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World War 1 Review

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 49mins

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Class
Date
1.

A system that prevents any one country from dominating the others is called...

a)

Apartied

b)

balance of power

c)

equilibrium

d)

entente

2.

A person who believes industries should be publicly owned.

a)

Socialist

b)

Capitalist

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Meritocracy

3.

Payment made to a group of people for something that has been done to them.

a)

Ethnic Group

b)

Ethnic Cleansing

c)

Reparations

d)

Dissent

4.

Disagreement or opposition to an opinion that is held by most people.

a)

Dissent

b)

Distraction

c)

Dicsovery

d)

Deescalate

5.

The belief that people have a right to decide how they should be governed.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Nationalism

c)

Self-determination

d)

Socialism

6.

Who Dat? Assassinated June 28, 1914.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Jonh J. Pershing

c)

John Goodman

d)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

7.

A drawback of the ___________ __________ was that an attack n one nation could trigger a war involving many countries.

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Counter Reporting

c)

Slow Dissent

d)

Alliance System

8.

Italy was part of the ________ at the beginning of the Great War.

a)

Triple Entente

b)

Triple Alliance

c)

Triple Threat

d)

Triple Double

9.

The fighting between ________ and ________ led Germany yo declare war on Russia and France.

a)

Austria_Hungary and Serbia

b)

Latvia and Estonia

c)

Crimea and Chimera

d)

Austin and Powers

10.

Despite neutrality, some Americans of German or Austrian descent and ___________ favored the Central Powers.

a)

Latvian

b)

Estonian

c)

Irish

d)

Nigerian

11.

Most Americans supported...

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Tenacity

c)

Central Groove

d)

Allied United Front

12.

American trade with the Allies soared because of Britain's blockade of...

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Estonia

13.

The famous British passenger liner that was sunk by Germany on May 7, 1915 was...

a)

Titanic

b)

QE 2

c)

Lusitania

d)

Graf Zeppelin

14.

Who was the leader of the USA at the beginning of the war?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Beethoven's Ninth

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Immanuel Kant

15.

Under the _____ ______,Germany promised to warn neutral ships and passenger vessels before attacking.

a)

Sussex Pledge

b)

Sussex Protectorate

c)

Beethoven's Ninth

d)

William the Orange's Pledge

16.

Who left the Great War because a civil war had started back home?

a)

Russia

b)

Estonia

c)

Latvia

d)

France

17.

To raise an army, Congress passed the ____________________.

a)

Selective Announcement

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Common Mans' Inscription

d)

Army Inception Plan

18.

How did the Allies reduce people and equipment lost at sea from U-Boat attacks?

a)

Highway System

b)

Power's Amendment

c)

Interloper's Progress System

d)

Convoy System

19.

What kind of government did the Bolsheviks establish?

a)

Meritocracy

b)

Communist

c)

Eagalitarion

d)

Monarchy

20.

Buildup of Military

a)

Militarism

b)

Overload

c)

Alliance System

d)

Military Balance

21.

Woodrow Wilson's reelection slogan.

a)

"Don't change a horse midstream."

b)

"He kept us out of war."

c)

"He will avenge the Lusitania."

d)

"Keep cool with Woodrow."

22.

Passenger ship sunk by the Germans that had 128 Americans aboard.

a)

The QE2

b)

Lusitania

c)

Titanic

d)

HMS Bounty

23.

Montana representative who voted against declaring war.

a)

Mother Jones

b)

Annette Benning

c)

Jeanette Rankin

d)

Alice Cooper

24.

First battle to see the use of chemical warfare.

a)

Battle of the Marne

b)

Battle of the Buldge

c)

Battle of Ypres

d)

Battle of Verdan

25.

American trade with Britain grows by a factor of...

a)

3

b)

6

c)

7

d)

15

26.

Hey everybody, we are on your side now. What country switched sides during the war?

a)

Ireland

b)

Italy

c)

India

d)

Iran

27.

Who was Charles Evans Hughes?

a)

He ran for president against Wilson in 1916.

b)

Producer of cigarettes who made millions shipping them to the front during the war.

c)

America's first Ace pilot.

d)

The man who captured 124 German soldiers single-handedly.

28.

The Battle of Verdun lasted...

a)

3 weeks

b)

a full month

c)

6 months

d)

1 and a half years

29.

In "Operation Execution Place" the Germans bombed France for 24 hours a day for 6 months and gained...

a)

4 miles of ground

b)

the territory know as Alsace Lorainne

c)

the Zimmerman province of western France

d)

Russia's removal from the war

30.

This invention allowed planes to become far more deadly.

a)

counter rotating propellers

b)

covered cockpit

c)

second seat for co-pilots

d)

synchronized machine guns

31.

April 6, 1917

a)

America enters the war

b)

Italy switches sides

c)

Hitler is blinded by chemical warfare

d)

France surrenders to Germany

32.

Famous telegram intercepted by the British.

a)

Fredericks Document

b)

Nickelman Declaration

c)

Zimmereman Telegram

d)

Hindenburg Telegram

33.

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended fighting between...

a)

Russia and Germany

b)

Russia and France

c)

France and Italy

d)

Germany and Italy

34.

Russian ruler who is forcibly removed from power.

a)

Czar Raymond

b)

Czar Nicholas

c)

Rasputin

d)

Czar Nickelman

35.

Nickname for American soldiers based on the buttons on their unirforms.

a)

Pizza Rollers

b)

Doughboys

c)

Flatheads

d)

Uncle Sam's Men

36.

Bolsheviks

a)

First paratroopers of the war

b)

led the American Expeditionary Force

c)

a group of communists

d)

new ruling party in Italy

37.

Led the American Expeditionary Force

a)

Jack Black

b)

John J. Pershing

c)

Mata Hari

d)

General York

38.

Who captured 132 Germany soldiers by himself and later had a movie made about exploits.

a)

Sergeant Alvin York

b)

Sergeant Oliver Brisbane

c)

Corporal Joe Madden

d)

Captain Steve Rogders

39.

New invention used to move soldiers across no man's land.

a)

Armored Personnel Carriers

b)

Tanks

c)

U-Boats

d)

Whirling Dervish

40.

New technology that made planes more lethal.

a)

Powershot Mario Smash

b)

Synchronized Machine Guns

c)

K-cup

d)

Caterpillar Crew

41.

The Battle that saw the first use of tanks.

a)

Ypres

b)

Marne

c)

Somme

d)

Detroit

42.

April 6th, 1917

a)

America enters the war

b)

Wilson passes away

c)

Locomotives used for the first time to move troops

d)

The original April Fools Day

43.

Famous document intercepted by the British

a)

Opel Occurance

b)

Watkin's Waiver

c)

Hoffmann Heist

d)

Zimmerman Telegram

44.

June 26, 1917

a)

Russia becomes a democracy

b)

American forces reach France

c)

Pershing becomes the Supreme Allied Commander

d)

Jayden asks to go to the bathroom for the first time

45.

The selective service forced men between the ages ______ and ______ to register.

a)

21 and 30

b)

18 and 40

c)

18 and 21

d)

21 and 65

46.

People opposed to fighting in the war

a)

Pacifists

b)

War-mongers

c)

National Standards Union

d)

American Expeditionary Force

47.

Last 3 weeks and saw the first significant American involvement

a)

Oscar Wilde's military engagment

b)

Operation Doughboy Push

c)

Battle of Belleau Woods

d)

Battle of the Smanre

48.

Total number of soldiers killed in the war

a)

104,000

b)

2,500,000

c)

13,000,000

d)

54,500,000

49.

Wilson proposed a plan with...

a)

3 Statements

b)

5 Legal Quagmires

c)

14 Points

d)

22 Amendments

50.

One of the main ideas presented by Wilson was the establishment of...

a)

American League

b)

Justice League

c)

League of Nations

d)

Nation Justice Association (NJA)

51.

An armistice brings fighting to an end...

a)

at 11:00 on the Eleventh day of the Eleventh Month

b)

April 1 , 1918

c)

November 11, 1921

d)

in Russia at Brest-Litovsk

52.

The peace treaty was signed at...

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

Hindenberg Palace

c)

Maginot Line

d)

Palace of Versailles

53.

What country agrees to take all of the blame for the war?

a)

England

b)

Estonia

c)

Germany

d)

Europe

54.

Germany must pay __________ for damages in the war.

a)

Refund Checks

b)

Reparations

c)

Repair Bill

d)

Financial Responsibility Letters

55.

What is the reaction of the United States Senate to the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Does not approve the treaty and later signs a separate treaty with Germany

b)

Opts to modify the treaty to gain more reparations

c)

Demands control of the Suez Canal as a result of the war

d)

Establishes the State of Israel to give Jews a nation of their own

56.

How did the U.S. government raise money for the war?

a)

War Bonds

b)

Actors selling cookies (established the Girl Scot Cookie sales)

c)

increased Tarrifs

d)

reparations

57.

Who headed the Food Administration?

a)

John D. Rockerfeller

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Joseph Stalin

58.

Supervised Industrial Production

a)

War Industries Board

b)

Lee Iacocca

c)

John Dedlnger

d)

Agent Maxwell Smart

59.

Loyalty to one's country

a)

revolution

b)

autocracy

c)

nationalism

d)

propaganda

60.

