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World War One

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was another name for WWI? It was called this until WWII began.

a)

Grand War

b)

The Tsar's War

c)

The Great War

2.

A complete mobilization of all resources and people of a nation for the success of the war effort

a)

Food Rationing

b)

Total War

c)

Commandeering Transportation

3.

The wasteland between trenches that existed during WWI

a)

The Artillery Zone

b)

The Barbwire Valley

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Death Acre

4.

The movement aimed at unifying all Slavic people

a)

Pan Slavism

b)

Yugo Slavism

c)

Anti Turkification

5.

This PERSON was responsible for assassinating

the Archduke of Austria Hungry

a)

Trifko Grabez

b)

Nedeljko Cabrinovic

c)

Gavrilo Princip

6.

The beginning date of WWI

a)

April 15, 1912

b)

July 28, 1914

c)

October 5, 1917

d)

June 18, 1918

7.

Who belonged to the Triple Alliance

a)

Italy

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

Austria Hungary

8.

Who belonged to the Triple Entente

a)

Serbia

b)

England

c)

Russian

d)

France

9.

This region of Europe prior to WWI became known as a "Powder Keg". It was believed if a war was to break out in Europe, this would be the place it would take place.

a)

Scandinavia

b)

The Baltics

c)

The Low Countries

d)

The Balkans

10.

What problems were associated with Militarism prior to WWI

a)

Every country had a war plan

b)

All countries were war ready

c)

Countries like Germany and England started to build Dreadnoughts.

11.

Controversial Russian figure who could heal

the Tsar’s son; also negatively impacted trust in the Tsar

a)

Lenin

b)

Rasputin

c)

Alexandra

d)

Robespierre

12.

The problem associated with alliances prior to WWI...

a)

democratic ideals would spread throughout the continent

b)

a small dispute would develop into a large-scale war

c)

nations would be protected from economic exploitation

13.

True or False. Imperialism was a problems prior to WWI because it created intense rivalries.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What area of Europe prior to the start of WWI was know as the "Powder Keg"?

a)

The Balkans

b)

The British Iles

c)

The Mediterranean

d)

The Rhineland

15.

Why did Russia support Serbia in 1914 when WWI began?

a)

to get revenge on Germany

b)

to protect their interests in Eastern Europe

c)

to protect their Slavic brothers

16.

Which of the following would be true about the formation of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente during the late 1800's?

a)

Germany wanted security because it did not trust France.

b)

Both alliances formed because the Concert of Europe in Europe had fallen apart after the Crimean War.

c)

France wanted security because it did not trust Germany.

d)

Germany did not want Russia to unify the Balkans

17.

The assassination of this Archduke in Sarajevo, Bosnia was the final spark that ignited World War I

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

David Lloyd George

d)

Georges Clemenceau

18.

The Arch Duke of Austria Hungary was assassinated by a member of which Serbian terrorist/nationalist group that desired all Slavic people united into one country.

a)

Tamil Tigers

b)

Slavic Knights

c)

Black Hand

19.

Which of the following were Causes of WWI

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

e)

Assignation of the Archduke of Austria Hungary

20.

Which of the following countries vowed to defend Serbia prior to WWI? This country also consisted of a large number of Slavic peoples.

a)

Austria Hungary

b)

Croatia

c)

France

d)

Russia

21.

The Schlieffen Plan was designed by the German military to

a)

Avoid fighting a two front war against Russia and France

b)

Address U.S. troop deployments in France

c)

Neutralize Great Britain’s naval control of the North Sea

22.

Why did most of the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small area

a)

Each side cut off the fuel supply of the other

b)

The armies became immobile because of trench warfare

c)

There is only a small amount of flat land in all of Europe

23.

These countries fought for the Central Powers during WWI

a)

Germany

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

24.

These countries fought for the Allied Powers during WWI.

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Russia

25.

