WorksheetsWWI Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which region of the world did WWI start?
a)
Middle East
b)
Northwest
c)
Balkans (Eastern Europe)
d)
Andes
2.
Which country signed a peace treaty with Germany and left the war before it was over?
a)
Austria
b)
Russia
c)
USA
d)
France
3.
Germany had to fight along its eastern and western borders, what is this called?
a)
Unfair war
b)
Nuclear war
c)
Two Front War
d)
Double Sided Battle
4.
Which country helped to write the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Italy
d)
Bulgaria
5.
Which of the following was NOT a technique used in WWI propaganda?
a)
Demonization
b)
Emotional Appeals
c)
Appeal to Logic
d)
Dishonesty
6.
How and when did the war end?
a)
In 1917 when all sides agreed to a treaty
b)
In 1918 with an armistice
c)
In 1924 when all of the German troops surrendered
d)
In 1919 when the Allies reached Berlin
7.
The British Blockade blocked supplies and food to which country?
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
8.
Which of the following was not a member of the Allied Powers?
a)
Germany
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
United States
9.
What was the United States' stance at the start of WWI?
a)
Everyone was in favor of the war
b)
Neutrality
c)
The entire country hated the idea of war
d)
The draft started in 1914
10.
Which country had land taken away from it to create new countries after the war?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Austria-Hungary
11.
The Zimmerman Note tried to get this country to attack the U.S.
a)
Germany
b)
Cuba
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
12.
A person who doesn't believe in killing or war for moral or religious reasons is called this.
a)
Priest
b)
Conscientious Objector
c)
Theologian
d)
Coward
13.
Which country helped to write the Treaty of Versailles but never signed it because it gave away the right to declare war?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
Russia
d)
Italy
14.
This weapon was introduced during WWI and changed the fighting style from the previous style of lining up in large groups to trench warfare.
a)
Machine Gun
b)
Rocket
c)
Pistol
d)
Air Planes
15.
This is where stronger countries take over other countries for political or economic reasons.
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliances
16.
The two main countries of the Central Powers were Germany and _____.
a)
France
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
England
d)
Russia
17.
The assassination of ______ triggered the start of WWI.
a)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
b)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Otto von Hindenburg
d)
Woodrow Wilson
18.
Extreme pride in one's country - one of the 4 long term causes of WWI
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliances
19.
How did the U.S. government pay for the war?
a)
War/Liberty Bonds and Taxes
b)
Craft Shows
c)
Lottery
d)
Loan from China
20.
This was used during the war to convince people to join the army and conserve food.
a)
T.V. commercials
b)
Tax Breaks
c)
Propaganda
d)
Ads on cereal boxes
21.
This is when a country builds up its army and was one of the four causes of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
22.
Which of the following was a reason why the United States joined WWI?
a)
Sinking of the USS Maine
b)
DeLome Letter
c)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
Sinking of the Lusitania/Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
23.
Who was the commander of the U.S. forces during WWI?
a)
Pershing
b)
Hoover
c)
Eisenhower
d)
Skywalker
24.
Organization in charge of regulating business and industry to produce the materials needed for war
a)
War Industry Board
b)
Dept. of Homeland Labor
c)
Committee on Public Information
d)
National Labor Committee
25.
Last Allied offensive; was led by African American troops forcing Central Powers to give up.
a)
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
b)
Battle of the Somme
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Battle of Moscow
26.
Movement of African Americans from the South to the North to work in factories during the war.
a)
Great Migration
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded Age
d)
Underground Railroad
27.
Act that made it illegal to criticize the government or to speak out against the war
a)
Committee on Public Information
b)
Loose Lips Sink Ships
c)
Homeland Security
d)
Espionage/Sedition Act
28.
What act was used to draft American men into WWI?
a)
Espionage/Sedition Act
b)
Selective Service Act
c)
War Board
d)
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
29.
This was the only one of Wilson's 14 Points to make it into the Treaty of Versailles
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
c)
Dividing up France's land
d)
Eliminating Germany's colonies in the Pacific
30.
What country helped the Allies to win because they had fresh troops and plenty of supplies?
a)
Turkey
b)
France
c)
Canada
d)
United States
31.
Who was the American President during WWI?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
McKinley
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Wilson
32.
What was the ineffective fighting style used during WWI?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Island Hopping
c)
Dog Fights
d)
Closed Ranks
33.
The Treaty of Versailles did all of the following, except _____.
a)
Germany would pay reparations for the cost of war
b)
Germany would not maintain a large army
c)
Germany admitted responsibility for the war
d)
Germany would become Communist
34.
What are two reasons the U.S. remained neutral until 1917?
a)
No attack on U.S. / U.S. had a small army
b)
War was in Europe / Wilson supported war
c)
Large immigrant population / U.S. had a weak navy
d)
Wilson opposed the war / U.S. had a strong army
35.
Bloody battle in which the British suffered 60,000 casualties on the first day.
a)
Meuse-Argonne
b)
Marne I
c)
Marne II
d)
Somme
36.
Which neutral country was invaded by Germany, prompting Britain to enter the war?
a)
Switzerland
b)
Belgium
c)
Luxembourg
d)
Netherlands
37.
Which is NOT true of WWI?
a)
It was a two-front war for Germany
b)
Tanks were used for the first time
c)
The US joined the war in 1914
d)
Germany was left out of the writing of the Treaty of Versailles
38.
Which of the following was not a member of the Allied Powers?
a)
Russia
b)
US
c)
France
d)
Austria-Hungary
39.
Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the Big Four who wrote the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Russia
b)
Italy
c)
Frace
d)
Great Britain
40.
What was the first country to declare war?
a)
Serbia
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Russia
41.
Which of the following was NOT a reason why the US joined WWI?
a)
Sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Explosion of the USS Maine
c)
Need to make sure allies paid the US back for supplies
d)
Zimmerman Note
42.
After initial attacks between enemy forces, trenches were dug, resulting in _____.
a)
Quick victory for Central Powers
b)
Quick victory for Allied Powers
c)
Stalemate
d)
None of these
43.
Which of the following was NOT a problem in the trenches?
a)
Sanitation and Smell
b)
Rats and Lice
c)
Water and Mud
d)
Overabundance of Food
44.
Which of the following was NOT a way in which the world was impacted by WWI?
a)
America emerges as a major world power
b)
Intensified anti-immigrant and anti-radical feelings in the U.S.
c)
Lots of people killed and land destroyed
d)
Germany was a productive member of the global community and got along with everyone
45.
Which technology, used first of reconnaissance and later for combat, evolved greatly during the war?
a)
Airplanes
b)
Tanks
c)
Poison Gas
d)
Motor cycles
46.
Which technology/weapon made it possible to break through trenches and No-Man's land to get the war moving?
a)
Tanks
b)
Planes
c)
Machine Guns
d)
U-Boats
47.
This weapon could injure and kill people but wasn't very important in the outcomes of battles. It was unpredictable and just made the conditions worse.
a)
Tanks
b)
Machine Guns
c)
Submarines
d)
Poison Gas
48.
Which of the following was NOT one of the problems facing the Allies right before America entered the war?
a)
Heavy losses from German U-Boats
b)
Low morale due to trench warfare going on for years
c)
Germany had bombed Paris to rubble
d)
Italy and Russia were no longer in the war
49.
The Harlem Hellfighters were African Americans that fought for which country's army for most of their time in Europe?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
United States
50.
What is Trench Foot?
a)
The bottom of the trench
b)
An infection that makes your feet rot away
c)
The stinky smell of feet that lingered in the trenches
d)
A combat move that soldiers learned that involved kicking the enemy in the face
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