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WWI REVIEW - SH 2018

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group of countries allied themselves to form the Triple Entente (Allies) in the years before World War I?
a)
Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
c)
Russia, Germany, and Italy
d)
Britain, France, and Russia
2.
Who was assassinated by a Serbian National and began WWI?
a)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand 
b)
Prince Charles
c)
Queen Elizabeth
3.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
4.
neutral
a)
not taking sides
b)
engaged in battle
5.
What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
The Outlandish Letter
c)
The Surprising Phone Call
6.
desire to remain separated in the affairs or interest of other groups
a)
avoidance
b)
isolationism
c)
stalemate
d)
internationalism
7.
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.
8.
Which alliance were the Germans a part of during WWI?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
d)
Super Powers
9.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Wm. McKinley
b)
Th. Roosevelt
c)
W.H. Taft
d)
W. Wilson
10.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
11.
Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?
a)
The League of Champions
b)
The United Nations
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Justice League
12.

This is how US government influence public opinion for the war.

a)

Propaganda

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Bribery

d)

The draft

13.

The first war time draft was implemented through the

a)

espionage act

b)

selective service act

c)

sedition act

d)

war board committee

14.

14 Points was the peace plan proposed by whom?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Rosie Riveter

d)

Winston Churchill

15.

What military technology was not used in WWI?

a)

atomic bomb

b)

machine guns

c)

trench warfare

d)

submarines

16.
Trench fever, characterized by shooting pains and high fever, was carried by
a)
Trench rats
b)
Trench lice
c)
Bacteria in dirty water
d)
Bacteria in dirty clothes
17.
Trench foot could be prevented by
a)
keeping feet dry and/or covered in whale-oil grease
b)
soaking socks in an antibacterial solution before putting them on
c)
nothing...it had no known method of prevention
d)
wearing steel-toed combat boots
18.
During WWI, soldier who suffered mental breakdowns were said to have
a)
Trench fever
b)
Dysentery
c)
PTSD
d)
Shell Shock
19.

Which Central powers country is in Green?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Austro-Hungary

d)

Russia

20.
What was the only group of women in the military sent overseas in WWI?
a)
clerical workers
b)
pilots
c)
volunteers
d)
army nurses
21.
Whose job was it to convince Americans that thewar was good?
a)
J. Edgar Hoover
b)
Committe on Public Information
c)
War Industries Board
d)
War Propaganda Board
22.
 What did the government create to prevent strikes from disrupting the WWI war effort?
a)
Committee on Public Information
b)
League of Nations
c)
National War Labor Board
d)
War Industries Board
23.
What was the Great Migration during WWI?
a)
African Americans moving to North to cities
b)
Mexicans fleeing to the U.S.
c)
French refugees fleeing to England
d)
European immigrants fleeing to the U.S.
24.
 How were men selected for service under the Selective Service Act?
a)
Age
b)
Local draft boards
c)
Lottery systems
d)
military headquarters
25.
What was the name of the political party that took over Russia during World War I?
a)
Bolsheviks
b)
Bosnians
c)
Serbs
d)
Slovenes
26.
What did the U.S. government sell to help pay for the war?
a)
Land
b)
Ration tickets
c)
Liberty Bonds
d)
Collectibles
27.
What organization coordinated the production of war materials?
a)
Food Administration
b)
Fuel Administration
c)
National War Labor Board
d)
War Industries Board
28.
What proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Saint Germain
c)
Zimmerman Note
d)
The German-Mexican Agreement
29.
What was Germany willing to offer Mexico for their help in WWI?
a)
money
b)
being conquered
c)
land
d)
goods
30.
What happened in the U.S. economically after WWI?
a)
growth
b)
inflation
c)
deflation
d)
immediate depression
31.
What did this inflation cause in terms of industry?
a)
happy workers
b)
more production
c)
stikes
d)
industrial growth
32.

Which on of the following countries was not a rival European Power?

a)

Austria

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain

33.

The Sussex Pledge stated

a)

they would only sink ships at war

b)

they would restrict sub-warfare to the mediterranean

c)

respect the neutrality proclamation

34.

November 11, at 11:00am stated what?

a)

cease-fire

b)

peace treaty

c)

reparation

d)

acknowledgement of guilt

35.

Which one of the following was not one of Wilson's 14 Points

a)

league of nations

b)

no secret treaties

c)

freedom of seas

d)

expansion of armaments

36.

Who was the only country to CHANGE sides during the war?

a)

Russia

b)

Italy

c)

Austria

d)

China

37.

Which term is defined largely by feeling of intense Patriotism

a)

Neutrality

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperalism

38.

New war ships introduced by the Germans that used underwater missiles

a)

The Lusitania

b)

U-Boats

c)

German flotilla

d)

The USS Maine

39.

Why did the "return to Normalcy" agenda of the U.S. presidential candidate Warren G. Harding appeal to many voter in the 1920 election?

a)

The public wanted to help rebuild war-torn countries

b)

the public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues

40.

The Red Barron was teh first U.S. flying "ace"in wwi

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The Battles of the Marne and Somme were along the Eastern front.

a)

True

b)

False