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WWI - consolidation

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the spark that led to WWI?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
assassination
c)
fascism 
d)
the stock market crash
2.

What caused European nations to get involved in WWI

a)

Desire for resources

b)

System of alliances

c)

Fear of outsiders

d)

World domination

3.

What is an alliance?

a)

A formal agreement between countries

b)

A trading relationship

c)

Two countries that each other

d)

Countries that go to war

4.

What word describes when neither side in war can gain an advantage to win?

a)

Stalemate

b)

Blockade

c)

Total war

d)

Front

5.
Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power in World War 1?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
the United States and France
c)
Britain and France
d)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
6.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
7.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
sinking of the Lusitania
8.
All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT:
a)
trenches provided protection to soldiers from gun fire
b)
trench warfare was uncommon in World War I
c)
each side built extensive networks of trenches
d)
 soldiers were forced to live in terrible conditions and share the trenches with dead bodies
9.

The assassination of this man led to World War I in Europe.

a)

Tsar Nicholas II

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

10.

Which of these countries were part of the Allied Powers in World War I? (3 correct)

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Russia

d)

Austria-Hungary

e)

Serbia

11.
Which one of these is 3 new technologies introduced during WWI? 
a)
Atomic bombs, rifles, machine guns 
b)
Tanks, repeating rifles, gas masks 
c)
Poisonous gas, atomic bombs, airplanes 
d)
Airplanes, poisonous gas, machine guns
12.
Where was WWI fought at? 
a)
Ireland 
b)
Australia 
c)
United States 
d)
Europe
13.
Name two of the new weapons introduced during WWI
a)
The shotgun and the cannon
b)
M16 and missiles
c)
tank and machine gun
14.
What were some of the effects of Poison Gas?
a)
Loss of memory, can't speak or hear. 
b)
Knocks out the enemy so they can't fight. 
c)
Watering eyes, vomiting, blindness, breathing problems, death. 
15.
Who was responsible for triggering the war through an assassination? 
a)
Franz Ferdinand
b)
Gavrilo Princip
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm
d)
Woodrow Wilson
16.
What is the purpose of propaganda? 
a)
to educate 
b)
to persuade
c)
to punish
d)
to entertain
17.
Why was France  allied with Russia? 
a)
They had the same history.
b)
They needed more land.
c)
both feared Germany
d)
They wanted to have a stronger military
18.
Where was trench warfare located?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Mexico
19.

Europe is divided into which two alliances?

a)

Triple Entente (Allied Powers) & Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Warsaw Pact & NATO

c)

Axis Powers & Allied Powers

d)

Roundheads & Cavilers

20.

Poster were used as a part of the war machine. What does this World War I poster represent?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Prohibition

c)

Neutrality

d)

Propaganda

21.

What two countries began WWI?

a)

Australia & New Zealand

b)

Austria-Hungary & Serbia

c)

Serbia & Turkey

d)

The United States & France

22.

What was the purpose of propaganda like this?

a)

To encourage people to buy hats.

b)

To advertise for upcoming films.

c)

To encourage women to join the military.

d)

To encourage men to join the military.

23.

What is it called when the citizens of a country have a strong love or pride for their homeland?

a)

Allies

b)

Nationalism

c)

Propaganda

24.

What was another name that people called World War I?

a)

The Spanish-American War

b)

The Great War

c)

The Central War

d)

There was no other name that they called this war.

25.
An alliance is...
a)
A time of quick economic decline
b)
An end to shooting and bombing
c)
A neighborhood of Spanish-speaking people
d)
A partnership
26.
Propaganda posters encouraged people to
a)
Go on strike
b)
Oppose the war
c)
Support the war
d)
Save money in banks
27.
During the war, women took jobs in
a)
factories
b)
victory gardens
c)
combat
d)
none of the above
28.

Where was the assassin that triggered the start of WWI from?

a)

Serbia

b)

Turkey

c)

Russia

d)

United States

29.

Which alliance was Germany with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

30.

Which alliance was Austria-Hungary with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

31.

Which alliance was Russia with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

32.

Which alliance was Britain with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

33.

Which alliance was Serbia with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

34.

Which alliance was France with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Power

c)

Netural

35.

