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WW1 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was the Armistice of Compiegne signed on November 11, 1918, after only three days of negotiation?

a)

Italy insisted that it would not remain in the war for much longer, and Germany would be left without its last ally.

b)

The Allies offered Germany very fair conditions, provided the war ended soon.

c)

Germany was defeated and had to accept any terms the Allies demanded.

d)

Bulgaria insisted that it would not remain in the war for much longer, and Germany would be left without its last ally.

2.

Which modern-day organization reflects the thesis of Wilson's ''Fourteen Points''?

a)

NASA

b)

The Red Cross

c)

The United Nations

d)

The Smithsonian Institution

3.

What treaty signed in 1919 officially ended World War I?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

Armistice of Compiègne

c)

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

d)

The Treaty of Berlin

4.

What international peace organization was developed immediately following World War I?

a)

NATO

b)

The League of Nations

c)

The Global Peace Initiative

d)

The United Nations

5.

Why did Article 231 (War Guilt Clause) of the Treaty of Versailles have a negative effect on the German economy?

a)

It established that Germany would have to pay reparations.

b)

It established a long-term trade blockade over Germany as punishment for starting World War I.

c)

It was known as the 'War Guilt Clause,' which diminished investor confidence in Germany.

d)

It meant the Allies were entitled to plunder the resources of defeated nations.

6.

What was true about the German Revolution of 1918-1919 and the Russian Revolution of 1917?

a)

They lead to the creation of states.

b)

They were direct consequences of World War I.

c)

Both these revolutions lead to economic growths.

d)

They were both Agricultural revolutions.

7.

The German Revolution of 1918-1919 led to the creation of the _____.

a)

Federal Republic of Germany

b)

The German Reich

c)

German Democratic Republic

d)

Weimar Republic

8.

What was the result of hyperinflation in Weimar Germany after the end of WWI?

a)

Slavery was instituted.

b)

German society stabilized and experienced no noticeable problems

c)

The reichsmark became virtually worthless.

d)

Adolf Hitler decided that it would be best to stick to painting.

9.

Which territory did Germany have to give away to France following its defeat in World War I?

a)

Prussia

b)

Upper Silesia

c)

Bavaria

d)

Alsace-Lorraine

10.

The social impact of World War I was NOT associated with _____.

a)

feminism

b)

a literary movement

c)

the 'spirit of modernism'

d)

a revival of aristocratic power and influence

11.

Which of the following nations was not a member of the "Big Four"?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain

12.

peace plan by President Wilson that called for the League of Nations

a)

stalemate

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

reparations

d)

armistice

13.

payments for war damages

a)

stalemate

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

reparations

d)

armistice

14.

agreement to stop fighting

a)

stalemate

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

reparations

d)

armistice

15.

Their resentment of the Treaty of Versailles would brew and grow for the next 20 years, leading to the rise of a ______________, who promised Germans a return to the German Empire’s greatness.

a)

Georges Clemenceau

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Vittorio Orlando

d)

Adolf Hitler