WorksheetsWar & Peace - Final Study Guide
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire formed the.... in 1915
a)
Central Powers.
b)
Triple Entente.
c)
Eastern Block.
d)
Triple Alliance
2.
describes a policy of glorifying the armed forces and keeping an army prepared for war?
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
imperialism
d)
patriotism
3.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by...
a)
Gavrilo Princip
b)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Rasputin
4.
Algerian and Moroccan Troops in the French Army highlights what cause of war?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Militarism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Assassination
5.
What did Austria-Hungary before declaring war on Serbia?
a)
Issued an Ultimatium they had to follow or else...
b)
Bombed Belgrade to ruins
c)
Deployed poison gas on Serbian Troops
d)
Forced Serbians in Austria to watch terrible Tiktoks
6.
Russia began to mobilize it's forces against Germany when Germany gave Austria....
a)
A "Blank Cheque" of Support
b)
A stern rebuttal against Austria's war aims
c)
An official notice to attack Russia
d)
A train car of communists
7.
The Schlieffen Plan's first objective was to take out _______ before focusing on Russia
a)
France
b)
Belgium
c)
England
d)
Italy
8.
In which month and year did the Great War begin?
a)
August 1914
b)
November 1918
c)
September 1939
d)
June 1914
9.
What were soldiers on the Western Front doing on Christmas Day in 1914?
a)
Singing Christmas Carols with enemy troops
b)
Being defeated at the battle of Tannenberg
c)
Going home to be with their families
d)
Fighting a war, you bloody idiots!
10.
Which one of these nations was ruled by elected leaders before 1914?
a)
Serbia
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
Austro-Hungary
11.
What new weapon of war was effectively used by German forces during the war to distrupt trade?
a)
Submarine
b)
Airplane
c)
Poison Gas
d)
Machine Gun
12.
How did Russian peasants respond to the Great War?
a)
Sad and Frustrated at the lack of food and supplies they had
b)
Happy they were finally fighting Germany
c)
Supportive of the Czar and his efforts to win
d)
Eager to create a Democracy so they can vote to leave
13.
What was the main difference between German and British/French Trenches?
a)
German trenches were more sturdy and meant to last longer
b)
German trenches had far more artillery then french
c)
British Trenches were more sturdy and meant to last
d)
French Trenches were flooded with wine
14.
What battle saw the first use of Poison Gas by a belligerent?
a)
The Battle of Ypres - 1915
b)
The Battle of Verdun - 1916
c)
The Battle of Gallipoli - 1915
d)
The 7th Battle of the Isonzo River
15.
What battlefield has a memorial for 50,000 French Troops after a costly victory for France?
a)
The Battle of Verdun - 1916
b)
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive - 1918
c)
The Battle of Passendale - 1916
d)
The 3rd Battle of the Somme - 1917
16.
What was the main cause of "Shell Shock" during the 1st world war?
a)
Artillery Barrages
b)
Angry Officers
c)
Lack of Adequate Footwear
d)
Trench Digging Detail
17.
The Germans would send this communist to Russia in 1917 to foment a revolt against the Czar
a)
Vladimir I. Lenin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Rasputin
d)
Joseph Stalin
18.
What major mistake did the provisional government of Russia after the Czar make?
a)
They did not withdraw from the war
b)
They made vodka illegal
c)
They supported an eventual return of the Romanovs
d)
They played too much Battlefield 1
19.
What event(s) brought the United States into the 1st World War?
a)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
b)
Election of Woodrow Wilson
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Decreasing Trade to British/French Allies
20.
How many Americans would be serving in Europe by October 1918?
a)
Over 1 million
b)
Roughly 500,000
c)
3.2 Million
d)
2.5 Million
21.
What day does WW1 end?
a)
November 11th, 1918
b)
December 25th, 1918
c)
June 29th, 1919
d)
August 11th, 1945
22.
What is NOT part of Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points?
a)
Germany should pay war reparations
b)
Freedom of the seas and trade
c)
Arms limitations
d)
League of Nations
23.
