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World War 1

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mobilization is

a)

assembly and movement of troops in order to prepare for war.

b)

glorification of war and the military

c)

enrollment in the military service

2.

Reparations

a)

Policy of supporting neither side of the war

b)

payments made to the winner of a war by a losing country to pay for damages.

c)

payments made to the winner of a war by a losing country to pay for damages.

d)

Period of low economic activity with widespread unemployment

3.

Austria Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a member of the extreme nationalist group known as the

a)

Purple Foot

b)

the Black Hand

c)

Red Arms

d)

Orange Eyes

4.

Conscription

a)

enrollment into military service by force, also called the draft

b)

a situation where no further action is possible

c)

Glorification of war and members of the military

d)

policy of supporting neither side of the war

5.

The area between opposing trench lines that was very dangerous was known as _________?

a)

Three Man's Land

b)

No Man's Land

c)

German Land

d)

Three Man's Land

6.

German submarines boats known as _______________ did a lot of damage to the Allied sides because they would sink civilian and merchant ships carrying supplies to Britain.

a)

Big Boats

b)

small boats

c)

U-Boat

7.

Tanks played the biggest role in

a)

creating a new jobs for soldiers

b)

Helping Naval ships take out German submarines and preventing them from taking control of seas.

c)

Taking injured soldiers away from the trenches to safety

d)

Breaking through the stalemate and getting across "No Man's Land" on the Western Front

8.

A type of fighting where the military dug large ditches into the ground. What type of warfare is this called?

a)

Submarine Warfare

b)

Cyber Warfare

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Unrestricted Warfare

9.

Which country is NOT apart of the Central Powers alliance?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Austria Hungary

10.

What year did World War 1 begin?

a)

1918

b)

1914

c)

1916

d)

1913

11.

What event in 1914 sparked the start of WW1?

a)

German Submarines sunk American ships

b)

Germans invaded Belgium

c)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

d)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

12.

In the U.S. which groups of people were discriminated against during WW1?

a)

White men and soilders

b)

African Americans and Women

c)

Africans

d)

Adults under the age of 35

13.

Which country did the ANZAC soldiers come from?

a)

Austria Hungary

b)

Russia

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Australia and New Zealand

14.

Which country introduced flame throwers to the war?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

15.

Which country was NOT apart of the Allied Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Russia

e)

United States

16.

Why didn't the U.S. immediately join the war?

a)

they wanted to make money off trade and stay isolated

b)

they didn't like either alliance

c)

they were at war with Spain at the time

d)

they believed in peaceful strategies

17.

What is the Zimmerman telegram

a)

A telegram between Russia and Germany encouraging a peace treaty

b)

A telegram where Germany encourages Mexico to attack the U.S.

c)

A telegram where Mexico asks Germany to attack the U.S.

18.

Which is one of the events that caused the U.S. to join the war?

a)

Sinking of the Lusitania

b)

The Battle of Verdun

c)

Mexico hating the U.S.

d)

food shortages on the homefront

19.

The Schlieffen Plan was to go through what neutral country then down into France?

a)

France

b)

Buglaria

c)

Belgium

d)

Luxembourg

20.

How did Alliance cause WW1?

a)

it didn't, the alliances were for economics reasons, not war

b)

alliances pulled other countries into the war to back their allies

c)

countries fought against people they didn't like, not alliances

d)

alliance did not cause WW1

21.

Militarism

a)

opposition to all war

b)

Glorification of war and the military

c)

mobilization of troops

d)

a written agreement between nations

22.

Who won WW1?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Neutral Countries

23.

What year did WW1 end?

a)

1939

b)

1918

c)

1915

d)

1924

24.

What does M.A.I.N stand for?

a)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

b)

Mobilization, Allies, Impartiality, Nations

c)

Military, Alliances, Ideas, Numbers

25.

Who was the president of the U.S. during WW1?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William McKinley

26.

What document was signed as a consequence of WW1?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Berlin

c)

Treaty of Armistice

27.

Who had to pay for reparations or war damages and take full blame for WW1?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Austria Hungary

d)

Serbia

28.

The Treaty of Versailles and Germany's total blame for the War caused

a)

Germany's Economy continue to worsen and led to a Great Depression

b)

Germany to get more land and become wealthy

c)

Germany struggling to become a world power ever again