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WWI

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Europe is divided into which two alliances?

a)

Triple Entente (Allied Powers) vs. Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Warsaw Pact vs. NATO

c)

AXIS Powers vs. ALLIED Powers

d)

Roundheads vs. Cavilers

2.

Who is assassinated in 1914 to start WWI?

a)

Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Sultan Mehmed V

d)

Prince Henry of Wales

3.

What treaty is signed to end WWI?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Geneva Convention

d)

Paris Peace Accords

4.

Which country takes the blame of WWI and has to pay reparations (war debt)?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

5.

Which country leaves WWI in 1917?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Britain

6.

What was the goal of the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the US

b)

An offer to split up colonized land in Africa

c)

A letter declaring war between Germany and France

d)

The telegram that spread news that WWI has begun

7.

Poster were used as a part of the war machine. What does this World War I poster represent?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Prohibition

c)

Neutrality

d)

Propaganda

8.

Which country was NOT a part of the CENTRAL POWERS/TRIPLE ALLIANCE?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

9.

Which one of these countries was NOT on the Allied Powers/Triple Alliance? 

a)
Serbia
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Great Britain 
10.
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 
11.
Which one of these is 3 new technologies introduced during WWI? 
a)
Atomic bombs, rifles, machine guns 
b)

Atomic bombs, repeating rifles, gas masks 

c)

Atomic bombs, poisonous gas, airplanes 

d)
Airplanes, poisonous gas, machine guns
12.

This failed group was created to try to PREVENT any future wars after WWI. 

a)
 NATO 
b)
United Nations 
c)
League of Nations 
d)
Treaty of Versailles
13.
Where was WWI fought at? 
a)
Ireland 
b)
Australia 
c)
United States 
d)
Europe
14.
Which country declared war on Serbia to begin WWI? 
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Russia 
c)
France 
d)
Germany
15.
Which boat was sunk by the Germans?
a)
U.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titantic
d)
Princess
16.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
17.
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
18.
Who won WWI?
a)

Allied Powers (Triple Entene)

b)

Central Powers (Triple Alliance)

19.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
20.
Why did Germany's economy deteriorate after WWI ? 
a)
weapons spending
b)

They had to pay for the war

c)

An increase in Jewish population

d)
High numbers had died from the Spanish flu
21.
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
22.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
23.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
24.
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
25.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
26.
The battlefields of Northern France.
a)
Western Front
b)
North Front
c)
Eastern Front
d)
Central Front
27.
This soldier is trying to protect himself from 
a)
Trench rats
b)
Dysentery
c)
Trench mouth
d)
Poison gas
28.

Why did a stalemate develop along the Western Front early in the war?

a)

the United States immediately joined the war

b)

trench warfare made it difficult for either side to win

c)

the French army was able to push Germany out

d)

the Germany army fought with outdated weapons

29.

What caused European nations to get involved in WWI

a)

Desire for resources

b)

System of alliances

c)

Fear of outsiders

d)

World domination

30.

What happened to Austria-Hungary after the Treaty Versailles

a)

It broke it into new nations (self determination)

b)

It became part of Great Britain

c)

It all went to Germany

d)

It all went to the United States

31.

After entering, how did the United States impact WWI?

a)

The United States brought the extra strength the Allied Powers needed to defeat the Central Powers.

b)

The United States weakened the Allied Powers because they did not have the appropriate weapons.

c)

The United States could only help France and Great Britain.

d)

The United States joined the Central Powers and took over Germany.

32.

What was another name that people called World War I?

a)

The Spanish-American War

b)

The Great War

c)

The Central War

d)

There was no other name that they called this war.

33.
Germany built u-boats in response to England's naval strength. What is this an example of? 
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
34.
Serbians in the Balkans didn't want to be ruled by Austrians. What explains this?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
35.
What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on WWI?
a)
It quickly ended the war.
b)
Mass production made war deadlier. 
c)
It didn't have an impact.
d)
It caused most of the fighting to be at sea.
36.
What is this condition called?
a)
Cholera
b)
Trench Fever
c)
Toe Jam
d)
Trench Foot
37.
What was the significance of Russia pulling out of WWI for the Central Powers?
a)
It allowed Austria to throw all their forces at Italy.
b)
Germany could throw all of their forces against the Allies on the Western front.
c)
It had no impact. Russia didn't cause much of a problem for the Central Powers.
d)
It allowed Germany to invade Russia and take more land.
38.
Which of the following did NOT happen to Germany as a result of Versailles?
a)
They were able to rebuild, and became a powerful ally to France and England.
b)
They were left powerless with a weak military.
c)
They were forced to pay heavy reparations to the rest of Europe.
d)
They were denied entry to the League of Nations.
39.
When did the U.S. join WWI (1914-1918)
a)
1918
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
40.

DURING WWI, what was another name that people called this war?

a)

The Spanish-American War

b)

The War to End All Wars

c)

The Central War

d)

World War I

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