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World War 1

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

The abbreviation used to rememember the causes of world war 1

a)

MAIN

b)

MAIIN

c)

MAINE

d)

MEAN

2.

The US was part of

a)

central powers

b)

allies

3.

England was part of

a)

Allies

b)

Central powers

4.

Russia was part of

a)

Allies

b)

central powers

5.

Germany was part of

a)

central powers

b)

allies

6.

The Ottoman Empire was part of

a)

allies

b)

central powers

7.

Which of the following was a new weapon used in world war one?

a)

Airplanes

b)

Machete

c)

atomic bomb

d)

grenade

8.

Which of the following was a new weapon used in world war one?

a)

tanks

b)

Machete

c)

atomic bomb

d)

grenade

9.

Which of the following was a new weapon used in world war one?

a)

machine gun

b)

Machete

c)

atomic bomb

d)

grenade

10.

Which of the following was a new weapon used in world war one?

a)

mustard gas

b)

sword

c)

atomic bomb

d)

grenade

11.

which of the following is credited with ending the stalemate?

a)

machine guns

b)

tanks

c)

the Scheiflen plan

d)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

12.

which of the following is credited with causing the stalemate?

a)

machine guns

b)

tanks

c)

the Scheiflen plan

d)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

13.

What is the space between enemy trenches called?

a)

death valley

b)

war zone

c)

No man's land

d)

blockade

14.

What was the spark that started the war?

a)

European nations colonizing Africa

b)

Alliances between Germans and the Ottoman Empire

c)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

The Treaty of Versailles

15.

Who was assasinated, sparking the start of WW1?

a)

Archduke, Franz Ferdinand

b)

Raymon Poincare

c)

Wilhelm II

d)

Gavrillo Princip

16.

The man who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne was

a)

German

b)

Serbian

c)

Russian

d)

Austrian

17.

Extreme pride in one's own nation and culture

a)

nationalism

b)

imperialism

c)

alliances

18.

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?

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialsim

c)

Alliance System

d)

Nationalism

19.

The Allies and Central Powers are examples of

a)

Miltarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

20.

Which of the following does not belong in the set?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

21.

Which of the following does not belong in the set?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Ottoman Empire

22.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated by

a)

A Serbian Nationalist

b)

An Austrian heir

c)

A radical American exile

d)

A German

23.

Which of the following is most likely to lead to rivalries and conflicts between ethnic groups?

a)

militarism

b)

alliance system

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

24.

Which of the following is most closely related to European nations competing for land in Africa?

a)

Imperialism

b)

alliance system

c)

nationalism

d)

militarism

25.

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.

a)

Schlieffen

b)

Dachau

c)

Auschwitz

d)

Glucklich

26.

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.

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

the Ottoman Empire

d)

Mexico

27.

When neither side is advancing

a)

stalemate

b)

staplemate

c)

frontline advantage

d)

Mutiny

28.

In 1914 America was

a)

neutral

b)

an ally

c)

a central power

29.

America joined the war in

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1913

d)

1917

30.

American Economic interests were strong with

a)

the central powers

b)

the allies

31.

German submarines are called

a)

U-boats

b)

G-boats

c)

L-boats

d)

S-boats

32.

Which of the following is NOT a ship sunk by German unrestricted submarine warfare?

a)

Lusitania

b)

Sussex

c)

Zimmerman

33.

Who was president when the US entered WWI?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Warren G. Harding

34.

Wilson's campaign slogan for the 1916 presidential election was ironic because

a)

we entered the war soon after he was elected

b)

he actually supported unrestricted submarine warfare

c)

he didn't make many changes during office

d)

Wilson wasn't really American

35.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for American involvement in WWI?

a)

Economic ties to allies

b)

The zimmerman note

c)

unrestricted submarine warfare

d)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

36.

The Zimmerman note was intended to be sent from ____________ to _____________

a)

Mexico to Germany

b)

Germany to Mexico

c)

Russia to Austria

d)

Russia to Mexico

37.

Which of the following was NOT a new invention during WWI

a)

machine guns

b)

tanks

c)

planes

d)

ships

38.

Which of the following caused the stalemate?

a)

machine guns

b)

tanks

c)

planes

d)

poison gas

39.

Which of the following stopped the stalemate?

a)

machine guns

b)

tanks

c)

planes

d)

poison gas

40.

law requiring men to register for military service

a)

selective service act

b)

convoy system

c)

conscientious objector

d)

armistice

41.

Arguably the most valuable contribution Americans provided to the allies was

a)

fresh, energized soldiers

b)

food

c)

tanks

d)

mustard gas to subdue the enemy

42.

laws that enacted harsh penalties against anyone opposing the U.S. participation in World War I

a)

War industries board

b)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

c)

Selective Service Acts

d)

War guilt clause

43.

part of the treaty of Versailles in which Germany took responsibility for the war

a)

War industries board

b)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

c)

Selective Service Acts

d)

War guilt clause

44.

An international peace-keeping organization proposed by Wilson and founded in 1920

a)

War industries board

b)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

c)

Selective Service Acts

d)

League of Nations

45.

the blocking of a harbor or shipping lanes by hostile ships

a)

blockade

b)

casualties

c)

inflation

d)

interseption

46.

Wilson's plan for world peace following World War I

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Fifteen Points

c)

Fourtneen Paths

d)

Fifty Plans

47.

The movement of thousands of African Americans from the South to Cities of the North

a)

Great Migration

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Espionage and Sedition

d)

No man's Land

48.

A devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation

a)

nationalism

b)

militarism

c)

imperialism

d)

alliances

49.

Which statement BEST explains how the sinking of the Lusitania contributed to the eventual entry of the US into WWI?

a)

the loss of civilian lives led many Americans to support involvement in the conflict

b)

The sinking of the ship led the US to sign a secret military treaty with Great Britain against Germany

c)

the loss of goods led American Labor unions to support the conscription of men into the military

d)

the sinking of the ship led the US to occupy German colonies in the caribbean