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World War 1 Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of the Leader who was Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip was....

a)

Archduke Franz-Ferdinand

b)

Archduke French Fillio

c)

Archduke John F Kenedy

d)

Archduke Edward the Eighth

2.

An alliance is...

a)

Friendship and support between countries who promise to support each other in war.

b)

A way to line your country up with another before battle

c)

A french delicacy

d)

Love

3.

The Triple Alliance was between

a)

Germany/Austria-Hungary/Italy

b)

Germany/Russia/Austria-Hungary

c)

France/Great Britain/Russia

d)

France/Germany/Russia

4.

The Triple Entente was with...

a)

France/Great Britain/Russia

b)

Germany/Austria-Hungary/Russia

c)

Germany/Austria-Hungary/Italy

d)

Germany/Austria-Hungary/France

5.

Nationalism is the belief of...

a)

Nations, and the people in them, are better than others.

b)

That a nation should be expanded to control other countries.

c)

Taking colonies to build an empire.

d)

The friendship between 2 nations.

6.
A belief that a country should have a strong military and use it to gain power
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Militarism
7.
The spark that ignited World War 1 
a)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Germany attacking Belgium
c)
Russian support of Serbia
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
8.

Countries need more land to get more money and more power

a)

Nationalism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

9.

Which continent did World War 1 mainly take place on?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

10.

Which of the following are responsible for World War 1?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Alliances

d)

All other answers

11.
World War 1 officially began in 
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
12.
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
13.
What type of advancements made machine guns, artillery, poison gas, airplanes, and submarines so deadly during WWI?
a)
Nationalism advancements
b)
technology advancements
c)
allied advancements
d)
war advancements 
14.

World War 1 was originally called what?

a)

The Best War

b)

the Mother of All Wars

c)

The War to End Empires

d)

The Great War

15.

The channeling of a Nation's entire resources into a war effort.

a)

Armistice

b)

Soviet

c)

Total War

d)

Rationing

16.

Was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.

a)

Provisional Government

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Total peace

d)

Treaty of Berlin

17.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?

a)

Alliances

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Totalitarism

18.

These three events are key events in the 'slide to war' in 1914. Which came first?

a)

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

b)

Germany implemented the Schlieffen Plan

c)

Russia mobilised her army

d)

The US joined the Triple Entente