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World War One

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the acronym for remembering the causes of WWI?

a)

CRAZY

b)

HITLER

c)

MANIA

d)

CAUSE

2.

Which event in 1914 caused WWI?

a)

German invaded Belgium

b)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

c)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

d)

German submarines sunk American Ships

3.

Which of the following was NOT a main cause of World War I?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Immigration

d)

Nationalism

4.

Why did the U.S. join World War One?

a)

Germany declared unlimited submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Mexico invaded the USA because of the Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

d)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

5.
When the United States joined World War One in 1917, it joined the ____ side.
a)
Yellow
b)
Purple
c)
Green
d)
Blue
6.
What term is most associated with the attached image?
a)
the sinking of the Lusitania
b)
the Zimmerman telegram
c)
the US close ties with England
d)
the US inability to remain neutral
7.

A policy of aggressive military preparation; building up your military even when your country is not at war

(A lot of European nations were doing this prior to WWI)

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

8.

A friendship between two or nations in which they promise to protect and help each other

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

9.

A policy where a country tries to increase its power and influence by gaining control over new territory

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

10.

Extreme pride for your own country, people, or ethnic group

(This led to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand)

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

11.

What is it called when someone (or a country) doesn't support or oppose either side?

a)

Opinionless

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Neutrality

d)

Insubordination

12.

When neither side is gaining any territory, and nobody is really winning or losing; there is not much happening

a)

Stalemate

b)

War of attrition

c)

Stagnation

d)

Trench tie

13.

Which of the following was NOT an economic effect of the war on the United States?

a)

Many women took over jobs that men left behind

b)

People started growing their own food in "Victory Gardens"

c)

We entered a depression because the war cost a lot of money to fight

d)

People were encouraged to conserve supplies and support the troops

14.

Why was the Espionage Act created?

a)

To catch spies who were coming from Russia to learn our secrets

b)

To protect our country and its interests in the war

c)

To provide more support to the war effort

d)

To imprison the Germans who infiltrated our nation's government

15.

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?

a)

It was fair to Germany, but it weakened the power of their military

b)

It made Germany more powerful because they won the war and decided the peace terms

c)

It led to Hitler being voted dictator of Germany, which caused WWII to begin

d)

It was very harsh against Germany and led to an economic depression for them after the war

16.

Who was the U.S. President who tried to create long-lasting international peace at the conference in Versailles?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Eugene Debs

17.

Why was the Treaty of Versailles a failure?

a)

It was too harsh against Germany

b)

Wilson's Fourteen Points were unrealistic for Germany to succeed in

c)

The League of Nations had many flaws, and the United States did not vote to join it

d)

All of the above