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WorksheetsWWI Section 1-2 notes quiz
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 45mins
Imperialism:
no man's land
colonies in Africa and Asia
Africa and Germany
Germany felt it deserved.......
more colonies to provide it (Germany) with resources and buy its goods
A better place to live
To go to no man's land
Nationalism:
no man's land
colonies in Africa and Asia
they had strong feelings of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward their own country.
They placed their country’s.........
votes
interests
laws
Militarism:
the belief that a nation needs a large military force
on one nation forced all its allies to come to its aid
more colonies to provide it (Germany) with resources and buy its goods
Alliances:
they had strong feelings of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward their own country
the belief that a nation needs a large military force
one nation forced all its allies to come to its aid
The Central Powers countries/empires:
Austria-Hungary, No man's land Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
Germany No man's land,Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary
The Allied Powers countries/empires:
Serbia, Russia, France, Great Britain (England) Italy and seven other countries.
Serbia, no man's land, Russia, France
Russia, Great Britain, France, Germany.
Germany’s goal was
invade Germany, France, Russia, and Belgium.
go to no man's land.
to take France, so it invaded Belgium.
Instead of the war ending quickly, the two sides stayed stuck fighting each other in the mud for
5 years
more than three years.
more than 6 1/2 years
This type of war was called....
trench warfare
no man's land
invasion
Troops huddled at the bottom of
trenches
rat-infested
bug- infested
They would fire ....and......
Tanks, machine guns
machine guns,sniper fire
artillery,machine guns
In the trenches, soldiers faced a constant threat of....
artillery
sniper fire
machine guns
Artillery fire turned the land between the two armies into....
no man’s land
a riot
Germany
When battles took place, they cost.....
many hundreds of lives
money
many thousands of lives
The tank:
fired 600 bullets a minute
smashed through barbed wire, crossed trenches, and cleared paths through no man’s land.
was used by both sides and burned/blinded soldiers
Machine guns :
smashed through barbed wire, crossed trenches, and cleared paths through no man’s land
fired 600 bullets a minute
was used by both sides and burned/blinded soldiers
Poison gas :
smashed through barbed wire, crossed trenches, and cleared paths through no man’s land.
fired 600 bullets a minute
was used by both sides and burned/blinded soldiers
............were used for the first time in World War I.
U-boats
Airplanes
Machine guns
An Ace is.........
an aviator who downed five or more enemy aircraft
U-boats
Airplanes
At sea, Germany use submarines called
Machine guns
Airplanes
U-boats
When the war broke out, President Wilson announced a policy of .....
laws
neutrality
demands
Which meant ......
refusing to take sides in the war
Retreating
all of the above
Over time, the German attacks shifted public opinion to the.......
U-boats
Allied
Airplanes
In 1915, German U-boats sank the .....
Lusitania
Airplanes
U-boats
which had...... on board
1.4 million
10,000
128
The result was
the U.S. entering the war
The U.S ending the war
The U.S starting the war
German-American relations became worse when the British found the........
Machine guns
Zimmerman Telegram
Airplanes
The message stated that......
Russia
Germany
Mexico
Germany would help......
all of the above
Loose Mexico's territory
Mexico get its lost territories back from the U.S. (Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona)
Events in Russia made the U.S. entry into the war urgent for the.......
Colonies
Countries
Allies
Poor leadership by........
Alvin York
Czar Nicholas II
President Wilson
food shortages led to .......
The Progressive Era
riots and soaring inflation led to strikes by angry workers.
WW l
In March 1917, Czar Nicholas II was.......
forced to step up
forced to step down
forced to the war
a group led by Lenin called the.....
Bolsheviks
Terrorists
War stoppers
took control of the government and set up a ........
Hotspot
WiFi password
Communist government
Lenin sought peace with Germany and signed the.......
Declaration of Independence
Brest-Litovsk
A letter to the government
This allowed the German soldiers to focus on the.......
Eastern front
Western front
Southern front
Machine Gun
A rapid fire weapon, 600 bullets per minute, soldier did not have to stop to reload.
It sprayed burning fuel on victims, a single soldier could carry this weapon unlike before,
Improvements allowed for easy use in loading and firing on the enemy before an advancement. Used on barbed wire and machine gun nests.
Flamethrower
Dug into the ground for protection. Front line trenches with machine guns (etc.) with trenches behind for supplies.
They can roll over barbed wire, trenches and protect soldiers from gun fire.
It sprayed burning fuel on victims, a single soldier could carry this weapon unlike before.
Artillery
It sprayed burning fuel on victims, a single soldier could carry this weapon unlike before,
Improvements allowed for easy use in loading and firing on the enemy before an advancement. Used on barbed wire and machine gun nests.
Dug into the ground for protection. Front line trenches with machine guns (etc.) with trenches behind for supplies.
Tank
Improvements allowed for easy use in loading and firing on the enemy before an advancement. Used on barbed wire and machine gun nests
They can roll over barbed wire, trenches and protect soldiers from gun fire.
A rapid fire weapon, 600 bullets per minute, soldier did not have to stop to reload,
Trench System
Dug into the ground for protection. Front line trenches with machine guns (etc.) with trenches behind for supplies.
A rapid fire weapon, 600 bullets per minute, soldier did not have to stop to reload,
They can roll over barbed wire, trenches and protect soldiers from gun fire.
