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U11 World War I

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Peace or Hostility:

The growth of "secret" European alliance systems in the late 19th century.

a)

Created hostility and tension

b)

Promoted peace

2.

Peace or Hostility:

Britain and Germany's effort to compete with each other in building naval vessels.

a)

Created hostility and tension

b)

Promoted peace

3.

Peace or Hostility:

European imperialist land grabbing competition in Europe and around the globe.

a)

Created hostility and tension

b)

Promoted peace

4.

Peace or Hostility:

The creation of a Hague Tribunal "World Court" in the Netherlands in 1899 to settle disputes.

a)

Created hostility and tension

b)

Promoted peace

5.

Peace or Hostility:

Russia and Austria both attempt to control territory in the Balkan Peninsula.

a)

Created hostility and tension

b)

Promoted peace

6.

Peace or Hostility:

The nationalistic French spirit of "revanche" (Revenge) after 1871.

a)

Created hostility and tension

b)

Promoted peace

7.

Peace or Hostility:

The work of people such as Aletta Jacobs and Alfred Nobel.

a)

Created hostility and tension

b)

Promoted peace

8.

Pre-WWI Events: Place these events from the summer of 1914 in chronological order.


First Event

a)

Russia, Germany, France and England "mobilize" (ready) their military forces for war.

b)

The Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot to death in Sarajevo.

c)

Austria accuses Serbia of supporting terrorist activity & mobilizes (readies) her army for war.

d)

Fighting breaks out among the armies of all Europe.

9.

Pre-WWI Events: Place these events from the summer of 1914 in chronological order.


Second Event

a)

Russia, Germany, France and England "mobilize" (ready) their military forces for war.

b)

The Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot to death in Sarajevo.

c)

Austria accuses Serbia of supporting terrorist activity & mobilizes (readies) her army for war.

d)

Fighting breaks out among the armies of all Europe.

10.

Pre-WWI Events: Place these events from the summer of 1914 in chronological order.


Third Event

a)

Russia, Germany, France and England "mobilize" (ready) their military forces for war.

b)

The Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot to death in Sarajevo.

c)

Austria accuses Serbia of supporting terrorist activity & mobilizes (readies) her army for war.

d)

Fighting breaks out among the armies of all Europe.

11.

Pre-WWI Events: Place these events from the summer of 1914 in chronological order.


LAST Event

a)

Russia, Germany, France and England "mobilize" (ready) their military forces for war.

b)

The Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot to death in Sarajevo.

c)

Austria accuses Serbia of supporting terrorist activity & mobilizes (readies) her army for war.

d)

Fighting breaks out among the armies of all Europe.

12.

Alliances: the alliance system it belonged to before 1914.


Germany

a)

Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Triple Entente (The Allies)

13.

Alliances: the alliance system it belonged to before 1914.


Britain

a)

Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Triple Entente (The Allies)

14.

Alliances: the alliance system it belonged to before 1914.


Italy

a)

Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Triple Entente (The Allies)

15.

Alliances: the alliance system it belonged to before 1914.


France

a)

Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Triple Entente (The Allies)

16.

Alliances: the alliance system it belonged to before 1914.


Russian Empire

a)

Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Triple Entente (The Allies)

17.

Alliances: the alliance system it belonged to before 1914.


Austria-Hungary

a)

Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Triple Entente (The Allies)

18.

Russian Revolution: Is the statement a CAUSE or RESULT of the Revolution in 1917.


Russian armies were under equipped and poorly led, losing battle after battle in WW I.

a)

CAUSE of revolution in Russia in 1917.

b)

RESULT of Russia's Revolutions.

19.

Russian Revolution: Is the statement a CAUSE or RESULT of the Revolution in 1917.


Russia experienced a brutal civil war between "Whites" and "Reds."

a)

CAUSE of revolution in Russia in 1917.

b)

RESULT of Russia's Revolutions.

20.

Russian Revolution: Is the statement a CAUSE or RESULT of the Revolution in 1917.


Rule by the Tsar and his family proves ineffective in meeting Russian needs.

a)

CAUSE of revolution in Russia in 1917.

b)

RESULT of Russia's Revolutions.

21.

Russian Revolution: Is the statement a CAUSE or RESULT of the Revolution in 1917.


Lenin's Bolsheviks (communists) gain political control in Moscow and Petrograd.

a)

CAUSE of revolution in Russia in 1917.

b)

RESULT of Russia's Revolutions.

22.

Russian Revolution: Is the statement a CAUSE or RESULT of the Revolution in 1917.


The Tsar and all his family are assassinated.

a)

CAUSE of revolution in Russia in 1917.

b)

RESULT of Russia's Revolutions.

23.

Leaders at the Versailles Peace Conference:


He wanted the "Fourteen Points" to become the basis of peace in Europe.

a)

George Clemenceau

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Vittorio Orlando

24.

Leaders at the Versailles Peace Conference:


He wanted certain Austrian lands including Trieste and Fiume for Italy.

a)

George Clemenceau

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Vittorio Orlando

25.

Leaders at the Versailles Peace Conference:


He demanded maximum protection for France from Germany in the future.

a)

George Clemenceau

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Vittorio Orlando

26.

