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WorksheetsWorld War I
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 50mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT one of the main causes of World War I?
a)
Alliances
b)
Militarism
c)
Industrialization
d)
Nationalism
2.
The idea that people who share a common heritage should have their own nation is called ______________________.
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalization
3.
Which country was blamed for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Serbia
c)
Germany
d)
Great Britain
4.
At the beginning of the war, _________________ won a few initial victories.
a)
Germany
b)
Serbia
c)
France
d)
Russia
5.
The first three years of fighting consisted of a(n) __________________.
a)
Stalemate
b)
Quick victory
c)
Armistice
d)
Great Migration
6.
In the end, how did the U.S. Senate respond to the proposed Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Rejected it
b)
Ratified it
c)
Amended it
d)
Made a paper airplane out of it (hey, I couldn't think of a fourth answer...give me a break))
7.
The U.S. rejected the Treaty of Versailles for the following reasons EXCEPT:
a)
It was too harsh
b)
It didn’t give enough self-determination to colonial peoples
c)
It was a sell-out to imperialism
d)
The proposed League of Nations was too weak and needed to go further
8.
Which is NOT true about the Zimmermann Note?
a)
Germany sent it to Mexico
b)
Germany promised to help Mexico recover lost territory in the U.S.
c)
Britain intercepted it and told the U.S. about it
d)
Mexico sent it to Germany
9.
Which of the following is NOT one of the new ways of fighting developed during World War I?
a)
Machine guns
b)
Trench warfare
c)
Barbed wire
d)
Atomic bomb
10.
The Great War officially ended on:
a)
November 11, 1918
b)
November 11, 1916
c)
April 6, 1917
d)
May 7, 1915
11.
In what year did the U.S. enter the war?
a)
1915
b)
1916
c)
1917
d)
1918
12.
President Wilson's plan for a lasting peace after the war was called the:
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Fourteen Points
c)
August Euphoria
d)
American League
13.
Which of the following is NOT true about work on the homefront?
a)
Shipyard work was emphasized
b)
People were encouraged to conserve sugar
c)
Men could avoid the draft by working in shipyards
d)
Women didn't do much to help
14.
Biased communication intended to influence people’s thoughts and actions is known as ____________________.
a)
Propaganda
b)
Espionage
c)
Sedition
d)
Dissent
15.
On the homefront, which of the following did NOT occur?
a)
Attacks on civil liberties of foreigners
b)
Austrian & German composers' music wasn't played at concerts
c)
Some people's dachsund dogs were kicked and stomped on
d)
Liberty measles were renamed German measles
16.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Espionage & Sedition Acts?
a)
About 2,000 people were prosecuted under these laws
b)
They were passed in June 1917 & May 1918
c)
You could break them by saying anything disloyal/profane/abusive about the government
d)
You could be fined up to $1,000,000 & sentenced up to 40 years in jail
17.
Which is NOT true about women during World War I?
a)
Many women moved into “men’s” jobs
b)
Despite women's effort towards the war, it did not lead to the right for women to vote
c)
Many women volunteered selling war bonds
d)
President Wilson acknowledged women's contributions to the war effort
18.
The Great Migration was the mass movement of _______________ from the South to Northern cities.
a)
African Americans
b)
Germans
c)
Women
d)
Mexicans
19.
All of the following were established by Wilson’s Fourteen Points EXCEPT:
a)
No secret treaties
b)
Freedom of the sea
c)
Increase of arms
d)
Lower tariffs
20.
Even though the U.S. was officially neutral before 1917, it still had stronger ties with:
Central PowersAllied PowersBolsheviksOttoman Empire
Central PowersAllied PowersBolsheviksOttoman Empire
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
Bolshevik Party
d)
Ottoman Empire
21.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Selective Service Act of 1917?
a)
By 1918, 24 million men were registered
b)
By 1918, 18 million men were called into service
c)
By 1918, 3 million men were called into service
d)
By 1918, about 400,000 African Americans were called into service
22.
Germany: Central Powers or Allied Powers?
a)
Central
b)
Allied
23.
France: Central Powers or Allied Powers?
a)
Central
b)
Allied
24.
Great Britain: Central Powers or Allied Powers?
a)
Central
b)
Allied
25.
United States: Central Powers or Allied Powers?
a)
Central
b)
Allied
26.
Ottoman Empire: Central Powers or Allied Powers?
a)
Central
b)
Allied
27.
Russia: Central Powers or Allied Powers?
a)
Allied
b)
Central
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