Which of the following terms refers to the German policy of sinking any ship in the war zone without warning

a)

blockade

b)

unrestricted submarine warfare

c)

naval engagement

26.

What is the definition of Genocide? Likewise, who committed the act of Genocide against the Armenian people during WWI?

a)

The systematic plan to eliminate a group of people based on their race, ethnicity, culture or religion.

b)

The Austrian Empire

c)

The Ottoman Empire

d)

The act of one person killing another.

27.

The leader of the Bolshevik party who

established Communism in Russia.

a)

Lenin

b)

Stalin

c)

Kerensky

d)

Putin

28.

Local Russian unions/organizations of Peasants, Factory

Workers and Soldiers; wanted change

a)

Bolshevicks

b)

Workers Democratic Union

c)

Mensheviks

d)

Soviets

29.

The last Russian Tsar

a)

Alexander II

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Nicholas II

30.

To give up power; Tsar Nicholas II did this in 1917.

a)

Cede

b)

Abdicate

c)

Forgo

31.

The United States attempted to stay out of the Great War. Which of the following best describes why the United States attempted to stay out of the war?

a)

The U.S. was committed to neutrality

b)

The U. S. did not have a strong military at the outbreak of the Great War.

c)

President Warren G. Harding believed this was a European affair.

32.

Which of the following were reasons why the United States either entered WWI or were pulled towards WWI?

a)

Zimmerman Note

b)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Armenian Genocide

33.

Power was taken from the Temporary Government by supporters of Lenin and the Soviets during which of the following events

a)

Bloody Sunday

b)

October Revolution of 1917

c)

Uprising of 1905

34.

Which of the following treaties allowed for the Russia to withdraw from WWI in 1917

a)

Munich-Kiev

b)

Brest-Litovsk

c)

St. Petersburg- Petrograd

35.

Armistice

a)

Surrender

b)

Cease Fire

c)

Initiate War

36.

Identify the peace treaty that officially ended WWI. It was one of the harshest treaties in history with regards to a defeated nation.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Ghent

37.

Which of the following was the German War Plan prior to WWI? Likewise, what was the goal of this plan.

a)

Plan XVII

b)

The plan was designed to protect Alsace-Lorraine

c)

Schlieffen Plan

d)

The plan was designed to avoid fighting a two front war

38.

Check all that apply. Why did the German War Plan fail?

a)

Russia mobilized much sooner than Germany believed they could

b)

The United States joined the war much quicker than expected.

c)

The French were much stronger than anticipated.

d)

Belgium fought and destroyed rail line and bridges.

39.

On which front during WWI would you have found Trench Warfare as the main type of warfare taking place?

a)

The Eastern Front

b)

The Southern Front

c)

The Western Front

d)

The Middle East

40.

Which of the following were problems associated with the trenches during the Great War?

a)

Trench foot

b)

Rats

c)

Shell Shock

d)

Smell

e)

Trench Fever

41.

In what areas of the world was the Great War fought?

a)

Europe

b)

Middle East

c)

Mexico

d)

Africa

e)

Asia

42.

1916 was a year in which many Major Offensives took place in an effort to bring the war to an end. Which of the following was an offensive instituted by the Germans in an attempt to "Bleed the French White" on the Western Front?

a)

The Battle of the Somme

b)

Brusilov offensive

c)

Gallipoli campaign

d)

The Battle of Verdun

43.

1916 was a year of many great offensives on the western and eastern fronts. One of those offensives was responsible for the single deadliest day in British military history. Which of these offensives/battles was responsible for that tragedy

a)

The Battle of Verdun

b)

The Brusilov Offensive

c)

The Battle of the Somme

d)

The Ludendorff Offensive

44.

The Communist Manifesto was written by Friedrich Engels and _____________________. This writing outlined the idealistic view of communism.

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Alexander Kerensky

45.

