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Imperialism and World War 1 Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mobilization is?

a)

Assembly and movement of troops in order to prepare for action

b)

A written, signed agreement between countries

c)

A situation where no further action is possible

2.

What are Reparations?

a)

Payments made to pay for war damages.

b)

Glorification of war and members of the military

c)

Period of low economic activity with widespread unemployment

d)

Policy of supporting neither side of the war

3.

Austria Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a member of the extreme nationalist group known as the

a)

The Purple Foot

b)

Orange Arms

c)

The Black Hand

4.

The area between opposing trench lines that was very dangerous was known as _________?

a)

Three Man's Land

b)

No Man's Land

c)

German Land

5.

The U.S. was ________ at the start of the war in 1914, meaning they did not support either side.

a)

Pacifist

b)

Neutral

c)

Militarism

6.

German submarines boats known as _______________ did a lot of damage to the Allies due to them sinking civilian and merchant ships carrying supplies to Britain.

a)

Small Boats

b)

U- Boats

c)

Warfare vessels

7.

New technologies made modern warfare, very dangerous for soldiers. In France, on the Western front soldiers had to hide and protect themselves in these.

a)

Mines

b)

Cages

c)

Trenches

8.

A treaty the Allied leaders signed which finalized the end of the war and blamed Germany for the war.

a)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

b)

Treaty of the Versailles

c)

Treaty of Paris

9.

What is considered the "Spark" that started WWI?

a)

U.S. entering the war in 1917

b)

The sinking of the Lusitania

c)

Assassination of the Austrian Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Rise of nationalism in Europe

10.

What does each letters of the M.A.I.N causes of WW1 stand for?

a)

Military, Allie, Imperialism, Nationality

b)

Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, Nationalism

c)

Militarism, Allegiance, Immunity, Nationalism

11.

What does Armistice mean?

a)

A signed document that is agreed upon by signing it.

b)

an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting; a truce.

c)

leader of Germany during World War 1.

12.

What country introduced flame throwers into warfare?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

United States

13.

Check ALL events that caused the U.S. to enter the war?

a)

The Sinking of the Lusitania

b)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

food shortages at home

e)

The United States signed a treaty with Germany in 1914

14.

What was one of the new technologies that was used for the 1st time as a weapon in WW1?

a)

Tanks

b)

Airplanes

c)

Poison Gas

d)

Flamethrower

e)

All of the Above

15.

What year did world war 1 begin and end?

a)

1914-1918

b)

1913-1915

c)

1918-1920

16.

Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare. What is unrestricted submarine warfare?

a)

when submarines are restricted to only lakes and canals

b)

when submarines attack any type of enemy ship without warning

c)

submarines are only to be used by Germans.

17.

What did the Treaty of Versailles decide?

a)

Germany won the war and United States had to pay reparations to them

b)

Germany was blamed for part of the war and only had to give up some land and could build up their army still.

c)

Germany was to be blamed for the whole war, lose its colonies/land, had to pay reparations, and reduce its military.

18.

A stalemate is what caused troops to create trenches. Troops needed to dig into the ground to protect themselves from heavy bombing and weapons. What is a stalemate?

a)

Period of low economic activity with widespread unemployment

b)

Assembly and movement of troops in order to prepare for action

c)

A situation in war where no further action is possible

19.

What is Propaganda?

a)

Information, especially of a misleading nature, used to promote a particular point of view.​

b)

Period of low economic activity with widespread unemployment

c)

A written, signed agreement between countries

20.

What was one of the effects of World War 1?

a)

the creation of the League of Nations

b)

Austria Hungary was dissolved

c)

Huge causalities (death and injuries) never yet seen before in war.

d)

Germany had to pay reparations and was blamed for the whole war

e)

All of the Above

21.

What were the two sides in world war 1?

a)

Allied Powers and Central Powers

b)

Reds and Whites

c)

Allie and Bolsheviks

22.

