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WorksheetsWWI
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What was the result of trench warfare?
Easy victory for the Allied Powers
A stalemate for both sides
Fewer casualties on both sides
An easy victory for the Central Powers
France, Russia, Great Britain, and the USA made up what?
Allied Powers
Triple Alliance
Eastern Bloc
Central Powers
Why did trench warfare start?
Protect soldiers from machine gun fire
Force the enemy to use airplanes to attack
Trap enemy soldiers in craters created by artillary
All of these answers are correct
What is the term used when someone has an intense pride or love for their country?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliance System
What is it called when a country takes over another country for their resources?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliance System
What is the term used to describe the glorifying of the armed forces and keeping a strong army?
Nationalism
Militarism
Alliance System
Imperialism
What is the term used to describe agreements between countries to help each other?
Nationalism
Militarism
Alliance System
Imperilism
What was the "spark" that led to WWI?
A declaration of total war by Germany
The use of airplanes to bomb cities in Serbia
A bomb being set off in a government building in Austria
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany helped Austria-Hungary during WWI because they were part of what group?
Triple Entente
Ottoman Empire
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Countries participated in total war during World War I. What is this?
Countries use almost all of their resources to fight and are willing to attack anything the enemy has
When the majority of countries on earth fight
When a majority of citizens fight
When countries use every weapon to fight
What was the long distance soldiers had to cross while attacking on the Western Front?
Trench warfare
No Man's Land
Point of No Return
Neutral Territory
Soldiers ran into this before reaching the enemy
Barbed wire
Trenches
Airplane fire
Mines
How were airplanes first used in WWI?
To bomb enemy cities
To shoot at enemy soldiers
To spy on enemy positions
To bomb enemy positions
These pieces of technology were so effective at killing, they changed the way wars were fought
Tanks and airplanes
Mines and Trenches
Submarines and Tanks
Machine guns and Artillery
These were the major reasons WWI started
Militarism, Patriotism, Total War, Imperialism
Alliances Militarism, Airplanes, Tanks
Nationalism, Alliances, Militarism, Imperialism
None of these answers are correct
People often suffered these conditions while in a trench
Rats, mud, disease, and body lice
Trench foot, sink holes, cannibalism
Airplane bombings, poison gas attacks, rats
Artillery attacks, airplane bombings, trench foot
How did soldiers get trench foot?
Cuts on feet got infected
Their feet would get shot and need to be cut off
Feet in wet conditions for too long led to it
Feet were bitten by body lice and rats
Blinding, blisters, choking, and death were all results of being exposed to this new WWI weapon
Flame throwers
Napalm
Poisonous gas
Artillery explosions
These helped end WWI
Improved tanks that helped soldiers cross into enemy territory
Submarines that could fire at ships AND enemy troops
Mines that could stop enemy attacks
Machine guns that could kill people faster than ever before
What was artillery used for in WWI?
Shooting down enemy planes
Shooting at enemy soldiers who were far away
It gave soldiers a way to fight against poisonous gas
Allowed soldiers to fire rockets from anywhere on the field
What is one of the big lessons we can learn from WWI?
Don't jump into war too fast
Don't wait too long to start a war
Don't spend money on military weapons
Don't create alliances with other countries
What did many people think about going to war before WWI started?
They thought the war would be easy
They thought the war would lead to their country becoming more powerful
They thought the war would cause their country to get more stuff
All of these answers are correct
Why were the Balkans (southeast Europe) called a "powder keg" (a barrel filled with gun powder)?
Many people in the area wanted to start revolutions and form their own countries
It wasn't called this. It was pretty peaceful before the war
It was an area that had seen many wars for hundreds of years
Many countries wanted to invade it for their resources
