WWI Quiz

Name two of the Allied Powers

• Great Britain, France

• United States, Norway

• Spain, Russia

Name two of the new weapons introduced during WWI

• The shotgun and the cannon

• M16 and missiles

• tank and machine gun

How did the creation of alliances contribute to the start of World War 1?

• The web of alliances began a chain reaction

• They threatened countries in the Western Hemisphere

• They allowed Japanese aggression in Korea.

• They didn't include Germany or France as members

Many German citizens turned against their leaders for signing the Treaty of Versailles because the treaty-

• Forced Germans to restore the former Kaiser

• Divided Germany into Communist and non-Communist zones

• required all German-speaking Europeans to return to Germany

• Forced Germany to pay large reparations or money, to the Allies

After the Russian Revolution in November 1917, Russia became known as what?

• USSR

• TSAR

• USA

• RSSU

Which of the following is the best example of how imperialism increased tensions in Europe in the years before World War I?

• Increased competition between European countries

• the Balkan wars

• Glorified tales of the military

• Led to distrust because of uneasy alliances

What was the reason behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

• ethnic conflict in the Ottoman empire

• extreme militarism in Germany

• Serbian nationalism

• economic competition between France and Germany

Why did Great Britain enter WWI?

• Was attacked by Germany

• Was bound to honor its alliance with France

• Pledged to defend Belgium

• Supported Pan-Slavism

“There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, but now scarred with pits ... rusty barbed wires. The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, cellars, and caves.” —Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent

This passage describes the impact of

• total war.

• poison gas

• trench warfare

• the use of airplanes during WWI

What document finally ended WWI and harshly punished Germany by demanding reparations?

• Treaty of Pie

• Treaty of Versailles

• Camp David Accords

• Fourteen Points