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WorksheetsIMP< WWI
Total questions: 82
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Class
Date
1.
What was Germany willing to offer Mexico for their help in WWI?
a)
money
b)
being conquered
c)
land
d)
goods
2.
What was the only group of women in the military sent overseas in WWI?
a)
clerical workers
b)
pilots
c)
volunteers
d)
army nurses
3.
What event angered Austria-Hungary and led to WWI?
a)
a Slave entered a parade
b)
the Ottoman Empire refused them independence
c)
Gavrilo Princip was assassinate
d)
a Slav assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
4.
What was the name of the political party that took over Russia during World War I?
a)
Bolsheviks
b)
Bosnians
c)
Serbs
d)
Slovenes
5.
What was the name of the political party that took over Russia during World War I?
a)
Bolsheviks
b)
Bosnians
c)
Serbs
d)
Slovenes
6.
What were goods prohibited from shipment to Germany or its allies?
a)
shipments
b)
trading
c)
black market
d)
contraband
7.
What was the British ship sunk by Germany, killing over 1,000 passengers?
a)
USS Maine
b)
Titanic
c)
Lusitania
d)
Envoy
8.
Who was a Bosnian revolutionary behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Ferdinand Foch
c)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
d)
Gavrilo Princip
9.
Who was the heir to the Austria Hungarian throne that was assassinated?
a)
Gavrilo Princip
b)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Ferdinand Foch
d)
Vladimir Lenin
10.
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
11.
Why were sloops or patrol boats position in the front and sides of convoys?
a)
sea mines
b)
Lusitania
c)
American submarines
d)
u-boats
12.
The idea that "my country is better than your country"
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliance
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
13.
Which of the following is NOT a M.A.I.N cause of WWI?
a)
Assasination
b)
Alliances
c)
Militarism
d)
Nationalism
14.
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
15.
This cause of WWI has to do with countries joining eachother in hopes to NOT have a war. Which failed
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialsim
d)
Nationalism
16.
Which of the following was NOT part of the triple Entente (central powers)
a)
UK
b)
Russia
c)
France
d)
Italy
17.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Triple Alliance?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Russia
18.
The United States enters WWI on the side of who?
a)
Triple Entente
b)
Triple Allaince
19.
What is the belief that a people who share a common language, history, and culture should constitute an independent nation, free of foreign domination?
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
20.
What is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests?
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
21.
What is a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries?
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
alliances
22.
What was France, Russia, and Britain called during WWI?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
23.
What was Germany, Italy, and Austria Hungry called during WWI?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
24.
Who was assassinated by a Serbian National and began WWI?
a)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Prince Charles
c)
Queen Elizabeth
25.
Where was the Western Front located?
a)
In France
b)
In England
c)
In Russia
d)
In Italy
26.
What was a nickname given to WWI?
a)
The Big War
b)
The Bad War
c)
The Great War
d)
The World War
27.
How long was WWI?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
3 years
d)
4 years
28.
What were soldiers filled with at the start of WWI?
a)
patritism
b)
fear
c)
rage
d)
uncertainty
29.
What did soldiers in WWI usually fight from?
a)
tanks
b)
airplanes
c)
trenches
d)
ships
30.
What type of advancements made machine guns, artillery, poison gas, airplanes, and submarines so deadly during WWI?
a)
Nationalism advancements
b)
technology advancements
c)
allied advancements
d)
war advancements
31.
The tool by which business, labor, government, and American opinion were molded to fight was:
a)
Propaganda
b)
Conscription
c)
Neutrality
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
32.
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.
33.
Which group of countries allied themselves to form the Triple Entente (Allies) in the years before World War I?
a)
Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
c)
Russia, Germany, and Italy
d)
Britain, France, and Russia
34.
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
35.
Which of the following did not contribute to WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
36.
What caused widespread starvation in Germany?
a)
British blockade
b)
Drought
c)
Devaluation of German currency
d)
Allied bombing of German farms
37.
Which of the following was not a part of the Big Four at the end of WWI?
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
Italy
38.
Because militarism had been a major cause of the war, the framers of the Treaty of Versailles
a)
made Germany pay reparations.
b)
stripped Germany of its colonies.
c)
forced Germany to sign a war-guilt clause
d)
barred Germany from maintaining a military
39.
The war might have involved only two nations, if not for
a)
imperialism.
b)
propaganda.
c)
the alliance system.
d)
Germany.
40.
When did War World I begin?
a)
1912
b)
1915
c)
1918
d)
1914
41.
What were the two sides called?
a)
Allied Powers and Central Powers
b)
Americans and Communists
c)
British and Russians
d)
Allied Powers and City Powers
42.
When did the U.S. enter WWI?
a)
1914
b)
1917
c)
1918
d)
1920
43.
Name the side we entered on in WWI.
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
44.
Name a country that was against us in WWI.
a)
Great Britain
b)
Russia
c)
France
d)
Germany
45.
In 1900, the largest empire in Eastern Europe was:
a)
Spain
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Poland
d)
Germany
46.
What is it called when one country takes over the economy and government of another country?
a)
imperialism
b)
reformation
c)
renaissance
d)
circumnavigation
47.