Which nations were NOT invited to the Paris Peace Conference?
a)
Germany
b)
United States
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
24.
What punishments did NOT Germany have to accept at the end of WWI?
a)
War Reparations Payments
b)
Lose of Alsace-Loraine
c)
League of Nations control of Govt.
d)
Loss of Overseas Colonies
25.
What is one nation NOT established by the Paris Peace Conference
a)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
b)
Yugoslavia
c)
Poland
d)
Lithuania
26.
Which nation would NOT be part of the League of Nations in 1921?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Britain
d)
Italy
27.
Why did decisions of the League sometimes get ignored?
a)
No mechanism to force nations to follow agreements
b)
Britain, the main enforcer, had serious economic troubles
c)
Secretariat Role was too small to handle the workload
d)
They looked to the United States to make peace
28.
An attempt to control all aspects of people's lives' - is a description of which word?
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Nazism
c)
Democracy
d)
Dictatorship
29.
What political party did Hitler join after WWI?
a)
German Workers Party
b)
Nazi Party
c)
Communist Party
d)
Social Democrats
30.
How did Hitler gain power?
a)
Democratically elected
b)
Violent revolution
c)
Coup de'tat
d)
Russian Interference
31.
Mussolini and the Fascists would take power after the March on Rome in...
a)
1921
b)
1933
c)
1939
d)
1919
32.
Japanese expansion continued after World War I, going to the next level during the 1933...
a)
Invasion of Manchuria
b)
Rape of Nanking
c)
Russo-Japanese War
d)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
33.
What is NOT cause of World War 2?
a)
Great Depression
b)
Appeasement of Hitler
c)
Failure of the League to Prevent aggression
d)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
34.
What preceded the 1939 invasion of Poland by the Nazis and Soviet Union?
a)
Molotov-Ribbentrop pact
b)
Munich Pact
c)
Treaty of Versallies
d)
Tripartite Agreement
35.
What law passed in 1941, allowing American Aid, reversed the Neutrality Acts?
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Cash-Carry Act
c)
Foreign Quota Act
d)
Marshall Plan
36.
What nations would NOT fall to Germany by January 1941?
a)
France
b)
Netherlands
c)
Norway
d)
Great Britain
37.
Why did the United States, under FDR's leadership, declare war on Japan?
a)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
b)
Japan attacked the U.S.S.R.
c)
Japan used interment camps.
d)
Japan invaded the Philippines
38.
Hitler wanted to make Germany larger by gaining "Libenstraum." This mindset represents:
a)
imperialism
b)
miltarism
c)
nationalism
d)
democracy
39.
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1940 until July 1945?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Harry S. Truman
40.
What is NOT considered a "Turning Point" in the 2nd World War?
a)
Operation Overlord - D Day, 1944
b)
Battle of Midway, 1942
c)
Battle of Stalingrad - 1941/42
d)
Battle of El Alamein, 1942
41.
Which Battle/Operation is NOT found in the European Theatre?
a)
Operation Overlord
b)
Operation Shingle
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Battle of Kasserine Pass
42.
Which Battle/Operation is NOT found in the Pacific Theatre?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Iwo Jima
c)
Batle of Okinawa
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
43.
Who were NOT considered targets for German Concentraion Camps?
a)
Jews
b)
Political Prisoners
c)
Catholics
d)
Homosexuals
44.
What book is NOT written about World War 2 Experiences?
a)
Slaughterhouse Five
b)
All Quiet on the Western Front
c)
Night
d)
Band of Brothers
45.
The Manhattan Project caused what event?
a)
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
Dr. Manhattan wins the Vietnam War
c)
The Soviet Union declares war on Japan
d)
New York completes their National History Day Project
46.
What was the main purpose for creating the United Nations in 1945?
a)
to settle problems between countries peacefully
b)
to guard against the spread of communism
c)
to stabilize the currency of the U.S. and Europe
d)
to encourage trade between countries
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