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Chapter 9.3 Practice



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The German submarines sand one out of every four ships that left British ports.
 

 2. 

Russia left the war in 1918.
 

 3. 

German troops almost reached Paris during the Battle of the Argonne Forest.
 

 4. 

An armistice is an agreement to end fighting.
 

 5. 

Germany agreed to move its fleet from the Baltic Sea to the Rhine River.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

The leader of the Bolsheviks was
a.
Vladimir Lenin.
c.
John J. Pershing.
b.
Elden Betts.
d.
Floyd Gibbons.
 

 7. 

The AEF saw its first serious fighting in June 1918, when it helped turn back a German offensive at
a.
the Battle of the Somme.
c.
Brest-Litovsk.
b.
the Battle of Paris.
d.
Château-Thierry.
 

 8. 

After what battle were the Germans faced with an invasion of their own country?
a.
Battle of Paris
c.
Battle of the Argonne Forest
b.
Battle of the Somme
d.
Battle of the Marne
 

 9. 

The armistice with Germany was signed by
a.
Wilhelm II.
c.
Germany's new leaders.
b.
Vladimir Lenin.
d.
the German kaiser.
 

 10. 

With the signing of the armistice, Germany agreed to withdraw all forces west of the
a.
French border.
c.
Baltic Sea.
b.
Rhine River.
d.
British border.
 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
led the American Expeditionary Force
b.
armistice
c.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
d.
a group of communists
e.
convoys of navy destroyers
 

 11. 

escorted merchant ships
 

 12. 

Bolsheviks
 

 13. 

John J. Pershing
 

 14. 

an agreement to end fighting
 

 15. 

1918 agreement between Russia and Germany
 

Short Answer
 

 16. 

How did the U.S. Navy’s entry into the war make an immediate difference?
 

 17. 

What effect did Russia’s withdrawal from the war have on troop placement?
 

 18. 

Who was the supreme commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)?
 

 19. 

What was the nickname of American soldiers?
 

 20. 

When did the armistice with Germany begin?
 



 
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