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date: ______________
Social Studies Quiz: War Part 1—Foreign Policy, Spanish American War, WWI
Read each of the following questions/statements carefully and circle the best answer choice.
1. Which of the following is a cause of the
Spanish American War?
A. a revolt against Queen Liliuokalani of
Hawaii
B. the Japanese bomb Havana Harbor in
Cuba
C. Cuba’s fight for independence from
Spain’s rule
D. Russia purchases Alaska & Puerto Rico
2. “Yellow Journalism” was used to gain
American support for Cuban rebels in
their fight for independence from Spain.
What is “Yellow Journalism”
A. political cartoons that report news
B. exaggerated news reports
C. truthful news reports
D. communistic slant on news reports
3. In February of 1898, a United States
battleship mysteriously exploded in
Havana Harbor, Cuba. Three months
later, America declared war on Spain.
What was the name of this battleship that
sunk?
A. North Carolina
B. Arizona
C. Maine
D. California
4. Which of the following nations gained
independence after the Spanish American
War?
A. Cuba
B. Guam
C. Philippines
D. Puerto Rico
5. Which of the following was not a result of
the Spanish American War?
A. Cuba received its freedom from Spain.
B. Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
became possessions of the U.S.
C. Cuba became a United States territory
D. United States became a world power.
6. A person who supports the expansion of a
nation by taking over foreign lands could
be called an _______________.
A. enemy of manifest destiny
B. anti-imperialist
C. isolationist
D. imperialist
7. Which of the following events is seen as
an immediate cause of World War I?
A. sinking of the Lusitania
B. attack on the battleship Maine
C. German use of unrestricted submarine
warfare
D. assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of
Austria-Hungary
8. Which were the leading Allied Powers at
the start of WWI?
A. Great Britain, France, Russia
B. Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany
C. Denmark, Netherlands
D. Spain, Italy, Ottoman Empire
9. When the war broke out in Europe, the
United States adopted/followed which
foreign policy approach?
A. militarism
B. isolationism
C. imperialism
D. Manifest Destiny
10. Which of the following was not a reason
for the United States entering WWI?
A. discovery of the Zimmerman telegram
B. Germany’s unrestricted submarine
warfare
C. assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
D. sinking of the Lusitania
11. Which of the following was not a part of
President Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
A. huge reparations paid by Germany
B. promoting self-determination
C. establishing a League of Nations to keep
world peace
D. removing the causes of the war
12. Which of the following shows WWI
events in the correct sequence (order)?
A. assassination of Archduke Ferdinand,
Europe becomes a powder keg, Treaty of
Versailles, Zimmerman telegram
B. assassination of Archduke Ferdinand,
sinking of the Lusitania, Wilson’s 14
Points, signing of Armistice
C. sinking of the Lusitania, U.S. enters the
war, assassination of Archduke
Ferdinand, Treaty of Versailles
D. U.S. enters the war, Europe becomes a
powder keg, sinking of the Lusitania,
Wilson’s 14 Points
13. On which country did America declare
war in April of 1917?
A. Italy
B. Germany
C. Russia
D. Luxemburg
14. Which country is not part of the Central
Powers during WWI?
A. Austria-Hungary
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. Ottoman Empire
15. Which technique did the U.S. government
use to drum up citizens’ support for the
war?
A. distributing propaganda
B. burning the flags of countries allied with
the Central Powers
C. organizing U-boat festivals where citizens
could pretend to fire at enemy ships
D. promising to send entire families to
Europe during the war instead of
separating them
16. The long stalemate on the Western Front
during WWI was a result of which
military strategy?
A. submarine warfare
B. trench warfare
C. nuclear warfare
D. air raids
17. Which of the following was not a
provision of the Treaty of Versailles?
A. all of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points
must be followed by both Allied and
Central Powers
B. Germany must accept total blame for
starting WWI
C. Germany must pay reparations for war
damages
D. Austria-Hungary is divided into four
nations
18. Pres. Wilson’s declaration of war stated
that “…we shall fight for …democracy,
for the right…to have a voice in their own
governments…to make the world itself at
last free.” What foreign policy approach
does this best represent?
A. isolationism
B. internationalism
C. imperialism
D. assassination
19. Which country is labeled with the
number 3 on the map below?
A. Germany
B. France
C. United States
D. Netherlands
20. Which country is labeled with the
number 6 on the map below?
A. Germany
B. Ottoman Empire
C. Russia
D. United States
21. Which country is labeled with the
number 1 on the map below?
A. Great Britain
B. Italy
C. United States
D. Austria-Hungary
22. What peace-keeping organization did
Woodrow Wilson propose in his Fourteen
Points?
A. United Nations
B. League of Nations
C. Organization of American States
D. Warsaw Pact