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Chapter Eight World War One

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During World War I, a way of fighting was used in Europe where the military dug large ditches in the ground.  What is this type of warfare called? 
a)
Trench Warfare 
b)
Unrestricted Warfare 
c)
Cyber Warfare 
d)
Submarine Warfare 
2.

What is the purpose of a propaganda poster?

a)

To advertise goods in shops

b)

To inform people of the realities of war

c)

To warn people of the dangers of war

d)

To persuade people to aid the war effort

3.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
a)
A telegram where the U.S. encouraged Mexico to attack Germany
b)
A telegram where Germany encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S.
c)
A telegram between Germany and Russia encouraging a peace treaty
d)
A telegram between Britain and the US about the planned D Day inavasion
4.
The British passenger ship that was sunk by German submarines that killed 128 Americans and was used for war propaganda against the Germans. 
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
U.S.S. Admiral
d)
the Titantic
5.
This is extreme feelings of patriotism
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Alliance
6.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
imperialism
d)
isolationism
7.
Which of the following countries is NOT part of the Central Powers?
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Ottoman Empire
8.
Which of the nations below were part of the Allied Powers (Allies)?
a)
Great Britain, Netherlands, and Switzerland
b)
Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Serbia
c)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria
d)
Russia, Germany, and France
9.

How did Congress ensure that

the US had enough troops to serve in World War I?

a)

Congress allowed women to assume combat duty in the armed forces

b)

The Selective Service Act of 1917 required all men between 21 and 30 to register for the draft

c)

Congress forced African-Americans to serve in the armed forces

d)

Congress offered a free education and free land to anyone willing to serve

10.

Why did the U.S. sell Liberty bonds during the war?

a)

To control wages and prices

b)

To raise money for the war

c)

To rally support for the war

d)

To conserve scarce resources

11.

policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions by conquering and founding colonies

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

12.

Strong sense of pride and loyalty to one's country

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

13.

policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war

a)

Miliarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

14.

He was assassinated or murdered by a Serbian nationalist.

a)

Joseph Ferdinand

b)

Otto VonBismark

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

15.
This is the name for a dead lock during a war in which neither side is able to defeat the other.
a)
Armistice
b)
Stalemate
c)
Truce
d)
Death battle
16.

Formal friendship between nations that allows them to work together to a common goal is called:

a)

treaties

b)

alliances

c)

clubs

d)

democracies

17.

How did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand affect Europe?

a)

Kept people from enlisting in the army

b)

Caused an economic crisis

c)

lead Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia

d)

broke an alliance between Russia and France

18.

What were German U-boats?

a)

Submarines used against Allied supply ships and non-military ships

b)

supply ships with armored hulls to protect them from underwater mines

c)

submarines used to find and dismantle mines planted by the British

d)

supply ships that blocked Allied ports as well as ports in neutral nations.

19.

What finally brought the US into WW1?

a)

Communist overthrow of Russia and their withdraw from the war

b)

The German attack on the British passenger liner Lusitania

c)

The German attack on the French passenger ship Sussex

d)

Discovery of the Zimmermann Note suggesting an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the US

20.

What was the name of President Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace called...

a)

League of Nations

b)

Treaty of Versallies

c)

The Fourteen Points

d)

Americans Ways to end all wars

21.

One of the goals of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen points was ?

a)

reduce free shipping

b)

create secret alliances

c)

resolve colonial claims

d)

increase the size of nations armies and navies

22.

Which issue led many Republicans in the Senate to disagree with the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

The League of Nations control over the US military and ability to declare war

b)

the amount of reparations Germany should have to pay

c)

ending secret agreements between the US and its allies

d)

removing trade barriers between the US and Europe

23.

Why did Russia leave the War?

a)

They didn't!

b)

The Bolsheviks started a Communist Revolution

c)

The sinking of the Lusitania

d)

The Zimmerman Telegram

24.

What is an armistice?

a)

an agreement to end fighting

b)

a kind of prosthetic arm

c)

similar to an alliance

25.

What group took power in Russia during WWI and established a communist government?

a)

Bolsheviks

b)

Serbs

c)

Slovenes

d)

Bosnians

26.

What is another name for a cease-fire or truce?

a)

armistice

b)

propaganda

c)

treaty

d)

alliance

27.
How did many women show strength and independence during World War I?
a)
by serving in the U.S. Congress
b)
by fighting with the army in France
c)
by going to college in large numbers
d)
by working in jobs left by men in the military
28.

What is the purpose of a Victory Garden?

a)

It allowed more food crops to go to soldiers

b)

People thought food was to expensive to buy at the store

c)

This was the only way to eat since men in the war couldn't hunt.

d)

It was a symbol of hope for people who had family members in the war.

29.

Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________.

a)

land

b)

military

c)

reparations

d)

food

30.

The influenza outbreak of 1918 was considered an epidemic because the disease...

a)

affected a large number of people at the same time

b)

spread through the air very quickly

c)

stumped doctors who could find no cure

d)

caused very high death rates in large cities