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World War I

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At the beginning of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States should...
a)
send troops to Europe
b)
support Germany
c)
support Great Britain
d)
remain neutral
2.
An alliance is...
a)
A time of quick economic decline
b)
An end to shooting and bombing
c)
A neighborhood of Spanish-speaking people
d)
A partnership
3.
WWI took place mainly in
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
The United States
4.
Propaganda posters encouraged people to
a)
Go on strike
b)
Oppose the war
c)
Support the war
d)
Save money in banks
5.
In victory gardens, people grew food to
a)
eat at home
b)
can in the factories
c)
feed the farm animals
d)
send to the soliders
6.
During the war, women took jobs in
a)
factories
b)
victory gardens
c)
combat
d)
none of the above
7.
The "home front" for America was
a)
The United States
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Europe
8.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
9.
The incident that started World War I was the assassination of 
a)
The Prince of Germany
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Archduke Ferdinand
d)
the King of Austria-Hungary
10.

Which of the following countries were not Allied Powers in World War 1?

a)

Russia and Great Britain

b)

the United States and France

c)

Great Britain and France

d)

Germany and Austria-Hungary

11.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
12.
Which country had to accept blame for WWI?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
13.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
14.
Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?
a)
The League of Champions
b)
The United Nations
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Justice League
15.
U-boats were German
a)
submarines used against Allied supply ship
b)
supply ships with armored hulls
c)
submarines used to find and dismantle mines
d)
supply ships that blocked Allied ports
16.
Which boat was sunk by the Germans?
a)
U.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titantic
d)
Princess
17.
This Allied leader brought his "Fourteen Point Peace Plan" to the treaty conference to end WWI.
a)
David Lloyd George
b)
Georges Clemenceau
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Vittorio Orlando
18.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
sinking of the Lusitania
19.
What is a devotion to the interests and culture of ones's nation?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Alliance
c)
Nationalism
d)
Militarism
20.
All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT:
a)

trenches provided protection to soldiers from gun fire

b)

trench warfare was not common in World War I

c)

each side built extensive networks of trenches

d)

 soldiers were forced to live in terrible conditions and share the trenches with dead bodies

21.
What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
The Outlandish Letter
c)
The Surprising Phone Call
22.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
23.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
24.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
25.
Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1917.
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
26.
neutral
a)
not taking sides
b)
engaged in battle
27.
desire to remain separated in the affairs or interest of other groups
a)
avoidance
b)
isolationism
c)
stalemate
d)
internationalism
28.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
29.
What caused the U.S. and German relations to deteriorate in 1915?
a)
German invasion of Belgium
b)
German blockade
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
German embargo on U.S. goods
30.
Which group of countries allied themselves to form the Triple Entente (Allies) in the years before World War I?
a)
Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
c)
Russia, Germany, and Italy
d)
Britain, France, and Russia
31.
World War I started with the assassination of
a)
JFK
b)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Donald Duck
d)
Genghis Khan
32.
President Wilson's fourteen points 
a)
initiated U.S. involvement in World War I
b)
laid out his goals for peace
c)
ended World War I
d)
made Germany to accept blame for the war
33.
What are the name of the acts that made it illegal to criticize the U.S. involvement in the war or encourage draft resisters
a)
Espionage and Sedition Acts
b)
Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points
c)
the Yalta Agreement and the Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Espionage Act and the Fourteen Points
34.
The 1919 treaty that ended WW1
a)
Reparations
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Reparations
d)
Treaty of Versailles 
35.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
36.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
37.
The battlefields of Northern France.
a)
Western Front
b)
North Front
c)
Eastern Front
d)
Central Front
38.
A type of military tactic used without warning.
a)
Total War
b)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Tactical Invasion
39.
This soldier is trying to protect himself from 
a)
Trench rats
b)
Dysentery
c)
Trench mouth
d)
Poison gas
40.

Why did a stalemate develop along the Western Front early in the war?

a)

the United States immediately joined the war

b)

trench warfare made it difficult for either side to win

c)

the French army was able to push Germany out

d)

the Germany army fought with outdated weapons

41.

What country is located at point C on the map?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

United Kingdom

42.

What country is located at point A on the map?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

United Kingdom

43.

What country is located at point D on the map?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

Ukraine

44.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Ukraine

d)

United Kingdom

45.

What country is this?

a)

Romania

b)

Norway

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

46.

What country is #2 on the map?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Germany

47.

What country is #4 on the map?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Bulgaria

c)

Russia

d)

Greece

48.

What country is #6 on the map?

a)

Serbia

b)

Belgium

c)

Romania

d)

Albania

49.

Who started WWI

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Serbia

d)

Germany

50.

Who promised Mexico the border states if they attacked the United States?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

51.

Who are the Allied Powers?

a)

Britain

France

Italy

Russia

USA

b)

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Ottoman Empire

c)

Sweden

Norway

Finland

d)

North Pole

South Pole

Antartica

52.

What were people doing at home to help the allied countries?

a)

Food Rationing

b)

Making Weapons

c)

Enlisting

d)

All three

53.

How did US Government change public opinion on the war effort?

a)

Commercials

b)

Propaganda Posters

c)

Facebook

d)

Twitter

54.

The _____________ Act curtailed the free speech rights of the U.S. citizens during time of war.

a)

Sabotage

b)

Sedition

c)

Slinky

d)

Southern

55.

What country took the blame for WWI?

a)

United States

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

Germany

56.

Why did President Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations fail?

a)

Great Britain joined

b)

U.S. Did Not Join

c)

Italy Did not join

d)

U.S. Joined

57.

The __________ Act of 1917 makes it a crime to interfere/attempt/undermine with the efforts of the U.S. armed forces during war.

a)

Alliance

b)

Espionage

c)

Imperial

d)

National

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