Causes of WWI
This policy encouraged European countries to build larger armies and stockpile more weapons than their rivals.
A. Imperialism
B. Militarism
C. Nationalism
D. Neutrality
This term means the act of freeing enslaved people.
A. Annexation
B. Emancipation
C. Secession
D. Citizenship
This new technology was first used to observe enemy troops and later to drop bombs and shoot down other aircraft.
A. Tank
B. Submarine
C. Airplane
D. Railroad
This term means loyalty to one region of a country rather than to the nation as a whole.
A. Nationalism
B. Sectionalism
C. Abolitionism
D. Federalism
Which U.S. holiday is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November?
A. Veterans Day
B. Labor Day
C. Thanksgiving
D. Memorial Day
This alliance, formed in 1907, included France, Britain, and Russia.
A. Triple Alliance
B. Central Powers
C. Triple Entente
D. Allied Pact
This term describes when a state leaves the United States.
A. Nationalism
B. Compromise
C. Secession
D. Representation
This was the dangerous area between opposing trenches where soldiers faced extreme risk.
A. Battle Zone
B. No Man's Land
C. Front Line
D. Buffer Zone
People in the North supported this tax because it helped protect American-made goods from foreign competition.
A. Census
B. Tariff
C. Treaty
D. Compromise
Which holiday is observed on the first Monday in September?
A. Memorial Day
B. Labor Day
C. Veterans Day
D. Columbus Day
This practice involved nations expanding their power and influence by building large overseas empires.
A. Militarism
B. Democracy
C. Imperialism
D. Socialism
This word means adding land or territory to a country.
A. Annexation
B. Treaty
C. Census
D. Tariff
This weapon caused most of the casualties during World War I and could fire shells nearly 80 miles.
A. Machine Gun
B. Tank
C. Artillery
D. Flamethrower
Sectionalism increased when this territory applied for statehood and wanted to allow slavery.
A. Kansas
B. Texas
C. Missouri
D. California
Which holiday honors the end of slavery in the United States and became a federal holiday in 2021?
A. Constitution Day
B. Juneteenth
C. Presidents Day
D. Flag Day
This belief that a nation's people and culture are superior to others increased tensions between European countries.
A. Nationalism
B. Imperialism
C. Communism
D. Neutrality
A person who worked to end slavery was called this.
A. Citizen
B. Nationalist
C. Abolitionist
D. Representative
Germany used these vessels to secretly attack ships with torpedoes.
A. Dreadnoughts
B. Destroyers
C. Battleships
D. Submarines
Most Northerners voted for this candidate, helping him become president.
A. Andrew Jackson
B. Jefferson Davis
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. Ulysses S. Grant
Which U.S. holiday honors Americans who died while serving in the military?
A. Veterans Day
B. Independence Day
C. Memorial Day
D. Patriot Day
This event in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, triggered the chain reaction that led to World War I.
A. Germany's invasion of Belgium
B. The formation of the Triple Entente
C. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
D. The Russian Revolution
This is a tax placed on imported goods.
A. Tariff
B. Population
C. Territory
D. Economy
Germany first used this type of weapon to poison Allied troops, leading both sides to develop gas masks.
A. Machine Guns
B. Chemical Weapons
C. Tanks
D. Artillery
After Lincoln's election, these states left the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
A. Western states
B. Northern states
C. Border states
D. Southern states
In what month does the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah most often begin?
A. September
B. October
C. December
D. February