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WorksheetsWWI Mrs B
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
In Russia in March of 1917, widespread rioting broke out because the price of ________________ had skyrocketed.
oil
water
bread
land
The ________________ were councils made up of representatives from workers and soldiers.
Bulshivicks
Imperialists
Soviets
White Russians
The ________________ was a military group loyal to the czar.
Bulshiviks
Emperialist
White Russians
Soviets
In total war, governments were able to control
The economy and resources in their own country
the press
revolutionaries
What did trench warfare cause?
a stalemate on the Western Front
a stalemate on the Eastern Front
a stalemate on the Southern Front
a stalemate on the Northern Front
During the war, new roles in the workforce were created for women because
women were finally seen as equal
because of changes in political policy
The Women's Rights Movement
so many men left to fight in the war
A policy ensuring supplies for the Red Army was known as
indoctrination
war communism
socialism
sharing
The Red Army commissar (leader) ________________ was largely responsible for the success of the Bolsheviks.
Stalin
Lenin
Trotsky
Willhiem II
In which way was Russia unprepared for war?
The military underestimated the terrible winter.
The czar abdicated and left Russia without a government.
there were no strong military leaders
Who was the last Czar of Russia, and the leader during WWI?
Czar Alexander I
Czar Nicholas II
Ivan the Terrible
Peter II
Why did Russia fall into civil war?
The peasants were tired of waiting for land reform.
Many groups were opposed to the new Bolshevik government.
The Bolsheviks and Communists disagreed about how to run the country.
The czar led forces against the Bolshevik government.
Lenin and the Bolsheviks devoted themselves to
destroying capitalism through revolution.
ending the Romanov dynasty.
recruiting Rasputin to communism.
electing Trotsky as President of Russi
The strip of territory that separated the troops from each other was known as
no-man’s-land
the sky
the trenches
the sea
Leader of the Bolsheviks
Trotsky
Lenin
Nicholas II
Stalin
Why did both sides in the war want more allies to join the war?
Too many soldiers were dying.
Nobody was winning the war.
Both sides needed more skilled pilots.
Everyone wanted the United States to join.
France, Great Britain, and Russia
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
conscription
mobilization
Military strategy for Germany to mobilize against France and Russia at the same time
Triple Entente
conscription
mobilization
Schlieffen Plan
The process of assembling troops and supplies for war
conscription
mobilization
Triple Entente
Trench Warfare
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
conscription
mobilization
The competition for lands abroad, especially in ___, led to conflict and heightened the existing rivalries among European states.
North America
South America
Africa
How did industrialization affect the war efforts?
new and better weapons were invented
more money was available for war
more troops could be drafted because they could be paid more
Germany viewed the Russian czar’s full mobilization of the army as an act of
support for Austria-Hungary.
kindness.
war.
bad judgment.
Austria-Hungary was concerned about Serbia’s desire to be an independent state because
they didn't want their own Slavic minorities to get any ideas
of Austria-Hungary’s fear of Serbia’s superior military strength.
of feelings in Austria-Hungary that Serbia was not capable of being independent.
