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CHAPTER 23
THE GREAT WORLD WAR
True or False (20 points)
Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false by writing
0 for false in the space provided.
+ for true or
- 1. A primary objective of Germany's submarine warfare was to keep supplies from getting to Great Britain.
- 2. The patriotism of Americans was so high during the war that government
control of the production and distribution of goods was not needed.
- 3. When the Great World War started in Europe in 1914, most Americans
wanted to enter the conflict so it could be ended quickly.
- 4. Some deadly new weapons of the Great World War were tanks, machine
guns, and poison gas.
- 5. The Versailles Peace Treaty stated that Germany must pay for damages
caused to Allied nations by the war.
- 6. Lines of trenches ran across northern France from the sea to Switzerland
on the Western Front.
- 7. Although Wilson's efforts to take part in Mexico's affairs were ineffective,
they improved relations between the U.S. and Mexico.
- 8. The last of the Fourteen Points in President Wilson's program for peace
proposed an international body to be called the League of Nations.
- 9. The fact that President Wilson had kept America out of the war gained him
needed support in the election of 1916.
- 10.
During the war suspicions and fears led to actions against radicals and
minorities that violated their rights of free expression.
Chronological Order (20 points)
Use the time line on pages 674-675 of your book to number these events from 1 to
10 to show the order in which they occurred.
- 11. U.S. enters Great World War
- 16. Versailles Peace Conference
- 12. Second World War begins
- 17. Period of Great Depression begins
- 13. Teapot Dome Scandal
- 18. Great Stock Market Crash
- 14. Roosevelt is elected President
- 19. Lindbergh makes solo Atlantic flight
- 15.
-20. Great World War begins in Europe
1937-38 Recession begins
Identification (20 points)
Decide which name best completes each sentence below. Then write the letter of the
correct name in the space provided.
-21. The radical union leader a) Bernard Baruch, b) William D. Haywood, c)
Herbert Hoover was arrested as a result of strikes called during the war.
-22. In 1915 a) Venustiano Carranza, b) Victoriano Huerta, c) Vittorio Orlando
seized control of Mexico as a military dictator.
-23. A Supreme Court decision written by a) Oliver Wendell Holmes, b) Herbert
Hoover, c) David Lloyd George says that there are limits in the use of free
speech.
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-24.. The chief British negotiator at the Versailles Peace Conference was Prime
Minister a) William D. Haywood, b) David Lloyd George, c) Vittorio Orlando.
-25. As head of America's War Industries Board, a) Oliver Wendell Holmes, b)
Herbert Hoover, c) Bernard Baruchdid an excellent job.
Map Reading (40 points)
Study the map on page 677 of your book. Then use the letters from the map below
to identify each site. For numbers 26-40, put an A after each Allied nation, a C after
each Central Powers nation, and an N after each neutral nation.
-26. Turkey
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-35. Switzerland -
-27. Belgium
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-28. France
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-37. Portugal
-29. Netherlands
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-38, Italy
36. Bulgaria
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-43. North Sea
A
-44. London
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-45. Sarajevo
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-46.
Berlin
-30. Austria-Hungary -
-39. Serbia
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-47. Vienna
-31. Norway
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-40. Sweden
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-48. Atlantic Ocean
-32. Rumania
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-41, Russia
-49. Paris
-33. Great Britain
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-42. Spain
-50. Black Sea
-34. Germany
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Bonus Essay
Carefully study the picture on page 676 of your book. Then write your own eyewitness
account, using historical imagination, of the capture of the assassin in Sarajevo.
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CHAPTER 23 TEST
THE GREAT WQRLD WAR
Matching (40 points)
Match the statement in the first column with the name in the second column by writing
the correct letter in the space provided.
- 1. American officer who commanded the Allied Expeditionary Force
a. Victoriano Huerta
- 2. Fines that the Allies wanted Germany to pay for the damage done by
b. Bernard Baruch
the war
c. John J. Pershing
- 3. General who established a military dictatorship in Mexico, not recognized by the U.S.
- 4. Mexican fighter who conducted border raids and murdered U.S.
citizens
d. William G. McAdoo
e. Fourteen Points
f. League of Nations
- 5. Name given to Great World War air battles
g. Pancho Villa
- 6. British strategy to keep Germans from obtaining supplies from other
h. Blockade
nations
i. Reparations
- 7. Wilson's plan for a just and lasting peace
j. Herbert Hoover
- 8. Served as the U.S. Food Administrator during the Great World War
- 9. Head of the War Industries Board who tried to organize American
industry as though it were one large industry
k. Neutrality
I. Dogfights
10. Term that describes America's attempt not to take sides in the Great
World War
Multiple Choice (40 points)
For each of the following, place the letter of the best choice in the space provided.
- 11. Which of the following best describes
President Wilson's view of the role of the
U.S. in world affairs?
a. The U.S. should try to annex more
land in North and South America.
b. The U.S. should not attempt to control
other nations but should encourage
the spread of democratic ideas.
c. The U.S. should encourage European
nations to settle more colonies in
Latin America.
d. The U.S. should avoid war with
foreign nations by stopping foreign
trade.
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- 12. The Mexican Revolution was of concern
to the U.S. because
a. it reminded people of the War for
American Independence.
b. the U.S. feared Spain would send
troops to Mexico.
c. the Mexican rebels asked for help
from the U.S.
d. U.S. investments in Mexico were
threatened.
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- 13. When President Wilson interfered in
Mexican affairs, U.S. involvement was
a, welcomed by the followers of Huerta.
b. welcomed by the followers of
Carranza.
c. welcomed by the followers of Villa.
d. generally resented by all Mexicans.
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- 14. The effect on women, blacks, and
-17. Which of the following best describes
Mexican-Americans of America's entry
into the Great World War was that
a. discrimination increased.
b. their lives changed very little.
c, new opportunities became available
to these groups.
d. many in these groups lost their jobs.
15. Other Allied leaders would not accept
Wilson's idea of peace without victory
because they
a. could not accept the idea that all the
death and destruction had been for
nothing.
b. did not want Wilson to be credited
with endina the war.
c. knew that Americans would reject the
peace treaty.
d. felt America was a latecomer to the
war.
the type of fighting that took place on
the Western Front?
a. naval warfare
b. trench warfare
c, submarine warfare
d. cavalry warfare
- 18. The purpose of the Selective Service Act
was to
a. draft men into the military.
b. provide a better way to choose
members of Congress.
c, discourage war protesters.
d. make American industry more
efficient.
- 19. The treaty that officially ended the Great
World War was the
a. London Peace Treaty.
b. Treaty of Berlin.
c. ~ersaillesPeace Treaty.
d. Treaty of Paris.
- 16. In order to stop neutral countries from
trading with Britain, the Germans used
a. their veto power in the League of
Nations.
b. their air force to bomb ships that
were bound for Britain.
c. a naval blockade.
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d. submarine warfare.
-20. The international congress proposed by
President Wilson to settle disputes
between nations was the
a. United Nations.
b. Security Council.
c. League of Nations.
d. Organization of American States.
Chronological Order (20 points)
Place the following events in order by numbering 1 for the first, 2 for the second, and
SO on.
-21. Wilson is elected to a second term as President.
-22. The Lusitania is sunk.
-23. Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated.
-24. Germany makes the Sussex pledge.
-25. The United States enters the Great World War
Bonus Essay
Answer the following question in at least one full paragraph. Discuss at least three
reasons why the United States declared war on Germany.
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