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World War I Causes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia in 1914, what country came to Serbia's aid?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

United States

d)

Ottoman Empire

2.

What is it called when writing, posters, or presentations are made to convince and persuade people?

a)

commercial

b)

yellow journalism

c)

draft

d)

propaganda

3.

When neither side can make a move because they are at a standstill it is called a...

a)

block

b)

treaty

c)

stalemate

d)

truce

4.

What ended the stalemate in WWI in 1917?

a)

A revolution in Russia

b)

US entry into the war

c)

A German victory

d)

Great Britain's withdrawal

5.

American was growing frustrated with Germany in WWI because....

a)

Germany was interrupting American sea trade with its submarine warfare

b)

Germany attacked the Titanic

c)

Germany torpedoed the coast of Florida

d)

Germany made an alliance with France

6.

Who was the president in the US during WWI?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Warren Harding

d)

William Taft

7.

What battle strategy was first used in WW1 causing hundreds of miles to be dug up through France?

a)

calvary

b)

trench warfare

c)

frontline tactics

d)

industrial warfare

8.

What is it called when stronger nations get control over weaker colonies or nations?

a)

nationalism

b)

imperialsim

c)

isolationism

d)

alliances

9.

What is it called when countries have strong feelings of cultural pride in their country?

a)

alliances

b)

freedom

c)

nationalism

d)

imperialism

10.

What is a partnership with another country to help protect one another in a time of war?

a)

treaty

b)

isolationism

c)

nationalism

d)

alliance

11.

What is it called when a country builds up its armed forces?

a)

trench warfare

b)

nationalism

c)

militarism

d)

patriotism

12.

What telegraph was intercepted by British that created another reason for America to enter WW1?

a)

Mexican Transcript

b)

Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Western Union Telegram

d)

US Interception

13.

What was a British passenger ship that was torpedoed without warning by a German U-Boat?

a)

The Lusitania

b)

The Titanic

c)

The Mauretania

d)

The Aquitania

14.

Where was Zimmerman's telegram headed to?

a)

Germany

b)

The United States

c)

Mexico

d)

France

15.

Name three big Central Powers

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Ottoman Empire

e)

Montenago

16.

Name the big 3 Allies in WWI before the U.S joined the war

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

e)

Russia

17.

An heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was shot and killed in 1914. What was his name?

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

King George Frederick Ernest Albert

c)

Phillip Princip

18.

Why did Princip shoot the Archduke?

a)

The Serbian people were upset about being a territory of Austria-Hungary. They wanted to rule themselves. Princip was a Serbian Nationalist.

b)

Russia threatened to wage war on Serbia if they did not send someone to attack the Austria-Hungarian duke.

c)

Austria-Hungary had threatened war on Serbia.

19.

What is the acronym for remembering the causes of WWI?

a)

MAIN

b)

NEW

c)

GAINS

d)

PLAN

20.

What country in Europe looks like a boot?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Portugal

21.

What country in Europe is above Italy and remained Neutral in WWI?

a)

Spain

b)

Switzerland

c)

Germany

d)

Albania

22.

What borders Italy on the west (left)?

a)

Germany

b)

Britain

c)

Russia

d)

France

23.

What bordered Italy on the east (right) during WWI?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Russia

24.

What country is north and northeast of Austria-Hungary?

a)

France

b)

Romania

c)

Germany

d)

France

25.

What nation is surrounded by water, is north of France, and had a vast empire in 1914 including Australia, India, and Canada?

a)

Ireland

b)

Great Britain

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

France