- 1. When did the US enter the First World War?
A) 1915
B) 1914
C) 1917
D) 1916
- 2. What was the name of the US President during the First World War?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Woodrow Wilson
- 3. What was the name of the act that required men to register for the military draft in the US during the First World War?
A) Selective Service Act
B) Combat Duty Registration Law
C) Draft Enforcement Act
D) Military Conscription Act
- 4. Which US military force was known as the 'Harlem Hellfighters'?
A) 369th Infantry Regiment
B) 82nd Airborne Division
C) 1st Infantry Division
D) 10th Mountain Division
- 5. Which country did the US provide significant financial support to during the war?
A) Russia
B) France
C) Germany
D) Britain
- 6. Which US General led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I?
A) George S. Patton
B) Douglas MacArthur
C) John J. Pershing
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 7. What was the name of the peace treaty that ended the First World War in 1919?
A) Vienna Convention
B) Berlin Treaty
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Moscow Accords
- 8. Which country withdrew from the war and signed a separate peace treaty with the Central Powers, reducing pressure on the Allies?
A) Great Britain
B) Italy
C) Russia
D) France
- 9. Which event marked the end of the fighting on the Western Front in November 1918?
A) Armistice of 11 November 1918
B) Battle of Stalingrad
C) Battle of the Marne
D) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
- 10. Which US fighter pilot became a hero during World War I for his aerial combat skills?
A) Eddie Rickenbacker
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Billy Mitchell
D) Charles Lindbergh
- 11. Which US battleship was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, leading to US entry into World War II?
A) USS Arizona
B) USS Iowa
C) USS Missouri
D) USS Texas
- 12. What was the nickname given to American soldiers during World War I?
A) Tankers
B) Jarheads
C) Doughboys
D) Flyboys
- 13. Which Austrian Archduke's assassination in 1914 led to the outbreak of World War I?
A) Franz Ferdinand
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Benito Mussolini
D) Emperor Hirohito
- 14. What was the name of the ocean liner carrying American passengers that was sunk by a German submarine in 1915, causing public outrage?
A) Empress of Ireland
B) Lusitania
C) Queen Mary
D) Titanic
- 15. Which US law made it illegal to speak out against the government, the military, or the war effort during World War I?
A) Alien and Sedition Acts
B) Patriot Act
C) Espionage Act
D) Sedition Act
- 16. What was the name of the group that promoted anti-German sentiment and loyalty to the US during World War I?
A) American Civil Liberties Union
B) League of Nations
C) National Security Agency
D) American Protective League
- 17. Which country was the first to declare war on the United States in World War I?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) France
- 18. What was the codename for the German plan to knock France out of World War I quickly and then turn on Russia?
A) Ludendorff Offensive
B) Maginot Line
C) Schlieffen Plan
D) Hindenburg Line
- 19. Which weapon introduced during World War I had a significant impact on the nature of warfare?
A) Bow and arrow
B) Machine gun
C) Sword
D) Slingshot
- 20. Who was the leader of Germany during World War I?
A) Adolf Hitler
B) Erich Ludendorff
C) Kaiser Wilhelm II
D) Paul von Hindenburg
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