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Modern World: Chapter 14

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which countries are part of the Triple Alliance?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

2.

Which countries are part of the Triple Entente?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

3.

What was it called when these European countries would romanticize war and build up their armies

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Warism

d)

Alliances

4.

What spread throughout many countries/empires that made them weak and set the stage for WWI?

a)

Alliances

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Economic Competition

5.

What region in Europe had a lot of wars and assassinations of leaders and was known as the "powder keg of Europe?"

a)

Prussian Region

b)

Balkan Region

c)

Brittany Region

d)

Alps Region

6.

Which country was Archduke Franz (Francis) Ferdinand assassinated in?

a)

Romania

b)

Croatia

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Bosnia

7.

Which country swore allegiance to Serbia and thus Germany declared war on this country?

a)

Russia

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Ottoman Empire

8.

What plan refers to defeating France quickly so they can focus on Russia thus not being surrounded?

a)

Schielffen Plan

b)

Wilhelm Plan

c)

Hinderburg Plan

d)

Waldersee Plan

9.

What new weaponry caused a huge amount of casualties on both sides?

a)

bolt action rifles

b)

long-range artillery

c)

the use of the airplane (bombing)

d)

tanks

10.

Which country was the first to use the tank which was designed to help cross the trenches?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Britain

11.

What function did the zeppelin serve for the Germans during this war?

a)

to bomb Paris

b)

to protect solders

c)

to bomb the English coast

d)

to bomb major Russian cities

12.

What country did the Ottoman Turks cut supply lines to when they entered the war?

a)

Germany

b)

Ukraine

c)

Romania

d)

Russia

13.

Who was the British Colonel sent to the Middle East to help support the Arab Nationalist

a)

Lawrence of Arabia

b)

David George of Arabia

c)

Kitchener of Arabia

d)

Winston of Arabia

14.

What is it called when the nations involved in WWI would commit all of the countries resources towards the war effort?

a)

Total War

b)

Conscription

c)

Propaganda

d)

Contraband

15.

In which of the following industries did women have to take up jobs in since the men went off to war?

a)

War industries

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Banking

d)

About 9% who were able served on the front lines

16.

With women proving they were equally as capable as men in the workforce, what did this help achieve for many women in many different countries?

a)

the right to work

b)

the right to vote

c)

the right to join the military

d)

the right to receive equal pay

17.

Which of following items was not allowed to be confiscated as contraband during this war?

a)

ammunition

b)

soldiers on the way to the war effort

c)

chemical gasses

d)

food related items

18.

How many Americans were killed in the sinking of the British passenger ship the "Lusitania?"

a)

28

b)

228

c)

128

d)

338

19.

Who did the Germans try to ally themselves with when the U.S. was close to entering the war? (*Hint: Zimmerman Note)

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Brazil

d)

Colombia (Because the U.S. freed Panama)

20.

When the Germans were about to lose, which country did William II flee to?

a)

Great Britain

b)

the Netherlands

c)

Belgium

d)

Bulgaria

21.

Out of the following Fourteen Points, which one was the most important to President Wilson and refused to leave out?

a)

Freedom of the Seas

b)

Free Trade

c)

an end to secret treaties

d)

An association of nations to keep the peace (League of Nations)

e)

Self-determination (Eastern Europe)

22.

After the war millions were dead and wounded, then what added to these devastating numbers

a)

The Spanish Civil War

b)

The Spanish Flu

c)

The winter of 1918

d)

The lack of medicine for the wounded

23.

What is it referred to when the loser of the war is made to make payments to the winners for war damages?

a)

bitter

b)

reparations

c)

scapegoats

d)

mandates

24.

What were many conservatives throughout many countries warm the people about?

a)

The Spanish Flu

b)

free trade

c)

Bolshevism or Communism

d)

freedom of the seas

25.

Which of the following leaders dominated the Paris Peace Conference which made the others very irked?

a)

Prime Minister: David Lloyd

b)

French Leader: Georges Clemenceau

c)

President: Woodrow Wilson

d)

Italy's Prime Minister...whatever his name was

26.

How did the German delegates react to the treaty that was drawn up at the Palace of Versailles?

a)

They were delighted

b)

They were horrified

c)

They were please with most of it

d)

They never were invited to review the treaty

27.

What lands were taken from the Germans and given back to the French?

a)

Alsace and Lorraine

b)

Poland

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

West side of Berlin

28.

What happened as a result of President Wilson not agreeing to Henry Cabot Lodge's compromise?

a)

The U.S. was head of the League of nations

b)

The U.S. would only partially participate in the League of Nations

c)

The U.S. would never join the League of Nations