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World War 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these was a cause of World War 1?

a)

countries loaned too much money to each other

b)

countries had strong nationalist feelings (thought they were better than everyone else)

c)

countries were full of uneducated people

d)

disease

2.

Which of these was also a cause of World War 1?

a)

countries were allied with other countries, and had promised to support them in case of war

b)

countries refused to pay back loans

c)

countries were jealous of each other

d)

bad weather

3.

The assassination of these 2 people triggered World War 1:

a)

the Prime Deacon of Prussia and his wife Kermit

b)

Earl of Salisbury Thomas St. John and Bishop of Mossbatten Lyle Eaton-Forbes

c)

French president Jacques Locke Cheraques and his secretary Marie Elephant

d)

the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophia

4.

Which of these was a new weapon used in World War 1?

a)

submarines

b)

tanks

c)

machine guns

d)

all of these

5.

Which of these was also a new weapon used in World War 1?

a)

cannon

b)

bayonets

c)

airplanes

d)

nuclear missiles

6.

Many soldiers in World War 1 spent much of their time living in:

a)

specially outfitted trucks and train cars

b)

tents

c)

houses "borrowed" from local people near the fighting

d)

trenches

7.

The area between the trenches of opposing armies was called:

a)

the area between the trenches

b)

the Middle Country

c)

the Undiscovered Country

d)

No Man's Land

8.

The United States had this attitude toward World War 1 and the rest of the world:

a)

We didn't even know about the war until it was over.

b)

We wished we had started it.

c)

Aggression. We encouraged other counties to fight, and got involved at the first opportunity.

d)

We started out neutral, but entered the war against Germany during the final year, 1918.

9.

Which of these was a major threat to soldiers fighting in World War 1:

a)

chlorine gas weapons

b)

mustard gas weapons

c)

disease

d)

all of these

10.

Which of these killed more soldiers than actual fighting?

a)

lightning

b)

swarms of rats

c)

disease

d)

fires

11.

Why was disease such a deadly threat in wartime?

a)

people faked being sick so they didn't have to fight

b)

you have a lot of people living close together in unhealthy conditions

c)

enemies engaged in germ warfare

d)

people got sick looking at all the death and destruction

12.

Who were the winners in World War 1?

a)

Russia and Japan

b)

Germany, Austria, and Russia

c)

France, England, and the United States

d)

France, Italy, and Germany

13.

One country in particular was blamed for the war, and made to pay a heavy price. This was:

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

The U.S.A.

14.

The huge peace conference at the end of the war was called:

a)

The Versailles Conference

b)

The Paris Conference

c)

The Ultimate Conference

d)

The Parent-Teacher Conference

15.

Germany's economy was wrecked, due to the heavy fines and punishments levied by the Versailles Treaty. Eventually they rebelled against these sanctions, and their government was taken over by the __________________________ Party, who instigated World War 2.

a)

Communist

b)

Benevolent

c)

Nazi

d)

People's