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world war 1

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The war is commonly thought to have started with the assassination of what leader?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

William Pershing

2.

Agreement to end fighting in a war

a)

U-boat

b)

propaganda

c)

armistice

d)

alliance system

3.

German emperor

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Heinz Ward

c)

Kaiser the hot-dog dog

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm

4.

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations

a)

Alliance

b)

Armistice

c)

Propaganda

d)

Reparations

5.

An alliance between Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria during WWI

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Super Powers

6.

An agreement to end fighting

a)

Alliance

b)

Reparations

c)

Armistice

d)

Propaganda

7.
Who's assassination sparked off World War 1?
a)
Archduke Fredrick William
b)
Archduke William Fredrick
c)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
d)
Archduke Ferdinand Franz
8.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire made up which alliance during the war.
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Triple Entente
d)
Triple Alliance
9.
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States made up which alliance during the war.
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Triple Entente
d)
Triple Alliance
10.
Payment for war damages.
a)
reparations
b)
genocide
c)
mandate
d)
ultimatum
11.
What country was the first to build an underwater machine in World War I?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Great Britian
d)
Russia
12.
From what years did World War I last?
a)
1913-1919
b)
1917-1918
c)
1914-1918
d)
1916-1919
13.
What were the original underwater machines called by the Germans in World War I?
a)
U-boats
b)
S-boats
c)
Q-boats
d)
W-boats
14.
Who was the first to use poisonous gas in World War I?
a)
Britain
b)
France 
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
15.
Who did the United States trade with at the beginning of the war?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Neither A or B
d)
Both A and B
16.
On what country did Austria-Hungary declare war on?
a)
Serbia
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Russia
17.
What country came to the aid of Serbia?
a)
Germany
b)
USA
c)
Russia
d)
Italy
18.
Which one of the four M.A.I.N. causes of World War I was an agreement between two or more nations to help each other out in times of crisis?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
19.

World War 1 took place from:

a)
b)
c)
20.

World War 1 took place in:

a)
b)
c)
21.

Great Britain entered the war because German went through what country to attack France?

a)
b)
c)
22.

True or False: People thought this would be a short and easy war.

a)
b)
c)
23.

Soldiers mainly fought from:

a)
b)
c)
24.

Mark all the things that were used in World War 1

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
25.

America got involved in the war when Germany sank the:

a)
b)
c)
26.

The war ended because the people in Germany were:

a)
b)
c)
27.

This was the treaty that finally ended World War 1:

a)
b)
c)