World War One Part One Quiz

The names of the two major alliances before WW1 were:

• The Axis & The Allies

• The Triple Alliance & The Triple Entente

• The West & The East

• Oceania & Eurasia

Allied with Britain and France in 1914 was this third 'great power'

• Germany

• Austria-Huungary

• Italy

• Russia

The trigger cause for WWI was the assassination of ...

• Archy Duke by an Ostrich while on safari in East Africa

• Archduke Ostrickt in August 1914, by German secret agent

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914 in the Bosnian city of Sarajevo

• Archduke Ferdinand Marcos while watching a play in Vienna

MAIN stands for ...

• Miitarism, Alliances, Intervention, Non-Aggression

• Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

• Militarism, Adventurism, Imperialism, Non-Aggression

• Mutually Assured Instant Nihilism

Imperialism caused

• increased efforts to solve problems between countries

• decreased competition between countries

• increased competition between countries

• decreased tension between countries

An agreement between two or more countries to give other people help if needed is

• a treaty

• an alliance

• a partnership

• a friendship

Who sank the Lusitania?

• Japan

• U.S.

• Germany

• Russia

What is a U-boat?

• A German Battle Ship

• An American Passenger Ship

• A German Submarine

• A French Aircraft

What is the Zimmerman Telegram?

• A telegram where the U.S. encouraged Mexico to attack Germany

• A telegram where Germany encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S.

• A telegram between Germany and Russia encouraging a peace treaty

• A telegram between Britain and the US about an invasion on Germany

Answer explanation

Why did the U.S. join World War One?

• Germany declared unlimited submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman Telegram

• Mexico invaded the USA because of the Zimmerman Telegram

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated