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WW1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The U.S. entered World War I in
a)
1918
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1920
2.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
3.
In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:
a)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
b)
Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
c)
Germany, Russia, Great Britain
d)
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia
4.
Which document punished Germany after World War I?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Yalta Agreement
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
5.
What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
U.S.S. Admiral
d)
the Titanic
6.
Who got assassinated and started World War 1?
a)
Frank Ferdinand
b)
Franz Ferdinand
c)
Woodrow Wilson
7.
Treaty signed in 1919 that officially ended WWI. 
a)
the draft
b)
Liberty (war) bonds
c)
Treaty of Versailles 
8.
British steamship that was torpedoed and sank by German submarines; more than 100 U.S. citizen died.
a)
Lusitania
b)
Titanic
c)
May Flower 
9.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey were ________________.
a)
League of Nations
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
10.
The _______ was the loss of life and cost was greater than any other war so far. (WWI)
a)
Great War
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
11.
What was the nickname given to WW1?
a)
The Great War
b)
World War Premier
c)
The First World War
d)
War 1
12.
What war hazard affected the feet resulting in toes rotting and amputations?
a)
Trench foot
b)
Trench Mouth
c)
Amputation disease
d)
Boll weevils
13.
What is a form of combat in which soldiers dug trences, or deep ditches, to seek protection form enemy fire and to defend their positions
a)
Guerilla warfare
b)
Trench warfare
c)
Ditch warfare
d)
Hole warfare
14.
Which country pulled out of WWI because they were dealing with a Bolshevik (communist) uprising?
a)
Russia
b)
Ukraine
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Yugoslavia
15.
Which group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917?
a)
A.  the Bolsheviks 
b)
B. the Czarists 
c)
C. the nobility 
d)
D. the clergy
16.
A stalemate developed along the Western Front early in the war because...
a)
The United States immediately joined the war
b)
trench warfare made it difficult for either side to win an advantage
c)
the German army fought with outdated weapons
17.

What is an alliance?

a)

An agreement between nations to defend one another.

b)

An agreement between nations to trade with one another.

c)

When nation's pick teams to fight against.

d)

Groups of countries that finished nationalism.

18.

The Zimmerman Note (Telegram) was Germany

a)

trying to get Mexico to attack the USA

b)

sending peaceful note

c)

sending a deceleration of war

d)

a peace treaty