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USII.5C - WWI

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's a 'casualty'?

a)

a person who is killed, wounded, or captured by the enemy in a war or armed conflict

b)

person who causes a disaster

c)

high ranking military official

d)

German submarine

2.

A 'stalemate' is most closely related to a _______.

a)

tie

b)

overwhelming victory

c)

disastrous defeat

d)

old bread

3.

Trench warfare is when two sides fought in ---

a)

deeply dug ditches

b)

shallow graves

c)

out in the open

d)

behind enemy fences

4.

During WWI how many fronts, or sides of the war, were there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Battles were often small -

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Often times, soldiers in the trenches got an infection called --

a)

trench foot

b)

gout

c)

bald headedness

d)

trench flu

7.

Tanks, machine guns, and poisonous gas were used for the first time --

a)

True

b)

False

8.

German submarines were called --

a)

U-Boats

b)

S-Ships

c)

L-Tanks

d)

Submaritussen

9.

One big reason for the US getting involved in WWI was our alliance with ___ ___.

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

10.

What passenger ship was sunk that made the US mad?

a)

Lusitania

b)

USS Maine

c)

Titanic

d)

USS Monitor

11.

Zimmerman Telegram was a ----

a)

Secret message sent by Germany to Mexico

b)

Television designed by German inventors

c)

The home of the Wright brothers

d)

Message sent by the French government to Great Britain

12.

Why were machine guns so deadly?

a)

They could eliminate soldiers faster

b)

They were expensive and not every army could have them

c)

The bullets exploded

d)

Tanks were immune to their effects