Which of the following events caused Tsar Nicholas II to give up his power to the Provisional Government in 1917?

a)

The October Revolution

b)

The February Revolution

c)

The Bolshevik Revolution

d)

The Revolution of 1848

46.

Power was taken from the Provisional Government in 1917 by supporters of Lenin and the Soviets during which of the following events?

a)

October Revolution

b)

February Revolution

c)

Bolshevik Revolution

d)

The November Rains

47.

Which of the two following events make up what is referred to as the Russian Revolution which took place in 1917?

a)

February Revolution

b)

Decemberist Revolution

c)

October Revolution

d)

The November Rains

48.

Lenin gained support in Russia prior to the overthrow of the Provisional Government by promising which of the following things to the Russian people?

a)

Bread

b)

Liberty

c)

Land

d)

Peace

e)

Work

49.

Which of the following fought in the Russian Civil War from 1917 to 1921?

a)

Red Army

b)

Blue Army

c)

Grey Army

d)

White Army

50.

At the conclusion of the Russian Civil War, Russia was recognized as the first Communist country in the world. This new country was referred to as the Union of Soviet States.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

The sinking of the Lusitania a British passenger ship carrying American passengers was the sole reason the United States enter WWI in 1917.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Note/Telegram?

a)

For the purpose of asking Canada to bomb U.S. cities on the U.S/Canadian border.

b)

For the purpose of asking Mexico to bomb U.S. merchant ships in the Caribbean

c)

For the purpose of asking Mexico to invade the United States.

53.

Which of the following did not have a great impact on the war when the United States finally entered in 1917?

a)

The U.S. sent troops to fight against the Reds in the Russian Civil War

b)

The U.S. assumed the financial burden of paying for the war

c)

The U.S. sent men to fight on the Western front of the war

d)

The U.S. economy switched to a war time economy to help provide needed supplies for the Allied war effort

54.

The Great War ended...

a)

November 11, 1916

b)

November 11, 1917

c)

November 11, 1918

d)

November 11, 1919

55.

On which of the following dates did the Great War come to an end?

a)

December 11, 1919.

b)

May 13, 1918

c)

February 21, 1919

d)

November 11, 1918

56.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Russian Revolution?

a)

Bloody Sunday

b)

Rasputin

c)

A Bad Harvest during the winter of 1916

d)

An inability to move on from Feudalism

e)

Poor leadership

57.

Who were the Big Four countries responsible for the main ideas incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Japan

b)

Italy

c)

The United States

d)

France

e)

Great Britain

58.

President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Point Plan can best be summarized by which of the following?

a)

Make the Germans pay for the dreadful war

b)

Revenge x 50

c)

Give us the land you owe us

d)

Peace without victory

59.

The Treaty of Versailles allowed for an international body whose sole purpose was to maintain world peace and which would sort out international disputes as and when they occurred...this body was called?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The League of Nations

c)

The Concert of Europe

60.

The President of the United States during WWI.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Grover Cleveland

61.

This country had to accept the "War Guilt Clause" of the Treaty of Versailles, which said this country was 100% responsible for starting the war and also needed to pay reparations to the Allies for the cost of the war?

a)

Russia

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

Germany

d)

Serbia

62.

As a result of WWI, which of the following empires in Europe ceased to exist?

a)

Austria Hungary

b)

The British Empire

c)

The Ottoman Empire

d)

The Russian Empire

63.

As a result of the idea of Self Determination found in the Treaty of Versailles, several new countries were established in Europe. Which of the following were new countries in Europe after the conclusion of the war?

a)

Poland

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

Hungary

d)

Austria

e)

Greece

64.

Which of these men DID NOT play a large and important role in the Russian Revolution?

a)

Leon Trotsky

b)

Stalin

c)

Lenin

d)

Karl Marx

65.

World War I and the Russian Revolution both were responsible for the downfall of the Russian Empire and Tsar Nicholas II. What was the name of the new communist country that took control of Russia?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

Poland

d)

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics