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WorksheetsWWI Test Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
U-boats were German
a)
Submarines used against Allied supply ship
b)
Supply ships with armored hulls
c)
Submarines used to find and dismantle mines
d)
Supply ships that blocked Allied ports
2.
A stalemate is
a)
2 countries must break their alliances
b)
No side can win a decisive victory
c)
A victor is declared
d)
No side is able to launch an attack
3.
What finally brought the US into WWI, ending its policy of neutrality?
a)
U.S. investment in Allied nations
b)
German attack on the Lusitania
c)
German attack of the Sussex
d)
Discovery of the Zimmerman Note
4.
Americans bought Liberty Bonds during WWI to help
a)
U.S. manufacturers build warships and airplanes
b)
Families make up for wages lost when their men went to war
c)
U.S. soldiers who were fighting in France
d)
Pay for the war
5.
The gov't of the US increased food supplies for the troops by
a)
Issuing a tax on food supplies
b)
Rationing
c)
Planting garden on federal property
d)
Buying huge amounts of crops at discount prices
6.
Why did Americans grow their own victory gardens at home after the US joined WWI?
a)
Food was too expensive
b)
Farmers were being drafted
c)
Allowed more crops to go to soldiers in the war
d)
It was a way of showing their support for the troops
7.
What event in early 1918 gave Germany new hope of winning the war?
a)
Food riots and deserting troops
b)
US military postponed the deadline for sending troops
c)
Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and left the war
d)
The German army won a major victory
8.
Which of the following was one of the costs of WWI?
a)
America borrowed money from France and G. Britain
b)
Deaths of millions of people and great financial disasteraffected many parts of Europe
c)
Losing the war caused food riots
d)
State and local gov't were forced to impose quarantines
9.
Which group did the United States form an alliance with?
a)
Allies
b)
Central Powers
10.
Which side won the war?
a)
Allies
b)
Central Powers
11.
This country left the war in 1917 due to the Bolshevik Revolution
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Austria-Hungary
12.
Man who led the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
a)
Lenin
b)
Wilson
c)
Ferdinand
d)
Pershing
13.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Militarism
d)
Isolationism
14.
Which of these is NOT one of the reasons why the U.S. got involved in World War I?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
c)
The Russian Revolution
d)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
15.
President Wilson's Fourteen Points
a)
Initiated U.S. involvement in World War I
b)
Laid out his goals for peace
c)
Ended World War I
d)
Called for Germany to accept blame for the war
16.
Prior to 1917, the policy of the U.S. can be best described by which of the following terms
a)
Neutral, but we sided with the Allies
b)
Neutral, but extensively traded with the Central Powers
c)
Complete neutrality with no involvement on either side.
d)
Nationalist
17.
All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT:
a)
Trenches provided protection to soldiers from gun fire
b)
Trench warfare was uncommon in World War I
c)
Each side built extensive networks of trenches
d)
Soldiers were forced to live in terrible conditions and share the trenches with dead bodies
18.
Which document punished Germany after World War I?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Yalta Agreement
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
19.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about World War I?
a)
Most of the fighting took place in trenches
b)
Americans helped the Allies in the final battles of the war
c)
The revolution in Russia led Russia to withdraw from the war
d)
Although the war caused a lot of damage, there were very few casualties
20.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S. and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
21.
Data from this graph supports the conclusion that World War I
a)
Caused the United States trade deficit to increase
b)
Cost the United States many billions of dollars
c)
Was a significant benefit to the American economy
d)
Created an unfavorable balance of trade
22.
During World War I, many American women helped the war effort by
a)
Protesting against the war
b)
Joining the military service
c)
Lobbying for child-care facilities
d)
Working in wartime industries
23.
During WWI, Serbia, Russia, France, and Great Britain were known as the
a)
Triple Entente
b)
Triple Alliance
c)
Allied Powers
d)
Central Powers
24.
World War I took place between what years?
a)
1939 - 1945
b)
1915 - 1920
c)
1914 - 1918
d)
1899 - 1914
25.
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
d)
Alliance system
26.
What was France, Russia, Italy, and Britain (amongst others) called during WWI?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
Triple Entente
27.
What was Germany, Austria-Hungry, and the Ottoman Empire called during WWI?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
Triple Entente
28.
Where was the Western Front located?
a)
In France
b)
In England
c)
In Russia
d)
In Italy
29.
What was a nickname given to WWI?
a)
The Big War
b)
The Bad War
c)
The Great War
d)
The Worldly War
30.
What did soldiers in WWI usually fight from?
a)
Tanks
b)
Airplanes
c)
Trenches
d)
Ships
31.
What was the land between the trenches called during WWI?
a)
Dead Man's land
b)
No Man's land
c)
Nobody's Land
d)
The Minefield
32.
What was the British ship sunk by Germany, killing over 1,000 passengers?
a)
USS Maine
b)
Titanic
c)
Lusitania
d)
Envoy
33.
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
34.
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
35.
Which of the following is NOT a M.A.I.N. cause of WWI?
a)
Assassination
b)
Alliances
c)
Militarism
d)
Nationalism
36.
This cause of WWI has to do with countries joining each other in hopes to NOT have a war. It failed.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
37.
This telegram is intercepted by the British and shown to the United States, making the U.S even more Anti-German
a)
Lusitania
b)
Zimmerman telegram
c)
Wilson Telegram
d)
Fourteen Points
38.
He was the U.S. president that "kept us out of war", but in his second term the U.S. joined the war.
a)
William McKinley
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
39.
The 11th hour of 11th day of the 11th month 1918 is when the fighting stopped. What was that called?
a)
Peace day
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Armistice
d)
Berlin Conference
40.
Who is to blame for the war according to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Serbia
41.
The war might have involved only two nations, if not for
a)
Imperialism.
b)
Propaganda.
c)
The alliance system.
d)
Germany.
42.
Which of the following best describes "self determination"?
a)
Letting different ethnic groups rule themselves
b)
Banning submarines
c)
Overthrowing Czar Nicholas II
d)
None of the above
43.
What is the term for making the losing country pay for damages after the war is over?
a)
Treaty
b)
Armistice
c)
Kaiser
d)
Reparations
44.
What was the group that was created by the Treaty of Versailles intended to prevent another World War?
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
NATO
d)
Warsaw Pact
45.
Why was the Treaty of Versailles a failure?
a)
It was too nice to Germany
b)
It was too nice to Austria-Hungary
c)
WWII broke out 20 years later
d)
It wasn't a failure
46.
When a country is neutral it:
a)
Makes an official alliance with another country
b)
Sends troops to battle when a war begins
c)
Does not take either side in a war and stays out of it
d)
Declares war and joins the fight
47.
The first country to invade another country, which led to WWI.
a)
German
b)
France
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Russia
48.
Battle Lines in Russia:
a)
Eastern Front
b)
Western Front
49.
Germany's plan to not fight a war on two fronts:
a)
Battle of the Marne
b)
Somme Battle
c)
Schlieffen Plan
d)
Trench Warfare
50.
All of the following were new weapons used during WWI Except
a)
Submarines
b)
Tanks
c)
Poison Gas
d)
Atomic Bombs
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