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WorksheetsWorld War I
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
2.
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank
a)
the Maine
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The Queen Mary
3.
What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to and end?
a)
An armistice was signed
b)
A surrender was given
c)
A propaganda campaign was waged.
d)
The allies won a major battle.
4.
Which of these is a new country after World War One?
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Czechslovakia
c)
England
d)
Soviet Union
5.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
6.
What event led Great Britain to declare war on Germany?
a)
The Germans sank British supply boats
b)
The Germans sank American ships
c)
Germany invaded Russia
d)
Germany invaded Belgium
7.
Which country switched alliances in 1915 and joined the Allies?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Cuba
8.
Which was an effect of WWI on Russia?
a)
Severe food shortages
b)
Russia had to pair with another country and became Prussia
c)
WWI had no effect on Russia
d)
Russia became rich
9.
Communist leader that quickly took over Russia and formed the Soviet Union after the revolution.
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Tsar Nicholas II
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franz Ferdinand
10.
What empires were eliminated after World War I?
a)
Russian and French
b)
German and Ottoman
c)
Austria-Hungry and Ottoman
d)
Austria-Hungry and Russia
11.
Who got assassinated and started World War 1?
a)
Frank Ferdinand
b)
Franz Ferdinand
c)
Woodrow Wilson
12.
What was the land between the trenches called?
a)
Graveyard
b)
No Man's Land
c)
None of the above
13.
What was one of the main reasons for the start of World War 1?
a)
Assassination of the Austrian Heir in Sarajevo
b)
Murder of the German president in Berlin
c)
Russian Revolution
d)
Territorial Rivalry
14.
World War 1 took place between what years?
a)
1939 - 1945
b)
1915 - 1920
c)
1914 - 1918
d)
1899 - 1914
15.
America entered World War I partly due to the
a)
invasion by the British
b)
sinking of the Lusitania
c)
bombings on America's land
d)
attack at the U.S. navy base
16.
What were the causes of World War I?
a)
alliances, socialism,communism, realism
b)
imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
c)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
d)
communism, nazism, racism, militarism
17.
Which weapon was not a new technology introduced in WWI?
a)
atomic bomb
b)
submarine
c)
tank
d)
poison gas
18.
Which countries made up the Triple Alliance?
a)
Germany, Italy, Japan
b)
Russia, Germany, France
c)
United States, Belgium, Romania
d)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
19.
Which countries made up the Triple Entente?
a)
Great Britain, China, India
b)
France, Spain,United States
c)
Russia, Norway, Finland
d)
Great Britain, France, Russia
20.
Feeling of intense pride in one's homeland is
a)
militarism
b)
reparations
c)
nationalism
d)
imperialism
21.
In the end, how did the U.S. Senate respond to the proposed Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Rejected it
b)
Ratified it
c)
Amended it
d)
Made a paper airplane out of it (hey, I couldn't think of a fourth answer...give me a break))
22.
What was the long-term impact of World War I?
a)
The U.S. became a world superpower
b)
War was effectively eliminated by the League of Nations
c)
It led to World War II
d)
It made Woodrow Wilson a hero
23.
Which countries participated in World War I originally?
a)
Britain, Russia, Germany, and United States,
b)
Russia and United States
c)
Britain, Russia, Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy and France
24.
How did World War I ended?
a)
USA sent an atomic bomb
b)
Everybody was dying
c)
Germany's Surender
d)
By a treaty called 'Treaty of Versailles'
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