- 1. When did the US enter the First World War?
A) 1915
B) 1917
C) 1914
D) 1916
- 2. What was the name of the US President during the First World War?
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) Harry S. Truman
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Theodore Roosevelt
- 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) Military Conscription Act
B) Combat Duty Registration Law
C) Selective Service Act
D) Draft Enforcement Act
- 4. Which US military force was known as the 'Harlem Hellfighters'?
A) 10th Mountain Division
B) 369th Infantry Regiment
C) 82nd Airborne Division
D) 1st Infantry Division
- 5. Which country did the US provide significant financial support to during the war?
A) Russia
B) Germany
C) France
D) Britain
- 6. Which US General led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I?
A) George S. Patton
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) John J. Pershing
- 7. What was the name of the peace treaty that ended the First World War in 1919?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Berlin Treaty
C) Vienna Convention
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) France
B) Russia
C) Great Britain
D) Italy
- 9. Which event marked the end of the fighting on the Western Front in November 1918?
A) Battle of Stalingrad
B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
C) Battle of the Marne
D) Armistice of 11 November 1918
- 10. Which US fighter pilot became a hero during World War I for his aerial combat skills?
A) Billy Mitchell
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Eddie Rickenbacker
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 Missouri
B) USS Arizona
C) USS Iowa
D) USS Texas
- 12. What was the nickname given to American soldiers during World War I?
A) Doughboys
B) Jarheads
C) Flyboys
D) Tankers
- 13. Which Austrian Archduke's assassination in 1914 led to the outbreak of World War I?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) Emperor Hirohito
C) Benito Mussolini
D) Franz Ferdinand
- 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) Titanic
C) Queen Mary
D) Lusitania
- 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) Sedition Act
C) Espionage Act
D) Patriot Act
- 16. What was the name of the group that promoted anti-German sentiment and loyalty to the US during World War I?
A) National Security Agency
B) American Civil Liberties Union
C) League of Nations
D) American Protective League
- 17. Which country was the first to declare war on the United States in World War I?
A) Russia
B) Italy
C) Germany
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) Schlieffen Plan
B) Ludendorff Offensive
C) Maginot Line
D) Hindenburg Line
- 19. Which weapon introduced during World War I had a significant impact on the nature of warfare?
A) Sword
B) Slingshot
C) Machine gun
D) Bow and arrow
- 20. Who was the leader of Germany during World War I?
A) Kaiser Wilhelm II
B) Adolf Hitler
C) Erich Ludendorff
D) Paul von Hindenburg
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