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WWI

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following events caused the US to enter WWI?

a)

bombing at Pearl Harbor

b)

sinking of the Titanic

c)

sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Schlieffen Plan

2.

Which word describes why the US did NOT want to get involved in WWI?

a)

isolationism

b)

pan-slavism

c)

imperialism

d)

pan-germanism

3.

Which country was the Western Front located in?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Italy

4.

Pride in or devotion to one's country

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

e)

Assassination

5.

Policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Assassination

e)

Imperialism

6.

Murder of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Assassination

e)

Imperialism

7.

Agreements between nations to aid and protect one another

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

e)

Assassination

8.

When one country takes over another country economically and politically

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

e)

Assassination

9.

Who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand?

a)

A German spy hoping to start the biggest war of all time

b)

A Serbian nationalist who believed Bosnia should belong to Serbia

c)

A Russian nationalist who wanted Russia to be part of Austria

d)

A Russian nationalist who wanted to start a revolution

10.

Before the war began, the country increased their military spending the MOST was

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

11.

Which of the following is NOT a new technology used in WWI?

a)

machine guns

b)

poisonous gas

c)

jet planes

d)

tanks

12.

When did the war end?

a)

1913

b)

1914

c)

1917

d)

1918

13.

Which country was the Western Front located in?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

14.

Africa being taken over by European countries for its resources is an example of

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

15.

United States

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

16.

The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is an example of

a)

Assassination

b)

Alliances

c)

Militarism

d)

Nationalism

17.

When did America enter the war?

a)

1913

b)

1914

c)

1917

d)

1918

18.

Pledging allegiance to your flag is an example of

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

19.

Austria-Hungary

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

20.

Russia

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

21.

Why did Great Britain get involved in the war?

a)

France invaded Germany

b)

Russia attacked Austria-Hungary

c)

Germany attacked Belgium on its way to France

d)

Germany sunk the British passenger ship Lusitania

22.

When did WWI begin?

a)

1913

b)

1914

c)

1917

d)

1918

23.

Germany agreeing to help Austria-Hungary if they go to war is an example of

a)

Alliances

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

24.

France

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

25.

A country building up its military is an example of

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Assassination

d)

Nationalism

26.

What was the secret message from Germany to Mexico asking Mexico to attack the US if it joined the war?

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

The Manhattan Project

c)

Schlieffen Plan

d)

Zimmerman Telegram

27.

What is 'No Man's Land'?

a)

the name for the place between the trenches

b)

a long, narrow ditch

c)

land used to protect soldiers during battle

d)

part of the trench where soldiers could rest and sleep

28.

Great Britain

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

29.

Who was President of the US during WWI?

a)

Wilson

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Taft

d)

Hoover

30.

Germany

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

31.

Ottoman Empire

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers