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WorksheetsWorld War I
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the causes of World War I?
a)
alliances, socialism,communism, realism
b)
imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
c)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
d)
communism, nazism, racism, militarism
2.
Who was assassinated which led to the outbreak of WWI?
a)
Wilhelm II
b)
Franz Ferdinand
c)
Nicolas II
d)
George V
3.
What year did WWI begin?
a)
1911
b)
1912
c)
1913
d)
1914
4.
Which weapon was not a new technology introduced in WWI?
a)
atomic bomb
b)
submarine
c)
tank
d)
poison gas
5.
Which countries made up the Triple Alliance?
a)
Germany, Italy, Japan
b)
Russia, Germany, France
c)
United States, Belgium, Romania
d)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
6.
Which country switched sides in 1915?
a)
Mexico
b)
Switzerland
c)
Italy
d)
Albania
7.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
8.
Which countries made up the Triple Entente?
a)
Great Britain, China, India
b)
France, Spain,United States
c)
Russia, Norway, Finland
d)
Great Britain, France, Russia
9.
Which weapon caused the most casualties during WWI?
a)
tank
b)
airplane
c)
machine gun
d)
zeppelin
10.
What year did WWI end?
a)
1917
b)
1918
c)
1919
d)
1920
11.
To conserve energy during World War I, the Fuel Administration introduced
a)
longer workdays
b)
corn-based fuels
c)
daylight savings time
d)
victory gardens
12.
What country made an offer to Mexico proposing an alliance between the two (and a promise of regaining land if they won)
a)
Bulgaria
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
France
d)
Germany
13.
On November 11, 1918 the fighting stopped and Germany signed and armistice, or __________.
a)
peace treaty
b)
cease-fire
c)
reparations
d)
acknowledgement of guilt
14.
President Woodrow Wilson wanted to create a "general association of nations" -- called the ___________.
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
c)
Allies
d)
Central Powers
15.
Feeling of intense pride in one's homeland is
a)
militarism
b)
reparations
c)
nationalism
d)
imperialism
16.
Government sold these to raise money for the war effort
a)
stock options
b)
liberty bonds
c)
doughboys
d)
selective service act
17.
Region in southeastern Europe home to various countries and ethnic groups including the Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, etc...
a)
Siberia
b)
Middle East
c)
Balkans
d)
Western Europe
18.
Which one of these was NOT one of the underlying causes of WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Isolationism
d)
Nationalism
19.
The spark that started WWI was the assassination of the __________Archduke, Franz Ferdinand.
a)
Austrian
b)
German
c)
Russian
d)
Serbian
20.
The assassin who killed Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie was Gavrilo Princip, a member of the ______ nationalist group The Black Hand.
a)
German
b)
Serbian
c)
Russian
d)
American
21.
The assassination that triggered WWI occurred in what city?
a)
Vienna, Austria
b)
Sarajevo, Bosnia
c)
Moscow, Russia
d)
Belgrade, Serbia
22.
Germany invaded what neutral country to carry out its Schlieffen Plan?
a)
Switzerland
b)
Belgium
c)
Italy
d)
Spain
23.
The Schlieffen Plan was Germany's military strategy to achieve what goal?
a)
avoid a two-front war with France and Russia
b)
gain an alliance with Britain and France
c)
knock Italy out of the war
d)
Keep the United States out of the war
24.
The 2 sides that emerged in WWI were called the:
a)
Axis and Allies
b)
Allies and Central Powers
c)
Reds and Whites
d)
East and West
25.
What was Russia called after World War I?
a)
Poland
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Hungary
d)
Romania
26.
What was the Ottoman Empire called after World War I?
a)
Bulgaria
b)
Yugoslavia
c)
Turkey
d)
Romania
27.
Which country got smaller after World War I?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
28.
By 1890 this county was the strongest military power in Europe
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
England
29.
The acronym that helps you to remember the causes of World War I is
a)
ALIVE
b)
POTUS
c)
BANANAS
d)
MAIN
30.
Imperialism caused
a)
increased efforts to solve problems between countries
b)
decreased competition between countries
c)
increased competition between countries
d)
decreased tension between countries
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