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WWI and Treaty of Versailles

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
2.
Where did the Allied Powers meet to create a treaty at the end of WWI?
a)
Berlin, Germany
b)
Versailles, France
c)
Congress of Vienna
d)
the United States
3.
Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Britain
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
4.
Which one of these countries was not on the Allied Powers? 
a)
Serbia
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Great Britain 
5.
What does nationalism mean?  
a)
Means you do not want to get involved in affairs 
b)
Means a stronger country over powers a weaker country
c)
Means strong love and devotion to ones country
d)
Means you love many nations 
6.
This was signed to try to PREVENT any future wars after WWI. 
a)
 NATO 
b)
United Nations 
c)
League of Nations 
d)
Treaty of Versailles
7.
Where was WWI fought at? 
a)
Ireland 
b)
Australia 
c)
United States 
d)
Europe
8.
This is a county that was on the Central Powers side. 
a)
France 
b)
Belgium 
c)
Great Britain 
d)
Austria- Hungary
9.
This word means an agreement between countries to protect one another. 
a)
secede
b)
alliance 
c)
abolish
d)
segregate
10.

When a nation builds up its military for the purpose of intimidating other countries.

a)

Nation Building

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Progressivism

11.
What incident finally convinced the US that war was necessary?
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The Zimmermann Telegram
c)
The Schleiffen Plan
d)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
12.
What was the significance of Russia pulling out of WWI for the Central Powers?
a)
It allowed Austria to throw all their forces at Italy.
b)
Germany could throw all of their forces against the Allies on the Western front.
c)
It had no impact. Russia didn't cause much of a problem for the Central Powers.
d)
It allowed Germany to invade Russia and take more land.
13.

What did many of the battles on the Western Front end in where neither side could gain the advantage?

a)

Total war

b)

Rationing

c)

Stalemate

d)

Revolution

14.
What event sparked the beginning of World War I in Europe?
a)
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria
b)
German threats across Europe
c)
The use of chemical weapons by the Germans
15.
Name two of the new weapons introduced during WWI
a)
The shotgun and the cannon
b)
M16 and missiles
c)
tank and machine gun
16.
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. 
17.
What is the date WWI ended and why is it significant?
a)
Nov. 11 - we now celebrate President's Day on that day. 
b)
Nov. 12 - We made it election day to celebrate democracy. 
c)
Nov. 11 - we honor Veterans of all wars
18.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
19.
Who was responsible for triggering the war through an assassination? 
a)
Franz Ferdinand
b)
Gavrilo Princip
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm
d)
Woodrow Wilson
20.
What is the purpose of propaganda? 
a)
to educate 
b)
to persuade
c)
to punish
d)
to entertain
21.
Where was trench warfare located?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Mexico
22.

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

23.

Which of the following countries does not lose their empires after WWI?

a)

Ottoman

b)

Germany

c)

Austro-Hungarian

d)

British

24.

Which country takes the blame of WWI and has to pay reparations (war debt)?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

25.

Which country leaves WWI in 1917?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Britain

26.

What was the goal of the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the US

b)

An offer to split up colonized land in Africa

c)

A letter declaring war between Germany and France

d)

The telegram that spread news that WWI has begun

27.

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

28.

Which was the largest and longest battle of the First World War on the Western Front?

a)

Battle of Gallipoli

b)

Battle of the Marne

c)

Battle of the Somme

d)

Battle of Verdun

29.

What is it called when countries claim territories outside of their land to make an empire?

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Alliances

d)

Nationalism

30.

Armenia was different to other countries in the Ottoman Empire because they were

a)

Muslim

b)

Christian

c)

Pagan

d)

Buddhist

31.

In 1914, World War 1 began, and the Ottoman Empire

a)

Joined The Allied Powers of Great Britain, France, and Russia

b)

Joined The Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary

c)

Remained Neutral

32.

Genocide means

a)

race killing

b)

people killing

c)

gender killing

d)

country killing

33.

How many Armenians died in the Armenian genocide?

a)

1.5 Million

b)

3 Million

c)

2.6 Million

d)

5 Million

34.

In 1913, the organization that rose up and took power in the Ottoman Empire was called the

a)

Committee of Union and Progress

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

Young Turks

d)

Young Kurds

35.

The Ottoman leadership ordered that the Armenians be __________, and it would be this order that leads to the massacre of the Armenians along the death marches.

a)

executed

b)

deported

c)

freed

d)

enslaved

36.

What is the area between the front lines of the opposing sides?

a)

wire break

b)

revetment

c)

parapet

d)

no man's land

37.

"Your feet swell to two or three times their normal size and go completely dead. You could stick a bayonet into them and not feel a thing. ... It is then that the intolerable, indescribable agony begins. I have heard men cry and even scream with the pain and many had to have their feet and legs amputated."


The quote above most likely is referencing:

a)

trench rot

b)

frostbite

c)

poor medical practices during amputations

d)

trench foot

38.

What technological advance allowed some progress in advancing ground into enemy territory?

a)

trench blocks

b)

anti-aircraft artillery

c)

automatic machine guns

d)

tanks

39.

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

40.
After a year of vicious fighting, the war had become a ________________________ or situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory.
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Victory
c)
Defeated
d)
Stalemate
41.

World War I was a “total war” in the sense that

a)

It brought great suffering to civilians.

b)

Nations from all over the world were involved.

c)

New technologies played a large part in the war.

d)

The nations involved devoted all their resources to it.

42.

The system of rationing was designed to limit

a)

civilian anti war activities

b)

production of luxury items

c)

purchases of consumer goods

d)

the number of men needed in the civilian workforce

43.

The purpose of propaganda during World War I was to

a)

censor the press

b)

inform the public

c)

expose antiwar activity

d)

influence public opinion

44.

What animal pest lived in the trenches & caused trench fever?

a)

frogs

b)

rats

c)

lice

45.
What was the "War Guilt Clause" in the treaty?
a)
Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war
b)
German leaders would go to jail for their actions during the war
c)
Germany had to pay the United States and Russia
d)
France gave Germany money to reduce its military strength
46.
True or false?  Germany had to get rid of its air force, submarines, and large battleships due to the Treaty of Versailles.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war
b)
They loved it because it was so favorable to them
c)
They hated it because it treated them severely
d)
Most Germans didn't really care
48.
What nation had to drop out of the war because there was a communist revolution in their country?
a)
US
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
Russia
49.
When a nation reduces its armed forces and are not allowed to acquire weapons
a)
reparations
b)
demilitarization
c)
self-determination
50.
Which country suffered the greatest number of casualties including civilian deaths?
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Germany

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