World War I

Why will both sides of the Great War eventually turn to developing and using new weapons of warfare?

• Trench warfare led to a massive stalemate.

• There were not enough weapons to arm their soldiers.

• Advances in radar technology made bombers almost useless.

• Both sides were trying to find ways to avoid large deaths of too many soldiers.

The participation of women in the Great War consisted primarily of ______________.

• assisting on the homefront and nursing soldiers

• piloting newly developed planes on bombing missions

• fighting alongside their male counterparts on the battlefield

• entertaining the troops on both the Western and Eastern Fronts

How did the Zimmerman Telegram of 1917 and the sinking of the Lusitania impact American neutrality in the Great War?

• It led the United States to attack Mexico.

• It made American leaders more resolved to stay neutral and isolationist.

• It caused strong public support for the United States to enter the Great War.

• It led the Allied Powers to beg the United States to stay out of the Great War.

Which of the following major events will cause Russia to drop out of the Great War?

• the Russian Revolution

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• the use of trench warfare

Use the following information to answer the question below:

- the addition of fresh troops to the Great War

- the replacement of Russia in the Allied Powers

- the introduction of more and more supplies

- April 1917

These events BEST contributed, to which nation joining the Great War?

• the United States

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Italy

Which of the following events of the Great War was a direct result of Germany's continued use of unrestricted submarine warfare?

• The sinking of the Lusitania.

• The discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram by Great Britain.

• The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.

• The collapse of the stock market inside the United States.

What was the immediate result of trench warfare in the Great War?

• An easy victory for the Allied Powers.

• Fewer casualties on both sides of the Great War.

• Massive stalemate.

• An easy victory for the Central Powers.

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the Great War and the Russian Revolution?

• The Great War created conditions within Russia that helped trigger an internal revolution.

• The Great War postponed the Russian Revolution by restoring confidence in the Czar.

• The Russian Revolution inspired the Russian people to win the Great War.

• The Great War gave the Czar’s army the needed experience to suppress the Russian Revolution.

Of the following battles, which one did NOT take place during World War I.

• The Somme

• The Marne

• Verdun

• Guadalcanal

Use the following information to answer the question below:

- dirty

- boring

- unsanitary

- muddy

- difficult to remove any dead bodies

• The life inside the trenches.

• The life inside a German U-Boat.

• The life on the Lusitania, prior to its sinking via unrestricted submarine warfare.

• The life on the Allied homefront.