Question

multiple choice

1. britain, france, the us, italy, russia, and serbia belonged to the ______ powers.

a. allied b. central c. axis d. united

1. austria - hungary, germany, bulgaria, and the ottoman empire belonged to the ______ powers.

a. allied b. united c. axis d. central

1. this man was assassinated during a visit to sarajevo, bosnia.

a. woodrow wilson b. gavrilo princip c. john j. pershing d. franz ferdinand

1. after this prince was assassinated, which country declared war on serbia?

a. germany b ottoman empire c. russia d. austria - hungary

1. the german attack on the ______, which killed 128 americans, severely strained us - german relations.

a. titanic b. lusitania c. uss minnow d. santa maria

1. american children supported the war effort by collecting

a. peach pits b. rubber bands c. pop cans d. decoder rings

1. in the great migration, african americans moved north, hoping to find

a. lower wages, less discrimination.
b. higher wages, less discrimination.
c. higher wages, less humidity.
d. higher apartment buildings, less rent.

1. in order to pay for the war, the us government

a. raised taxes and sold bonds.
b. raised victory gardens and sold vegetables.
c. raised taxes and sold girl scout cookies.
d. lowered taxes and bought bonds.

1. which of these was a new weapon used during wwi?

a. poison gas b. submarine c. machine gun d. all of the above

1. the dates for wwi were

a. 1914 - 1919. b. 1914 - 1918. c. 1914 - 1917. d. 1915 - 1918
matching
a. imperialism b. zimmerman telegram c. no - mans - land d. neutrality e. league of

1. when a country does not want to take sides in a conflict.
2. an international body designed to prevent offensive wars.
3. strip of bombed - out territory that separated the trenches.
4. take over other places to expand the empire and for natural resources.
5. a cable sent from germany to mexico to propose an alliance between the two countries

Explanation:

1. During World War I, Britain, France, the US, Italy, Russia, and Serbia were part of the Allied Powers.
2. Austria - Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire were Central Powers in WWI.
3. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, which was a trigger for WWI.
4. After Franz Ferdinand's assassination, Austria - Hungary declared war on Serbia.
5. The German attack on the Lusitania, a British ocean - liner, killed 128 Americans and strained US - German relations.
6. American children collected peach pits during WWI as they could be used in the production of charcoal for gas masks.
7. In the Great Migration, African Americans moved north seeking higher wages and less discrimination.
8. To pay for the war, the US government raised taxes and sold bonds.
9. Poison gas, submarines, and machine guns were all new or more widely used weapons in WWI.
10. World War I lasted from 1914 - 1918.
11. Neutrality is when a country does not want to take sides in a conflict.
12. The League of Nations was an international body designed to prevent offensive wars.
13. No - man's - land was the strip of bombed - out territory that separated the trenches.
14. Imperialism is taking over other places to expand the empire and for natural resources.
15. The Zimmermann Telegram was a cable sent from Germany to Mexico to propose an alliance between the two countries.

Answer:

1. A. Allied
2. D. Central
3. D. Franz Ferdinand
4. D. Austria - Hungary
5. B. Lusitania
6. A. peach pits
7. B. higher wages, less discrimination
8. A. raised taxes and sold bonds
9. D. all of the above
10. B. 1914 - 1918
11. d. Neutrality
12. e. League of Nations
13. c. No - man's - land
14. a. Imperialism
15. b. Zimmermann Telegram