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WW1 Part 1

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
World War started in _______ in 1914.
a)
Australia
b)
Europe
c)
South America 
d)
Antarctica
2.
9)  WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
3.

What type of warfare was fought on the Eastern and Western Fronts?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Guerilla Warfare

c)

Trouble Warfare

d)

Coin Warfare

4.

The Triple Alliance united

a)

Germany, France, and Italy.

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

c)

France, Russia, and Great Britain.

d)

Germany, France, and Russia.

5.

France, Russia and Great Britain became known as the

a)

Central Powers

b)

Triple Entente.

c)

Ottoman Empire.

d)

Triple Alliance.

6.

When the war began, Germany moved through Belgium towards

a)

Serbia.

b)

Russia.

c)

France.

d)

Austria

7.

Why couldn't armies just make a frontal attack across a battle field anymore?

a)

They would get caught up in the high grass

b)

Europe was a completely different place now that the clothing was different

c)

They would be mowed down by machine guns and new military weapons

d)

Warfare had become too sophisticated and no one would dare look stupid by charging into an army's front line.

8.

What was the area between the two opposing trenches called?

a)

No Man's Land

b)

No go zone

c)

disaster zone

d)

danger zone

9.

What form of mobility was used as a weapon for the first time during World War 1?

a)

Trains

b)

Cars

c)

Feet

d)

Airplanes

10.
Choose the correct definition for stalemate.
a)
The Central Power won in victory
b)
The Allied won in victory
c)
No side wins in victory
d)
The Neutral countries won in victory
11.
 A letter from Germany to Mexico to enter the war and invade the U.S.
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
Zimmerman Note
c)
Brest-Litovsk
d)
El Rodeo Note
12.
The execution of the Schlieffen Plan led to this Allied nation declaring war on Germany on August 4th, 1914
a)
France
b)
Japan
c)
Russia
d)
Britain
13.

What group of nationalists wanted to make their own Slavic country?

a)

Croats

b)

Serbians

c)

Bosnians

d)

Czechs

14.

Where was the Archduke assassinated?

a)

Budapest

b)

Dubrovnik

c)

Sarajevo

d)

Vienna

15.

What was not a factor in trench warfare?

a)

War animals

b)

Machine guns

c)

Barbed Wire

d)

Poison gas

e)

Heavy artillery

16.

Who did Britain defeat in the Middle East?

a)

Germany

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Italy

17.

Which controversial policy did Germany resume on 1 February 1917?

a)

V-1 rocket attacks against London

b)

The use of chemical weapons

c)

Zeppelin air raids against civilian targets

d)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

18.
This is what happens when countries begin devoting all of their resources towards the war effort. 
a)
World war
b)
Industrial War
c)
Total War
d)
Trench Warfare
19.

Who took over jobs for all the men that went to war?

a)

Elderly

b)

Children

c)

Prisoners of war

d)

Women