WorksheetsWWI
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Prior to US entry into WWI, what factor most challenged the nation's neutrality?
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
Mexico’s support of the Central Powers
Russia’s withdrawal of troops after the Bolshevik Revolution
Great Britain’s blockade of European ports
Which 2 countries were excluded from Treaty of Versailles negotiations?
Germany & Russia
Great Britain & France
Italy & Serbia
United States & Bosnia
During WWI, the Central Powers were
Germany, Italy, Japan
Great Britain, France, Russia
Germany, Great Britain, France
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Which event most DIRECTLY caused World War I in Europe?
the Berlin Conference
the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
1917 Communist Revolution
sinking of the Lusitania
During the years 1918 and 1919, at least 30 million people worldwide died as a result of what?
food poisoning
improved military technology
the Spanish flu
the Great Depression
Which country left WWI early after enduring a Communist (Bolshevik) Revolution?
France
Russia
Great Britain
Italy
What was the main consequence of the Senate's refusal to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
Civil liberties were curtailed during the Red Scare.
The League of Nations was greatly weakened.
American troops in France and Germany were demoralized.
Congress passed the Sedition Act to silence public dissent.
Who assassinated the Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Russian nationalists and communist sympathizers
America CIA agents
the Italian mob
Serbia nationalists Black Hands member Gavrillo Princip
Which event is being reference in the political cartoon above?
the formation of the Allied Powers during WWI
the Zimmerman note
the De Lome Letter
the formation of the Central Powers during WWI
During World War I, most American soldiers engaged in trench warfare on the western front were fighting in which country?
England
France
Italy
Russia
What was the central goal of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
to impose punitive measures on aggressor nations
to create the League of Nations
to win land for the US
to implement a comprehensive reparations plan
Which of the following would an isolationist support?
Staying out of WWI
sending US troops to fight in Europe
the Spanish American War
the League of Nations
Which of the following new military innovations was the MOST effective during WWI?
airplanes
machine guns
tanks
poison gas
Domestically, America utilized all of the following during WWI EXCEPT:
propaganda
conserving food and other resources
drafting women to fight
opening more factories and employing women to work
All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT
the area between the trenches was called "no man's land"
battles were quick because it was easy to cross no man's land
machine guns were effective for both sides in battle
artillery shells were constantly bombarding the battlefield
"He kept us out of war" was the slogan used to get which president re-elected?
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
All of the following are true about the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare EXCEPT
any supply ship bringing aid to the allies would be sunk
it was effectively utilized by Germany
it was one of the main reasons America declared war on Germany
the convoy system was an ineffective solution to this problem
What is the message of the WWI propaganda poster shown above?
enlisting in the army
buying war bonds
demonization of Germany
rationing
Due to starvation and exhaustion, Nov. 9, 1918, Germany overthrew their leader who?
Vladimir Lenin
the Kaiser
Adolf Hitler
Woodrow Wilson
Approx. how many people died during WWI? How many more were injured?
22 million killed, 20 million more wounded
30 million killed, 40 million more wounded
48,000 killed, 200,000 more wounded
9 billion killed, 7 billion more wounded
What is the message of the WWI propaganda poster shown above?
Enlisting in the army
Demonization of Germany
Rationing
Both A and B are correct
All of the following are true about the Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT
it created the League of Nations
Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were dissolved
Germany was limited to a small police force and no military
Germany had to pay minimal reparations and punishment was lenient overall
Also known as "the draft", what act was implemented in 1917 to aid the WWI effort?
the Sedition Act
the Espionage Act
the Selective Service Act
the Alien Act
Now called PTSD, during WWI this disorder caused by the trauma of war was called what?
shell shock
war trauma syndrome
gun gut
trench toes
Lasting 6 months, what was the longest battle of WWI?
2nd Battle of Marne
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Verdun
Battle of Ypres
The Triple Entente of the war, Great Britain, France, Russia and then America were also known as:
the Triple Alliance
the allies
the Central Powers
the Big 3
Until after WWII, WWI was called what?
the Great War
the Bad War
the Universal War
the Big War
The image above is a depiction of what WWI ailment?
funky feet
pneunomia
trench toes
trench foot
ALL of the following are reasons WWI occurred EXCEPT:
Nationalism, imperialism, militarism
alliances between countries
Russia invaded Germany
Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia/Bosnia in 1908
What country did Georges Clemenceau (France) and David Lloyd George (Great Britain) blame for the war and was made to pay $33 Billion in reparations?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
United States
