Mr. Fox's WW1 Quiz (2025)

Which alliance system included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire?

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers

• Triple Entente

• Central Powers

What is militarism?

• Support for international peace organizations

• Glorification of the military and buildup of armed forces

• A policy of avoiding war

• Belief in democratic governments

What was nationalism in the context of World War I?

• Loyalty to the League of Nations

• Desire to avoid foreign alliances

• Pride and loyalty to one’s nation or ethnic group

• Support for disarmament

Which event is widely considered the spark that started World War I?

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The invasion of Belgium

• The Zimmermann Telegram

Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

• A German soldier

• Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist

• A Russian spy

• An Italian anarchist

Which long-term cause of WWI involved competition for colonies and global influence?

• Communism

• Isolationism

• Socialism

• Imperialism

What new weapon made trench warfare so deadly?

• Machine guns

• Cavalry

• Cannons

• Crossbows

What was “No Man’s Land”?

• The German homeland

• A neutral zone between nations

• The area between opposing trenches

• A prisoner of war camp

What was the immediate effect of trench warfare on the Western Front?

• Quick victories for Germany

• Stalemate and high casualties

• Expansion of the war into Asia

• Collapse of both armies

Which alliance system included France, Russia, Britain and the United States?

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

• Superpowers