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WWI - Pre-Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country takes the blame of WWI and has to pay reparations (war debt)?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

2.

What was the goal of the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the US

b)

An offer to split up colonized land in Africa

c)

A letter declaring war between Germany and France

d)

The telegram that spread news that WWI has begun

3.

Which country was not a part of the Central Powers

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

4.

Who was the leader of the United States during WWI?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Nicolas II

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

5.

What was the main event that started WWI?

a)

Germany invading Belgium

b)

The assasination of Kaiser Wilhelm the 1st

c)

France invading Germany

d)

The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

6.

Glorifying the military, thinking it's the most important

a)

militarism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

patriotism

7.

Most countries in Europe formed _______________ which caused them to join in the war.

a)

alliances

b)

treaties

c)

promises

d)

compromises

8.

Of the following, the most compelling reason for the United States to enter the war was

a)

a moral obligation to halt the refugee crisis in Belgium

b)

they wanted to show their new technology made in America

c)

a desire to become more involved in the affairs of Europe

d)

the outrage of American citizens over German submarine warfare

9.

Having strong pride/lots of patriotism in your country

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

industrialism

d)

imperialism

10.

During the Age of _________________ European countries were competing over land in places like Africa, which caused tensions to rise.

a)

Industrialism

b)

Revolution

c)

Imerpialism

d)

Militarism

11.

Soldiers in WWI fought in these defensive structures

a)

castles

b)

trenches

c)

Latrines

d)

tree houses

12.

One of the events that made the U.S. enter WWI on the side of the allies.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

bombing of the World Trade Center

c)

sinking of the Lusitania

d)

attack on USS Maddox

13.

Which side won World War I?

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

c)

Central Powers

d)

Ottoman Empire

14.

What was signed on July 28, 1919?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of WWI

c)

World Treaty

d)

Treaty of Versailles

15.

Which was not a country in the Central Powers?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Austria-Hungary

16.

Which country was not in the Allied Powers?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

France

17.
What was the War Guilt Clause?
a)
Germany had to accept full blame for the war
b)
Austria Hungary had to accept part blame for the war
c)
Germany blamed Serbia for the war
d)
Germany had to accept no blame for the war
18.
What was President Wilson's proposed points called that he brought to Versailles?
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
Seven points
c)
Ten Points
d)
Two Points
19.
Which of Wilson's points was accepted by European leaders?
a)
Staying neutral is a choice
b)
League of Nations
c)
not to punish Germany
20.

Who was leader of France?

a)

(David Lloyd George)

b)

(Georges Clemenceau)

c)

(Woodrow Wilson)

21.

How much money did the Germans have to pay at the end of the war?

a)

2 billion

b)

33 billion

c)

55 billion

d)

100 billion

22.
How many soldiers were Germany allow in their army?
a)
100,000
b)
500,000
c)
1,000,000
d)
They weren't allowed any soldiers.
23.

Who was leader of Germany during the war?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Kaiser Wilhem II

c)

Czar Nicholas II

d)

George Clemenceau

24.

Who was leader of Russia during the war?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Kaiser Wilhem II

c)

Czar Nicholas II

d)

George Clemenceau

25.

Who was leader of Great Britain during the war?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Kaiser Wilhem II

c)

Czar Nicholas II

d)

David Lloyd George

26.

Who was the leader of the AEF?

a)

Alvin York

b)

Gavrilo Princip

c)

John Pershing

d)

William Lambert

27.
Serbian nationalist who became the catalyst for World War I when he assassinated Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914. 
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Gavrilo Princip 
c)
Wilhelm II
d)
Woodrow Wilson 
28.
German military strategy to win the war by defeating France & then Russia in very fast succession.
a)
Schlieffen Plan
b)
Propaganda
c)
Reparations
d)
Stalemate
29.
Communication aimed at convincing others of a particular idea or position
a)
Propaganda
b)
Bias
c)
slogan
d)
Name-calling
30.
Which of the following is not a MAIN cause of WWI?
a)
Assasination
b)
Militarism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism