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WWI review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

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 1917.
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
7.
What holiday do we commemorate as the end of WWI?
a)
Memorial Day
b)
Veteran's  Day
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 lost millions of square miles of ______.
a)
money
b)
land
c)
colonies
11.
Germany also had to ______ their military.
a)
disarm
b)
disband
c)
give up
12.
Germany also had to take ______ for the war.
a)
a hit
b)
blame
c)
one for the team
13.
WWI sets the stage for the rise of what German leader?
a)
FDR
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
14.

An underwater boat or submarine is called a

a)

ferry

b)

canoe

c)

Uboat

15.
Who was responsible for the sinking of the Lusitania?
a)
America
b)
England
c)
Germany
d)
France
16.
This president served during World War I, he believed in self-determination, thought the US should stay neutral and developed a 14 point plan for peace 
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Barack Obama
17.

One new weapon used during WWI was...

a)

the surface to air missile.

b)

the rifle.

c)

the atomic bomb.

d)

the machine gun.

18.

The chemical warfare of WWI included

a)

Carbon monoxide

b)

Clorox

c)

Mustard gas

d)

Anthrax

19.

The trench warfare of the western front led to a

a)

stalemate

b)

quick victory for Germany

c)

war of few casualties

d)

comfortable environment for soldiers

20.

Germany's tactic of quickly attacking France through Belgium was known as...

a)

the Blitzkrieg

b)

the D-Day Invasion

c)

the Schlieffen Plan

d)

the Anaconda Plan

21.

Germany's hopes of quickly crushing France were dashed at which battle?

a)

Battle of the Marne

b)

Gallipoli

c)

Battle of Verdun

d)

Battle of the Somme

22.

What was the costliest battle of WWI in terms of soldiers killed?

a)

Amiens

b)

Verdun

c)

Passchendaele

d)

Somme

23.

The first major battle of World War I was the

a)

battle of the Somme

b)

battle of the Marne

c)

battle of Verdun

d)

battle of Vimy Ridge

24.

The proposed German alliance with Mexico was sent in a document called

a)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

b)

Tannenberg Alliance

c)

Carlsbad Decree

d)

Zimmerman Note

25.

The two sides that fought in World War I were the

a)

Allied & Axis Powers

b)

Allied & Central Powers

c)

Central & Axis Powers

d)

Allied & Balkan Powers

26.

Italy fought with this side during World War I

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

both sides

d)

neither side

27.
What was the area between the trenches of the two enemy sides called? 
a)
Danger Region
b)
Killzone
c)
Death Valley
d)
No Mans Land
28.
What did the soldiers do during the Christmas Truce? 
a)
Sang Christmas Carols
b)
Exchanged Gifts
c)
Played Soccer
d)
All of the Above
29.

What was the name of secret organization of Serbian nationals who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand

a)

The Red Death

b)

The Black Hand

c)

Bullet Storm

d)

Berserker

30.

What was the nickname for American Foot Soldiers

a)

Tommies

b)

Bulldozers

c)

Doughboys

d)

Seals

31.

Which ally left the war in 1917 because of their own revolution?

a)

Russia

b)

America

c)

Bosnia

d)

Germany