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Which is NOT a reason that WWI started?
a) Nationalism
b) the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c) the desire for wealth and power
d) the sinking of the Lusitania

Why did the United States enter World War I?
a) the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b) the sinking of the USS Maine
c) the Zimmerman telegram sent from Germany to Mexico
d) the bombing of Pearl Harbor

Harlem is a part of New York City. During the 1920s, it was the site of what was called the Harlem Renaissance. Which phrase best describes the Harlem Renaissance?
a) a revival in African American arts
b) a renewed interest in European art
c) a movement from rural to urban areas
d) a style of architecture found in New York

Henry Ford was the first to use an assembly line. In the 1920s, the widespread use of the assembly line in making automobiles was MOST responsible for
a) better transportation
b) more people watching sports
c) the transatlantic flight
d) better music

Who won World War I?
a) The Central Powers
b) Germany
c) the United States
d) The Allied Powers

What resulted from Americans beginning to have more free time during the 1920s?
a) More people began owning homes.
b) More people started working longer days.
c) More people began migrating to the cities.
d) More people started taking part in sports.

Why was Charles Lindbergh famous in the 1920s?
a) He flew over the Atlantic Ocean.
b) He was most famous jazz musician of the era.
c) He was the most famous poet in the United States.
d) He became boxing's heavyweight champion of the world.

George Herman Babe Ruth had the biggest impact in what part of American culture?
a) candy
b) jazz
c) politics
d) sports

Who is generally considered the Father of the modern assembly line?
a) Henry Ford
b) Samuel Gompers
c) Andrew Carnegie
d) Walter Chrysler

Langston Hughes is associated with which 20th century movement?
a) The Muckrakers
b) The Progressives
c) The Lost Generation
d) The Harlem Renaissance

Louis Armstrong is best known for what part of American culture?
a) jazz
b) literature
c) movies
d) radio

What is the name of the treaty that ended World War I for most of the world?
a) The Treaty of Paris
b) The Treaty of New York
c) The Treaty of Versailles
d) The Treaty of Mount Vernon

On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank what ship?
a) the Sussex.
b) the Titanic.
c) the Lusitania.
d) the Queen Mary.

When World War I broke out in Europe, the President Woodrow Wilson promised U.S. neutrality in the conflict. In this situation, what does neutrality mean?
a) The United States would choose between fighting for the central powers or the allied powers.
b) The United States would not fight on our land.
c) The United States would sell weapons to both sides, but would not fight.
d) The United States would not enter the war on either side of the conflict.

When World War I began, what was the official policy of the United States regarding its involvement in the war?
a) They promised to enter on the side of the Allied Powers.
b) They pledged to remain militarily and politically neutral.
c) They pledged to support the Central Powers by providing war materials.
d) They entered at the start of the war.

Which U.S. President who promised to keep us out of war and then had to lead the country through World War I?
a) Herbert Hoover
b) Woodrow Wilson
c) Theodore Roosevelt
d) Franklin Roosevelt

According to the Treaty of Versailles, what country was expected to pay for the damages in World War I?
a) Austria- Hungary
b) Germany
c) France
d) Russia

Which of these caused the United States to become involved in World War I?
a) the German invasion of Poland
b) the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c) enemy bombing of American territory
d) the Zimmerman telegram sent from Germany to Mexico

What did the Treaty of Versailles cause?
a) Germany to pay reparations to France and Great Britain for the damage done for the war which led to WWII.
b) the United States to be very wealthy
c) Britain to become an impoverished country
d) World War I to continue and not end

Where was Charles Lindbergh's flight from?
a) New York to California
b) California to Britain
c) New York to Paris
d) Paris to Germany

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