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WORLD WAR I AND BEYOND
Test B
A.
Key Terms and People
Directions: Match the definitions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the correct
letter in each blank. You will not use all of the terms. (3 points each)
Column I
Column II
1. payment for war damages
2. a country that owes less money than
it is owed
3. British passenger ship
4. section of French border that was critical
to winning the war
5. head of the War Industries Board
6. a viral illness
7. banned certain printed materials
8. soldiers killed, wounded, and missing
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
Western Front
casualties
Lusitania
Selective Service Act
John J. Pershing
George Creel
Vladimir Lenin
influenza
reparations
creditor nation
Espionage Act
Bernard Baruch
9. commander of American forces in Europe
10. authorized a military draft
B.
Key Concepts
Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in each blank. (4 points each)
11. Social Darwinists believed that
a. a large empire was the key to economic growth.
b. the strongest country would win any international competition.
c. each nation should be made up of only one ethnic group.
d. military might was the most important measure of a nation.
12. The Triple Alliance nations were
a. France, Russia, and Great Britain.
b. Great Britain, France, and the United States.
c. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
d. Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary.
13. The buildup of the U.S. military in 1916 was an example of
c. neutrality.
a. internationalism.
d. preparedness.
b. isolationism.
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14. Who was responsible for the agricultural policies of the United States
during World War I?
c. Herbert Hoover
a. Bernard Baruch
d. Alvin York
b. George Creel
Directions: Study the quote below, and then answer question 15.
The sun shines on the fertile land, the earth teems with forests, with coal, with
every necessary mineral and food, but labor, labor alone can transform all to meet
our necessities. Man-power unaided cannot supply the demand. Women in America
must shoulder as nobly as have the women of Europe, this duty. They must answer
their country’s call. Let them see clearly that the desire of their men to shield them
from possible injury exposes the nation and the world to actual danger.
—Harriot Stanton Blatch from Mobilizing Woman-Power, 1918
15. Which of these reasons for more women joining the National American
Woman Suffrage Association is reflected in the quotation?
a. The organization’s focus changed from women’s rights to peace.
b. The group succeeded in winning voting rights for women.
c. The organization declared its opposition to American involvement in
the war.
d. The group began to support the war objectives of the United States.
16. Which organization existed to promote support for the war among the
American people?
a. the Committee on Public Information
b. the Red Cross
c. the Council of National Defense
d. the War Industries Board
17. One reason for the German surrender in 1918 was that
a. many German soldiers were no longer willing to fight.
b. the German tactic of trench warfare was a failure.
c. the German submarine fleet had been destroyed.
d. the German blockade of France had failed.
18. Convoys were used to
a. transport wounded soldiers to hospitals.
b. protect soldiers on the battlefield.
c. prevent submarine attacks on ships.
d. move troops behind enemy lines.
19. The League of Nations can best be described as a
a. peace treaty.
c. division of territory.
b. secret alliance.
d. mutual defense agreement.
20. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were
a. anarchists.
c. union leaders.
b. communists.
d. conscientious objectors.
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Document-Based Assessment
Directions: Use the poster to answer the following question. Write your answer on the back of
this sheet or on another sheet of paper. (10 points)
Library of Congress LC-USZC4-3014
21. Make Inferences How would the women of France benefit from Americans
saving wheat?
D.
Critical Thinking
Directions: Answer the following questions on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet of
paper. (10 points each)
22. Link Past and Present Compare and contrast the effects that World War I had on
Americans at home and the effects that the current “war on terror” is having.
Describe one similarity and one difference.
23. Explain Problems Explain how the weapons and tactics used during World War I
affected the number of combat deaths.
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