An agreement among nations to unite for a common cause
a)
alliance
b)
fascism
c)
dictatorship
d)
a Marshall Plan
48.
Which was NOT a cause of WWI
a)
fighting over colonies
b)
increased nationalism
c)
acceptance of different cultures
d)
new weapons and technology
49.
The Russian Revolution had what effect on WWI?
a)
Russia left the war
b)
It increased the number of Russian troops against Germany
c)
It helped to end the war
d)
It gave American troops an excuse to enter the war
50.
What did the USA, UK, and Russia all have in common during WWI?
a)
They all fought to remove Hitler from power
b)
They all fought for the Allied Powers against the French
c)
They all fought against the Central Powers
d)
They all fought from the beginning of the war to the end
51.
What was a big cause of NATIONALISM in the early 1900's?
a)
Countries welcomed differences
b)
Monarchies forced this way of thinking
c)
Protests by the peasants/serfs
d)
Citizens thought their country and ethnicity was better than others
52.
Which of the following was not an American contribution to the war?
a)
American men were drafted into the army.
b)
Women began to work outside of the home.
c)
Food and other items were rationed to support the war effort,
d)
People spent money on sports and entertainment.
53.
War innovations in WWI did not include which of the following...
a)
trench warfare
b)
poisonous gas
c)
atomic bombs
d)
airplanes
54.
When World War I began, the United States wanted to remain __________. The U.S. did not want to get involved in other countries' problems.
a)
neutral
b)
angry
c)
forceful
d)
aggressive
55.
A type of combat in which opposing troops fight each other in the fields
a)
machine guns
b)
guerilla warfare
c)
trench warfare
d)
military armament
56.
A message from the German foreign secretary to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the United States and Germany
a)
Wilson Note
b)
Lusitania Note
c)
Zimmermann Note
d)
Roosevelt Note
57.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Wm. McKinley
b)
Th. Roosevelt
c)
W.H. Taft
d)
W. Wilson
58.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Wm. McKinley
b)
Th. Roosevelt
c)
W.H. Taft
d)
W. Wilson
59.
Serbians in the Balkans didn't want to be ruled by Austrians. What explains this?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
60.
Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in WWI?
a)
battlefront trenches
b)
hydrogen bombs
c)
pistols
d)
airplanes and tanks
61.
The Zimmerman note suggested an alliance between Germany and Mexico
a)
True
b)
False
62.
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
63.
The most used fighting style in Europe during WWI was:
a)
Naval battles
b)
traditional calvaries
c)
Air Raids
d)
trench warfare
64.
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
65.
What year did WWI begin?
a)
1911
b)
1912
c)
1913
d)
1914
66.
What name was given to exaggerated stories written to sell newspapers?
a)
yellow ink
b)
whale of a story
c)
yellow journalism
d)
pink journalism
67.
Lusitania
a)
u-boat that was british and was the biggest ship with passengers
b)
Slavery Idea
c)
to raise money
68.
Archduke franz F.*
a)
Killed by serbian people
b)
U know the answer
c)
dont do it
69.
Allied power
a)
Both sides get ready for war
b)
Team up with a nation for war & were the countries that were opposed to the centeral powers.
c)
a law
70.
Imperialism
a)
Political or economical control over other countries
b)
Took mens jobs
c)
Germany responsible for whole war
71.
WWI might have only involved two countries, Austria Hungary and Serbia. What changed that?
a)
imperialism
b)
propaganda
c)
alliance system
d)
trench warfare
72.
Isolationists would likely have backed which of these actions
a)
sending troops to aid the British because of business interest
b)
sending weapons and aid to Austria-Hungary
c)
staying out of the conflict in Europe because it was someone else's fight
d)
being prepared for war if the Allies were in a position to lose
73.
What happened to the Czar of Russia?
a)
He and his family escaped to the United States
b)
He was allowed to return to power in the role of a limited monarch.
c)
He and his family were assassinated to keep anyone from having a claim to rule Russia.
d)
He moved to England to avoid being killed.
74.
What was the significance of Russia pulling out of WWI for the Central Powers?
a)
It allowed Austria to throw all their forces at Italy.
b)
Germany could throw all of their forces against the Allies on the Western front.
c)
It had no impact. Russia didn't cause much of a problem for the Central Powers.
d)
It allowed Germany to invade Russia and take more land.
75.
What is this condition called?
a)
Cholera
b)
Trench Fever
c)
Toe Jam
d)
Trench Foot
76.
How many fronts was WWI fought on?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
77.
What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on WWI?
a)
It quickly ended the war.
b)
Mass production made war deadlier.
c)
It didn't have an impact.
d)
It caused most of the fighting to be at sea.
78.
Germany built u-boats in response to England's naval strength. What is this an example of?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
79.
Powder keg event touched off WWI
a)
freedom of seas
b)
U-Boats
c)
Moral diplomacy
d)
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
80.
Another name for submarines
a)
freedom of seas
b)
U-Boats
c)
Moral diplomacy
d)
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
81.
included the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
82.
Germany built u-boats in response to England's naval strength. What is this an example of?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
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