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World War I

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
2.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
3.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
4.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
5.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
6.

Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1915.

a)

Lusitania

b)

USS Maine

7.
The United States entered WWI in what year?
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
8.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
9.
What holiday do we commemorate as the end of WWI?
a)
Memorial Day
b)
Veteran's  Day
10.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
11.
Germany also had to take ______ for the war.
a)
a hit
b)
blame
c)
one for the team
12.
WWI sets the stage for the rise of what German leader?
a)
FDR
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
13.

On June 28, 1914, _________ was assassinated

a)

Francis Ferdinand

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Herbert hoover

14.

The Allies were France, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia, and

a)

Germany

b)

Belgium

c)

Austria-Hungary

15.

The Central Powers include Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and ...

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

the Ottoman Empire

16.

Vocabulary: select a trench warfare

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Vocabulary: select a treaty

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

What day was the Archduke killed?

a)

November 11, 1914

b)

November 11, 1918

c)

June 28, 1918

d)

June 28, 1914

19.

When did WWI end?

a)

June 28, 1919

b)

November 11, 1918

c)

June 28, 1914

d)

November 11, 1914

20.

Which main cause of WWI means building up strong armies and navies?

a)

militarism

b)

alliances

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

21.

During World War I, what was President

Woodrow Wilson’s purpose in outlining the

Fourteen Points?

a)

asking Congress for additional funding for the

war effort

b)

suggesting a peace plan to prevent future wars

c)

proposing war crimes trials for leaders of

enemy nations

d)

calling for military alliances against aggressor

nations

22.

The Zimmermann telegram promised that the United States could have Mexico if the United States would help help Germany fight the Allies.

a)

True

b)

False

23.
What is trench warfare?
a)
Combat on land using horses.
b)
Combat on the sea using ships and submarines.
c)
Trenches dug for the purpose of capturing the enemy.
d)
A type of combat where troops shoot at each other from trenches facing each other.
24.
What was the Lusitana?
a)
A famous German battleship
b)
A British submarine
c)
A German helicopter
d)
A British ocean liner sunk by the Germans
25.
What was the land between two enemy trenches called? 
a)
danger zone
b)
kill zone
c)
no man's land
d)
fighting ring