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Chapter 24 Lesson 1: War in Europe

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During WWI, which weapon/strategy did the Germans begin to use in April 1915 against their enemies?

a)

U-boats

b)

trench warfare

c)

poison gas

d)

airplane attacks

2.

Which of these are show members of the Triple Entente?

a)

Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

b)

Austria-Hungary, Italy and Germany

c)

Russia, Great Britain and France

d)

Russia, Great Britain and Italy

3.

What is another name for the Allied Powers?

a)

Triple Entente

b)

Triple Alliance

4.

What is another name for the Triple Alliance?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

5.

Whose death sparked the start of WWI?

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Franz Kafka

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

6.

Which battle lasted 10-months in 1916?

a)

Battle of the Somme

b)

Battle of Verdun

c)

Battle of the Marne

d)

Battle of Paris

7.

Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany promised that the war would be short. Which battle, that saved Paris from German takeover, proved that the war would be much longer than anticipated?

a)

Battle of Verdun

b)

Battle of the Somme

c)

Battle of Paris

d)

Battle of the Marne

8.

Who assassinated the Archduke of Austria-Hungary in Serbia?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Vladimir Lenin

9.

Identify the main causes of WWI.

a)

alliance system

b)

assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

c)

militarism

d)

extreme nationalism

10.

Who had the strongest navy during World War I?

a)

Germany

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain

11.

To prevent Great Britain from trading and moving their navy, these blockaded the island nation.

a)

warships

b)

merchant ships

c)

u-boats

d)

aircraft carriers

12.

This prevents a single nation from dominating the others.

a)

alliance system

b)

entente

c)

militarism

d)

balance of power

13.

This is a defense agreement between nations.

a)

alliance system

b)

entente

c)

militarism

d)

balance of power

14.

A celebration of military ideals.

a)

alliance system

b)

entente

c)

militarism

d)

balance of power

15.

An understanding between nations.

a)

alliance system

b)

entente

c)

militarism

d)

balance of power