How did the Machine Gun impact the war?
Led to the stalemate early in the war because each side did not want to face the enemies trenches
Helped end the stalemate in the trenches at the end of the war moving ahead of advances.
Armies used to attacking “head-on” were at a disadvantage. They could stop a large force from attacking. Led to thousands of casualties
How did the Flamethrower impact the war?
Caused more than half of the battlefield casualties. Belgian forts crumbled.
It took an old weapon with improvements allowing one soldier to create havoc and destroy the enemy.
Led to the stalemate early in the war because each side did not want to face the enemies trenches.
How did the Artillery impact the war?
Caused more than half of the battlefield casualties. Belgian forts crumbled.
It took an old weapon with improvements allowing one soldier to create havoc and destroy the enemy.
Armies used to attacking “head-on” were at a disadvantage. They could stop a large force from attacking. Led to thousands of casualties
How did the Tank impact the war?
It took an old weapon with improvements allowing one soldier to create havoc and destroy the enemy.
Helped end the stalemate in the trenches at the end of the war moving ahead of advances.
Armies used to attacking “head-on” were at a disadvantage. They could stop a large force from attacking. Led to thousands of casualties
How did the Trench System impact the war?
Led to the stalemate early in the war because each side did not want to face the enemies trenches.
It took an old weapon with improvements allowing one soldier to create havoc and destroy the enemy.
Helped end the stalemate in the trenches at the end of the war moving ahead of advances.
Poison Gas:
New to war, most terrifying threat to a soldier. Burned the throat and caused chest pains. Caused damage to lungs, blindness, blisters.
They were heavily armed and armored. Used to sink many ships during the war on both sides. Victims to German submarines.
Airplane:
Used to scout the enemy, fight other planes, and bomb the enemy.
They were heavily armed and armored. Used to sink many ships during the war on both sides. Victims to German submarines.
Battleship:
New to war, most terrifying threat to a soldier. Burned the throat and caused chest pains. Caused damage to lungs, blindness, blisters.
They were heavily armed and armored. Used to sink many ships during the war on both sides. Victims to German submarines.
Submarine:
Moved silently under the sea and was undetected until it was too late. Sank many ships.
Used to scout the enemy, fight other planes, and bomb the enemy.
How did the Poison Gas impact the war?
The battles at sea did not decide the war.
If you survived a gas attack, your injuries were lifelong. Thus adding to the terror. Some died years after the war relating to a gas attack. Others were unable to hold a job due to a gas attack.
How did the Airplane impact the war?
Took the war to a new battlefield and showed its usefulness and versatility.
Led to the U.S. entering the war. Lost its effect after ships started using the convoy system and laying mines.
How did the Battleship impact the war?
Took the war to a new battlefield and showed its usefulness and versatility.
The battles at sea did not decide the war.
How did the Submarine impact the war?
Led to the U.S. entering the war. Lost its effect after ships started using the convoy system and laying mines.
Took the war to a new battlefield and showed its usefulness and versatility.
In May of 1917, Congress passed the .......
Clayton Act
Selective Service Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
which began a .....
draft
Essay
or choosing people for.....
Cleanup service
military service
..........men were drafted
3 million
10,000
American soldiers in France served under.....
John J. Pershing
Alvin York
in the AEF which stands for......
American Express Foundation
American Expeditionary Force
For the first time in history, women.....
served in the military
learned to read
African-Americans served but faced ........
discrimination
war
How did women serve in the U.S. armed forces?
Nurses, drivers, mechanics
Nurses,drivers, policewomen
A convoy system is ......
a heavy system that can pull heavy things out of the ocean
a heavy guard of destroyers to escort/protect merchant ships
....................made U-boat access to the North Atlantic almost impossible.
A 180 mile long convoy
A 180 mile long rope
The war had been going on for.....
15 years
3 years
How did Americans, who entered the war so long after it started, make such a big difference?
Boosted the morale of the weary, Allies Sent fresh troops to the front, Helped to stop the German advance
It allowed labor unions and farm organizations to merge and expand. It limited the courts ability to force workers to end strikes It legalized strikes, picketing, and boycotts.
The turning point of the war was.....
the first battle of the Marine
the second battle of the Marne
The Americans helped the Allies by .....
Start the German advance
halting the German advance
The final battle of the war
Meuse-Argonne offensive
none of the above
left...
26,000
10,000
Americans dead, but the Germans were ....
joining the war
retreating
......captured
Alvin York
President Wilson
How many German prisoners did Alvin York capture?
26
73
.....shot down
Eddie Rickenbacker
Alvin York
How many enemy planes did Eddie Rickenbacker shoot down?
104
26
The 369th ....
Spent less time on the front lines than any other American unit
Spent more time on the front lines than any other American unit.
What was the effect of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive?
Germans retreat
Germans starting
Why was Captain York, who didn’t believe in war, so effective in the fighting?
none of the above
He put aside his personal beliefs.
The German navy.....
mutinied or quit
none of the above
..... dropped out.
soldiers
Allies
......stepped down.
The Kaiser (king of Germany)
The king of Russia
Germany agrees to stop fighting, called an......
armistice
stop fighting day
Date....
Nov. 11,1914
Nov. 11, 1918
.........soldiers died;
8.5 million
3.8 million
........soldiers wounded.
21 million
11,000
Millions of civilians died from .......
getting shot and starvation
starvation and disease
