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WorksheetsWorld War I
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 36mins
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 support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
4.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)
1917, 1918
c)
1914, 1918
5.
Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1917.
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
6.
The United States entered WWI in what year?
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
7.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
8.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of World Wars
9.
Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________.
a)
land
b)
military
c)
reparations
10.
Germany also had to ______ their military.
a)
disarm
b)
disband
c)
give up
11.
Germany also had to take ______ for the war.
a)
a hit
b)
blame
c)
one for the team
12.
On June 28, 1914, _________ was assassinated
a)
Francis Ferdinand
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Herbert hoover
13.
The Allies were France, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia, and
a)
Germany
b)
Belgium
c)
Austria-Hungary
14.
Vocabulary: select a trench warfare
a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
Alliance means...
a)
A formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes
b)
The policy of extending the authority of an empire over foreign countries
c)
It created the feeling that countries were better than others
d)
It created an arms race out of competition and fear of neighbouring countries
16.
The triple Entente was formed by…
a)
Russia, France and Italy
b)
Russia, France and United Kingdom
c)
Russia, Ottoman Empire and France
d)
Russia, Germany and France
17.
When did World War I outbreak?
a)
1912
b)
1914
c)
1916
d)
1918
18.
Who did Franz Ferdinand's assassination?
a)
Leon Trotski
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Gavrilo Princip
d)
Iosif Stalin
19.
What is conscription?
a)
nba draft
b)
military draft
c)
workers draft
20.
Who was the President during World War 1?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Willy Wonka
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
21.
10) At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. was neutral, which means
a)
We did not choose sides.
b)
We helped Europe.
c)
We gave both sides money.
d)
Both B and C
22.
11) The U.S. entered the war in 1917 because the Germans
a)
attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
sank several U. S. passenger ships
c)
won American Idol
23.
Most of the fighting in Europe took place in...
a)
muddy trenches
b)
the air
c)
deserts
d)
the lunch room
24.
What is a U-boat?
a)
A German Battle Ship
b)
An American Passenger Ship
c)
A German Submarine
d)
A French Aircraft
25.
Which of the following is not a weapon used in World War 1?
a)
Poisonous Gas
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Tanks
d)
Torpedo
26.
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
a)
Prevent all future wars.
b)
To establish stronger Alliances
c)
To punish nations that did not follow rules.
d)
To help the United States become a World Power.
27.
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
28.
The war made jobs plentiful in the United States and wages rose.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
What word means a piece of land between the trenches that no one side of the war controls?
a)
policy of isolation
b)
neutral
c)
no-man's-land
d)
ally
30.
True or False: The United States joined the League of Nations when it was created in 1918.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
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.
32.
What does it mean to ration something?
a)
To give unlimited quantities of something.
b)
To limit the amount of a certain goods people may have during a time of shortage.
c)
To not allow people to have certain goods.
d)
To boycott certain types of goods.
33.
What is an example of propoganda?
a)
Advertisements for milk in a grocery flier.
b)
Political cartoons in a paper.
c)
Magazines selling motorcycle.
d)
Misleading articles in a German newspaper.
34.
What were the causes of World War I?
a)
alliances, socialism,communism, realism
b)
imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
c)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
d)
communism, nazism, racism, militarism
35.
In the end, how did the U.S. Senate respond to the proposed Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Rejected it
b)
Ratified it
c)
Amended it
d)
Made a paper airplane out of it (hey, I couldn't think of a fourth answer...give me a break))
36.
Which of these is one way the United States contributed to World War I?
a)
They cheered for Germany.
b)
They helped send supplies to Germany.
c)
They sent food, weapons, supplies, battleships and Marines to France, Great Britain and war-torn areas in Europe.
d)
They controlled the sea.
37.
Woodrow Wilson's peace plan
a)
reparations
b)
David Lloyd George
c)
14 Points
d)
Armistice
38.
Established a draft
a)
reparations
b)
Armistice
c)
14 Points
14 Points
14 Points
d)
Selective Service Act
39.
Agreement to end fighting
a)
Armistice
b)
14 Points
c)
reparations
d)
David Lloyd George
40.
What German weapon changed the course of the war?
a)
A. trench
b)
B. U-boat
c)
C. airplane
d)
D. automobile
41.
What was the main purpose of "Victory Gardens?"
a)
To encourage women to join the workforce
b)
To reduce health problems among working women
c)
To promote the purchase of organically grown produce
d)
To increase the food supply during a farm-labor shortage
42.
"It was at first impossible for any one to realize what had actually happened. The smoke and fumes hid everything from sight, and hundreds of men were thrown into a comatose of dying condition, and within an hour the whole position had to be abandoned, together with about fifty guns." -British Field Marshall Sir John French on the second battle of Ypres, 1915.
What caused the scene described in the excerpt?
What caused the scene described in the excerpt?
a)
A tank attacking soldiers on a battlefield
b)
An aerial bombing of an infantry unit
c)
A poison gas attack on soldiers in the trenches
d)
A submarine attacking a docked ship.
43.
Which country defected (changed sides) from the Alliance to the Entente?
a)
Germany
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Italy
d)
France
44.
Which country dropped out of the war due to a Communist Revolution?
a)
Italy
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Russia
45.
This map shows...
a)
The Eastern front in WWI
b)
The border between Axis and Allies
c)
The line of trenches in WWI
d)
The border between the Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
46.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
a)
A telegram where the U.S. encouraged Mexico to attack Germany
b)
A telegram where Germany encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S.
c)
A telegram between Germany and Russia encouraging a peace treaty
d)
A telegram between Britain and the US about the planned D Day inavasion
47.
What nation did Kaiser Wilhelm II lead in WWI?
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
France
d)
Germany
48.
The British passenger ship that was sunk by German U-Boats that killed 128 Americans and was used for war propaganda against the Germans.
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitana
c)
U.S.S. Admiral
d)
the Titantic
49.
Which of these contributed to the enormous loss of life during World War I?
a)
the use of new weapons
b)
the limited number of troops
c)
the superiority of Germany's navy
d)
the lack of leadership on both sides
50.
This 1917 illustration was published as a commentary on a proposed piece of legislation. Which of the following best replaces the quesiton mark in the illustration?
a)
Sundry Civil Bill
b)
Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill
c)
Standard Time Act
d)
Espionage Act
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