Which alliance was Belgium with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

36.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
37.
neutral
a)
not taking sides
b)
engaged in battle
38.
Which group of countries allied themselves to form the Triple Entente (Allies) in the years before World War I?
a)
Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
c)
Russia, Germany, and Italy
d)
Britain, France, and Russia
39.
The battlefields of Northern France.
a)
Western Front
b)
North Front
c)
Eastern Front
d)
Central Front
40.
This soldier is trying to protect himself from 
a)
Trench rats
b)
Dysentery
c)
Trench mouth
d)
Poison gas
41.

Why did a stalemate develop along the Western Front early in the war?

a)

the United States immediately joined the war

b)

trench warfare made it difficult for either side to win

c)

the French army was able to push Germany out

d)

the Germany army fought with outdated weapons

42.

How did the creation of alliances contribute to the start of World War 1?

a)

The web of alliances began a chain reaction

b)

They threatened countries in the Western Hemisphere

c)

They allowed Japanese aggression in Korea.

d)

They didn't include Germany or France as members

43.

The new weapons introduce in World War I resulted in

a)

fewer casualties on the Western front

b)

a stalemate on the Western front

c)

increased central powers' efforts for a peace treaty

d)

decreased cost of fighting a stationary war

44.

How did the military technology shown in this photo impact World War 1

a)

It increased casualty rates

b)

More firepower led to a shorter war

c)

More soldiers were required to protect an area of land

d)

Weapons made less noise than in previous wars

45.

The above poster was to encourage citizens to practice conservation and--

a)

fast to save food for soldiers

b)

encourage citizens not to eat bread

c)

ration food to insure all had enough

d)

save leftover bread to use after the war

46.

What war is this from?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

WWVIII

d)

BACK IN NAM

47.

Which of the following are examples of propaganda?

a)

Art posters, movies, cartoons.

b)

Pro war speeches (4 minute men).

c)

Shaming campaigns (white feather).

d)

All of the above

48.

This propaganda posting wants you to do what?

a)

Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Army.

b)

Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Navy.

c)

Buy Liberty bonds.

d)

Buy a Papa Johns Pizza

49.

Woman played a critical role in WWI?

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Woman saw a great deal of front line combat during WWI?

a)

True

b)

False

51.

When did WWI begin?

a)

July 28, 1914

b)

December 3, 1913

c)

October 23, 1914

d)

April 16, 1915

52.
Lobbed shells into the air and then dropped down, preferably into trenches; created massive craters in no-man's land
a)
artillery
b)
flamethrowers
c)
mortars
d)
canons
53.
Which weapon was used to fire a large amount of bullets very quickly?
a)
machine gun
b)
tank
c)
long range artillery
d)
airplane
54.
This was not originally designed to be used in war and wasn't originally used as "a weapon":
a)
Flamethrower
b)
gas
c)
airplane
d)
tank
55.
Poison Gas Mask:
a)
protects you from dangerous gases
b)
submarine
56.
Airplanes:
a)
Used for spying and reconnaissance
b)
fire a bomb
57.
Which of the following was not a new weapon/technology during WWI?
a)
airplanes
b)
machine guns
c)
atomic bomb
d)
poison gas
58.
Which weapon was used to bomb enemy trenches from a far distance?
a)
submarine
b)
long range artillery
c)
tank
d)
machine gun
59.
Which weapon was used to fire a large amount of bullets very quickly?
a)
machine gun
b)
tank
c)
long range artillery
d)
airplane
60.
What weapon was used to mow down barbed wire around enemy trenches?
a)
tank
b)
submarine
c)
bayonette
d)
poison gas
61.
Originally mounted on Tripods:
a)
tanks
b)
mortars
c)
machine guns
62.
Chlorine, Mustard, Phosgene
a)
Artillery
b)
Gas
c)
tanks
d)
airplanes
63.
How much could a machine gun fire ?
a)
400-600
b)
60-70
c)
2-3
d)
50-70
64.

Conscription

a)

Type of subscription

b)

Military draft

c)

Type of medicine used to cure trench foot

d)

Getting ready for war

65.

Assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war

a)

Mobilization

b)

Militarism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Conscription

66.

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for/against cause

a)

Yellow journalism

b)

War Persuasion

c)

Propaganda

d)

Forced opinion

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