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WWI

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word means an agreement to stop fighting?

a)

draft

b)

front

c)

armistice

d)

homefront

2.

What word means someone against war?

a)

pacifist

b)

doughboy

c)

propaganda

d)

trench

3.

What word means the name given to American soldiers in WWI?

a)

front

b)

unrestricted

c)

doughboy

d)

neutral

4.

What word means these were purchased by Americans to help pay for the war?

a)

trench

b)

war bonds

c)

propaganda

d)

homefront

5.

What word means area where militaries meet and face off against one another?

a)

unrestricted

b)

draft

c)

armistice

d)

front

6.

What word means information that is spread to either help or hurt a person, group, or country?

a)

neutral

b)

propaganda

c)

trench

d)

war bonds

7.

What word means something that is unlimited and has no boundaries?

a)

unrestricted

b)

doughboy

c)

armistice

d)

front

8.

What word means a person or country that does not support either side in a war ?

a)

homefront

b)

trench

c)

front

d)

neutral

9.

What word means a ditch dug into the ground and a bank of dirt in front that protects soldiers?

a)

war bonds

b)

unrestricted

c)

trench

d)

armistice

10.

What word means government selection of people for military service?

a)

unrestricted

b)

draft

c)

armistice

d)

front

11.

What word means the actions of people in a country to support the military fighting in a war?

a)

trench

b)

war bonds

c)

propaganda

d)

homefront

12.

What was a major reason the U.S. entered WW I?

a)

Germany attacked our country

b)

Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

c)

Russia sank many U.S. ships that supplied Great Britain with weapons

d)

Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare

13.

Which one is correct?

a)

Poland lost land after WWI

b)

Germany lost land after WWI

c)

Britain gained land after WWI

d)

Denmark was a new country after WWI

14.

What was the effect of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?

a)

their economy improved rapidly

b)

their towns were rebuilt after being damaged in the war

c)

it led to Germany starting World War 2

d)

they became allies with the United States

15.

Which is NOT true of WW I?

a)

it caused a lot of advancement in airplane technology

b)

tanks were very important in most of the Allies victories

c)

artillery was widely used during the entire war

d)

submarines were an important part of the war

16.

Which was NOT an effect of WW I in the U.S.?

a)

immigration increased

b)

workers benefited financially because of government orders

c)

African-Americans moved north in great numbers

d)

less freedom of speech for Americans

17.

Which dates are correct for the beginning and ending of WWI?

a)

1921-1926

b)

1914-1918

c)

1912-1915

d)

1917-1918

18.

Which one is NOT a significant part of WW I?

a)

the use of poisonous gas

b)

atomic bombs

c)

trench warfare

d)

the draft

19.

What is significant about November 11?

a)

it was the day WW I ended

b)

it was called Armistice Day

c)

it is Veteran’s Day

d)

all of the above

20.

Which country was a main enemy of the U.S. in both WW I and WW II?

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

Britain

21.

Which of the following caused many Americans to turn against Germany?

a)

Germany’s treatment of prisoners

b)

The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmermann Telegram

c)

President Wilson’s speeches

d)

Germany’s bombing of British and Russian cities

22.

For the first several years of the war, the United States

a)

remained neutral

b)

sold war supplies to both sides

c)

was not involved because the Atlantic Ocean separated it from Europe

d)

all of the above

23.

Why did soldiers fight in the trenches?

a)

to protect them from the devastating weapons of war

b)

to protect them from the rain

c)

so they could have a place to sleep

d)

they were a good offensive weapon to use to attack the enemy

24.

The Russians pulling out changed the war because

a)

the Germans no longer had to fight the war on two fronts

b)

the Americans were the only allies left in the war

c)

the Germans were immediately attacked on the Western Front

d)

all of the above

25.

What did Woodrow Wilson say was the goal of the U.S. joining the war?

a)

to make a lot of money

b)

protect ourselves

c)

keep the world safe for democracy

d)

show the Europeans that the US was as powerful as they were

26.

In which country was the Western Front mostly located?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Britain

d)

Russia

27.

World War I officially started when:

a)

Serbia declared war on Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany declared war on Russia

c)

Germany invaded Belgium

d)

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

28.

The treaty that officially ended the war was called the

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Armistice

29.

Which did the U.S. need to do to be prepared for joining the war?

a)

build more ships for the navy

b)

draft more soldiers for the army

c)

produce more war supplies and food

d)

all of the above

30.

Who was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose assassination sparked WW I?

a)

Alvin York

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Jeannette Rankin

31.

Who was the German ace pilot with 80 kills; known as “The Red Baron”?

a)

Manfred von Richthofen

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Eddie Rickenbacker

32.

Who was the most decorated U.S. soldier in WW I?

a)

Franz Ferdinand

b)

John J. Pershing

c)

Alvin York

d)

Jeannette Rankin

33.

Who was the U.S. President during WW I?

a)

Manfred von Richthofen

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Eddie Rickenbacker

34.

Who was the leader of American Expeditionary Forces in WW I?

a)

Alvin York

b)

Jeannette Rankin

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

John J. Pershing

35.

Who was the person who assassinated the future leader of Austria-Hungary?

a)

Manfred von Richthofen

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Eddie Rickenbacker

36.

Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress, a pacifist?

a)

Jeannette Rankin

b)

Ellen Wilson

c)

Grace D. Banker

d)

Edith Cavell

37.

Who was the most successful U.S. pilot of WW I?

a)

Manfred von Richthofen

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Eddie Rickenbacker

38.

Which of these events happened first?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

39.

Which of these events happened second?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

40.

Which of these events happened third?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

41.

Which of these events happened first?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

42.

Which of these events happened second?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

43.

Which of these events happened third?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

44.

Which one of these was main countries of the Central Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

United States

d)

Russia

45.

Which one of these was main countries of the Central Powers?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

United States

d)

Austria-Hungary

46.

Which one of these was main countries of the Allies?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria-Hungary

47.

Which one of these was main countries of the Allies?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary

48.

What is the law that drafted 2.4 million men to fight in war?

a)

Army Recruitment Act

b)

The draft

c)

Selective Service Act of 1917

d)

Military Personnel Act

49.

What is the area between opposing trenches where it was most dangerous?

a)

No Man's Land

b)

Distant Trenches

c)

Open Space

d)

Forbidden Ground

50.

What is the ship sunk by Germans with many American passengers on board?

a)

Titanic

b)

Lusitania

c)

Delaware

d)

Queen Mary

51.

What is Wilson’s plan for a lasting peace, mostly rejected by other leaders?

a)

Twelve Points

b)

Peace Forever

c)

WWI Peace

d)

Fourteen Points

52.

What is the plot by Germans to get Mexico into war?

a)

Alamo Plot

b)

German - Mexico Pact

c)

Hidalgo Motion

d)

Zimmerman Telegram

53.

What were German Submarines called?

a)

U-boats

b)

G-boats

c)

Deutschland

d)

E-boat

54.

What was the movement of African-Americans north for jobs ?

a)

Move North

b)

Great Migration

c)

Relocation

d)

Transfer to Better

55.

What was the German policy to sink all ships?

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

German warfare

c)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

d)

Gesamt ships