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World War I TEST Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did World War I begin?

a)

1817

b)

1914

c)

1917

d)

1777

2.

What year did the United States enter World War I?

a)

1777

b)

1917

c)

1989

d)

1918

3.

When did fighting officially cease (end)?

a)

12pm on December 12, 1918

b)

11am on November 11, 1918

c)

7am on July 7, 1918

d)

10am on October 10, 1918

4.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
5.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
6.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
7.

Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1917.

a)

The Lusitania

b)

The USS Maine

c)

The Titanic

d)

The Flying Dutchman

8.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
9.

What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of World Wars

d)

Treaty of Germany

10.

Payment for damages after a war is called

a)

Demilitarization

b)

Self-determination

c)

Reparations

d)

Imperialism

11.
Who got blamed for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
United States
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
France
12.
What was the name for Wilson's peace plan following WWI?
a)
Wilson's Peace Plan
b)
Fourteen Points
c)
Treaty of America
d)
Presidential Peace
13.
What is a policy to build a strong military to prepare for war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
14.
What is an agreement between two countries to protect one another?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
15.

What is extreme pride or loyalty in one's country?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

16.
What was the SPARK that caused WWI?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b)
Germany declares war on Bulgaria
c)
Great Britain conquered Ottoman territory
d)
German Kaiser Wilhelm was exiled to Siberia
17.
Which country was NOT an Allied Power?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Russia
18.
Which country was NOT a Central Power?
a)
Germany
b)
Austria Hungary
c)
Ottoman Empire
d)
Russia
19.
What are the names of the two alliances during World War I?
a)
Allied vs Central Powers
b)
Union vs Confederacy
c)

Blue vs Red

d)
NATO vs Warsaw
20.

Which event happened shortly after a notice was sent out by the German embassy, warning travelers sailing in the war zone (Atlantic Ocean) on ships of Great Britain or her allies telling them to sail "at their own risk"?

a)

World War I broke out in Europe.

b)

The United States declared war on Germany.

c)

The Americans won a victory over the German military at Argonne Forest.

d)

The British liner, The Lusitania, was sunk off the coast of Ireland.

21.
The Zimmerman Telegram
a)
Officially announced the entry of the USA into WWI
b)
Was a message sent by the British requesting help from the USA
c)
Asked Mexico to attack the USA in return for land
d)
Warned passengers of the Lusitania that the ship would be sunk
22.

What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen points?

a)
to achieve world peace
b)
to punish germany
c)
to start WW2
d)
to reward Russia
23.

Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Atomic Bomb

c)

Guerilla Warfare

d)

No-Man's Land

24.

Who was the President of the United States during World War 1?

a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Willy Wonka
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
25.

What is an armistice?

a)

A special looking arm.

b)

An agreement to end fighting.

c)

Life, meaning, and the universe itself.

d)

A request for more soldiers.

26.

Who was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914?

a)

Czar Alexander II

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

King Edward VIII

27.

Who introduced submarine warfare?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Germans

d)

Americans

28.

What were German submarines called?

a)

X-boats

b)

U-boats

c)

Sub-boats

d)

Death Traps

29.

This propaganda poster is encouraging Americans to do what?

a)

Plant victory gardens

b)

Conserve gas

c)

Buy war bonds

d)

Knit sweaters and socks for soldiers

30.

Did the United States join The League of Nations?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Yes, but they dropped out 2 years after the war.

d)

No, but they joined 2 years later.

31.

Did the United States ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Yes

b)

No

32.

This 1917 law set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities.

a)

The Expedition Act

b)

The Patriot Act

c)

The Espionage Act

d)

The No Mans Land Act

33.

This 1918 law made it illegal to criticize the government.

a)

The Sedition Act

b)

The Anti-Free Speech Act

c)

The Selective Service Act

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

34.

Which country did Germany urge to attack the United States in the Zimmerman telegram?

a)
Canada
b)
Japan 
c)
USSR
d)
Mexico
35.
Which of these was NOT a factor that caused the U.S. to join World War I? 
a)
Zimmerman Note
b)
Unrestricted submarine warfare
c)
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
d)
Sinking of the Lusitania
36.
What were Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire known as?
a)
Allies
b)
Axis
c)
Central Powers
d)
Triple Entente
37.
What were the new innovations used in the war?
a)
Plane
b)
Poison Gas
c)

Trench Warfare

d)
All the above
38.
What was one of the causes that led to the U.S. entry into the war?
a)
Assassination of Woodrow Wilson
b)
The Zimmerman Note
c)
The sinking of the Titanic
d)
British unrestricted submarine warefare
39.

Allowed national government to draft men to serve in war.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Selective Service

c)

Draft Law of 1916

d)

Fourteen Points

40.

Supreme Court ruling limiting free speech during times of war.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Sweatt v. Painter

d)

Schenck v. US

41.
What new weapon of WWI was feared because it burned lungs and blinded eyes if a soldier came into contact with it?
a)
poison water
b)
poison food
c)
poison gas
42.
How did many Americans react to the Zimmermann Telegram?
a)
They became concerned about Russian expansion
b)
They wanted to avoid membership in the League of Nations.
c)
They wanted to fire Zimmermann
d)
They were outraged over a possible German-Mexican alliance.
43.
What was at issue in Schenck v US
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Freedom of the Press
c)
Freedom of Religion 
d)
Freedom of Assembly
44.

This foreign policy idea promotes staying out of world affairs.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Globalism

d)

Communism

45.

This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Globalism

d)

Communism

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