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This is the name given to the entrance into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Sea. Iran is currently blocking it.
a.) Arabian Narrows
b.) Strait of Hormuz
c.) The Arabian Strait
b.) Start of Hormuz
The name of the U.S. Senator President Trump called seditious because he told members of the U.S. military to not follow illegal orders.
a.) Mark Kelly b.) Marjorie Taylor Green
c.) Susan Collins
a.) Mark Kelly
The word ADULATION means
a.) high praise
b.) misfortune/bad luck
c.0 hard working
a.) high praise
WWI was fought during the following years
a.) 1914-1918
b.) 1914-1919
c.) 1915-1920
a.) 1914-1918
a.) England b.) France c.) Germany
b.) France
The United States eventually joined which side in WWI?
a.) The Allied Powers
b.) The Central Powers
c.) The Axis Powers
a.) The Allied Powers
Please name the President of the U.S. during WWI.
a.) Woodrow Wilson
b.) Theodore Roosevelt
c.) Calvin Coolidge
a.) Woodrow Wilson
Which of the following could be used to make a nuclear/atomic bomb?
a.) C-4 Plastic Explosives
b.) T.N.T.
c.) Enriched Uranium
c.) Enriched Uranium
To be convicted of TREASON in the U.S. the U.S. Constitution says you need at least this many people to testify against you in court.
a.) 2 b.) 3 c.) 4 d.) 5
a.) 2
An ANECDOTE is a
a.) opponent
b.) short account of events
c.) crowd of people
b.) short account of events
This word means a feeling of being loyal and proud of one's country and often believing that it is superior to other countries.
a.) imperialism b.) nationalism
c.) colonialism
b.) nationalism
Most of the deaths in WWI were caused by the use of this weapon.
a.) poison gas b.) the machine gun
c.) artillery (cannons/big guns)
c.) artillery
The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI. Did it seem like the treaty was made by people who blamed Germany and Austria Hungary for causing WWI?
Yes or No
Yes.
The U.S. entered WWI in __________-
a.) 1917
b.) 1918
c.) 1919
a.) 1917
This country helped the United States attack Iran.
a.) Saudi Arabia
b.) Iraq
c.) Israel
c.) Israel
Feeling of love for one's country is known as____?
a.) espionage b.) sedition c.) patriotism
c.) patriotism
If you are DILIGENT you are
a.) lazy
b.) a trouble maker
c.) hard working
c.) hard working
Because of these France,England,Russia and Serbia all fought on the same side in WWI
a.) alliances
b.) compromises
c.) propagandas
a.) alliances
Soldiers who fought in the trenches typically
a.) slept at night and fought/were active during the daytime
b.) slept in the day and fought/were active at night
c.) fought/were active 50% of the time an the day and 50% of the time at night
b.) slept in the day and fought/were active at night
The Zimmerman Telegram was sent from Germany to _________ promising this country it could get back lands it lost to the U.S. (in a previous war) if it joined Germany in WWI against them.
a.) Cuba b.) Canada c.) Mexico
c.) Mexico
Germany had colonies in Africa and the Pacific Ocean at the beginning of WWI. What happened to them after WWI.
a.) they let them become independent countries
b.) the Allies divided them up
c.) Germany was allowed to keep them
b.) the Allies divided them up
The name given to the Presidential Cabinet member who does not attend the State of the Union address by the President is the
a.) Vice President
b.) Designated Survivor c.) Secretary of State
b.) Designated Survivor
He was thrown in jail for violating the Sedition Act of 1918.
a.) Eugene Debs b.) Mark Kelly
c.) Colonel Dax
a.) Eugene Debs
A___________ would usually do things the way they have been done for years (the same old way).
a.) conformist b.) clairvoyant c.) demagogue
a.) conformist
Up until 1917 the U.S was not a member of either alliance involved in WWI and was instead
a.) neutral
b.)circuitous
c.)divergent
a.) neutral
The area in between two opposing trenches (two enemy trenches) was known as
a.) the pit
b.) the devil's play ground
c.) no man's land
c.) no mans land
The Lusitania was a passenger ship traveling from the U.S. to Liverpool, England when it was sunk by a German submarine in 1915. Over 1,100 people died in the sinking. The U.S. claimed it was just a passenger ship with no weapons on it. Was this claim true.
Yes or no? Did the Lusitania have weapons on it, destined for England, when it was sunk?
Yes, it had ammunition for the British army that would be used against the German army.
President Wilson's plan that he brought to the Treaty of Versailles conference was called the 14 points. Did he get (Wilson) all the things he asked for in his 14 points?
YES or NO
NO
Which of the following people is running for governor of Maine in 2026?
a.) Paul LePage
b.) Hannah Pingree
c.) Graham Plattner
b.) Hannah Pingree
Eugene Debs gave a speech in which he encouraged young men to resist the draft (when you are taken into the military, you don't volunteer for it). Another name for the draft is
a.) pardoning b.) conscription c.) sedition
b.) conscription
Someone who is friendly and helpful could be called
a.) benevolent b.) assiduous c.) enervating
a. ) benevolent
This happened to Archduke Franz Ferdinand and it started WWI
a.) He died in his sleep
b.) He killed the Prince of Serbia
c.) He was assassinated
c.) assassinated
In the movie "Paths of Glory" 3 soldiers from what country were put on trial for not attacking the enemy position. What was the enemy position called?
a.) The Ant Hill b.) The Citadel
c.) The Moat
a.) The Ant Hill
President Wilson's plan for ending WWI was called
a.) Saving Europe Plan
b.) Total Forgiveness
c.) 14 Points
c.) 14 Points
Write down two things that the Allies did to punish Germany and Austria Hungary after WWI ended (part of the Treaty of Versailles).
-took away their colonies
-took away some of their land
-told them they had to have a small army and no navy/air force
-made them pay money
-occupied part of their country
-took resources from them
-made new countries from the land that used to be Germany and Austria Hungary
-made them take the blame for starting the war
This Caribbean island nation was very dependent on Venezuelan oil up until recently because the U.S. is not allowing it (oil) to be delivered there. As a result of this people here do not have access to electricity all the time. What is the name of this communist country?
(Hint-begins with a C)
Cuba
Another name for espionage is________
(hint-begins with an S)
Spying
The word ENERVATING means
a.) Tiring/weakening
b.) momentary/fleeting/short lived
c.) agreeable
a.) tiring/weakening
This is what we today refer to as PTSD. During WWI it was called S____.
Shellshock
What was the official charge against the 3 soldiers who were shot after their Court Marshall in the movie "Paths of Glory"
a.) desertion b.) treason
c.) cowardice in the face of the enemy
c.) cowardice in the face of the enemy
Which of the following places was a new country created after WWI?
a.) Belgium b.) Poland c.) Italy
b.) Poland
The Armenian Genocide was carried out by the
a.) German Nazis
b.) Austro-Hungarian Empire
c.) the Ottoman Empire
c.) the Ottoman Empire