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The Great War Begins (World War I)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand spark?

a)

U-boat warfare

b)

the Great War

c)

the reelection of President Woodrow Wilson

d)

World War II

2.

Which sentences best support your answer to question 1? (Select all that apply)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Which three major European countries were known as the Allied Powers (or Triple Alliance) during the Great War?

a)

France, Britain, Russia

b)

United States, Germany, France

c)

France, Germany, Russia

d)

Great Britain, Prussia, Germany

4.

President Wilson is steering a boat in this political a cartoon. What might the ship represent?

a)

American merchant ships

b)

the British navy and blockade

c)

American attempts at neutrality

d)

the Sussex Pledge

5.

What did Germany do to stop the spread of supplies to the Allied Powers during the Great War?

a)

remained neutral

b)

used their navy to blockade the Central Powers

c)

invaded Belgium

d)

sank merchant ships with their U-boats

6.

What sentence best supports your answer to question 5?

a)

40

b)

41

c)

42

d)

43

7.

Why were Americans very upset with the sinking of the Lusitania?

a)

The ship was carrying medical supplies to the Central Powers

b)

The ship had no military cargo

c)

The sinking of the ship caused the United States to immediately join the Great War

d)

There were many American passengers on board who drowned

8.

What sentence best support the answer to question 7?

a)

49

b)

50

c)

55

d)

56

9.

During the Great War, the term "Huns" was used to describe:

a)

the Central Powers

b)

the victims of the sinking of the Sussex

c)

the victims of the sinking of the Lusitania

d)

President Wilson's advisers.

10.

What sentence best supports the answer to question 9?

a)

56

b)

57

c)

58

d)

59

11.

What did Germany promise when it made the Sussex Pledge in early 1916?

a)

end submarine warfare against passenger vessels

b)

end the Great War

c)

stop building "Unterseeboats"

d)

campaign for the reelection of President Woodrow Wilson

12.

What sentence supports the answer to question 11?

a)

51

b)

52

c)

53

d)

54

13.

Kaiser Wilhelm II was the leader of which nation during the Great War?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Serbia

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

14.

Which sentence best supports the answer to question 13?

a)

54

b)

55

c)

57

d)

58