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WWI Stimulus Based Multiple Choice (B Day Version)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

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1.

Which of the following ideologies is most clearly illustrated in the document?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Alliances

d)

Militarism

2.

Using your knowledge of WWI and the political cartoon, decide the situation that resulted.

a)

A localized war

b)

A war that encompasses the region

c)

A war that include the entire world

d)

A war that include the continent

3.

Which of the following are the accurate alliance systems during WWI?

a)

Central Powers= Great Britain, France, Austria-Hungary Allied Powers= US, Germany, Ottoman Empire

b)

Central Powers= Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary Allied Powers= US, France, Russia, GB

c)

Central Powers= Great Britain, France, Belgium Allied Powers = US, Russia, Ottoman Empire

d)

Central Powers= Germany, France, Austria-Hungary Allied Powers= US, Belgium, Ottoman Empire

4.

STOP & READ THE SOURCE CAREFULLY. YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES!

From the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador in Berlin to the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister in Vienna. July 1914 Top Secret


First, His Majesty [Kaiser Wilhelm II] assured me that he expected us to take firm action against Serbia, but he had to concede that, as a result of the conflicts facing our most gracious Lord, he needed to take into account a serious complication in Europe . . . . His Majesty authorized me to report to our gracious Lord that in this case, too, we could count on Germany’s full support.

Which of the following was the most significant factor contributing to the top secret diplomatic report being sent?

a)

International cooperation between Britain and France.

b)

a trade beneficial trade agreement between Russia and Austria-Hungary

c)

the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

d)

mobilization of French troops on the German border

5.

From the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador in Berlin to the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister in Vienna. July 1914 Top Secret


First, His Majesty [Kaiser Wilhelm II] assured me that he expected us to take firm action against Serbia, but he had to concede that, as a result of the conflicts facing our most gracious Lord, he needed to take into account a serious complication in Europe . . . . His Majesty authorized me to report to our gracious Lord that in this case, too, we could count on Germany’s full support.


According to the top secret report, Germany was firmly supporting which European nation?

a)

Austra Hungary

b)

Britain

c)

Russia

d)

Serbia

6.

From the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador in Berlin to the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister in Vienna. July 1914 Top Secret


First, His Majesty [Kaiser Wilhelm II] assured me that he expected us to take firm action against Serbia, but he had to concede that, as a result of the conflicts facing our most gracious Lord, he needed to take into account a serious complication in Europe . . . . His Majesty authorized me to report to our gracious Lord that in this case, too, we could count on Germany’s full support.


The rivalry depicted in the top secret report originated in which region?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Balkans

d)

Dardanelles

7.

This painting by John Singer Sargent in 1919 depicts

a)

a platoon going "over the top" into No Man's Land

b)

the effects of the trenches

c)

the results of an artillery assault

d)

the effects of poison gas

8.

STOP! READ THE SOURCE CAREFULLY! YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES!

Official German Response by Gottlieb von Jagow, 28 May 1915

The United States proceeds on the assumption that the vessel is to be considered as an ordinary unarmed merchant vessel. It is, moreover, known to the German Government from reliable information furnished by its officials and neutral passengers that for some time practically all the more valuable English merchant vessels have been provided with guns, ammunition and other weapons, and reinforced with a crew specially practiced in manning guns. According to reports at hand here, the vessel, when she left New York undoubtedly had guns on board which were mounted under decks and masked.

What event is the passage describing:

a)

The German surrender to the Allies

b)

The stalemate on the Western Front

c)

The peace treaty between Germany and Russia

d)

The sinking of the Lusitania

9.

Official German Response by Gottlieb von Jagow, 28 May 1915

The United States proceeds on the assumption that the vessel is to be considered as an ordinary unarmed merchant vessel. It is, moreover, known to the German Government from reliable information furnished by its officials and neutral passengers that for some time practically all the more valuable English merchant vessels have been provided with guns, ammunition and other weapons, and reinforced with a crew specially practiced in manning guns. According to reports at hand here, the vessel, when she left New York undoubtedly had guns on board which were mounted under decks and masked.

The event above resulted in which of the following…

a)

American entered the war immediately

b)

German promised to stop submarine warfare against passengers/merchant vessels.

c)

Germany refused to change its behavior.

d)

Russian attacked Germany on the Western Front.

10.

Source: Author unknown, song composed and sung primarily by the lower ranks in the British Army


Forward Joe Soap’s army, marching without fear,

With our old commander, safely in the rear.

He boasts and skites from morn till night,

And thinks he’s very brave,

But the men who really did the job are dead and in their grave.


Using context clues, which of the following accurately conveys what the word “skites” means?

a)

talks

b)

brags

c)

nervous

d)

sleeps

11.

Source: Author unknown, song composed and sung primarily by the lower ranks in the British Army


Forward Joe Soap’s army, marching without fear,

With our old commander, safely in the rear.

He boasts and skites from morn till night,

And thinks he’s very brave,

But the men who really did the job are dead and in their grave.


What is the general attitude or feelings of this military unit towards their commander?

a)

heroic

b)

patriotic

c)

ineffective

d)

confident

12.

Which of the following statements is accurate with relation to this data?

a)

The Central Powers outspent the Allies.

b)

Britain spent the most per year.

c)

Allied resources were much greater than those of the Central Powers

d)

Russia would have matched France had it been able to stay in the war longer.

13.

From whom could Britain and France borrow to an almost unlimited extent to pay for war supplies?

a)

Russia

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

USA

d)

Spain

14.

STUDY THE MAP CAREFULLY! Which of the causes of WWI most helped shape postwar borders?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

15.

From which country did Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Yugoslavia gain independence?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Ottoman Empire