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WorksheetsThe Great War
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the president during WWI
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
2.
The build-up of a country’s military is called
a)
militarism
b)
isolationism
c)
imperialism
d)
colonialism
3.
Which of the following is a way that imperialism led to World War I?
a)
Countries were competing to gain as many colonies as they could
b)
Countries shared resources and colonies
c)
Countries wanted other nations to become more powerful
d)
Countries helped other nations to industrialize
4.
Which of these is a cause of World War I?
a)
Spain wanted to end Cuba’s liberation movement
b)
Nationalism was increasing throughout Europe.
c)
Hitler broke the Versailles treaty.
d)
Africa was being colonized too quickly.
5.
The event that sparked the beginning of World War I was:
a)
The 1929 stock market crash
b)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
The creation of the League of Nations
d)
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
6.
The purpose of alliances, such as the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente, was:
a)
To create a mutually beneficial trade union
b)
To provide mutual defense and support in case of war
c)
To cooperatively share resources
d)
To help expand empires in Africa
7.
Which of the following was the first to declare war after their archduke was assassinated?
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Great Britain
c)
Russia
d)
France
8.
Once WWI began, what were the two new alliances?
a)
Triple Entente and Central Powers
b)
Allies and Triple Alliance
c)
Allies and Central Powers
d)
Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
9.
Germany did not want to fight Russia and France at the same time because
a)
Germany was not as strong as France or Russia was
b)
Germany promised not to fight
c)
Germany would rather fight Great Britain
d)
Germany would be fighting on both sides of their country
10.
The area between the trenches was called:
a)
The Western Front
b)
No Man’s Land
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Central Powers
11.
This was a dug out area used for fighting and protection during WWI:
a)
Fire Hole
b)
Trench
c)
No Man’s Land
d)
Tunnel
12.
The areas where the fighting took place were known as:
a)
Theatres
b)
Battlefields
c)
Ocean fronts
d)
No Man’s Land
13.
Which of the following is a reason the US entered into WWI?
a)
the Zimmerman Telegram
b)
the sinking of the Lusitania
c)
the blockading of European ports
d)
all of the above
14.
The United States entered into the war on the side of this alliance:
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allies
c)
The Bolsheviks
d)
The Nationalists
15.
What is it called when one country and all of its citizens are prepared to kill the other?
a)
Militarism
b)
Hospitalism
c)
Industrialism
d)
Nationalism
16.
World War One began in 1914 and many people argue the causes of the eventual conflict. True or False...World War One would have eventually happened regardless of the timing of the actual assassination of Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What role did alliances play in WWI?
a)
Was the cause of the Berlin conference
b)
Allied strong nations against weak nations
c)
Separated powerful nations geographically
d)
Alliances made imperialistic nations unstoppable in their imperialistic campaigns to expand
18.
Germany built u-boats in response to England's naval strength. What is this an example of?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
19.
Serbians in the Balkans didn't want to be ruled by Austrians. What explains this?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
20.
What was the "spark" of WWI?
a)
The assassination of Ferdinand.
b)
Nationalist movements in the Balkans
c)
Imperialism in Africa
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
21.
What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on WWI?
a)
It quickly ended the war.
b)
Mass production made war deadlier.
c)
It didn't have an impact.
d)
It caused most of the fighting to be at sea.
22.
Which world power was the last to join WWI?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
United States
d)
China
23.
Which country had to accept blame for WWI?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
24.
What is this condition called?
a)
Cholera
b)
Trench Fever
c)
Toe Jam
d)
Trench Foot
25.
What was the name of the political group that brought communism to Russia?
a)
Mensheviks
b)
Bolsheviks
c)
Michaelvicks
d)
Czarinoviks
26.
Which person was the leader of the political group that brought communism to Russia?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Aleksander Kerinsky
27.
The tool by which business, labor, government, and American opinion were molded to fight was:
a)
Propaganda
b)
Conscription
c)
Neutrality
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
28.
Why were American soldiers seen as unprepared for war?
a)
They were drafted.
b)
They did not care.
c)
They were opposed to the war.
d)
They didn't have enough supplies in the front lines.
29.
What were the first two countries involved in WWI?
a)
Russia and Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany and Russia
c)
Serbia and the Ottoman Empire
d)
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
30.
Which of the following did not contribute to WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
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