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WorksheetsWorld War I
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a love of one's country and the desire to have that country free from the control of others?
a)
World War I
b)
nationalism
c)
alliance
d)
militarism
2.
What is an agreement among nations to defend one another?
a)
World War I
b)
nationalism
c)
alliance
d)
isolationism
3.
Which country in south central Europe was in control of land that Serbia believed it owned?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Germany
d)
Austria- Hungary
4.
A nationalist from this country assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
Serbia
d)
France
5.
Which country came to Serbia's aid when Austria-Hungry declared war on them?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
France
d)
England
6.
Which country did Germany invade that brought The United Kingdom into The Great War?
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
Serbia
d)
Belgium
7.
Since the fighting in WWI was so fierce, what did the soldiers soon begin fighting from?
a)
The air
b)
The seas
c)
trenches
d)
bases
8.
What was the land between the trenches of the Allied and Central Powers called?
a)
dead land
b)
no-man's land
c)
war land
d)
battle ground
9.
What policy did the United States prefer at the start of WWI?
a)
nationalism
b)
isolationism
c)
militarism
d)
imperialism
10.
What was the name of the British steamship that the Germans torpedoed which killed 100 US citizens?
a)
Lusitania
b)
Prince William
c)
King George
d)
Queen Anne
11.
Who was the American President during WWI?
a)
George Washington
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Teddy
12.
What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
The Outlandish Letter
c)
The Surprising Phone Call
13.
What was the main reason the U.S. decided to enter the war on the Allied side?
a)
Germany's unrestricted submarine attacks
b)
Germany's attempt to get Mexico involved in the war
c)
Germany's sinking of the Lusitania
14.
When did the U.S. declare war on Germany?
a)
April 6, 1970
b)
April 6, 2007
c)
April 6, 1917
d)
April 6, 2015
15.
Who was the American General who lead the U.S. forces in World War I and announce to "Lafayette" that America was going to help France since France had helped America during our Revolutionary War?
a)
John J. Pershing
b)
General Lee
c)
General Grant
d)
John Wayne
16.
Who was the first U.S. fighter pilot "ace" of World War I?
a)
Snoopy
b)
Eddie Rickenbacker
c)
Neil Armstrong
17.
Who was the most decorated U.S. war hero who bravely took on German machine gunners during WWI?
a)
John J. Pershing
b)
Alvin C. York
c)
Eddie Rickenbacker
18.
What new weapon of WWI was feared because it burned lungs and blinded eyes if a soldier came into contact with it?
a)
poison water
b)
poison food
c)
poison gas
19.
What surprise weapon did the English develop to help them traverse no-man's land?
a)
The gas mask
b)
The airplane
c)
The tank
20.
What weapon did the German's use on a large scale at sea to counter the mighty navy of Great Britain?
a)
The battleship
b)
The bestroyer
c)
The submarine
21.
What was a popular song in America during WWI?
a)
"Over There"
b)
"I Want You"
c)
"Stop the Germans"
22.
What was the nickname given to the popular poster that encouraged young men to join the U.S. Military?
a)
U.S. Army Wants you
b)
Uncle Sam
c)
Army Man
23.
What did U.S. civilians do to help win WWI?
a)
They grew "War Gardens"
b)
They made patriotic posters
c)
They decorated patriotic floats
24.
How did American Women help win WWI?
a)
They wrote letters to their husbands
b)
They worked in factories and built weapons
c)
They cooked food for the soldiers
25.
When did WWI end?
a)
November 11, 1918
b)
November 11, 2018
c)
November 11, 1965
26.
What holiday is celebrated to honor the Americans who fought WWI and our nation's other wars?
a)
Labor Day
b)
Veterans Day
c)
July 4th
27.
What document officially ended WWI?
a)
The Treaty of Versailles
b)
The War Banner
c)
The WWI Treaty
28.
What did President Wilson propose in hopes that the world would never fight another world war?
a)
The United Nations
b)
The League of Nations
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