WorksheetsMcGraw Hill Causes of World War 1
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This was not a nation who was part of the Triple Alliance.
a)
Germany
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
2.
Which was not a cause of WW1?
a)
nationalism
b)
imperialism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
3.
This was a German offer of an alliance with Mexico.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Zimmerman Note
c)
Sussex Pledge
d)
Fourteen Point
4.
What is the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliances
5.
The invasion of what country caused Britain to join WWI?
a)
Luxembourg
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
6.
During WWI, most battles were fought on the Western Front. Near what country was it located?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Russia
7.
Who declared war on Serbia to start WWI?
a)
France
b)
U.S
c)
Great Britain
d)
Austria- Hungary
8.
A new style of warfare where soldiers dug ditches to protect themselves from enemy fire. It led to a stalemate in Europe by late 1914.
a)
Guerilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Jungle Warfare
9.
Who was the president during WWI?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William McKinley
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
10.
Information designed to influence peoples opinions is known as
a)
propaganda
b)
brainwashing
c)
advertisements
d)
persuasion
11.
World War 1 took place between what years?
a)
1939 - 1945
b)
1915 - 1920
c)
1914 - 1918
d)
1899 - 1914
12.
This navy blockaded the water to prevent supplies from getting to Germany
a)
USA
b)
British
c)
Germany
d)
Austria-Hungary
13.
What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
U.S.S. Admiral
d)
the Titanic
14.
A policy that German submarines would sink any ship in the British waters
a)
Sussex Pledge
b)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
c)
Espionage Act
d)
Schenck v. United States
15.
What is known to be the "spark" of the World War I?
a)
Assasination of the archduke of Austria- Hungary
b)
Spread of nationalism by Napoleon in the 1900s
c)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
Blockade of Italy and Germany
16.
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
17.
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
18.
The war might have involved only two nations, if not for
a)
imperialism.
b)
propaganda.
c)
the alliance system.
d)
Germany.
19.
10) At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. was neutral, which means
a)
We did not choose sides.
b)
We helped Europe.
c)
We gave both sides money.
d)
Both B and C
20.
11) The U.S. entered the war in 1917 because the Germans
a)
attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
sank several U. S. passenger ships
c)
won American Idol
21.
This man shot Franz Ferdinand.
a)
Gavin McGuiness
b)
Gavrilo Princip
c)
John Works
d)
William Jennings Bryan
22.
These were reportedly Franz Ferdinand's last words...
a)
Stay Alive For Our Children!
b)
The Deed is Done!
c)
That Hurts More Than I Thought It Would
d)
Blargh!
23.
This nation switched sides during the war with promises of more land for itself if it did.
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Serbia
d)
Zimbabwe
24.
This is when the United States entered the war.
a)
April 1917
b)
July 1919
c)
August 1914
d)
May 1944
25.
Germany was worried about France on the West and _______ on the East.
a)
Bosnia
b)
Russia
c)
India
d)
USA
26.
This isn't a reason that most Americans sided with the Allies during World War 1.
a)
common heritage
b)
common language
c)
large Allied investments
d)
bitterness about the War of 1812
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