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WorksheetsThe Great War
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the president during WWI
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
2.
The build-up of a country’s military is called
a)
militarism
b)
isolationism
c)
imperialism
d)
colonialism
3.
Which of these is a cause of World War I?
a)
Spain wanted to end Cuba’s liberation movement
b)
Nationalism was increasing throughout Europe.
c)
Hitler broke the Versailles treaty.
d)
Africa was being colonized too quickly.
4.
The event that sparked the beginning of World War I was:
a)
The 1929 stock market crash
b)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
The creation of the League of Nations
d)
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
5.
The purpose of alliances, such as the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente, was:
a)
To create a mutually beneficial trade union
b)
To provide mutual defense and support in case of war
c)
To cooperatively share resources
d)
To help expand empires in Africa
6.
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
7.
Once WWI began, what were the two new alliances?
a)
Triple Entente and Central Powers
b)
Allies and Triple Alliance
c)
Allies and Central Powers
d)
Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
8.
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
9.
The area between the trenches was called:
a)
The Western Front
b)
No Man’s Land
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Central Powers
10.
This was a dug out area used for fighting and protection during WWI:
a)
Fire Hole
b)
Trench
c)
No Man’s Land
d)
Tunnel
11.
Which of the following is a reason the US entered into WWI?
a)
the Zimmerman Telegram
b)
the sinking of the Lusitania
c)
the blockading of European ports
d)
all of the above
12.
The United States entered into the war on the side of this alliance:
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allies
c)
The Bolsheviks
d)
The Nationalists
13.
What was the "spark" of WWI?
a)
The assassination of Ferdinand.
b)
Nationalist movements in the Balkans
c)
Imperialism in Africa
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
14.
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.
15.
Which world power was the last to join WWI?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
United States
d)
China
16.
Which country had to accept blame for WWI?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
17.
What is this condition called?
a)
Cholera
b)
Trench Fever
c)
Toe Jam
d)
Trench Foot
18.
What was the name of the political group that brought communism to Russia?
a)
Mensheviks
b)
Bolsheviks
c)
Michaelvicks
d)
Czarinoviks
19.
Which person was the leader of the political group that brought communism to Russia?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Aleksander Kerinsky
20.
The tool by which business, labor, government, and American opinion were molded to fight was:
a)
Propaganda
b)
Conscription
c)
Neutrality
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
21.
Why were American soldiers seen as unprepared for war?
a)
They were drafted.
b)
They did not care.
c)
They were opposed to the war.
d)
They didn't have enough supplies in the front lines.
22.
What were the first two countries involved in WWI?
a)
Russia and Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany and Russia
c)
Serbia and the Ottoman Empire
d)
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
23.
The U.S. entered the Great War in
a)
1914
b)
1918
c)
1917
d)
1915
24.
World War I ended on
a)
11/11/1918
b)
4/6/1917
c)
6/28/1914
d)
12/7/1941
25.
The U.S. entered WWI because of
a)
Sinking of RMS Lusitania
b)
Unrestricted German submarine warfare
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
d)
Imperialism
26.
Russia, the UK, and France were part of the _______________ powers in WWI.
a)
Allied
b)
Central
c)
Axis
d)
Western
27.
Austria Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Germany were part of the _________________ powers in WWI.
a)
Allied
b)
Central
c)
Axis
d)
Eastern
28.
When did Russia leave (because of revolution in their country) and the US enter WWI?
a)
1917
b)
1914
c)
1915
d)
1919
29.
WWI was first refereed to as ________________________.
a)
The Great War
b)
The Final War
c)
The Grand War
d)
Just WWI
30.
What was the name of the passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat, causing Americans to want to join WWI against the Central powers?
a)
Lusitania
b)
Titanic
c)
USS Arizona
d)
The Bismark
31.
What was the name of the document intercepted by British intelligence that revealed Germany was urging the Mexicans to attack the US.
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
The Secret Ordinance
c)
The Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Great Depression
32.
Which of the following were NOT new technologies caused WWI to be the bloodiest war in history up to that point?
a)
Machine guns
b)
U-Boats
c)
Airplanes
d)
Atomic bombs
33.
What was the name of the treaty that caused the Ottoman Empire to breakup; Austria-Hungary to break into two separate countries; Germany to pay billions in war debts; and also made Germany take full responsibility for WWI?
a)
Treaty of Peace
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Germany
d)
Treaty of the Allies
34.
Who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Czar Nicolas
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Gavrilo Princip
35.
What was the point of the Schlieffen plan?
a)
Avoid a two front war for Germany
b)
To destroy Russia
c)
Win the war for Germany
d)
Russian plan of attack on Germany
36.
The Eastern front
a)
Russia and Austria-Hungary border
b)
French and German Border
c)
Switzerland
d)
Border between Germany and Russia
37.
Western front
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
Switzerland
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