Quiz Me! - Era: U.S. World PowerTest your knowledge about the U.S. Becomes a World Power era! 1 / 10Which of the following was NOT part of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points? Restriction on military strength Improved international relations Restoration of territories Assignment of post-war debt to Europe 2 / 10This president proposed the League of Nations after World War I although the United States never joined. However, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1920 for his efforts. Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson William McKinley 3 / 10When did the United States acquire the territories of Guam, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico? After World War II After the Spanish-American War As a result of Pearl Harbor During World War I 4 / 10Which statement best describes the significance of World War I? New weapons and strategies caused a tremendous loss of life and massive environmental damage. The war established the United States and the Soviet Union as competing superpowers. The U.S. made substantial overseas territorial acquisitions after winning the war. It was the first foreign war to be fought on American soil. 5 / 10Who was responsible for writing the Open Door Note that gave the United States equal trading access in China? President William Howard Taft Secretary of State John Hay Secretary of State William Seward President Theodore Roosevelt 6 / 10This author of The Influence of Sea Power on History strongly influenced both President Teddy Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.’s views on foreign policy. Alfred Thayer Mahan General John J. Pershing Alvin York Vernon Baker 7 / 10Which turning point best completes the timeline above because of U.S. involvement in World War I? Battle of Gallipoli Battle of the Marne Battle of Somme Battle of Argonne Forest 8 / 10Which event is an example of unrestricted submarine warfare during World War I? British targeting U.S. seaports U.S. attacking German passenger ships Germans sinking the Lusitania Japan torpedoing Pearl Harbor 9 / 10This conservative American was born in 1850 and began his political career as a member of the Massachusetts state legislature. He then became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later represented Massachusetts in the U.S Senate where he served until his death in 1924. Alfred Thayer Mahan Clarence Darrow Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr. Sanford Dole 10 / 10What was the significance of the Spanish Flu epidemic during World War I? Americans developed the first flu vaccine The epidemic caused the final German retreat Peasant deaths due to the flu caused Russia to withdraw More soldiers’ died from the flu than in combat Your score is Try another 10!
