long artillery barrages. Then would come the order to attack. limbing out of our trenches, we would cross the craters and barbed wire of no man s land as our comrades were mowed down by machine gun fire. Fighting over the same land for four long years was so pointless. Which war does this soldier s story describe? A. the Spanish-American War 2. President Wilson said that his Fourteen Points would provide a framework for A. a lasting and just peace.. World War I. World War II D. Vietnam. determining war reparations.. expanding colonial empires. D. punishing aggressor nations. page 1
4. The quotation below is from a speech given by Senator Albert everidge in 1898. Hawaii is ours; [Puerto] Rico is to be ours; at the prayer of her people uba finally will be ours; in the islands of the East... the flag of a liberal government is to float over the Philippines... The Opposition tells us that we ought not to govern a people without their consent. I answer the rule... that all just government derives its authority from the consent of the governed, applies only to those who are capable of self-government. 6. How did Germany s use of unrestricted submarine warfare provoke the United States to enter World War I? A. It generated anti-imrnigrant sentiment in the United States.. It resulted in the loss of lives of United States citizens.. It created competition for international markets. D. It established new rules for naval battles. Senator Albert everidge, The March of the Flag speech (1898) Which policy was Senator everidge advocating in this statement? A. containment. disarmament. imperialism D. isolationism 5. President Woodrow Wilson made this statement in 1916. 7. esides contributing our ungrudging moral and practical support to the establishment of peace throughout the world we must actively and intelligently prepare ourselves to do our full service.... Which international action was influenced by the goals of President Wilson? Who was the American President during the period shown on the time line? A. Theodore Roosevelt. Woodrow Wilson. Warren Harding D. alvin oolidge A. The rejection of the Treaty of Versailles. The containment of Soviet military forces. The requirement of German war reparations D. The establishment of the League of Nations page 2
8. During World War I, American bankers made loans to European powers. 10. How did the United States help the Allies win World War I? American loans to the Allies totaled over $2 billion by 1917 when the United States entered the war. ased on the information, which conclusion can be drawn about American entry into World War I? A. The United States had a financial stake in an Allied victory.. Investments in Europe delayed the United States entry into the war. A. The United States entered into a secret agreement with the entral Powers.. The United States agreed to provide financial assistance to rebuild Germany.. The United States refused to fight an offensive war. D. The United States provided strong, energized troops.. Promises of money from the United States stopped German aggression. D. Opposition to United States intervention was based on financial concerns. 11. This graphic organizer represents U.S. involvement in the First World War. 9. Which event was a reason for the United States entry into the First World War? A. the launch of the German battleship ismarck. the German invasion of elgium and Holland. the sinking of the Lusitania D. the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Which phrase best completes the graphic organizer? A. sympathy for the Russian Empire. the ritish blockade of Germany. unrestricted submarine warfare D. the invasion of Poland page 3
12. Look at the political cartoon below and answer the question that follows. Which war is the cartoon most likely referring to? A. Spanish American War. World War I. World War II D. Vietnam War page 4
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