One Ruler

a)

revolution

b)

autocracy

c)

nationalism

d)

armistice

61.

meant to influence opinions

a)

revolution

b)

autocracy

c)

nationalism

d)

propaganda

62.

a war to overthrow an existing government

a)

revolution

b)

nationalism

c)

armistice

d)

propaganda

63.

To ensure production of vital war materials and resolve labor disputes, the government created the

a)

National Labor Union

b)

American Alliance

c)

United States War Act

d)

National War Labor Board

64.

People who believe industries should be publicly owned are called

a)

Republicans

b)

socialists

c)

dissenters

d)

pacifists

65.

Name the city that saw the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

a)

Montenegro

b)

Serbia

c)

Belgium

d)

Sarajevo

66.

establish draft

a)

Committee on Public Information

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

The Espionage Act

67.

produced American propaganda

a)

Committee on Public Information

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

The Espionage Act

68.

provided penalties for spying

a)

Committee on Public Information

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

The Espionage Act

69.

In the early 1900, as European nations competed for colonies, they created an atmosphere of

a)

isolationism

b)

entente

c)

nationalism

d)

militarism

70.

Not one American soldier bound for Europe was lost to submarine attacks because of

a)

alliances

b)

airplanes

c)

convoys

d)

entente

71.

Which country joined the Allies because it was a rival of Germany?

a)

China

b)

Mexico

c)

the United States

d)

Japan

72.

The Treaty of Versailles split up the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the

a)

British Empire

b)

Russian Empire

c)

Britain

d)

Germany

73.

Which country fought n the war but did not sign the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

the United States

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Germany

74.

Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Threat

c)

Triple Entente

d)

Quartermaster

75.

Britain, France and Russia

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Threat

c)

Triple Entente

d)

Quartermaster

76.

After declaring war on Germany, Americans immediately began

a)

sabotaging the Germans

b)

dissenting

c)

antiwar propaganda

d)

mobilization

77.

Germany's invasion of which country caused Britain to enter the war?

a)

France

b)

Belgium

c)

Austria

d)

Italy

78.

Russia lost substantial territory to the Germans with the...

a)

Treaty Brest-Litovsk

b)

Treaty of the Marne

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Versailles

79.

The war is commonly thought to have started with the assassination of what leader?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

William Pershing

80.

Agreement to end fighting in a war

a)

U-boat

b)

propaganda

c)

armistice

d)

alliance system

81.

A government in which one person with unlimited power rules

a)

armistice

b)

dissent

c)

pacifist

d)

autocracy

82.

a person who believes industries should be publicly owned

a)

socialist

b)

Warren Buffet

c)

dictator

d)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

83.

information used to influence opinion

a)

autocracy

b)

propaganda

c)

militarism

d)

self-determination

84.

German emperor

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Heinz Ward

c)

Kaiser the hot-dog dog

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm

85.

leader of the American Expeditionary Force

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm

b)

General John J. Pershing

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Idi Amin

86.

The M in MANIA stands for...

a)

money

b)

militarism

c)

manuevers

d)

malnutrition

87.

The As in MANIA stand for

a)

Alliances and Assassination

b)

Archey and Jughead

c)

Assassination and Anarchy

d)

Assimilation and Agression

88.

Which nation had the strongest Navy at the beginning of the war?

a)

America

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

89.

Who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Vlafio Tinevalen

b)

Buster Keaton

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Klow Kreak Knights

90.

Which list is correct for the Allied Powers of WW 1?

a)

Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Russia

b)

Russia, Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary

c)

Spain, Italy, France and United Kingdom

d)

Great Britain, France, Russia, Japan and Italy

91.

What was the name given to the air to air combat between pilots?

a)

"Dogfights"

b)

"Catfights"

c)

"Air Twisting"

d)

"Air Bending"

92.

What is the French word for understanding between nations?

a)

Alliance

b)

Entente

c)

Retreat

d)

Reaffirm

93.

Word for one country taking control of another is...

a)

Alliance

b)

Imperialism

c)

Anarchy

d)

Enervate

94.

The Central Powers included...

a)

Germany, Russia and Ottoman Empire

b)

Germany, Spain, and Austria- Hungary

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire

d)

Russia, Germany, Latvia and Estonia

95.

The First MAJOR battle of the war is...

a)

Battle of the Marne

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

Battle Of Manasas

d)

Battle of Paris

96.

The name coined for the land between the trenches.

a)

Oliver's Zone

b)

Winston's Water Way

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Cooperhawk

97.

1915 is the year that we first see Germany employ...

a)

Biological Warfare

b)

Espinoage

c)

Rescue Dogs

d)

Chemical Warfare

98.

When neither side has an advantage and neither side can advance during a war is...

a)

a stalemate

b)

checkmate

c)

futilitiy

d)

der demarken-kation