1. What year proved to be a pivotal time in twentieth-century history due to the aftermath of World War I, a deadly influenza pandemic, labor unrest, and political turmoil in the United States?
2. What was the estimated number of total casualties from World War I according to reliable figures?
3. During the global influenza pandemic of 1919, how many humans alive were afflicted?
4. How many deaths worldwide were caused by the global influenza pandemic of 1919?
5. What was the name given to the deadly global influenza pandemic that began in 1918?
6. Where did one of the earliest outbreaks of the Spanish Flu occur in the spring of 1918?
7. Approximately how many American lives were claimed by the Spanish Flu pandemic?
8. The Spanish Flu claimed nearly 700,000 American lives, which was how many times the number of American soldiers killed in World War I?
9. What phrase was written on a large banner in Paris to welcome President Woodrow Wilson in 1918?
10. Where were the peace talks scheduled to begin when Woodrow Wilson arrived in Paris in 1918?
11. Before becoming President, Woodrow Wilson was a professor at which university?
12. What was Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 presidential campaign slogan?
13. What British ship’s sinking by Germany in 1915, resulting in the deaths of over 100 Americans, helped push the United States toward entering World War I?
14. How many Americans were killed when Germany sank the Lusitania in 1915?
15. Which World War I battle saw more than half of the 50,300 American “doughboys” killed in action?
16. What nickname was given to the American soldiers who fought in World War I?
17. How many American “doughboys” were killed during the Meuse-Argonne offensive in World War I?
18. What was the nickname of General John Pershing, the commander of American forces in Europe during World War I?
19. What was the name of Woodrow Wilson’s peace plan that included goals such as free trade, self-determination, and the formation of a “general association of nations”?
20. Which of the following was NOT included in Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
21. What was the final and MOST important point in Wilson’s Fourteen Points plan?
22. What international organization did President Wilson prioritize in the postwar peace negotiations?
23. Wilson’s Fourteen Points speech was broadcast in real-time to millions of listeners across which regions?
24. Which country was formally assigned sole blame for the outbreak of World War I in the Treaty of Versailles?
25. How much were the war reparations Germany was required to pay according to the Treaty of Versailles?