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Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 26mins
The abbreviation used to rememember the causes of world war 1
MAIN
MAIIN
MAINE
MEAN
The US was part of
central powers
allies
England was part of
Allies
Central powers
Russia was part of
Allies
central powers
Germany was part of
central powers
allies
The Ottoman Empire was part of
allies
central powers
Which of the following was a new weapon used in world war one?
Airplanes
Machete
atomic bomb
grenade
Which of the following was a new weapon used in world war one?
tanks
Machete
atomic bomb
grenade
Which of the following was a new weapon used in world war one?
machine gun
Machete
atomic bomb
grenade
Which of the following was a new weapon used in world war one?
mustard gas
sword
atomic bomb
grenade
which of the following is credited with ending the stalemate?
machine guns
tanks
the Scheiflen plan
Unrestricted submarine warfare
which of the following is credited with causing the stalemate?
machine guns
tanks
the Scheiflen plan
Unrestricted submarine warfare
What is the space between enemy trenches called?
death valley
war zone
No man's land
blockade
What was the spark that started the war?
European nations colonizing Africa
Alliances between Germans and the Ottoman Empire
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Treaty of Versailles
Who was assasinated, sparking the start of WW1?
Archduke, Franz Ferdinand
Raymon Poincare
Wilhelm II
Gavrillo Princip
The man who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne was
German
Serbian
Russian
Austrian
Extreme pride in one's own nation and culture
nationalism
imperialism
alliances
Countries began to acquire more colonies during imperialism. This lead to a need to defend these empires. Which of the following causes of WWI is a result of a country's need to defend their empires?
Militarism
Imperialsim
Alliance System
Nationalism
The Allies and Central Powers are examples of
Miltarism
Alliance System
Nationalism
Imperialism
Which of the following does not belong in the set?
Russia
France
Great Britain
Germany
Which of the following does not belong in the set?
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated by
A Serbian Nationalist
An Austrian heir
A radical American exile
A German
Which of the following is most likely to lead to rivalries and conflicts between ethnic groups?
militarism
alliance system
imperialism
nationalism
Which of the following is most closely related to European nations competing for land in Africa?
Imperialism
alliance system
nationalism
militarism
The ___________________ plan was designed to avoid Germany having to fight a two-front war against France and Russia. In the plan, they cut through Belgium in order to reach Paris. It was not successful.
Schlieffen
Dachau
Auschwitz
Glucklich
The Schlieffen plan was designed to avoid Germany having to fight a two-front war against France and Russia. In the plan, they cut through _______________ in order to reach Paris. It was not successful.
Belgium
France
the Ottoman Empire
Mexico
When neither side is advancing
stalemate
staplemate
frontline advantage
Mutiny
In 1914 America was
neutral
an ally
a central power
America joined the war in
1914
1918
1913
1917
American Economic interests were strong with
the central powers
the allies
German submarines are called
U-boats
G-boats
L-boats
S-boats
Which of the following is NOT a ship sunk by German unrestricted submarine warfare?
Lusitania
Sussex
Zimmerman
Who was president when the US entered WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Warren G. Harding
Wilson's campaign slogan for the 1916 presidential election was ironic because
we entered the war soon after he was elected
he actually supported unrestricted submarine warfare
he didn't make many changes during office
Wilson wasn't really American
Which of the following is NOT a reason for American involvement in WWI?
Economic ties to allies
The zimmerman note
unrestricted submarine warfare
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Zimmerman note was intended to be sent from ____________ to _____________
Mexico to Germany
Germany to Mexico
Russia to Austria
Russia to Mexico
Which of the following was NOT a new invention during WWI
machine guns
tanks
planes
ships
Which of the following caused the stalemate?
machine guns
tanks
planes
poison gas
Which of the following stopped the stalemate?
machine guns
tanks
planes
poison gas
law requiring men to register for military service
selective service act
convoy system
conscientious objector
armistice
Arguably the most valuable contribution Americans provided to the allies was
fresh, energized soldiers
food
tanks
mustard gas to subdue the enemy
laws that enacted harsh penalties against anyone opposing the U.S. participation in World War I
War industries board
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Selective Service Acts
War guilt clause
part of the treaty of Versailles in which Germany took responsibility for the war
War industries board
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Selective Service Acts
War guilt clause
An international peace-keeping organization proposed by Wilson and founded in 1920
War industries board
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Selective Service Acts
League of Nations
the blocking of a harbor or shipping lanes by hostile ships
blockade
casualties
inflation
interseption
Wilson's plan for world peace following World War I
Fourteen Points
Fifteen Points
Fourtneen Paths
Fifty Plans
The movement of thousands of African Americans from the South to Cities of the North
Great Migration
Fourteen Points
Espionage and Sedition
No man's Land
A devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation
nationalism
militarism
imperialism
alliances
Which statement BEST explains how the sinking of the Lusitania contributed to the eventual entry of the US into WWI?
the loss of civilian lives led many Americans to support involvement in the conflict
The sinking of the ship led the US to sign a secret military treaty with Great Britain against Germany
the loss of goods led American Labor unions to support the conscription of men into the military
the sinking of the ship led the US to occupy German colonies in the caribbean
