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World War I Pre-Knowledge

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United States entered World War I in;

a)

1914

b)

1939

c)

1917

d)

1945

2.

Which of the following countries was not part of the Allied Powers?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

United States

3.

The treaty that ended WWI was;

a)

The Treaty of Rome

b)

The Treaty of London

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The Treaty of Istanbul

4.

The event that many look to as the start of WWI was the;

a)

Bombing of London by Italy

b)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

c)

The attempted assassination of the British Prime Minister

d)

The shooting of an unarmed French citizen in Serbia

5.

The term militarism means;

a)

to believe in a strong military/the build-up of the military

b)

to be strict and unfriendly, rude

c)

to believe in a government run by the military

d)

to believe that the military is not needed

6.

The Zimmerman Telegram was a message sent from German officials to;

a)

Canada

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

India

7.

Which of the following countries experienced their own revolution during WWI?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Russia

c)

U.S.

d)

France

8.

Imperialism is the practice of;

a)

peaceful negotiations between nations

b)

allowing colonies the opportunity to declare their independence

c)

extending a country's influence and power through diplomacy and/or use of the military

d)

None of the above

9.

WWI ended in;

a)

1929

b)

1919

c)

1945

d)

1776

10.

True or False: The end of WWI led to an eventual aggressive German nation that pushed the U.S. into WWII

a)

False

b)

True