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World War I

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aggressive strengthening of armed forces.

a)

Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Marxism

2.

Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary who was

assassinated in 1914.

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Mehmed Resad

3.

To prepare military for war.

a)

Industrialize

b)

Mobilize

c)

Sail

d)

Materialize

4.

The alliance of Austria-Hungary and Germany at the start of the war.

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

c)

Central Powers

d)

Global Powers

5.

Who was the leader of Germany at the beginning of WWI?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Mehmed Resad

6.

The alliance among France, Russia, and Britain at the start of the war -- and later the U.S.

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

c)

Central Powers

d)

Global Powers

7.

Military strategy used in WWI where armies defended a position by fighting from deep ditches.

a)

Ditch Warfare

b)

Deep Warfare

c)

Tunnel Warfare

d)

Trench Warfare

8.

Situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory.

a)

Stalemate

b)

Surrender

c)

Armistice

d)

Stuck

9.

The act of nations competing for control of territories both in Europe and overseas.

a)

Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Marxism

10.

Submarines used by the German navy in World War I.

a)

Destroyer

b)

U-Boats

c)

Carrier

d)

S-Boats

11.

Who was the leader of the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of WWI?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Mehmed Resad

12.

A strong sense of pride and loyalty to one’s nation or culture.

a)

Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Marxism

13.

Who was the leader of Russia at the beginning of WWI?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Mehmed Resad

14.

The Serbian nationalist who assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Leon Czolgosz

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald

15.

The first major battle of WWI.

a)

The Battle of Verdun

b)

The Battle of the Somme

c)

The First Battle of the Marne

d)

The Battle Ypres

16.

Who was the President of the U.S. at the beginning of WWI?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Mehmed Resad

17.

British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 that killed 128 Americans.

a)

Lusitania

b)

Titanic

c)

Sussex

d)

Terror

18.

Secret telegram from the German foreign minister to Mexico proposing an alliance against the United States.

a)

Wilhelm Note

b)

Brewer Note

c)

Wilson Note

d)

Zimmermann Note

19.

Law that required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register to be drafted into military service.

a)

Espionage Act

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Sedition Act

d)

Committee on Public Information

20.

Bonds issued to raise billions of dollars for the Allies’ war efforts

a)

City Bonds

b)

European Bonds

c)

Barry Bonds

d)

Liberty Bonds

21.

Agency formed in 1918 to help settle labor disputes

and avoid strikes during the war.

a)

National War Labor Board

b)

Committee on Public Information

c)

Labor Union

d)

National Board for the Elimination of Strikes

22.

On U.S. proposal for the conservation of food was to prohibit what?

a)

Caffeinated Drinks

b)

Water

c)

Alcoholic Drinks

d)

Sweet Tea

23.

Law that restricted free speech and allowed the U.S. government to arrest people who were against WWI.

a)

Surveillance Act

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Sedition Act

d)

Committee on Public Information

24.

Promise broken by Germany which demanded them to stop sinking non-military ships.

a)

Sussex Pledge

b)

Lusitania Pledge

c)

Brewer Pledge

d)

Titanic Pledge

25.

Materials -- like posters, newspaper stories, and speeches -- that helped turn the feelings of Americans toward supporting the war in Europe.

a)

Marketing

b)

Branding

c)

Propaganda

d)

Media Saturation

26.

Who was the leader of Great Britain at the beginning of WWI?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Mehmed Resad

27.

U.S. troops sent to Europe during WWI.

a)

American Expeditionary Force

b)

British Expeditionary Force

c)

Military

d)

Pershing Expeditionary Force

28.

People who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property.

a)

Socialist

b)

Democrats

c)

Republicans

d)

Communists

29.

Truce between opponents that ends hostilities.

a)

Surrender

b)

Armistice

c)

White Flag

d)

A Good Hug

30.

Leader of the American Expeditionary Force in WWI.

a)

General Douglas MacArthur

b)

General George S. Patton

c)

General Norman Schwarzkopf

d)

General John J. Pershing

31.

Year America joined WWI.

a)

1914

b)

1916

c)

1917

d)

1918

32.

Group that overthrew the Russian government in November 1917.

a)

Bolsheviks

b)

Jacobins

c)

Luddites

d)

Red Coats

33.

The leader of the Communist and New Russian Government.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Tsar Nicholas II

34.

Date of the armistice.

a)

July 13, 1914

b)

December 2, 1917

c)

November 11.1918

d)

May 22, 1916

35.

International assembly of nations to settle disputes among

countries and encourage democracy.

a)

United Nations

b)

League of Nations

c)

Group of Eight

d)

NATO

36.

Payments for war damages.

a)

Reparations

b)

Repayments

c)

Collateral

d)

Redemption

37.

Final peace settlement of World War I.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Peace of Westphalia

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

38.

Senator who led Republican opposition to the ratification

of the Treaty of Versailles.

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

John McCain

c)

David Perdue

d)

Henry Cabot Lodge

39.

Disease that started in Kansas and killed 30 million people in 1918 and 1919.

a)

COVID 19

b)

Black Plague

c)

Spanish Flu

d)

Ebola

40.

Document that outlined President Woodrow Wilson's postwar plan for peace.

a)

Emancipation Proclaimation

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

New Deal

d)

The Way Forward

41.

This poster is an example of what?

a)

Propaganda

b)

Imperialism

c)

Editorial

d)

Militarism