World War I

Which one of the following was the spark that lit the powder keg, beginning World War One?

• The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
• The creation of the Serbian Slavs
• The Russian alliance with France
• The sinking of the Lusitania

What was the Treaty that ended World War I called?

• The Treaty of Rome
• The North Atlantic Treaty
• The Treaty of Paris
• The Treaty of Versailles

How did Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare anger the American people?

• American companies lost a lot of money when British ships were sunk.
• When the Lusitania was sunk, 128 Americans were killed.
• The American people did not like having goods made in Germany.
• The Germans did not want America to trade with enemy countries. 

The reason Great Britain declared war on Germany in 1914 was because of:

• French attacks on German colonies
• The U.S. entering the war because of Russia
• The Serbians assassinated Archduke Ferdinand
• Germany invaded Belgium on the way to France

The nature of warfare during World War One on the Western and Eastern Fronts can best be described as:

• a series of swift and decisive battles
• lightening quick strikes known as "blitzkrieg"
• navy battles fought in the Pacific Ocean
• a war of attrition fought primarily in trenches

What was the name of the side of World War One which included France, Great Britain, and later the United States?

• Allied Powers
• Central Powers
• Atlantic Powers
• European Powers

Which one of the following most affected the outcome (result) of World War One?

• the switching of sides by Russia
• the British taking the Suez Canal from Egypt
• The Americans entering the war with fresh troops and supplies
• The Germans attacking and defeating Australia

Who did the Allied Powers blame for starting WWI? This country was harshly punished at the end of WWI.

• Russia
• Germany
• America
• France

A major goal of France and Great Britain at the peace treaty conference at the end of the war was to make sure Germany:

• was rebuilt and strong again
• could not rebuild its military strength
• became wealthy and industrialized
• strengthened its colonies

The League of Nations was created after World War One; as an international, world wide:

• peace keeping organization
• banking system
• health organization
• delivery system