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WWI

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The most used fighting style in Europe during WWI was:
a)
Naval battles
b)
traditional calvaries
c)
Air Raids
d)
trench warfare
2.
An agreement among nations to unite for a common cause
a)
alliance
b)
fascism
c)
dictatorship
d)
a Marshall Plan
3.
What were the first two countries involved in WWI?
a)
Russia and Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany and Russia
c)
Serbia and the Ottoman Empire
d)
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
4.
When did War World I begin?
a)
1912
b)
1915
c)
1918
d)
1914
5.
What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?
a)
Britain's policy to sink any Germany ship without warning
b)
Germany's policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning
c)
The US Navy engaging in war with the Central Powers
d)
Germany's decision to focus all resources on the Navy
6.
What was the United States' policy towards Europe at the outbreak of war?
a)
Immediately join the Allies
b)
Send supplies to Serbia
c)
We were not prepared to take sides
d)
Move all armies into Russia
7.
Where was the Western Front located?
a)
In France
b)
In England
c)
In Russia
d)
In Italy
8.
What is NOT a nickname given to WWI?
a)
The War to End All Wars
b)
The Patriotic War
c)
The Great War
d)
The World War
9.
How long was WWI?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
3 years
d)
4 years
10.
Which DID NOT happen as a result of The Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Austria-Hungary split into 2 countries
b)
Austria-Hungary was blamed for starting the war
c)
Germany took responsibility for all damage
d)
Limits were put on the size of German military
11.
When did the U.S. enter WWI?
a)
1914
b)
1917
c)
1918
d)
1920
12.
What was the land between the trenches called during WWI?
a)
The Dead Zone
b)
No Man's land
c)
Bomb Crater Alley
d)
The Suicide Section
13.
What caused the U.S. and German relations to deteriorate in 1915?
a)
German invasion of Belgium
b)
German blockade
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
German embargo on U.S. goods
14.
The Allied cause was dealt a hard blow during World War I when Russia
a)
allied with Germany.
b)
invaded Sweden.
c)
denounced the United States.
d)
signed a peace treaty with Germany.
15.
The invasion of what country caused Britain to join WWI?
a)
Luxembourg 
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
16.
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution?
a)
Vladamir Lenin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
d)
Woodrow Wilson
17.
Who was made to pay reparations after WWI.
a)
Austria Hungary
b)
Serbia
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
18.
This man and his wife Sophie were murdered by a Serbian Nationalist
a)
Otto Von Bismarck
b)
Gavrilo Princip
c)
Kaiser William II
d)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
19.
What was France, Russia, and Britain called during WWI?
a)
Central Alliance
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
Axis Powers
20.
What was Germany, Bulgaria, and Austria Hungry called during WWI?
a)
Allied Alliance
b)
Central Powers
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
Axis Powers
21.
Who was assassinated by a Serbian National and began WWI?
a)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand 
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Gavrillo Princip
d)
Vladimir Lenin
22.
Who was a Bosnian revolutionary behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Baron vin Richtofen
c)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
d)
Gavrilo Princip
23.
What proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Saint Germain
c)
Zimmerman Note
d)
The German-Mexican Agreement
24.
What was Germany willing to offer Mexico for their help in WWI?
a)
money
b)
being conquered
c)
land
d)
goods
25.
Who is to blame for the war according to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Serbia
26.
Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in WWI?
a)
Battlefront trenches
b)
Rifles
c)
Pistols
d)
Tanks
27.
Isolationists in the Senate objected to the US joining the League of Nations because they opposed: 
a)
creation of the Security Council
b)
Colonialism in Africa and Asia
c)
membership of Germany
d)
involvement in future foreign wars
28.
"He kept us out of war!" proved to be a successful slogan for Wilson in 1916, in large part due to 
a)
the fact that his opponent Roosevelt led the nation to previous war
b)
the fact that isolotionism was a common feeling in the US
c)
the strong desire for alliances that would keep us out of war
d)
the desire of many citizens to enter the war if Germany was clearly beaten
29.
President Wilson's ideas to keep world peace where outlined in his _____________.
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
League of Nations
c)
Zimmerman Note
d)
Sussex Pledge
30.
The definition of nationalism is...
a)
The fear of your own nation
b)
Patriotic feelings, principles, or efforts
c)
A feeling of wanting to be alone
d)
The study of being a traitor