WWI - Quiz

WWI - Mini Pop Quiz

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Directions: Students are to complete this mini pop quiz in an email and send it to Mr. Oliveros. This is due by the end of class on Friday, April 15th, 2011. Whatever grade you receive in this mini pop quiz, will replace any "bad" grade that you earned in any previous quiz. You can only complete this bonus quiz if you attended school on the last day before Spring Break. If you were absent, tough cookies.

note: Questions must be copied and pasted into the body of the email. Choose your answer by putting your choice in bold.

True or False

1. T or F The Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland.

2. T or F Most of the passengers on the Lusitania were Americans.

3. T or F German troops traveled through Belgium to strike at France.

4. T or F Spain entered the war after Belgium was invaded.

Fill in the Blank

5. _____________ was the first country to use poison gas in World War I.

6. Austria-Hungary blamed the assassination of Francis Ferdinand on _____________.

Multiple Choice

7. The country with the most airplanes at the beginning of the war was

    a. Great Britain

    b. France

    c. Germany

8. A pilot became an "ace" when he shot down this number of enemy planes.

    a. 10

    b. 15

    c. 5

9. The country obligated by treaty to protect Serbia was

    a. Russia

    b. Great Britain

    c. Germany

10. What were "cruiser rules"? (in your own words)

Bonus: Pick one only

1. On what date was the Lusitania sunk?

2. On what date did the United States declare war on Germany?

3. On what date did WWI end?

e-mail your mini pop quiz to misteroliveros@gmail.com

WWI - A Timeline of Events

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A: Copy the timeline on page 5 of the "A Timeline of Events" packet on a loose leaf. Make it colorful. This will be graded upon your return to class.

B. In the same packet, on the last page, complete the two boxes at the bottom titled "Foreign Policies of the U.S." and "World War I."

Both the timeline and the packet will be graded together when you return. 

WWI - Spring Break Assignment

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Topic: World War I

Aims covered in this assignment are the following:

1.       What were the causes of World War I?

2.       How did the U.S. react to a threat of war in 1917?

3.       What were the results of World War I?

Directions: In your blogs, publish information that covers the three aims listed above.

Paragraph one is to include an explanation of the four causes of the war and as the last sentence, the event that sparked WWI.

Paragraph two is to include an explanation of the TWO events the "dragged" the United States into WWI.

Paragraph three is to include an explanation of the peace settlement of WWI: Wilson’s Fourteen Points, The Treaty of Versailles, and how the United States returned to isolationism. Lastly, include a prediction about what you think the peace settlement caused. What do you think happened in the 1920s and 1930s because of the peace settlement?  

Your post  must have a title, one image with its source, three paragraphs, and if you find a video about WWI you will receive extra credit. For videos, go to youtube.com or teachertube.com. Remember, we will not be able to view any Youtube videos in school.

If you have any questions, email me at: misteroliveros@gmail.com

Two Important Laws That Changed America

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Two important court cases that I am going to discuss in my blog are the Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education cases. Although both of these laws caused opposite changes, they are both compatible cases because one cancelled the decision of the first one.  

Works Cited

bgsu.edu
law.cornell.edu
america.gov