US Studies Quiz

1.     This is where many of European Immigrants went through before coming to the country?

a.       Angel Island

b.       London

c.       Ellis Island

2.     This is where many Asian immigrants went through before coming to the country?

a.       Angel Island

b.       Tokyo

c.       Ellis Island

3.     America was is known as a                   because it is a mix of different races and cultures that blend together?

a.       Salad Bowl

b.       Melting Pot

c.       Clam Chowder

4.     New Immigrants were treated the same way as old Immigrants?

a.       True

b.       False

5.     Which of the following was not a danger of living in a big city at the time?

a.       Fire

b.       Sanitation

c.       Shopping

6.     During the Progressive Era people who were from the US were seen as better than those who had immigrated to the US. This is known as what?

a.       Racism

b.       Prejudice

c.       Nativism

7.     During the Progressive Era, which immigrants were treated with the most dignity and respect?

a. New European Immigrants

b. Old European Immigrants

c. Asian Immigrants

8.     This is where most of the fighting was going on during WWI?

a. The Atlantic Ocean

b. Western Front

c. Eastern Front

Africa

9.     Which of the following is not a new technology in WWI?

a. Chemical Warfare

b. Airplanes

c. War Ships

d. Machine Gun

10. Who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

a. John Wilkes Booth

b. Alfred Hitchcock

c. Gavrilo Princip

11. What group devised the plan to kill the Archduke?

a. Nazi’s

b. Brown Shirts

c. Black Hand

12. This is an idea that starts before WWI, and can be defined as having a strong sense of pride in one’s nation?

a. Patriotism

b. Nationalism

c. Birth Pride

13. Before the end of the war, President Wilson’s comes up with a plan to help the world following WWI. What is the plan called?

a. 14 Points

b. Militarism

c. NATO

14. This is the area between both sides of trenches?

a. Good Luck

b. No man’s land

c. Dead Men Tell No Tales

15. Who enters WWI Last?

a. Germany

b. Great Britain

c. United States

16. Which country does not make up part of the Big Four?

a. Germany

b. Great Britain

c. France

d. Italy

e. United States

17. This boat was sunk by German U-boats, it had 128 American’s on board? It became a leading factor to the U.S. Joining the war.

a. Titanic

b. Williamsburg

c. Lusitania

18. Germany sent the Zimmerman note to which country?

a. Great Britain

b. United States

c. Mexico

d. Canada  

19. What is the name of the treaty signed after WWI?

a. Treaty of Ghent

b. Treaty of Versailles

c. Treaty of London

20. Which of the following is not an area that the U.S. claims during Imperialism?

a. Porto Rico

b. Guam

c. Texas, Arizona and New Mexico

d. Hawaii

21. In the 1916 election Woodrow Wilson is re-elected as president because of his campaign that is based on what?

a. More Imperialism for the US

b. Staying out of WWI

c. Wanting to use the Atomic Bomb

22. The Treaty of Versailles places blame for WWI on who?

a. Adolf Hitler

b. Germany

c. Italy

d. Gavrilo Princip

23. Following WWI Germany must do what to their military (Army, Navy and Air force)?

a. Built it back up because they lost WWI

b. Create a branch of the military similar to the Marines

c. Reduce the size of all branches of military

24. The ending of WWI and the Treaty of Versailles is a direct cause of what?

a. The start of the United States as a World Power

b. The Rise of Hitler and the beginning of WWII

c. World Peace