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What was the main focus of the United States during the Taft administration from 1908 to 1913?
Domestic reforms.
Building up the Army and Navy to be ready for war.
Diplomatic treaties to ensure America's neutrality.
Diplomatic treaties to align America with Great Britain.
Diplomatic treaties to align America with Germany.
The alliance of France, Britain, Russia, and Serbia in 1914 was known as what?
The Triple Entente
The Axis Powers
The Central Powers
The Western Powers
NATO
Which two navies were the principal enemies in World War I?
Germany and Britain
America and Germany
Japan and America
Britain and Japan
France and Britain
What sea became the major area for hostilities in the Atlantic region?
The North Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
The English Channel
The Red Sea
The Caribbean Sea
What major geographical disadvantage did the Central Powers have?
Their ships had to go through the North Sea to get into the Atlantic.
They were absolutely dependent on imported foodstuffs for survival.
They were geographically separated and lacked adequate communications.
They had an excellent railroad system designed to be able to shift forces quickly between fronts.
They controlled the central agricultural areas of Europe.
What great disadvantage did Britain have at the start of World War I?
It was absolutely dependent on imported foodstuffs for survival.
It had an outdated railroad system which was unable to move forces quickly around the country.
It had an old and outdated Navy.
It had a significant lack of merchant shipping to carry goods.
Britain did not have any allies at the start of the War.
What strategy did Germany set out to follow to win the war?
To defeat and occupy France while keeping the High Seas Fleet intact to bargain with at later negotiations.
To defeat the British Navy and blockade England.
To mount an amphibious assault to defeat and occupy England.
To drag on the war in France until the Allied Powers gave in to a favorable peace settlement.
To place a minefield around England to prevent England from being resupplied.
What major amphibious operation was carried out by the Allies in 1915-16?
The landings at Gallipoli
The landings at Normandy
The landings in North Africa
The landings in Sicily
The landings in Italy
Who was the commander of German surface forces in the Pacific when war broke out?
Vice Admiral Von Spee
Vice Admiral Scheer
Vice Admiral Bismarck
Vice Admiral Donitz
Vice Admiral Goering
Off of what geographical land mass was the German Pacific Fleet destroyed during World War I?
The Falkland Islands
Chile
Easter Island
Brazil
The Caroline Islands
When was the battle of Jutland fought, and where?
1916 in the North Sea
1916 in the English Channel
1915 in the North Sea
1915 in the English Channel
1917 in the Mediterranean Sea
What was the major legacy of the Battle of Jutland?
It was the final great naval action to be fought between surface forces in the Age of Steam.
It was a decisive victory for Britain.
It was a decisive victory for Germany.
It brought the United States into World War I.
It resulted in the collapse of Russia.
What event in early 1917 caused all remaining congressional support for Germany to cease?
The Zimmermann telegram to Mexico urging an invasion of the U.S. in return for German support for Mexico.
The German announcement of unrestricted submarine warfare.
The Battle of Jutland.
The "Sussex Pledge".
The sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania.
What was the primary cause for Allied shipping losses from U-boat attacks to decline after May 1917?
The use of convoys by the allies.
The use of faster merchant ships, designed to outrun submarines.
The dramatic reduction in merchant shipping to England.
The lack of German replacement submarines.
Stronger hulled merchant ships which could withstand torpedo hits.
What new weapon began to be used by destroyers against submarines in World War I?
Depth charges
Torpedoes
Mines
Hedgehogs
Antisubmarine rockets
What weapon was used in large numbers to prevent egress of German U-boats into the North Atlantic?
Mines
Torpedoes
Aircraft
New naval guns
Depth charges
What type of ship, designed by the U.S. Navy, proved to be an effective weapon against submarines?
The Submarine Chaser.
The Destroyer.
The Aircraft Carrier.
The Cruiser.
The Patrol Boat.
What was the largest minefield in World War I?
The North Sea Mine Barrage
The English Channel Mine Barrage
The U.S. East Coast Mine Barrage
The Dover Strait Mine Barrage
The Mediterranean Mine Barrage
What was the U.S. Navy's principal role in World War I?
To patrol and convoy troops and supplies to Europe.
To engage and defeat the German High Seas Fleet.
To engage and defeat the German Pacific Fleet.
To lay minefields off the East Coast of the U.S.
To lay defensive minefields in the North Sea.
When and where did Germany surrender to the Allies?
On November 11, 1918 in a railway car near Paris.
On November 11, 1917, in Paris
On December 11, 1918, in Berlin
On December 11, 1917, in London
On November 11, in Washington D.C.
Canisters of TNT filled with a device that would detonate at a present depth are known as what?
Depth charges
Mines
Torpedoes
Sub Chasers
Hedgehogs
Who was the President of the United States when World War I began?
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
Churchill
Harding
Which German Vice Admiral was given command of the German High Seas Fleet in January, 1916?
Scheer
Von Spee
Jutland
Sims
Jellicoe
Which country is known for its use of U-boats during World War I?
Germany
America
Russia
France
England
Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Central Powers during World War I?
Greece
Bulgaria
The Ottoman Empire
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Which group occupied the interior land positions of Europe during World War I?
The Central Powers
The Allied Powers
The Axis Powers
The Triple Entente
The European Powers
Why was it important to keep the English Channel open?
To allow British troops and supplies to go to France.
To allow French troops and supplies to go to England.
To allow American troops and supplies to go to England.
To allow German troops and supplies to go to England.
To allow British troops and supplies to go to America.
Which country's naval force eliminated the German Pacific naval force?
England
America
France
Japan
Chile
To which country did Russia surrender in world War I?
Germany
France
England
America
Japan
In what year did World War I begin?
1914
1917
1913
1916
1918
In what year did the U.S. enter World War I?
1917
1916
1914
1918
1915
In what year did the Russians surrender in World War I?
1917
1916
1918
1914
1919
What was the name of the U.S. naval officer who first proposed using the convoy system?
Sims
Jellicoe
Zimmermann
Daniels
George
What British passenger liner was sunk by a German U-Boat in May of 1915, killing 128 U.S. citizens?
The Lusitania
The Sussex
The Dreadnought
The Jutland
The Titanic
What country issued the "Sussex Pledge" during World War I.
Germany
England
France
America
Russia
What was the name of the U.S. Secretary of the navy during World War I?
Josephus Daniels
Woodrow Wilson
William Sims
John Jellicoe
David Lloyd George
"Triangulation" was a technique used with what type of antisubmarine warfare device?
The hydrophone
The depth charge
Sonar
Radar
Torpedoes
How many U.S. troop ships were lost to German submarines during World War I?
None
100
500
47
13
What was used in the construction of hulls for U.S. Submarine Chasers?
Wood
Iron
Steel
Fiberglass
Carbon
What event caused the U.S. Congress to rush through a massive naval building program in 1916?