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World War One

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What countries are in the allied powers

a)

Germany

b)

United States of America

c)

Hungary

d)

Russia

2.

Who were the Allies?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

3.

Who were the Central Powers?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Russia

4.

World War One was known as the...

a)

war of all wars

b)

war to end all wars

c)

splendid little war

5.

Which country designed mustard gas?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

United States

6.

The US joined the war after these two events...

a)

Germany sank the passenger ship, the Lusitania

b)

Germany dropped mustard gas

c)

Archduke Franz was assassinated

d)

Germany sending the Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico

7.

During the drafting of the Treaty of Versailles, Woodrow Wilson proposed the...

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

League of Nations

c)

Armistice

d)

United Nations

8.

Why did Russia withdrawal from WW1 in 1917?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

They were losing too much money

9.

Reparations are...

a)

money to be paid that would cover the costs of the war

b)

Liberty Bonds that helped raise money for the US

c)

Limiting the 1st amendment during wartime

10.

The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to...

a)

give up ALL of their land

b)

give up part of their land to France

c)

take all blame for the war

d)

pay reparations

11.

American newspapers used this tactic to sway the American public to support the war:

a)

Rationing

b)

Liberty Bonds

c)

Alliances

d)

Propaganda

12.

the land between trenches was called

a)

no man's land

b)

treaty

c)

woods

d)

red zone

13.

what boat caused the U.S.A to start the war

a)

the titanic

b)

Lusitania

c)

fishing boat

14.

Who was Baron von Richthofen?

a)

The Red Baron

b)

The Blue Baron

c)

The Ace Pilot

d)

The Black Baron

15.

Who made offered Mexico an alliance?

a)

President Wilson

b)

King George

c)

Czar Nicholas

d)

Arthur Zimmerman

16.

The US government encouraged citizens to grow these.

a)

radishes

b)

poppies

c)

tomatoes

d)

victory gardens

17.

German term for submarines

a)

U-Boats

b)

underwasser ships

c)

cigars

d)

water machines

18.

Whose assassination sparked World War I?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm

b)

Czar Nicholas

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Emperor Franz Joseph

19.

When World War I began, President Wilson and most Americans supported U.S. neutrality.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What was the name of the treaty that France and England created?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Treaty of the U.S.A

c)

The Treaty of Germany

d)

The Treaty of Brazil

21.
Choose an allied power of World War One
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
India
22.

The trenches caused which of the following diseases

a)

Dysentery

b)

Trench Foot

c)

Measles

d)

Asthma

23.

Which THREE countries belonged to the Triple Alliance / Central Powers?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Italy

e)

Austria-Hungary?

24.

Who created the Fourteen Points?

a)

Hitler

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Vladimir Lenin

25.

What kinds of things were rationed in WWI?

a)

computers, flowers, cardboard

b)

cars, hammmers, pans

c)

foods, clothes, gas

26.

What does neutrality mean?

a)

to not support either side of the war

b)

to like neutral colors

c)

to support both sides of the war

27.

Which country was Rasputin from?

a)

Germany

b)

Sweden

c)

Russia

28.

What were Kaiser Wilhelm and Czar Nicholas to each other?

a)

cousins

b)

second cousins

c)

Uncle/Nephew

29.

Which 2 countries are in between France and Russia

a)

Italy and Germany

b)

Norway and Greece

c)

Austria-Hungary and Germany

30.
Which of these was NOT a World War One weapon?
a)
Submarine
b)
Flame thrower
c)
Tank
d)
Nuclear bomb
31.
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
32.

captured 132 Germans

a)

Arthur Zimmermann

b)

Lawrence Tyson

c)

John Pershing

d)

Alvin York

33.

in charge of U.S. troops during World War I

a)

Alvin York

b)

John Pershing

c)

Rasputin

d)

Herbert Hoover

34.

A goal of the Treaty of Versailles

a)

Punish Germany

b)

Help Germany

c)

Bring back the Czar to Russia

d)

Get revenge on Great Britain

35.

Not taking a side in a war or conflict.

a)

isolationism

b)

imperialism

c)

neutral

d)

nationalism

36.

A nickname given to the US soldiers by the European Allies in World War I.

a)

minute men

b)

doughboys

c)

confederates

d)

rebels

37.

A narrow ditch dug by troops as a place of shelter from the enemy.

a)

canals

b)

tunnels

c)

ditches

d)

trenches

38.

An international organization that would come together to promote peace between countries.

a)

League of Nations

b)

United Nations

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Peace Plan

39.

The belief that the United States should stay out of world events.

a)

armistice

b)

nationalism

c)

isolationism

d)

imperialism

40.

Which World War I hero recovered his missing son’s body

a)

John Pershing

b)

Lawerence Tyson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Alvin York

41.

helped conserve food during the war by having people grow victory gardens

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

John Pershing

c)

Lawerence Tyson

d)

Alvin York

42.

German secretary who tried to make a secret deal with Mexico

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

ArthurZimmermann

c)

Alvin York

d)

Lawerence Tyson

43.

President who proposed creating a world peacekeeping group,

a)

Wilson

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Taft

d)

Lincoln

44.

Why did the U.S. refuse to join the newly formed League of Nations?

a)

American citizens voted against it because the war had been terrible.

b)

The U.S. Congress wanted to remain neutral & not get involved in foreign affairs.

c)

The U.S. preferred to be a part of the United Nations at that time.

d)

American soldiers had reported back to Congress how terrifying new weapons were.

45.

which were goals of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Many countries desired to start a worldwide peacekeeping organization that would

prevent future world wars.

b)

European countries wanted to make a plan to rebuild cities.

c)

to punish Germany for beginning a world war

d)

Germany wanted to destroy its own weapons.

46.
Which is not a cause of WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Railroads
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
47.
Where did most of the fighting take place?
a)
Europe
b)
Caldonia
c)
Africa
d)
The United States of America
48.
Rationing is...
a)
A restriction on how much people can eat during a war
b)
A mathematical term where you find the hypotenuses of a circle
c)
Paying back money owed from a war
d)
A major cause of WWI
49.
Who won the war?
a)
Allies
b)
Central Powers
c)
The Russians
d)
The Germans
50.

What country is #1 on the map?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Austria-Hungary

51.

What country is #2 on the map?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Germany

52.

What country is #3 on the map?

a)

Russia

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

53.

What country is #4 on the map?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Bulgaria

c)

Russia

d)

Greece

54.

What country is #5 on the map?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Norway

55.

What country is #7 on the map?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Norway

c)

France

d)

Italy

56.

What country is #9 on the map?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

England

d)

Spain

57.

What country is #12 on the map?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Netherlands

c)

Norway

d)

Sweden