WorksheetsWorld War 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
hi
a)
hi
b)
bye
2.
What is conscription?
a)
being sentenced to death
b)
writing a legal document
c)
drafting into the war
d)
making a war plan
3.
Who got assassinated and started World War 1?
a)
Frank Ferdinand
b)
Franz Ferdinand
c)
Woodrow Wilson
4.
Who sent the Zimmerman Telegram, and to who did they send it to?
a)
US, Germany
b)
Germany, US
c)
Germany, Mexico
5.
What was the land between the trenches called?
a)
Graveyard
b)
No Man's Land
c)
None of the above
6.
What was one thing people were doing at the home front during the war?
a)
They were fishing
b)
They were yelling at each other
c)
They were buying war bonds
d)
All of the above
7.
What was one of the main reasons for the start of World War 1?
a)
Assassination of the Austrian Heir in Sarajevo
b)
Murder of the German president in Berlin
c)
Russian Revolution
d)
Territorial Rivalry
8.
World War 1 took place between what years?
a)
1939 - 1945
b)
1915 - 1920
c)
1914 - 1918
d)
1899 - 1914
9.
Which neutral country did Germany invade so that they could carry out the Schlieffen Plan?
a)
Italy
b)
Austria
c)
Sweden
d)
Belgium
10.
The Schlieffen Plan was Germany's military strategy to achieve what goal?
a)
To create a truce with Russia
b)
To have 'living space'
c)
Avoid a two-front war with Russia and France
d)
To ensure that the UK didn't enter the war
11.
Armistice means:
a)
Direct vote in which electors give their opinion
b)
Agreement to end fighting
c)
Living Space
d)
An act on behalf of the League of Nations
12.
Reparations are:
a)
Payments as compensation for damage caused
b)
An act on behalf of the League of Nations
c)
An agreement to end all fighting
d)
Something to do with Belgium
13.
America entered World War I partly due to the
a)
invasion by the British
b)
sinking of the Lusitania
c)
bombings on America's land
d)
attack at the U.S. navy base
14.
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
15.
Who was assassinated which led to the outbreak of WWI?
a)
Wilhelm II
b)
Franz Ferdinand
c)
Nicolas II
d)
George V
16.
Which weapon was not a new technology introduced in WWI?
a)
atomic bomb
b)
submarine
c)
tank
d)
poison gas
17.
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
18.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
19.
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
20.
Which weapon caused the most casualties during WWI?
a)
tank
b)
airplane
c)
machine gun
d)
zeppelin
21.
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
22.
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
23.
Feeling of intense pride in one's homeland is
a)
militarism
b)
reparations
c)
nationalism
d)
imperialism
24.
Which one of these was NOT one of the underlying causes of WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Isolationism
d)
Nationalism
25.
The first three years of fighting consisted of a(n) __________________.
a)
Stalemate
b)
Quick victory
c)
Armistice
d)
Great Migration
26.
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))
27.
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
28.
Biased communication intended to influence people’s thoughts and actions is known as ____________________.
a)
Propaganda
b)
Espionage
c)
Sedition
d)
Dissent
29.
readying troops and supplies for war
a)
Russia
b)
conscription
c)
mobilization
d)
militarism
30.
What was the long-term impact of World War I?
a)
The U.S. became a world superpower
b)
War was effectively eliminated by the League of Nations
c)
It led to World War II
d)
It made Woodrow Wilson a hero
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