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WWI Review - World History

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power in World War 1?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
the United States and France
c)
Britain and France
d)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
2.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
3.
9)  WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
4.
When World War I began, the official United States policy was
a)
to enter on the side of the Allied Powers
b)
the enter on the side of the Central Powers
c)
to remain militarily and politically neutral
d)
to support the Central Powers by providing war materials
5.
Which of Woodrow Wilson's proposals was included in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
the League of Nations
b)
reparations from Germany
c)
removal of all trade barriers
d)
restoration of the Russian monarchy
6.
According to Woodrow Wilson, the purpose of the League of Nations was
a)
to remove threat of future wars.
b)
to prevent nuclear proliferation.
c)
to help the US gain more territories.
d)
to help promote prohibition in other countries.
7.
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank
a)
the Maine
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The Queen Mary
8.
What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to and end?
a)
An armistice was signed
b)
A surrender was given
c)
A propaganda campaign was waged.
d)
The allies won a major battle.
9.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
10.
What was the Zimmerman Note?
a)
The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain
b)
Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S  should enter WWI
c)
A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory
d)
a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary
11.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
12.
Which country switched alliances in 1915 and joined the Allies?
a)
Italy 
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Cuba
13.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
14.
The Somme was one of the bloodiest battles in all of World History
a)
True 
b)
False
15.
This was the only navy battle of WWI and the largest naval battle of all time.
a)
Battle of Isonzo
b)
Battle of Jutland
c)
Battle of Gallipoli
d)
Battle of Verdun
16.
What three nations formed the Triple Entente?
a)
Britain, France, Belgium
b)
Britain, France, Italy
c)
Britain, France, USA
d)
Britain, France, Russia
17.

What was the name of the new type of vessel created by the British navy in the early 1900s?

a)

battleship

b)

dreadnought

c)

destroyer

d)

cobra commander

18.
Types of weapons used in WW1
a)
Poison Gas 
b)
machine guns
c)
airplanes
d)
all of the above
19.

German submarines were also called:

a)

U-boat

b)

Brinkmanship

c)

Lusitania

d)

Dreadnaught

20.
Ended WW1 with provisions that were considered very harch on germany and other defeated countries.
a)
Versailles Treaty
b)
Battle of Argonne forest
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
U-boat
21.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
22.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
23.

The U.S. entered the war on the side of the Allies which included...

a)

Britain and France

b)

Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary

c)

Germany and Austria-Hungary

d)

France and Germany

24.

How did U-boat warfare lead to the U.S. entering WWI?

a)

The U.S. Navy wanted to protect territory in the Pacific

b)

Unrestricted warfare resulted in the sinking of American ships

c)

The U.S. wanted to prevent other countries from getting technologically superior navies

d)

The U.S. wanted German territory for itself

25.

The U.S. government used surveillance and censorship on the homefront to...

a)

Spread spies across the world

b)

convince Americans to fight and silence dissent

c)

encourage immigrants to adopt an American identity

d)

make material needed for the war

26.

   Whose death sparked World War I?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm

b)

Archbishop Ussher

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

27.

   In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1914 - 1918

b)

1815 - 1818

c)

1913- 1917

28.

This treaty pulled Russia out of WWI?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Greenville

c)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

d)

Treaty of Moscow