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World War I and the Interwar Years

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
2.
Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________.
a)
land
b)
military
c)
reparations
3.
Information designed to influence opinion is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Communism 
c)
Propaganda
d)
Facebook 
4.
What were the causes of WWI?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Isolationism
c)
Militarism, Against, Nice, Iguanas
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Impractical
5.
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
6.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were all a part of the
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Neutral Powers
7.
What country was neutral at the beginning of the war?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
8.
What was the stretch of land between the trenches?
a)
No mans land
b)
La La land
c)
Attack Trenches
d)
Switzerland
9.

What answer is NOT a reason why America joined WWI?

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Unrestricted Subwarfare

c)

Trade relationships

d)

Lusitania sinking

10.

What was not a new weapon of WWI?

a)

Poison Gas

b)

Tanks

c)

Airplanes

d)

Flamethrowers

e)

All of these were new weapons

11.
Which 14 point did Wilson create to prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
No secret alliances
c)
Removal of economic barriers
d)
Absolute freedom of seas
12.
Which nation did Germany invade resulting in Britain joining the war?
a)
Belgium
b)
France
c)
Switzerland
d)
Luxembourg 
13.

Which countries were part of the Triple Entente?

a)

Russia, France, Britain

b)

Russia, Germany, Italy

c)

France, Britain, Italy

d)

Germany, Britain, France

14.

Higher casualties and the stalemate during World War I was caused by -

a)

New weapon technology

b)

Lack of food for soldiers

c)

The introduction of communism

d)

All of the above

15.

What weapon technology did the Germans use to attack larger enemy ships and break blockades?

a)

U-Boats

b)

Trenches

c)

Machine Guns

d)

Heavy Artillery

16.

Which is NOT a true fact about trench warfare?

a)

The area between the enemy trenches was called 'No man's land'

b)

The trenches caused a stalemate during the war

c)

Barbed wire and stacked sandbags were the first line of defense

d)

The trenches could be easily penetrated by the enemy

17.

Which is NOT a characteristic of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany had to surrender their territory and military

b)

Germany had to except blame for the war and pay reparations

c)

The League of Nations was created to keep the peace and prevent future wars

d)

All are true of the Treaty of Versailles

18.

Which country did NOT join the League of Nations, ultimately causing it to fail?

a)

Great Britain

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Italy

19.

In which battle arena was Trench Warfare used?

a)

Western Front

b)

Eastern Front

c)

Italian Front

d)

Ottoman Front

20.

Which of the following is true regarding Germany’s Schlieffen Plan?

a)

Germany intentionally created a two-front war by invading Russia and France at the same time.

b)

Germany drew Great Britain into the war on the side of the Central Powers.

c)

Germany promised land to Mexico if they join the war effort.

d)

Germany planned to quickly beat the French while slowing down the Russians in the east.

21.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were all a part of the
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Neutral Powers
22.

Which term accurately describes a war in which all social, political, and economic resources are used to fight the war?

a)

World War

b)

Regional War

c)

Total War

d)

Nuclear War

23.

Which of the following nations would have entered World War I if the Zimmerman plot had succeeded?

a)

Serbia

b)

Spain

c)

Switzerland

d)

Mexico

24.

Germans would sink any ship without warning in waters around Britain. This type of warfare was called?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Thermonuclear Warfare

c)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

d)

Guerilla Warfare

25.

On May 7, 1915, The German's sank which passenger liner?

a)

Titanic

b)

Pacific Princess

c)

Liberty of the Seas

d)

Lusitania

26.
What plan was devised by President Franklin Roosevelt to help the nation recover from the Great Depression?
a)
Great Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
My Awesome Plan
d)
The Great Depression Recovery Plan
27.
What happened on October 29, 1929? 
a)
stock market crashed
b)
WWI ended
c)
Franklin Roosevelt was elected
d)
stock market reached an all-time high
28.

Who created the theory of relativity?

a)

Albert Einstien

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Sigmund Frued

d)

Rasputin

29.

Which of the following statements about women in the 1920's is NOT true

a)

Women gained the right to vote

b)

Women started working outside the home

c)

Women bobbed their hair

d)

Women could serve in the military

30.

Charles Lindbergh's great event was what?

a)

flying solo across the Atlantic

b)

Getting lost in the Pacific

c)

Winning an across country road race

d)

Creating the airplane

31.

This geometric art form became popular in the 1920's, what is it called?

a)

Surrealism

b)

Cubism

c)

Existentalism

d)

Realism

32.

The last Czar of Russia was whom?

a)

Alexander III

b)

Alexander II

c)

Nicholas II

d)

Ivan the Terrible

33.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Adolph Hitler

d)

Mao Ze Dong

34.

During the Russian Revolution those still loyal to the Czar were part of which army?

a)

Communist

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Red

d)

White

35.

What happened to the Czar and his family?

a)

They were executed to ensure the success of the communist revolution

b)

Went on vacation till things blew over

c)

Fled to England to live with cousins

d)

Became farmers on one of the communal farms.

36.

Which country sent Lenin back into Russia to cause chaos and hopefully force Russia out of WWI?

a)

Great Britian

b)

Austria/Hungary

c)

France

d)

Germany

37.

What new democratic country was created out of the Ottoman Empire

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

Turkey

c)

Isreal

d)

Bulgaria

38.

What was the name of the new German government after WWI?

a)

Weimar Republic

b)

Third Reich

c)

German Federation

d)

Schnitzle Republic

39.

Which of the following was the weakness of the new German Republic

a)

Inflation

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Lack of expierence

d)

All of the above

40.

What percentage of Americans were out of work during the Great Depression

a)

75%

b)

25%

c)

10%

d)

45%

41.

Lenin's new Economic Policy called for what?

a)

Allowing people to sell their own crops- small scale capitalism

b)

Allowing women to work along side of men

c)

Pulling Russia out of WWI

d)

Everyone works and gives all profit to the government

42.

Who realized that our unconscious mind is driven by desire

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Jean Paul Sartre

d)

Pavlov

43.

Who was the leader of the communists in China

a)

Chiang Kai Shek

b)

Mao Ze Dong

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

MS. B

44.

During the Russian Revolution those still loyal to the Czar were part of which army?

a)

Communist

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Red

d)

White

45.

When Russia became communist after the Bolshevik Revolution how did the economy change?

a)

All private lands were taken away and owned jointly

b)

Things remained the same

c)

All resources were sold only to the Russian people

d)

Everything was sent to the front to fight the war

46.

What event temporarily stopped the Chinese Civil War

a)

Invasion of Japanese into China

b)

The Long March

c)

World War II

d)

The Great Famine

47.

Factory workers led the revolution in Russia. Who was the revolution for in China?

a)

Landless farmers

b)

The military

c)

Factory workers

d)

Democracy

48.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the growth of Indian Nationalism in the 1920's?

a)

Rowlatt Acts

b)

Amritsar Massacre

c)

Broken promises from WWI

d)

Division of India

49.

Indian people could not gather and were threatened with jail without a trial under what ?

a)

Rowlatt Acts

b)

Indian Restriction Act

c)

British Land Control Act

d)

Freedom Suppression Act

50.

Who was the leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement

a)

Dwayne "The Rock " Johnson

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

General Nehru

d)

Lord Wiillingdon

51.

What new democratic country was created out of the Ottoman Empire

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

Turkey

c)

Isreal

d)

Bulgaria

52.

Gandhi's political act of civil disobedience relied on this concept:

a)

Non violent protest

b)

Act out where ever you are

c)

Disobey all authority

d)

Change requires violence