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World War I

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This man is responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo.

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

Oskar Potiorek

c)

Muhamed Mehmedbašić

d)

Nedeljko Čabrinović

2.

Imperialism is....

a)

extreme pride in one's country or homeland.

b)

a war in which all of a country's weapons and resources are used

c)

information that is spread to favorably influence the attitudes of a community for a cause or position. Does not include all of the facts.

d)

a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

3.

The formal agreement in 1919 that ended WWI.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Windsor

4.

Known as the "Tiger", he was the leader of France during World War I.

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Georges Clemenceau

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Vittorio Orlando

5.

A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915; 2,000 passengers died.

a)

Titanic

b)

Queen Mary

c)

Lusitania

d)

Olympic

6.

He was the leader of Great Britain during World War I.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

David Lloyd George

d)

Winston Churchill

7.

Which of the following is a photograph of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which of the following countries was not part of the Central Powers?

a)

Sweden

b)

Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Ottoman Empire

9.

When neither side in a war is able to win an advantage

a)

total war

b)

casualty

c)

stalemate

d)

neutral

10.

In Europe, World War I had all of the following consequences except

a)

it forever shattered the century-old balance of power among nations

b)

it introduced the concept of total war, involving entire societies

c)

it destroyed a large portion of an entire generation of European youth

d)

it brought fifty years of peace to the continent

11.

The Zimmermann telegram stirred up anti-German sentiment in the United States because it revealed German plans to

a)

destroy the Panama Canal

b)

deploy submarines along the Atlantic coast of the United States

c)

return to Mexico her lost provinces in the American Southwest in exchange for a Mexican declaration of war on the United States

d)

recruit German-Americans and Irish-Americans for use as spies and saboteurs in the United States

12.

Identify President Woodrow Wilson.

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which of the following European countries was not a part of the Allied Powers?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Russia

14.

What year did the United States enter World War I?

a)

1918

b)

1916

c)

1915

d)

1917

15.

Woodrow Wilson's 14th Point; it called for the creation of an international organization to settle disputes and keep the peace

a)

United Nations

b)

Confederation of Amicable Nations

c)

League of Nations

d)

League of European Nations