World War I

Whose assassination led to the start of the Great War?

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne

• Kaiser Wilhelm II, the German emperor

• Tsar Nicholas II, leader of Russia

• Nikola Pasic, Prime Minister of Serbia

Who did Austria-Hungary place the blame on for the assassination?

• Russia

• Serbia

• United States

• Germany

Who had an alliance with Serbia prior to World War I?

• Austria-Hungary

• France

• Belgium

• Russia

The United States practiced what policy at the beginning of WW1?

• communism

• capitalism

• isolationism

• imperialism

Who had an alliance with Germany prior to World War I?

• France

• Russia

• Austria-Hungary

• Serbia

Select the countries that formed the Allied Powers.

• France

• United States

• Great Britain

• Austria-Hungary

Select the countries that formed the Central Powers during the war.

• Austria-Hungary

• Germany

• Russia

• Ottoman Empire

The majority of the war was fought on which continent?

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• Europe

Who was responsible for the sinking of the RMS Lusitania?

• Russia

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

What kind of new weapons were used during the war?

• poison gas

• swords

• submarines

• horses

• tanks