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WWi Quiz 2021

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

America entered WWI partly due to the

a)

invasion by the British

b)

sinking of the Lusitania

c)

bombings on American land

d)

attack on the U.S. naval base

2.

Reparations are

a)

payments for damage caused

b)

an act on behalf of the League of Nations

c)

an agreement to end fighting

d)

something do do with Switzerland

3.

Who was assassinated which led to the outbreak of WWI?

a)

Wilhelm II

b)

Nicolas II

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Lloyd George

4.

WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on _____.

a)

Mexico

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Serbia

5.

Who was the President of the United States during WWI?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Abraham Lincoln

6.

What country made an offer to Mexico proposing an alliance and promising Mexican land? (discussed in class on Tuesday).

a)

Bulgaria

b)

France

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Germany

7.

This word means to have pride in one's country.

a)

Alliances

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Isolationism

8.

Congress voted to declare war on German for several reasons. Which of these DID NOT contribute to Congress' decision to declare war on Germany?

a)

The sinking of the USS Maine

b)

The Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Germany's submarine warfare

d)

the sinking of the Lusitania

9.

Germany used their ____________ to sink ships of the Allied Powers.

a)

Airplanes

b)

U-boats

c)

Machine guns

d)

tanks

10.

WWI sets the state for the rise of what German leader?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Winston Churchill

11.

Who won WWI?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Neutral Powers

12.

On what day did WWI come to an end?

a)

September 11, 1918

b)

November 11, 1918

c)

December 25, 1917

d)

May 32, 1918

13.

The treaty that ended WWI was called:

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The Treaty of Peace

d)

The Peace Treaty of WWI

14.

At the end of WWI, the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to:

a)

pay reparations to the allies

b)

give up all arms (reduce their military)

c)

give up all "extra" land (colonies

d)

all of the above

15.

What were the MAIN causes of WWI?

a)

alliances, socialism, communism, and realism

b)

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

c)

imperialism, capitalism, communism, and isolationism

d)

nazism, isolationism, militarism, alliances

16.

As men left for war, which groups of people filled their job positions within the factories? Explain the changing role of this group of people. Include information about their roles in American life before the war, then during the war.

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