wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

World War 1

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The naval rivalry between Germany and Britain was the direct result of

a)

German U-boat attacks on shipping in the Atlantic.

b)

the German invasion of Belgium.

c)

The theft of Sir Reginald

d)

Austria-Hungary aggression

2.

Who was assassinated by the Black Hand

a)

Sir Reginald Von Bartelsby III

b)

Franz Ferdinand and his wife

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Leon Trotsky

3.

The chief goal of the League of Nations was to

a)

enforce the Treaty of Versailles

b)

end imperialism

c)

prevent future wars

d)

Stop Japan from attacking the United States

4.

Which statement describes a feature of “war communism” in Russia?

a)

People did some things

b)

Some private ownership of banks, mines, factories, and railroads was restored.

c)

Aristocrats and landowners were drafted into the military or forced to work in factories.

d)

Peasants were forced to deliver their crops to feed the army and people in the cities.

5.

Germany, France, and Russia were drawn into the war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia as a result of the

a)

Schilieffen Plan

b)

Alliance System

c)

Chili

d)

Second Balkan War

6.

What was one effect of the failure of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan to quickly defeat France?

a)

Some clouds look like turtles

b)

Germany had to fight the war on both the Eastern and the Western Front.

c)

Germany had to make an alliance with France.

d)

Germany had to declare war on the United States

7.

What did the "M" stand for in M.A.I.N?

a)

Murder

b)

Militarism

c)

Marxism

d)

Mobil Games

8.

What did the "A" stand for in M.A.I.N?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Algebra

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Alliance

9.

What did the "I" stand for in M.A.I.N?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Ice Age

c)

Invasions

d)

Innocent deaths

10.

What did the "N" stand for in M.A.I.N?

a)

Naval Arms Race

b)

Normandy

c)

Nationalism

d)

Nascar

11.

Which was NOT a weapon used in WW!

a)

U-Boats

b)

Tanks

c)

Atom Bomb

d)

Flame Throwers

12.

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution

a)

Lenin

b)

Trotsky

c)

Stalin

d)

Ivan Drago

13.

When was the October Revolution

a)

August

b)

September

c)

October

d)

November

14.

What was the area between trenches called?

a)

Dead Zone

b)

No Mans Land

c)

Purgatory

d)

Dead Mans Land

15.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?

a)

American Isolationism

b)

Stockpiling of Weapons

c)

Imperialist Competition

d)

European Nationalism

16.

This was the result of fighting in the trenches without taking care of your feet? (Use the picture for help)

a)

Crack Foot

b)

Hobbit Feet

c)

Trench Foot

d)

Duck Feet

17.

Who gave Austria-Hungary a "blank check?"

a)

United States

b)

Serbia

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

18.

Whose flag is this?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

USSR

19.

What was the name of the treaty that ended WW1?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Trent

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Geneva

20.

Which factor was a cause of BOTH revolutions in Russia in 1917?

a)

American Imperialism

b)

Russia's involvement in World War I

c)

Rasputin's influence over the tsarina

d)

the tsar's ineffective leadership of the troops at the front

21.

What is shown here?

a)

Corona Virus

b)

No Mans Land

c)

Submarine Warfare

d)

Trench Warfare

22.

Why did the United States enter WW1

a)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

c)

Bombing of the twin towers on 7/11

d)

Sinking of titanic

23.

What was the name of the American ship that Germany sunk killing more than 1200 people?

a)

Titanic

b)

Lucitania

c)

Queen Mary

d)

USS Enterprise

24.

What was the name of the man who took Lenin's place as the leader of the Soviet Union?

a)

Putin

b)

Trump

c)

Stalin

d)

Lenin

25.

What is the meaning of U-Boat?

a)

Submarine

b)

Under Sea Boat

c)

Unterseeboot

d)

Under water death machine

26.

Biased or misleading information used to promote a particular cause or point of view is known as? (Used attached picture for help)

a)

Propaganda

b)

Total War

c)

War Communism

d)

NATO