Created by Nicole C
10 questions
7th Grade
Math
Updated May 2025
Chapter 23 - Section 1: War in Europe is a Grade 7 history worksheet that checks students’ understanding of the alliances, events, and technologies that shaped the beginning of World War I. Its 10 questions include 8 multiple-choice items and 2 multiple-select items covering nationalism, the Triple Entente, the Triple Alliance, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria’s declaration of war on Serbia, and Germany’s invasion of Belgium. Students also distinguish the wartime roles of poison gas, airplanes, and U-boats while identifying the alliance system as a defense agreement among nations. The focused question set helps teachers assess whether students can recognize key people, countries, terms, and cause-and-effect connections in the opening of the war. This free printable worksheet includes a complete answer key for quick review, independent practice, or classroom assessment.
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WorksheetsAnswer Keynationalism
Great Britain
, b)France
, d)Russia
Austria-Hungary
, c)Italy
, d)Germany
Gavrilo Princip
Germany
Serbia
Belgium
alliance system
airplane
U-boats
This Grade 7 history worksheet uses 8 multiple-choice and 2 multiple-select questions to assess students’ understanding of the alliances, events, and technologies connected to the start of World War I. Students identify nationalism, members of the Triple Entente and Triple Alliance, Gavrilo Princip, Austria’s declaration of war on Serbia, Germany’s invasion of Belgium, and the roles of poison gas, airplanes, and U-boats.
Introduce the alliance system by having students sort the countries into the Triple Entente and Triple Alliance before completing the questions. Then use the items about Franz Ferdinand, Serbia, Belgium, and wartime technology as prompts for a class discussion about how political agreements and specific events contributed to the wider conflict.
Watch for students selecting Russia as a member of the Triple Alliance or Italy as a member of the Triple Entente; the two multiple-select questions require exactly three correct countries each. Students may also confuse Gavrilo Princip with other figures, identify France instead of Germany as the first user of poison gas, or mix up airplanes and U-boats when matching technologies to their effects.
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