WWI Quiz

Who was the president of the United States during WWI

• Herbert Hoover
• Abraham Lincoln
• Robert Taft
• Woodrow Wilson

Which of the following countries was in the Triple Alliance?

• Great Britain

• France

• Italy

• Russia

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

Which of the following is the best example of how World War I was a total war?

• The alliance system drew nation after nation into the war.

• Modern weapons caused high casualty rates on the Western Front.

• Women took over many jobs in war industries.

• U-boats attacked Allied shipping in the Atlantic.

What was Germany's war plan to win WWI early?

• The Quarterback Sneak

• Operation Anthropoid

• Operation Desert Storm

• The Schlieffen Plan

“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

The chief goal of the League of Nations was to?

• enforce the Treaty of Versailles.

• end imperialism.

• prevent future wars.

• create a united European state

This was used to spread ideas, promote causes, or damage opposing causes.

• Propaganda

• Reparations

• Military

• Airplanes

What was Woodrow Wilson’s plan for resolving WWI?

• The Schlieffen Plan

• The Fourteen Points

• Armistice

• Reparations

Which one of these countries was not on the Allied Powers? 

• Serbia
• Germany
• France
• Great Britain