_______ had rapidly increased technological advances and changed how wars were fought ( land, at sea, and for the first time, in the sky) ​

a)

Russian Revolution

b)

American Indian War of 1840

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Agricultural Revolution

23.

What is the League of Nations?

a)

an organization that help stop World War Two

b)

an international organization to promote world peace, created by Treaty of Versailles

c)

an international organization that kept conflict between countries

24.

The United States gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by:

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Annexing Panama

c)

invading and attacking Colombia

d)

Paying $10 million, while supporting Panama's independence

25.

How did the U.S. acquire Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?

a)

Teller Amendment

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Treaty of Paris 1898

d)

Treaty of Versailles

26.

Soon after _________________ was destroyed; the United States declared war on Spain, starting the Spanish American War.

a)

U.S.S. Maine

b)

Lusitania

c)

CSS Virgina

27.

A series of events leading to the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II resulting in his nation’s early exit from WWI.

a)

Paris Uprising

b)

Civil War

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Russian Revolution 1917

28.

Theodore Roosevelt led this volunteer cavalry unit at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War.

a)

Central Powers

b)

The Triple Entente

c)

Rough Riders

29.

A policy practiced by the United States, to remain neutral in conflicts between other nations.

a)

Militarism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Socialism

30.

Who led the Bolsheviks and the Communist Revolution in Russia while overthrowing and eliminating the Romanov royal family?

a)

The Black Hand Group

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Kaiser Wilhem II

31.

A proposal by Woodrow Wilson, outlining peace and stability for the post-war world.

a)

13 civil laws

b)

14 points

c)

10 commandments

32.

The document officially ended WWI.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Demilitarization

33.

In addition to President Wilson, The Big Four” were the leaders of the following nations EXCEPT:

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

Great Britain

34.

A result of the war-ending document that forced Germany to pay large sums of money to the Allied powers.

a)

Reparations

b)

Demilitarization

c)

Exclusionary Clause

35.

A result of the war-ending document that forced Germany to dismantle bases, reduce number of troops to 10,000 and dispose of weapons.

a)

Fourteen Point Plan

b)

Demilitarization

c)

Reparations

36.

The section of the war-ending document, "Treaty of Versailles" that forced Germany to take responsibility for starting the war.

a)

War Guilt Clause

b)

Demilitarization

c)

Reparations

37.

The United States will have to deal with a rebellion after the Spanish American war in the _.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Cuba

c)

Philippines

38.

American public opinion turned against Spain with this exaggerated type of reporting.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Treatism

c)

Delome Letter

39.

This document criticized President McKinley, increased American hostility toward the Spanish.

a)

Delome Letter

b)

14 points

c)

Yellow Journalism

40.

The international organization, proposed by Woodrow Wilson, aimed at preventing future global conflict.

a)

League of Nations

b)

Treaty of NATO

c)

European Union

41.

This British passenger liner was sunk by a German U-Boat killing 128 Americans, angering the United States.

a)

Lusitania

b)

U.S.S. Maine

c)

Delome Letter

42.

Which of the following countries became controlled and protected by the United States after the Spanish American War.  

a)

Cuba

b)

Philippines

c)

Delome

43.

When Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on ___, which started WWI.

a)

Germany

b)

Serbia

c)

Ottoman Empire

44.

What country was the industrial powerhouse of the Central Powers

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Austria Hungary

45.

The Western Front trenches were mainly in what country?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

46.

The heir to the throne was assassinated, which sparked the war. What country was he from?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

France

c)

Germany

47.

This country collapsed after WWI and then became known as Turkey

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

Germany

48.

France was a colonial and imperial power in Cuba.

a)

True, it was France!

b)

False, it was actually Spain.

49.

What country was on both sides during the war? Switched sides in 1915?

a)

Germany

b)

Serbia

c)

Italy

50.

What Allied powers powerful Navy would be most affected by Germany unrestricted submarine warfare?

a)

Russia

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

51.

The Schlieffen Plan was designed by Germany to take France out of the war quickly.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

 

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Extending a country’s power over other

nations for political, military, cultural or economic reasons.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism