WorksheetsWorld War I Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The event most historians would say precipitated, or suddenly caused, World War I was a(n)
invasion of Belgium by Germany
alliance formed between Serbia and France
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
mobilization of Russian and Austrian armies
In the years leading up to World War I, the great powers of Europe built up their armed forces and prepared for war. Which term best describes this practice?
colonialism
jingoism
imperialism
militarism
Which of the following was NOT a cause of war in Europe in 1914?
Imperialism
Nationalism
Depression
Alliances
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was carried out by
A Turkish rebel leader hoping to set of a world war
A Serbian teenager attempting to gain independence for his country
A French citizen who was paid to do so by the Ottoman Empire
A British woman with whom Ferdinand had previously been engaged to
Alliances formed among the great powers of Europe during the late 1800s and early 1900s required countries to
share new technological developments
come to each others’ aid if attacked
announce their intentions overseas
divide colonial wealth equally
What event or incident proposed that Mexico ally itself with Germany and attack the United States?
the Zimmerman Telegram
the Sussex pledge
the preparedness movement
the Selective Service Act
Even before the United States entered the war, American banks
refused to accept British deposits
forced Germany to repay debts
issued money for American soldiers to use
loaned billions of dollars to the Allies
The so-called “Sussex, pledge,” made after a U-boat sunk the French liner Sussex, pledged
France to retaliate against Germany
Great Britain to sink a German ship
Germany to start warning ships before attacking
the United States to enter the war
From 1914 to 1916, as World War I raged in Europe, Americans were not able to remain neutral in thought as well as action mainly because
the warring powers interfered with the United States right to freedom of the seas
United States newspapers encouraged a policy of imperialist expansion
United States membership in military alliances required the nation to fight
President Woodrow Wilson supported the war aims of Germany and Austria-Hungary
What British passenger liner was sunk by a German U-boat with 128 Americans on board?
The Lusitania
The Maine
The Titanic
The Sussex
A soldier who was ordered “over the top”
Was an inexperienced soldier seeing the trenches for the first time
Knew that poison gas was coming and needed his gas mask quickly
Was moving from the rear trenches to the front trench
Knew he was likely to die attempting to cross no-man’s land
After World War I, all of the following countries had representatives at the peace talks in Paris EXCEPT
Germany
USA
France
Great Britain
From the German perspective, the terms of the Treaty of Versailles could best be described as
Mild and pretty easy to fulfill
Fair and agreed to by the German people
Punishment because Germany was blamed for the war
Compassionate because it allowed Germany to remain a county unlike other Central Powers
Why did the Senate reject the Versailles Treaty (1919)?
to avoid the dues for membership in the League of Nations
to express opposition to the harsh sanctions imposed on Germany
to keep the United States free from foreign entanglements
to reduce United States military forces in Europe
Which action best demonstrated the United States effort to isolate itself from European conflicts after World War I?
lowering tariff rates
refusing to join the League of Nations
failing to sign international disarmament agreements
attempting to improve relations with Asia
During World War I, “no man’s land” referred to the
zone where hospitals could treat the wounded on both sides
killing fields
area between the trenches of the opposing forces
neutral ground between enemy nations
The German use of U-boats, or submarines, to blockade Britain was viewed as uncivilized and barbaric by many because the U-boats
could attack without warning
were designed for peaceful purposes
were constructed by slave labor
were a British invention
Who issued the “Fourteen Points”?
David Lloyd George
Woodrow Wilson
The League of Nations
Germany
The Nineteenth Amendment, ratified in 1920, provided
equal rights to African Americans
benefits to veterans
suffrage to women
rights to workers to organize unions
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