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World War I

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United States entered World War I in part because of a telegram sent from Germany to

a)

Great Britain

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

Mexico

2.

Who fought on the Eastern Front?

a)

Germans and Russians

b)

French and Americans

c)

Russians and French

d)

Germans and French

3.

Great Britain decided to enter WWI when Germany

a)

Marched into Luxembourg

b)

Issued a threat to Russia

c)

Invaded Belgium

d)

Declared war on France

4.

The Treaty of Versailles resulted in which of the following?

a)

German payment of war reparations

b)

Germany being taken over by France

c)

The creation of the United Nations

d)

French payment of war reparations

5.

All of the following were members of the Allied Powers EXCEPT

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

6.

All of the following were members of the Central Powers EXCEPT

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Great Britain

d)

Ottoman Empire

7.

Russia entered the war to

a)

Support France against Germany

b)

Support Serbia against Austria-Hungary

c)

Protect itself against the British navy

d)

Support Austria-Hungary against Bosnia-Herzegovina

8.

Which of the following was NOT one of the MAIN causes of WWI?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Isolationism

d)

Nationalism

9.

What years did World War I span?

a)

1919-1923

b)

1928-1935

c)

1905-1910

d)

1914-1918

10.

Which country left World War I in 1917?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

Great Britain

11.

Which country entered the war in 1917, helping sway the outcome for the Allies?

a)

Italy

b)

United States

c)

Japan

d)

France

12.

Where did the majority of the fighting take place during World War I?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

United States

d)

Italy

13.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
14.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
15.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
16.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
17.
What holiday do we commemorate as the end of WWI?
a)
Memorial Day
b)
Veteran's  Day
18.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
19.
Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________.
a)
land
b)
military
c)
reparations
20.
Germany also lost millions of square miles of ______.
a)
money
b)
land
c)
colonies
21.
Germany also had to ______ their military.
a)
disarm
b)
disband
c)
give up
22.
Germany also had to take ______ for the war.
a)
a hit
b)
blame
c)
one for the team
23.
WWI sets the stage for the rise of what German leader?
a)
FDR
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
24.
Information designed to influence opinion is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Communism 
c)
Propaganda
d)
Facebook 
25.
What sparked World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
d)
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
26.
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Subwarfare
d)
Trench Warfare
27.
What was the stretch of land between the trenches?
a)
No mans land
b)
La La land
c)
Attack Trenches
d)
Switzerland
28.
What new technology sank allied and neutral supply ships?
a)
Dreadnoughts
b)
U-Boats
c)
Airplanes
29.
What was not a new weapon of WWI? 
a)
Grenades
b)
Tanks
c)
Airplanes
d)
Flamethrowers
30.
What nation did not sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States 
d)
Germany
31.
A friendship between two countries.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliance
32.
This British ship was sunk by a German U-Boat, killing many people including Americans.
a)
USS Maine
b)
Lusitania
33.
America joined which alliance during WWI?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
34.
Prior to 1917, the policy of the U.S. can be best described by which of the following terms
a)
neutral, but extensively traded with the Allied Powers
b)
neutral, but extensively traded with the Central Powers
c)
complete neutrality with no involvement on either side.
d)
nationalist
35.
All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT:
a)
trenches provided protection to soldiers from gun fire
b)
trench warfare was uncommon in World War I
c)
each side built extensive networks of trenches
d)
 soldiers were forced to live in terrible conditions and share the trenches with dead bodies
36.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about World War I?
a)
Most of the fighting took place in trenches
b)
Americans helped the Allies in the final battles of the war
c)
the revolution in Russia led Russia to withdraw from the war
d)
Although the war caused a lot of damage, there were very few casualties
37.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S.  and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
38.
American soldiers during World War I were referred to as:
a)
Patriots
b)
Doughboys
c)
Confederates
d)
Killers
39.
Which of the following choices is not a result of the use of trench warfare in World War I? 
a)
a stalemate
b)
more people were killed 
c)
the war was sped up 
d)
soldiers were exposed to horrible conditions
40.

Where is the Western Front?

a)

Area in between France/Belgium and Germany

b)

Area in betweeb Germany and Russia

41.

Where is the Eastern Front?

a)

Area in between France/Belgium and Germany

b)

Area in between Germany and Russia

42.
This is what happens when countries begin devoting all of their resources towards the war effort. 
a)
World war
b)
Industrial War
c)
Total War
d)
Trench Warfare
43.
This is the name of the Serbian terrorist who killed the Archduke. 
a)
Gavrilo Princip
b)
Otto VonBismark
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Czar Nicholas II
44.
This country was the first to declare war in what would later be called the Great War.
a)
Germany
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Serbia
d)
Italy
45.
This is the name for a dead lock during a war in which neither side is able to defeat the other.
a)
Armistice
b)
Stalemate
c)
Truce
d)
Death battle
46.
This is another name for a draft into war.
a)
Conscription
b)
survey
c)
Reaping
d)
Volunteering
47.

The war officially ended with the signing of...?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The U.S. Constitution

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

48.

The above posters are an example of what?

a)

Communism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Propaganda

d)

Imperialism

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