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WWI: A new kind of war

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which did NOT contribute to the tensions in Europe before the war?
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
neutrality
d)
alliances
2.
What were German u-boats?
a)
military ships used to block ports
b)
submarines used against non-military ships from neutral countries
3.

What year did WWI begin

a)

1912

b)

1914

c)

1916

d)

1917

4.

Whose assassination started WWI

a)

Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm

5.
What is this condition called?
a)
Cholera
b)
Trench Fever
c)
Toe Jam
d)
Trench Foot
6.
Germany built u-boats in response to England's naval strength. What is this an example of? 
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
7.
Serbians in the Balkans didn't want to be ruled by Austrians. What explains this?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
8.
What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on WWI?
a)
It quickly ended the war.
b)
Mass production made war deadlier. 
c)
It didn't have an impact.
d)
It caused most of the fighting to be at sea.
9.
Which of the following is a way that imperialism led to World War I?
a)
Countries were competing to gain as many colonies as they could
b)
Countries shared resources and colonies
c)
Countries wanted other nations to become more powerful
d)
Countries helped other nations to industrialize
10.
Which of the following was the first to declare war after their archduke was assassinated?
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Great Britain
c)
Russia
d)
France
11.
Germany did not want to fight Russia and France at the same time because
a)
Germany was not as strong as France or Russia was
b)
Germany promised not to fight
c)
Germany would rather fight Great Britain
d)
Germany would be fighting on both sides of their country
12.

Which of the following was not a major cause of WWI?

a)

MIlitarism

b)

nationalism

c)

alliances

d)

Imperialism

e)

socialism