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WWI

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Propaganda was used for all the following reasons EXECPT

a)

encourage support for the war

b)

raise money for the war effort

c)

turn children into nationalists

d)

sympathize for the enemy

2.

This poster was used to

a)

rally people against the enemy

b)

encourage men to enlist in the military

c)

encourage people to donate to the war fund

d)

gain sympathy for the war

3.

Which poster is an example of nationalism

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

In what war was trench warfare the primary method of fighting?

a)

World War II

b)

Civil War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

World War I

e)

Vietnam War

5.

What was the land between two enemy trenches called?

a)

Danger region

b)

Kill zone

c)

No man's land

d)

Death valley

e)

Fighting area

6.
What is the problem shown that troops suffered from?
a)
Gangrene
b)
Cold feet
c)
Trench foot
d)
Elephantiasis 
7.

What pattern were trenches dug in?

a)

Straight lines

b)

Zig zags

c)

Criss cross

d)

H-shape

8.
What does "neutral" mean?
a)
taking sides
b)
not taking sides
9.
A secret telegram from Germany to Mexico was the:
a)
Tooleriod Telegram
b)
Zimmerman Telegram
c)
Lusitania Telegram
10.
What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?
a)
Germany wanted Mexico to join the war and fight against the US.
b)
Germany wanted Mexico to stay out of the war.
11.
Which choice is a reason the US joined World War I?
a)
Economic and Political ties to Russia
b)
Sinking of the Titanic
c)
The Zimmerman Telegram
d)
Inability to remain angry
12.
Who did Germany send the Zimmerman telegram to?
a)
France
b)
Mexico
c)
Great Britain
d)
Canada
13.

What is a U-Boat?

a)

A German submarine used in World War I or World War II.

b)

Built exclusively for fishing, fishing boats in different sizes are used on both salt and freshwater bodies.

c)

Considered the most popular boats in the world, these multi-hull craft rely on pontoons, which resemble large tubes, to float.

d)

Your moms boat.

e)

Your uncles fishing boat.

14.

What were U-Boats originally called?

a)

USS V-1

b)

Undersea Boat

c)

U-Boat

15.

What country sunk the Lusitania as part of war?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

16.

Where was the Lusitania when it was sunk?

a)

In New York Harbor

b)

Off the coast of Ireland

c)

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean

17.

The sinking of the Lusitania outraged many countries and turned public opinion in the U.S. against Germany

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The belief that a specific nation, language, or culture is superior to others

a)

militarism

b)

alliances

c)

nationalism

d)

imperialism

19.

Policy of aggressive military preparedness

a)

militarism

b)

alliances

c)

nationalism

d)

mobilze

20.

Situation in which the strength of rival alliances in nearly equal

a)

mobilize

b)

militarism

c)

balance of power

d)

nationalism

21.

Alliance formed by Austria Hungary and Germany and later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Entente

c)

Central Powers

d)

Allied Powers

22.

Alliance formed by Britain, France, and Russia; later joined by Italy in 1915 and the US in 1917

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Entente

c)

Central Powers

d)

Allied Powers

23.

To prepare military forces for war

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

mobilize

d)

imperialism

24.

What is the correct time frame for WWI?

a)

1870-1900

b)

1914-1918

c)

1917-1918

d)

1941-1945

25.

Who was blamed for causing WWI?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

The Ottoman Empire

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

26.

Who was importantly assassinated in 1914?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

George Clemenceau

d)

Nicholas II

27.

What are the FOUR main causes of WWI?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Industrialization

d)

Alliances

e)

Imperialism

28.

In what year did the U.S. enter WWI?

a)

1914

b)

1917

c)

1919

d)

1941

29.

What was the alliance system that Britain was part of called?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis

c)

Central Powers

30.

What was the alliance system that Germany was part of called?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis

c)

Central Powers

31.

Who was Germany's main ally?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Belgium

32.

Which other countries were allied with Britain?

a)

Russia and the Ottoman Empire

b)

France and Croatia

c)

France and Russia

d)

Russia and Turkey

33.

What was the treaty that ended the war?

a)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Shiminoseki

d)

Treaty of Versailles

34.

Who was the U.S. President during WWI?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

35.

What was the name of the President's plan for peace?

a)

The 14 Points

b)

Communist Manifesto

c)

A Perpetual Peace

d)

Charter to the United Nations

36.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
37.
Imperialism is:
a)
system of no private property
b)
government ran by the people
c)
system of building an empire by conquering other nations
d)
method of ruling similar to communism
38.
British passenger liner sunk by  the Germans in May, 1915 which killed 1200 people including 128 Americans
a)
Maine
b)
Titanic
c)
Sussex
d)
Lusitania
39.
Where did the United States get most of the money needed to finance the war?
a)
Skip
b)
By encouraging people to buy and eat more food.
c)
By fining those who opposed the war.
d)
By selling war bonds to the American people.
40.
Formal friendship between nations are called:
a)
treaties
b)
alliances
c)
clubs
d)
democracies
41.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
42.
9)  WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
43.
When World War I began, the official United States policy was
a)
to enter on the side of the Allied Powers
b)
the enter on the side of the Central Powers
c)
to remain militarily and politically neutral
d)
to support the Central Powers by providing war materials
44.
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
45.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
46.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt

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