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WWI Review Extended

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the president during WWI
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
2.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
3.
Who would be blamed for WWI?
a)
Serbia
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
4.
Who was responsible for triggering the war through an assassination? 
a)
Franz Ferdinand
b)
Gavrilo Princip
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm
d)
Woodrow Wilson
5.
What is the purpose of propaganda? 
a)
to educate 
b)
to persuade
c)
to punish
d)
to entertain
6.
Conscription  or drafting began in WWI due to this law.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Propaganda Act
c)
Selective Service Act
d)
Treaty of Versailles 
7.
What is a German submarine?
a)
subway
b)
uboat
c)
blitzkrieg
d)
dreadnought 
8.
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
9.
What type of warfare was used in WWI?
a)
bench
b)
trench
c)
French
d)
wrench
10.
Which of the following countries was aligned with the Allies?
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Bulgaria
11.
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
12.
WWI took place mainly in
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
The United States
13.
Propaganda posters encouraged people to
a)
Go on strike
b)
Oppose the war
c)
Support the war
d)
Save money in banks
14.
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
15.
During the war, women took jobs in
a)
factories
b)
victory gardens
c)
combat
d)
none of the above
16.
The "home front" for America was
a)
The United States
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Europe
17.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
18.
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
19.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
20.
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
21.
All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT:
a)
trenches provided protection to soldiers from gun fire
b)
trench warfare was uncommon 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
22.
What does nationalism mean?  
a)
Means you do not want to get involved in affairs 
b)
Means a stronger country over powers a weaker country
c)
Means strong love and devotion to ones country
d)
Means you love many nations 
23.
Which one of these is 3 new technologies introduced during WWI? 
a)
Atomic bombs, rifles, machine guns 
b)
Tanks, repeating rifles, gas masks 
c)
Poisonous gas, atomic bombs, airplanes 
d)
Airplanes, poisonous gas, machine guns
24.
Which country declared war on Serbia to begin WWI? 
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Russia 
c)
France 
d)
Germany
25.
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
26.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
27.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
The battlefields of Northern France.
a)
Western Front
b)
North Front
c)
Eastern Front
d)
Central Front
32.
This soldier is trying to protect himself from 
a)
Trench rats
b)
Dysentery
c)
Trench mouth
d)
Poison gas
33.

Europe is divided into which two alliances?

a)

Triple Entente (Allied Powers) & Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Warsaw Pact & NATO

c)

Axis Powers & Allied Powers

d)

Roundheads & Cavilers

34.

Which country leaves WWI in 1917?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Britain

35.

Who leads the Russian Revolution?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

d)

Friedrich Engels

36.

What is the purpose of this propaganda image?

a)

To urge citizens to buy victory bonds.

b)

To rally nurses into helping wounded soldiers.

c)

To encourage young men to join the military.

d)

To ration food.

37.

What is the purpose of this propaganda image?

a)

To influence citizens to buy victory bonds.

b)

To encourage young men to enlist in the war.

c)

To conserve supplies for the war.

d)

To rally nurses to help wounded soldiers.

38.

What is the purpose of this piece of propaganda?

a)

To urge citizens to buy victory bonds.

b)

To conserve food.

c)

To encourage young men to enlist.

d)

To to request aid for foreign countries.

39.
Trenches were generally laid out with a first-line trench for fighting, a secondary trench for support and communication trenches connecting them...
a)
True
b)
False
40.
4 major types of poison gas were used to strike fear into and kill an enemy during WWI, which gas caused yellow burns on the skin?
a)
Yellow Fever Gas
b)
Mustard Gas
c)
Sarin Gas
d)
Yellow Jack
41.

This propaganda posting wants you to do what?

a)

Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Army.

b)

Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Navy.

c)

Buy Liberty bonds.

d)

Buy a Papa Johns Pizza

42.

Which of the following posters is dehumanizing an enemy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

Woman played a critical role in WWI?

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Which of the following are roles woman full filled in WWI?

a)

Munitionettes (workers in Munition factories)

b)

Nurses

c)

Ambulance drivers

d)

Front line soldiers (in large numbers)

45.

What are war bonds?

a)

A new type of military weapon.

b)

A government certificate sold to U.S. citizens to help the war effort.

c)

A promise to support allies during WWI.

d)

A peace treaty.

46.

The Selective Service Act of 1917

a)

Helped Americans choose the BEST uniforms for our troops.

b)

Created a bank to help finance the war.

c)

Gave the U.S. President the ability to draft soldiers and build an army.

d)

Immediately sent U.S. troops to Europe to begin fighting.

47.

To save and conserve fuel during the war, many Americans adopted . . .

a)

gasless Sundays

b)

soldiers in Europe and wrote to them every week.

c)

war dance parties to raise money for the war effort.

d)

lightless nights

48.

National War Labor Board was created to settle differences between . . .

a)

women and their employers.

b)

how much money was needed and spent on war related items (uniforms, weapons, transportation, etc.).

c)

companies and workers, so workers would not go on strike

d)

companies and the U.S. government, so prices for war goods would not rise.

49.

The primary reason food rationing was carried out in the U.S. was . . .

a)

to feed U.S. troops in Europe.

b)

to feed troops from the U.S., French and Belgium.

c)

to make every American feel they were part of the war effort.

d)

to better the American diet so they may continue to work for the war effort.

50.
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