WorksheetsWorld War I (7-4.1, 7-4.2)
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the 4 MAIN causes of World War I?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
b)
Nationalism and mercantilism
c)
Mercantilism, alliances, nationaliam
d)
Alliances and militarism
2.
What happened to the Ottoman Empire after the end of WWI?
a)
It was colonized by the USA
b)
The USSR took it over
c)
It gained even more territory
d)
It was split into new nations/mandates
3.
What is militarism?
a)
Decreasing a country's military
b)
A build up of military power
c)
Using a military to form alliances
d)
Going to war with your ally
4.
What did France, Great Britain, and Italy want to use the Treaty of Versailles for?
a)
increase USA involvement in Europe
b)
to end imperialism
c)
severely punish Germany
d)
to improve Germany's economy
5.
How did the European alliance system led to the break out of a world war?
a)
An attack on one country could involve many in the war
b)
More than one country were competing for colonies
c)
Alliances created a balance of power
d)
Alliances actually created peace in Europe
6.
President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points called for the creation of what international organization?
a)
United Nations
b)
NATO
c)
League of Nations
d)
NAFTA
7.
Who's assassination was the "spark" that ignited World War I?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
8.
What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after the end of World War I?
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
20 Points
c)
League of Nations
d)
Treaty of Versailles
9.
What countries belonged to the Central Powers?
a)
r
Germany, Russia, France
Germany, Russia, France
b)
Russia, Great Britain, Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
d)
France, Great Britain, USA
10.
How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?
a)
Reduced the military & killed Otto von Bismarck
b)
Pay war reparations and increase the military
c)
Only Austria-Hungary was punished
d)
Had to pay war reparations & reduce the military
11.
What countries belonged to the Allied Powers?
a)
Great Britain, France, Germany
b)
Russia, Germany, USA
c)
Great Britain, France, Russia, USA
d)
Italy, Russia, France
12.
What was the "war guilt clause" in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Germany must accept blame for starting WWI
b)
Germany must reduce the size of its military
c)
Austria-Hungary must accept blame for starting WWI
d)
Russia must accept blame for starting WWI
13.
What style of warfare, in which both sides "dug-in", was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla warfare
b)
Formation lines
c)
Sneak attacks
d)
Trench warfare
14.
When did WWI end?
a)
November 11, 1918
b)
November 18, 1911
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
May 7, 1915
15.
What is "no-man's land?"
a)
The Western Front
b)
The Eastern Front
c)
Strip of land b/t the trenches at the war fronts
d)
The war zone surrounding the English Channel
16.
What was the Zimmerman telegram?
a)
Telegram from Germany to USA to join WWI
b)
Telegram from Germany to Mexico to join WWI
c)
Telegram from France to Great Britain to join WWI
d)
Telegram from Russia to Germany to join WWI
17.
Which countries fought on the Western Front?
a)
Germany vs. Russia
b)
Russia vs. France and Great Britain
c)
Germany vs. Austria-Hungary
d)
Germany vs. France and Great Britain
18.
What events took place that drug the USA into WWI?
a)
Only the sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania, Zimmerman telegraph, German submarine warfare
c)
The Zimmerman telegram and Russian Revoluion
d)
Russian Revolution and sinking of the Lusitania
19.
What were German submarines called?
a)
Submarines
b)
Carrier Ships
c)
U-boats (Unterseeboot)
d)
RMS Lusitania
20.
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Franz Ferdinand
21.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
a)
Targeting only passenger ships
b)
Trench warfare at sea
c)
Non-stop attacks by airplanes
d)
Non-stop attacks against enemy ships at sea
22.
What type of government did Vladimir Lenin create in Russia, now called the Soviet Union?
a)
Communism
b)
Fascism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Democracy
23.
What happened to the RMS Lusitania in 1915?
a)
It was spared in a battle between u-boats
b)
It was torpedoed by a German u-boat
c)
It was torpedoed by an American u-boat
d)
It crashed into an iceberg at sea
24.
What happened to Tsar Nicholas II and the Romanov family during the Russian Revolution?
a)
They were rescued by Lenin
b)
They were allowed to escape to Germany
c)
They were executed by Bolshevik soldiers
d)
They defeated Lenin and took back their throne
25.
What new technological weapon created the most causalities during WWI?
a)
Poison Gas
b)
Machine Gun
c)
U-boats
d)
Airplanes
26.
What were the items in the picture used for during WWI?
a)
Prevent poisoning from poison gas
b)
Protect from machine gun fire
c)
Protect from barbed wire
d)
So soldiers could breathe underwater in U-boats
27.
Why were the Russian working class people upset with Tsar Nicholas II?
a)
They WERE happy with the Tsar
b)
They did not want to go to war against France
c)
They did not want to sell Alaska to the USA
d)
They were unhappy with his unlimited government (absolute monarchy)
28.
What were the items in the picture used for during WWI?
a)
To run over barbed wire and cross trenches
b)
To take out airplanes
c)
To take out u-boats
d)
To ship soldiers to the war front
29.
What was the name of airplanes battles in the skies above trenches?
a)
Catfights
b)
Dogfights
c)
Shootouts
d)
Trench warfare
30.
What year did the United States finally enter WWI?
a)
1918
b)
1914
c)
1915
d)
1917
31.
Why did the U.S. not initially join World War I when it broke out in 1914?
a)
They wanted Germany to win the war
b)
They did, but weren't allowed to
c)
They wanted to remain neutral
d)
They were busy with the Mexican-American War
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