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WorksheetsWorld War 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of these was a cause of World War 1?
countries loaned too much money to each other
countries had strong nationalist feelings (thought they were better than everyone else)
countries were full of uneducated people
disease
Which of these was also a cause of World War 1?
countries were allied with other countries, and had promised to support them in case of war
countries refused to pay back loans
countries were jealous of each other
bad weather
The assassination of these 2 people triggered World War 1:
the Prime Deacon of Prussia and his wife Kermit
Earl of Salisbury Thomas St. John and Bishop of Mossbatten Lyle Eaton-Forbes
French president Jacques Locke Cheraques and his secretary Marie Elephant
the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophia
Which of these was a new weapon used in World War 1?
submarines
tanks
machine guns
all of these
Which of these was also a new weapon used in World War 1?
cannon
bayonets
airplanes
nuclear missiles
Many soldiers in World War 1 spent much of their time living in:
specially outfitted trucks and train cars
tents
houses "borrowed" from local people near the fighting
trenches
The area between the trenches of opposing armies was called:
the area between the trenches
the Middle Country
the Undiscovered Country
No Man's Land
The United States had this attitude toward World War 1 and the rest of the world:
We didn't even know about the war until it was over.
We wished we had started it.
Aggression. We encouraged other counties to fight, and got involved at the first opportunity.
We started out neutral, but entered the war against Germany during the final year, 1918.
Which of these was a major threat to soldiers fighting in World War 1:
chlorine gas weapons
mustard gas weapons
disease
all of these
Which of these killed more soldiers than actual fighting?
lightning
swarms of rats
disease
fires
Why was disease such a deadly threat in wartime?
people faked being sick so they didn't have to fight
you have a lot of people living close together in unhealthy conditions
enemies engaged in germ warfare
people got sick looking at all the death and destruction
Who were the winners in World War 1?
Russia and Japan
Germany, Austria, and Russia
France, England, and the United States
France, Italy, and Germany
One country in particular was blamed for the war, and made to pay a heavy price. This was:
France
Germany
Japan
The U.S.A.
The huge peace conference at the end of the war was called:
The Versailles Conference
The Paris Conference
The Ultimate Conference
The Parent-Teacher Conference
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.
Communist
Benevolent
Nazi
People's
