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WW 1 Technology and Leaders

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As a member of the Serbian nationalist group called the Black Hand, _______________ shot and killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife.

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Tsar Nicholas II

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Woodrow Wilson

e)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

2.

_________renounced his rights to the throne in March of 1917 after a revolution swept Russia. In July 1918, my family and I were murdered.

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Gavrilo Princip

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Woodrow Wilson

3.

As President of the United States, during WWI, _______________ proposed and later implemented the Fourteen Points of Peace Plan in order to end the war. He attended the Paris Peace Conference.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Tsar Nicholas II

4.

_______________ was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1916 – 1922. He also attended the Paris Peace Conference.

a)

GeorgeDavid Lloyd

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Woodrow Wilson

5.

_______________ was the emperor of Germany during World War One. His cousins were Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and George V of Great Britain.

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Tsar Nicholas II

6.

The assassination of _______________ sparked World War One.

a)

Arthur Zimmerman

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Manfred Von Richthofen

e)

Franz Joseph

7.

The Germans helped smuggle _______________ into Russia where he successfully led a revolution.

a)

Franz Joseph

b)

Arthur Zimmerman

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Manfred Von Richthofen

8.

_______________ was emperor of Austria-Hungary at the start of World War I.

a)

Franz Ferdinand

b)

Arthur Zimmerman

c)

Franz Joseph

d)

Vladimir Lenin

9.

As Germany’s State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, _______________ sent a telegram to Mexico to try to convince them to attack the United States.

a)

Arthur Zimmerman

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Manfred Von Richthofen

d)

Franz Joseph

10.

Also known as the "Red Baron”, _______________ was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I.

a)

Arthur Zimmerman

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Manfred Von Richthofen

d)

Franz Joseph

11.

_____________ was French Prime Minister from 1917-1920. He also attended the Paris Peace Conference.

a)

Vittorio Orlando

b)

Georges Clemenceau

c)

Fritz Haber

d)

Ferdinand Foch

e)

Sultan Mehmed V

12.

_____________ was emperor of the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

a)

Vittorio Orlando

b)

Sultan Mehmed V

c)

Fritz Haber

d)

Ferdinand Foch

13.

Prime Minister of Italy during World War I, _______________ also attended the Paris Peace Conference.

a)

Fritz Haber

b)

Sultan Mehmed V

c)

Vittorio Orlando

d)

Ferdinand Foch

14.

The father of chemical warfare, _______________, invented chemical weaponry during World War I.

a)

Vittorio Orlando

b)

Fritz Haber

c)

Ferdinand Foch

d)

Sultan Mehmed V

15.

____________ was the Allied Supreme Commander on the Western Front.

a)

Sultan Mehmed V

b)

Georges Clemenceau

c)

Fritz Haber

d)

Ferdinand Foch

16.

Chlorine and mustard gas were two types of these that injured and killed soldiers.

a)

Chemical Weapons

b)

Flamethrowers

c)

Torpedoes

d)

Mines

17.

These needed 4-6 men to work them and had to be on a flat surface, but had the fire-power of 100 guns. Were able to fire up to 500 rounds per minute!

a)

Artillery

b)

Flamethrowers

c)

Machine Guns

d)

Rifles

18.

The majority of the casualties during World War I were inflicted by this innovation.

a)

Artillery

b)

Chemical Weapons

c)

Airplanes

d)

Machine Guns

19.

These were used by Germany on their U-Boats to sneak up and sink ships.

a)

Charges

b)

Machine Guns

c)

Torpedoes

d)

Chemical Weapons

20.

These used pressurized gas to spurt burning oil or gasoline up to 40 meters.

a)

Grenades

b)

Torpedoes

c)

Chemical Weapons

d)

Flamethrowers

21.

This weapon was used to stop enemy advances directly onto one’s own trench, in close proximity.

a)

Machine Guns

b)

Barbed Wire

c)

Mines

d)

Grenades

22.

Invented by the British, improved by the French, and made best by the Germans during World War I, they moved slowly, but provided a way to travel across “no man’s land.” These could absorb most of the damage taken on by enemy machine guns. They were useful only on the offensive side of battle during the war.

a)

Tanks

b)

Zeppelins

c)

Submarines

d)

Airplanes

23.

These made their first appearance in battle during World War I and played a pivotal role for all sides of World War I when the conflict began in 1914. The machine gun was fixed to them to make them a “fighter.”

a)

Tanks

b)

Zeppelins

c)

Submarines

d)

Airplanes

24.

Used to target enemy naval warships and neutral cruise liners that carried resources for the war effort. These, inadvertently, led to the entry of the US into the war.

a)

Tanks

b)

Zeppelins

c)

Submarines

d)

Airplanes

25.

There were many scientific and technological advancements during World War I.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The majority of the casualties during World War I were inflicted by artillery.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

World War One was the first war to use tanks, airplanes, submarines and zeppelins in battle.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The most important feature of the submarine was its stealth feature.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Flamethrowers were very effective weapons during World War One and rarely malfunctioned

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Mustard gas, a chemical weapon, was lethal and caused many deaths during the war.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

There were 12 million causalities or deaths during WW1

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The hot air balloon was used briefly to observe enemies during WW1 out of range of enemy fire

a)

True

b)

False

33.

World War 1 airplanes had radios in them.

a)

True

b)

False