True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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fighting in the war began when Germany invaded France
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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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All of
the following have historically been considered to be causes of World War I
except a. | American
isolationism | c. | the stockpiling of
weapons | b. | imperialist competition | d. | the nationalism of ethnic groups | | | | |
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The
event that triggered World War I was an assassination that occurred in a. | Bosnia. | c. | Alsace-Lorraine | b. | Belgium. | d. | the Ottoman Empire | | | | |
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The
German population suffered widespread starvation during the war, largely as a result
of a. | a severe
drought | c. | the British blockade of
Germany | b. | the devaluation of German
currency | d. | the Allied bombing of German
farms. | | | | |
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The
United States was able to overcome the threat of German U-boats by using a. | airplanes. | c. | ships flying neutral flags | b. | groups of guarded
ships. | d. | heavily armored
battleships | | | | |
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World
War I was the first time that the U.S. Army a. | inducted drafted soldiers | c. | allowed women in combat
positions | b. | segregated troops by race | d. | trained African Americans as
officers | | | | |
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Most of the American troops sent to Europe participated a. | in noncombat
roles. | c. | as replacements in British
divisions. | b. | as an independent unit. | d. | as replacements in French
divisions. | | | | |
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In
addition to President Wilson, the “Big Four” were the leaders of all of the following
nations except a. | Italy | c. | Russia. | b. | France. | d. | Great Britain. | | | | |
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The
U.S. Senate’s opposition to U.S. membership in the League of Nations centered on the belief that
it would a. | lead to
international instability | c. | interfere with
free-trade agreements | b. | be a drain on American
finances. | d. | drag the country into European
conflicts. | | | | |
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What
country did Austria-Hungary blame for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? a. | Serbia | c. | France | b. | Russia | d. | Great Britain | | | | |
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Which
of the following was most responsible for turning American public opinion against
Germany? a. | German U-boat
activities | c. | the British naval blockade of
Germany | b. | Germany’s actions in
Belgium | d. | Germany’s war efforts on the Eastern
Front | | | | |
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The
United States needed to build up its navy mainly so that it could a. | carry on warfare at
sea. | c. | ship goods and troops to
Europe. | b. | blockade German ports | d. | place protective patrols along its
coast. | | | | |
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All of
the following contributed to Germany’s decision to surrender except a. | severely limited
resources | c. | a civilian revolutionary
movement | b. | a mutiny of its naval
forces | d. | a successful Allied invasion of its
borders | | | | |
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Most labor disputes during the war centered on a. | wages | c. | the length of the workday | b. | job
security. | d. | dangerous working
conditions. | | | | |
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Effects of the war and the war effort included increases in all of the following
except a. | support for
women’s suffrage. | c. | the number of women in paying
jobs | b. | public commitment
to civil liberties | d. | the number of African-American
businesses. | | | | |
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Which
of the following nations suffered the fewest casualties in the war? a. | France | c. | Austria-Hungary | b. | Great Britain | d. | the United States | | | | |
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Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” peace plan was rejected by a. | Allied
leaders | c. | the U.S. Senate. | b. | the Germans | d. | the League of Nations | | | | |
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