Hard Social Studies Questions
Question: Which of these events occured first: a) Zimmerman telegraph sent b) Triple Alliance Formed c) World War 1 began d) American troops in France
Answer: b) Triple Alliance formed
Question: The American Expeditionary Force was led by
Answer: John J. Pershing
Question: Before the armistice, Wilson said that
Answer: the German emperor must give up power
Question: After the Bolsheviks seized power, Russia
Answer: made peace with Germany
Question: The German “peace offensive” was an effort to
Answer: smash through Allied forces in France
Question: Which of the following were included in Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points: I. an end to secret agreements between nations II. self- determination by national groups III. collection of huge reparations from Germany IV. an association of nations to protect the independence of all nations
Answer: a) I, II, and IV
Question: the novelist who captured the spirit of the Jazz Age was
Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Question: The Harding administration was marred by corruption, as shown in the
Answer: Teapot Dome Scandal
Question: Which of the following events happened first: a) probihition repealed b) Women gain rights to vote c) Teapot Dome Scandal revealed d) Harding elected President
Answer: b) Women gain the right to vote
Question: The Jones Act passed in 1917 gave citizenship rights to
Answer: Puerto Ricans