WorksheetsWWI Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
a)
Belgrade
b)
Vienna
c)
Rome
d)
Sarajevo
2.
Which is not one of the main reasons for the war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Socialism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
3.
Germany was a member of what alliance?
a)
Allies/Triple Entente
b)
Central Powers/Triple Alliance
4.
The Czar and Kaiser attempted to stop the war communicating by what method?
a)
Telephone
b)
Letter
c)
Telegram
d)
Text Message
5.
The Allies/Triple Entente were composed of all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Great Britain
6.
Serbia wanted Bosnia because of what movement, a feeling of identity with the people there?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Colonialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Militarism
7.
Austria-Hungary gave Serbia what and gave them 48 hours to reply?
a)
Ultimatum
b)
Request
c)
Treaty
d)
Arrest Warrent
8.
What was Gavrilo Princip doing when the Archduke's car stalled in front of him?
a)
Drinking coffee
b)
Getting a spray tan
c)
Reading a book
d)
Eating a sandwich
9.
What is the term of preparing your army for war?
a)
Military readiness
b)
Mobilization
c)
Standby stance
d)
Saber-rattling
10.
Britain promised to protect the neutrality of which country?
a)
Norway
b)
Spain
c)
Belgium
d)
Switzerland
11.
In December 1914, some troops agreed to take a break from the fighting, this is called?
a)
Stalemate
b)
Truce
c)
Armistice
d)
Treaty
12.
What was the longest continuous battle of WWI?
a)
Tannenburg
b)
Ypres
c)
Jutland
d)
Verdun
13.
What was the first toxic gas used at the Second Battle of Ypres?
a)
Tear
b)
Chlorine
c)
Phosgene
d)
Mustard
14.
Manfred Von Richthofen was better known as the ?
a)
Blue Ace
b)
Prussian Death
c)
Red Baron
d)
Green Lantern
15.
Trenches are best known in what part of the war?
a)
Western Front
b)
Eastern Front
c)
Italian Front
d)
Middle Eastern Front
16.
Which country invented the tank?
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Germans
d)
Russians
17.
Sergeant Stubby was promoted for doing what?
a)
Alerting soldiers of enemy planes
b)
Running messages
c)
Capturing a German spy
d)
Dying in the trenches
18.
Blimps used in battle were known as?
a)
Air tanks
b)
Sky bombers
c)
Luftkühlschrank
d)
Zeppelins
19.
What is the name for the area between enemy trenches?
a)
No go zone
b)
Death zone
c)
Battle lines
d)
No man's land
20.
Which is NOT one of the reasons the Schlieffen Plan failed?
a)
Belgium resisted German troops
b)
German generals failed to follow the plan correctly.
c)
Britain joined the war against them.
d)
Russia was stronger than when the plan was written.
21.
German submarines are known as?
a)
Underwater ships
b)
U-boats
c)
Torpedo Boats
d)
Submersibles
22.
The first aircraft in WWI were used for?
a)
Reconnaissance
b)
Bombing
c)
Dog fights
d)
Show of Military Strength
23.
How many lines of trenches were normal?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
Which form of communication was considered most reliable in WWI?
a)
Telephones
b)
Telegrams
c)
Smoke Signals
d)
Pigeons
25.
The British Navy stopped all cargo by sea to German ports during the war, what is this called?
a)
Importation Notice
b)
Travel Ban
c)
Blockade
d)
Tariff
26.
Who was the US President during WWI?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Calvin Coolidge
27.
The sinking of what vessel was one of the causes for America's entry into the war?
a)
Titanic
b)
SS Minnow
c)
Columbia
d)
Lusitania
28.
What was the name of the Russian dynasty that ruled for over 300 years?
a)
Ivanov
b)
Romanov
c)
Fedovski
d)
Samsonov
29.
The Russian Revolution occurred in two stages in 1917 in the months of?
a)
January and December
b)
April and May
c)
February and October
d)
June and September
30.
Which defeat in war caused Russia to modernize its army in time for WWI?
a)
Crimean War
b)
Sino-Russian War
c)
Cold War
d)
Russo-Japanese War
31.
What German message forced the American entry into the war?
a)
Bethmann Correspondence
b)
Kaiser Papers
c)
Zimmerman Telegram
d)
German-Canadian Treaty
32.
The US drafted 2.8 million men for WWI, what is another term for draft?
a)
Recruitment
b)
Conscription
c)
Enlistment
d)
Mobilization
33.
All sides used what tactic to convince people to join the war and hate the enemy?
a)
Infomercials
b)
Propaganda Posters
c)
Public Rallies
d)
Newspaper Editorials
34.
The Communists called themselves by what name?
a)
Leninists
b)
White Russians
c)
Red Shirts
d)
Bolsheviks
35.
Groups of locally elected men during the Russian Revolution were known as?
a)
Soviets
b)
Kartofels
c)
Workers' Assemblies
d)
Revolutionary Brigades
36.
Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Igor Samsonov
d)
Vladimir Lenin
37.
Fighting stopped after the Germans agreed to stop fighting and surrender. What is this called?
a)
Treaty
b)
Armistice
c)
Political Halt
d)
Revolution
38.
In his Fourteen Points, Wilson said what country should have be independent after 120 years?
a)
Romania
b)
Sweden
c)
Poland
d)
Bosnia
39.
The treaty that ended the war against the Germans was signed where?
a)
Berlin
b)
Versailles
c)
London
d)
Brussels
40.
Serbia was enlarged to become what country after the war?
a)
Croatia
b)
Greater Serbia
c)
Dalmatia
d)
Yugoslavia
41.
On Nov. 9th, Germany was declared what type of government after the Kaiser abdicated?
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Commonwealth
42.
Which area or country did Wilson NOT mention in his 14 Points regarding self-determination?
a)
Poland
b)
Ukraine
c)
Turkey
d)
Balkans
43.
Wilson wanted to create what international organization to prevent war?
a)
Commonwealth of Countries
b)
League of Nations
c)
Concert of the World
d)
Justice League
44.
What was the defensive line the Germans held at the end of the war?
a)
Belgian Border
b)
Maginot Line
c)
Ardennes Line
d)
Hindenburg Line
45.
The area west of what river in Germany was to be demilitarized?
a)
Seine
b)
Thames
c)
Rhine
d)
Danube
46.
The Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon ended the war between the Allies and ?
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Turkey
c)
Bulgaria
d)
Germany
47.
The Ottoman Empire committed genocides against the Assyrians, Greeks and which people?
a)
Bulgarians
b)
Russians
c)
Persians
d)
Armenians
48.
Post WWI Germany suffered hyperinflation when currency does what?
a)
Gains value and makes exports decrease
b)
Stays the same for too long
c)
Loses value slowly and too much gets exported
d)
Loses value rapidly and money becomes worthless
49.
What flower is the symbol to remember WWI?
a)
Poppy
b)
Daisy
c)
Tulip
d)
Rose
50.
Hyperinflation discourages people from doing what?
a)
Spending money quickly
b)
s
Saving money
Saving money
c)
Buying gold
d)
Buy foreign currency
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