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WorksheetsWWI - Part 1/2
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Nationalism?
a)
The policy of glorifying military power and keep the army prepared for war.
b)
The quest for colonies to obtain resources
c)
A policy that requires local populations to adapt a new culture
d)
A deep devotion to one's nation
2.
Machine gun ( why it is important)
a)
Caused so many casualties in wwi
b)
if breathed in, you die instanty
c)
Cheap
d)
Hard to manuever
3.
Who got assassinated and started World War 1?
a)
Frank Ferdinand
b)
Franz Ferdinand
c)
Woodrow Wilson
4.
World War 1 took place between what years?
a)
1939 - 1945
b)
1915 - 1920
c)
1914 - 1918
d)
1899 - 1914
5.
Which neutral country did Germany invade so that they could carry out the Schlieffen Plan?
a)
Italy
b)
Austria
c)
Sweden
d)
Belgium
6.
When did Germany declare war on Russia?
a)
4th August 1914
b)
2nd August 1914
c)
1st August 1914
d)
5th August 1915
7.
What was a technological advancement of WW1?
a)
Submarine
b)
Machine Gun
c)
Poison Gas
d)
All of the above
8.
Who were the members of the Triple Alliance?
a)
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy
b)
France, U.S., Great Britian
c)
Germany, Russia, Greece
d)
Portugal, France, Albania
9.
Who were the central powers?
a)
Romania, Ireland, Serbia, Greece, and Portugal
b)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
c)
Romania, Ireland, Great Britain
d)
Albania, Serbia, Romania, Ireland, Great Britain
10.
Who were the Allied powers?
a)
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy
b)
Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
c)
Great Britain, Russia, France, Serbia, U.S, Italy
d)
Bulgaria, Italy, United states, new england
11.
What is Imperialism?
a)
A telegram that was interpreted by the U.S on February 24, which stated that Germany was going to to try and help Mexico conquer New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.
b)
Wilson’s plan for peace
c)
the payment to cover war damage.
d)
The policy of stronger countries to work to control the economic and political affairs of weaker nations.
12.
What is Militarism?
a)
Agreements between nations for mutual support.
b)
an agreement to stop fighting.
c)
The strong support of the rights and interests of one’s country.
d)
The build up of powerful militaries.
13.
What were the main causes of the war?
a)
communism, socialism, militarism, isolationism, poverty
b)
Militarism, Alliances, imperialism, socialism, isolationism,
c)
Militarism, alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assasination
d)
The build up of powerful militaries.
14.
Who was the President of the United States during World War One?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
15.
What long term cause of World War One consisted of agreement between nations for mutual defense?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
16.
By 1916, Russia's war effort was near collapse, unlike the nations of the west, Russia had not yet _____________
a)
mobilized its troops
b)
adapted new weapons
c)
industrialized
d)
used new military tactics
17.
Who was the German chancellor that unified Germany?
a)
Otto von Bismark
b)
Alfred Hindenberg
c)
Alfred Graf von Schlieffen
d)
Sir Edward Grey
18.
The battle strategy that called for attacking and defeating France in the west and then rushing east to fight Russia.
a)
Bismark Strategy
b)
Schlieffen Plan
c)
Grey Production
d)
Trench Warfare
19.
The battle strategy that called for attacking and defeating France in the west and then rushing east to fight Russia.
a)
Bismark Strategy
b)
Schlieffen Plan
c)
Grey Production
d)
Trench Warfare
20.
The area located between the trenches is known as what?
a)
artillery alley
b)
The cemetery
c)
no man's land
d)
trench defense
21.
Otto von Bismark is forced to resign by Kaiser Wilhelm in which year?
a)
1906
b)
1899
c)
1890
d)
1934
22.
what invention was introduced by the British Army and helped end the stalemate?
a)
Artillery
b)
Machine Gun
c)
Air Plane
d)
Tank
23.
Where was Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand from?
a)
Turkey
b)
Serbia
c)
Russia
d)
Austria-Hungary
24.
The deadlocked region of trench warfare in northern France is called ____________
a)
Eastern Front
b)
German Front
c)
Belgian Border
d)
Western Front
25.
What was Russia's main asset in World War One?
a)
Development of the tanks
b)
Large oil reserves
c)
High population
d)
Large amounts of capital
26.
Which country first introduced the submarine to the battlefield?
a)
Britian
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
The United States
27.
Which best describes life in the trenches
a)
It was great,everyone got to hang out.
b)
It wasn't bad, they new they were fighting for their country
c)
The men slept in mud, washed in mud, ate mud, and dreamed mud
d)
It was only bad in the winter time
28.
Which best describes life in the trenches
a)
It was great,everyone got to hang out.
b)
It wasn't bad, they new they were fighting for their country
c)
The men slept in mud, washed in mud, ate mud, and dreamed mud
d)
It was only bad in the winter time
29.
what was the date that Austria rejected Serbia's offer and declared war?
a)
June 28, 1914
b)
July 28, 1914
c)
August 16, 1915
d)
March 15, 1913
30.
Which region was known as the "powder keg" of Europe?
a)
Northwestern Europe
b)
The English Empire
c)
The Balkans
d)
France
31.
An ethnic minority from the Ottoman Empire pledge their support for the enemy in WWI. As a result 2 million are deported and 600,000 loss their life. This event is known as _______
a)
The Holocaust
b)
The German massacre
c)
The Greek March of Death
d)
Armenian Genocide
32.
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot point blank by a member of which political organization?
a)
The Black Hand
b)
ISIS
c)
Nazi
d)
Workers Party
33.
Which country annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina?
a)
Russia
b)
Turkey
c)
Greece
d)
Austria-Hungary
34.
Which two non-Balkan states competed for dominance of the region?
a)
France and Britain
b)
Russia and Austria Hungary
c)
Italy and Greece
d)
The United States and Canada
35.
Who was the first to declare war in WWI (the Great War)?
a)
Germany
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
France
d)
Russia
36.
Under the Schlieffen Plan who was the main target?
a)
Russia
b)
Britain
c)
Italy
d)
France
37.
The battles of Somme and Verdun were fought on ______ soil.
a)
Belgian
b)
German
c)
French
d)
Italian
38.
Who lead Germany in the last decade of the 1800s and during most of WWI
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Otto von Bismarck
d)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
39.
Why were Germany and Austria-Hungary known as the Central Powers?
a)
Because the war was fought on two fronts
b)
Because of their combined armies
c)
Because of their alliance in the war
d)
Because of their location in the heart of Europe
40.
Why did Bismark seek alliances that later became known as the triple alliance?
a)
To isolate France
b)
To expand Germany's boarders
c)
To strengthen Germany's armed forces
d)
To expand Germany's Nationalism
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