WorksheetsThe Great War Begins (World War I)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand spark?
U-boat warfare
the Great War
the reelection of President Woodrow Wilson
World War II
Which sentences best support your answer to question 1? (Select all that apply)
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Which three major European countries were known as the Allied Powers (or Triple Alliance) during the Great War?
France, Britain, Russia
United States, Germany, France
France, Germany, Russia
Great Britain, Prussia, Germany
President Wilson is steering a boat in this political a cartoon. What might the ship represent?
American merchant ships
the British navy and blockade
American attempts at neutrality
the Sussex Pledge
What did Germany do to stop the spread of supplies to the Allied Powers during the Great War?
remained neutral
used their navy to blockade the Central Powers
invaded Belgium
sank merchant ships with their U-boats
What sentence best supports your answer to question 5?
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Why were Americans very upset with the sinking of the Lusitania?
The ship was carrying medical supplies to the Central Powers
The ship had no military cargo
The sinking of the ship caused the United States to immediately join the Great War
There were many American passengers on board who drowned
What sentence best support the answer to question 7?
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During the Great War, the term "Huns" was used to describe:
the Central Powers
the victims of the sinking of the Sussex
the victims of the sinking of the Lusitania
President Wilson's advisers.
What sentence best supports the answer to question 9?
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What did Germany promise when it made the Sussex Pledge in early 1916?
end submarine warfare against passenger vessels
end the Great War
stop building "Unterseeboats"
campaign for the reelection of President Woodrow Wilson
What sentence supports the answer to question 11?
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Kaiser Wilhelm II was the leader of which nation during the Great War?
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Germany
Great Britain
Which sentence best supports the answer to question 13?
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