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WW1 Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is NOT a Cause of WW1?

a)

assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

The Birth of Bertha von Sutter

c)

Central powers

d)

Allied powers

2.

Who was Franz Ferdinand?

a)

A victim of bad Tuberculosis

b)

The killer of Gavrilo Princip

c)

A member of the black hand

d)

The Archduke of Austria-Hungary

3.

Who was NOT included in the Central Powers

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Bulgaria

4.

Who was NOT included in the Allied Powers

a)

Russia

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Ottoman Empire

5.

What is total war?

a)

The use of all resources and support into war effort

b)

The agreement to end a war

c)

The victory of a war

d)

Stalemate

6.

What date did WW1 begin?

a)

June 28, 1916

b)

July 29, 1914

c)

July 28, 1914

d)

July 28, 1916

7.

Which is NOT a reason why Americans joined WW1?

a)

Cultural ties

b)

Submarine warfare

c)

Zimmerman Note

d)

Wilson's Fourteen points

8.

What is one of the Fourteen points

a)

End to secret treaties

b)

freedom of the seas

c)

free trade

d)

All are correct

9.

What is Neutrality?

a)

A "friendly understanding" between Britain and France

b)

A refusal to take part in a war between other nations

c)

A policy of glorifying military power

d)

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

10.

Who won the battle of Somme

a)

British

b)

ended in Stalemate

c)

Germany

d)

None are correct

11.

What was the purpose of Propaganda

a)

spread ideas

b)

Promote a cause

c)

Damage opposing cause

d)

all correct

12.

What are reparations?

a)

Payment for war damages

b)

To retire from a war

c)

A military draft

d)

pursuit of noble goals

13.

What was an advantage to Trench Warfare

a)

Trench Mouth

b)

Invisible to enemy

c)

Trench Foot

d)

free from gas

14.

Why did Paul die in "AQOTWF" (movie)

a)

Fell in poisonous gas

b)

"Regular Thinking"

c)

Leg amputation

d)

Tuberculosis

15.

Who Assassinated Franz Ferdinand?

a)

His wife

b)

Arthur Zimmerman

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Czar Nicholas

16.

What happened to the British passenger ship, the “Lusitania”?

a)

Hit a iceberg and sank

b)

torpedoed by a German submarine

c)

was a German warship

d)

Provided the weapons for WW1

17.

How did World War end?

a)

Austria-Hungary won

b)

Armistice

c)

Germany won

d)

the war has not ended

18.

What is an armistice?

a)

payment for war

b)

Agreement to stop fighting

c)

requirement to start war

d)

surrender by one side

19.

What is Militarism?

a)

final set of demands

b)

A refusal to take part in a war between other nations

c)

Prepare military forces for war

d)

A policy of glorifying military power

20.

What date did WW1 end?

a)

July 28, 1914

b)

November 11, 1918

c)

June 28, 1914

d)

July 11, 1918