Leaders at the Versailles Peace Conference:


He thought if Germany could be made to pay for the war he could build a Britain "fit for heroes."

a)

George Clemenceau

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Vittorio Orlando

27.

Leaders at the Versailles Peace Conference:


He rejoiced in the return of Alsace-Lorraine to the French nation.

a)

George Clemenceau

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Vittorio Orlando

28.

Leaders at the Versailles Peace Conference:


The only leader who sought absolutely no territorial or colonial gains for his own nation.

a)

George Clemenceau

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Vittorio Orlando

29.

Peace Treaty: Is the treaty action good or bad for peace?


Germany was the only country in Europe that was forced to disarm.

a)

Action was a GOOD idea for working toward that peaceful end.

b)

Action was a BAD idea and later proved to upset any real hope of peace.

30.

Peace Treaty: Is the treaty action good or bad for peace?


Italy was not to be given all the land she had been promised by the wartime Allies.

a)

Action was a GOOD idea for working toward that peaceful end.

b)

Action was a BAD idea and later proved to upset any real hope of peace.

31.

Peace Treaty: Is the treaty action good or bad for peace?


War guilt was clearly assigned to the Kaiser and Germany.

a)

Action was a GOOD idea for working toward that peaceful end.

b)

Action was a BAD idea and later proved to upset any real hope of peace.

32.

Peace Treaty: Is the treaty action good or bad for peace?


A "League of Nations" was established to provide collective security to all members.

a)

Action was a GOOD idea for working toward that peaceful end.

b)

Action was a BAD idea and later proved to upset any real hope of peace.

33.

Peace Treaty: Is the treaty action good or bad for peace?


An attempt was made to establish new countries in central and Balkan Europe that were based on people's national identities.

a)

Action was a GOOD idea for working toward that peaceful end.

b)

Action was a BAD idea and later proved to upset any real hope of peace.

34.

The First World War was a "total" war because:

a)

So many nations were involved

b)

It was fought on land, and at sea

c)

Soldiers and civilians alike suffered due to war

d)

It was the first European war that the United States would fight.

35.

The type of warfare that prevailed on the "western" front could best be described as:

a)

War of movement using cavalry forces

b)

Trench Stalemate

c)

Guerrilla Warfare

36.

What made this war more deadly than ever before.

a)

Use of "machine" weapons

b)

The new skills of commanders

c)

The bravery of the soldiers

d)

The fact that soldiers were trained.

37.

Which was NOT a major problem for Germany during the war:

a)

She was cut off from the world by naval blockade

b)

Austria proved a weak ally

c)

Germany had been forced to fight on two fronts

d)

Bismarck led an anti-war protest movement inside the county.

38.

The government of Russia after 1917 was to be controlled by:

a)

Lenin's Communists

b)

the peasant led Socialist Revolutionary Party

c)

the democratic Oktobrist Party

d)

Tsar Nicholas II

39.

Which was NOT a problem for Russia in early 1917:

a)

She was losing the war against Germany

b)

Lack of confidence in the Tsar's government

c)

Political unrest caused by worker and soldier radicals

d)

Difficulties in controlling conquered German territories.

40.

The human and material resources of this country turned the tide of battle in favor of the Allies after 1917:

a)

Italy

b)

the new USSR

c)

USA

d)

Japan

41.

The organization set up after the war to maintain peace in the world:

a)

The League of Nations

b)

The Warsaw Pact

c)

The Red Cross

d)

The United Nations

42.

Generally speaking, the Treaty of Versailles:

a)

Reflected America's new great power role in the world

b)

Satisfied the need for lasting peace in Europe

c)

Created new tensions and hostilities with its terms

d)

Demonstrated Europe's fear of Imperialism.

43.

Which of these empires did NOT go out of existence as a result of agreements following the war:

a)

the British Empire

b)

the Austro-Hungarian Empire

c)

the Turkish (Ottoman) Empire

d)

the German Empire

44.

The country drawn into the war by Germany's failure to back off from U-boat operations:

a)

United States

b)

Holland

c)

Spain

d)

Brazil

45.

Which of these was NOT used in combat on a large scale for the first time in WW I:

a)

Grenades

b)

Tanks

c)

Air planes

d)

Submarines

46.

Alliance Statements:


Joined the Central Powers in 1915.

a)

Russia

b)

Turkey

c)

Italy

d)

U.S.

e)

Belgium

47.

Alliance Statements:


Dropped out of the Allied war effort in 1917.

a)

Russia

b)

Turkey

c)

Italy

d)

U.S.

e)

Belgium

48.

Alliance Statements:


Entered the war on the side of the Allies (Entente) in 1917.

a)

Russia

b)

Turkey

c)

Italy

d)

U.S.

e)

Belgium

49.

Alliance Statements:


Dropped out of the Triple Alliance at wars start, then later joined the Allies.

a)

Russia

b)

Turkey

c)

Italy

d)

U.S.

e)

Belgium

50.

Alliance Statements:


They were forced into the war when the Germans broke an earlier promise to protect their nation's neutrality.

a)

Russia

b)

Turkey

c)

Italy

d)

U.S.

e)

Belgium