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Unit 11: WWI

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which event caused the series of accusations shown in the cartoon above?

a)

The discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram

b)

The Serbian assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

The buildup of the British and German navies

d)

German submarine warfare in the Atlantic Ocean

2.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand caused a conflict between which two countries(That led to WWI)?

a)

Russia & Serbia

b)

Russia & France

c)

Germany & Austria-Hungary

d)

Serbia & Austria-Hungary

3.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?

a)

European Nationalism

b)

Imperialist Competition

c)

American Isolationism

d)

Stockpiling Weapons

4.

Which of the MAIN causes of the Great War involved an arms race between European countries?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

5.

France, England, Russia were members of which group?

a)

Central Powers/Triple Entente

b)

Central Powers/Triple Alliance

c)

Allied Powers/Triple Alliance

d)

Allied Powers/Triple Entente

6.

Germany and Austria-Hungary were members of which group?

a)

Central Powers/Triple Entente

b)

Central Powers/Triple Alliance

c)

Allied Powers/Triple Entente

d)

Allied Powers/Triple Alliance

7.

Which of the followings nations were members of the Central Powers during WWI?

a)

United States, Russia, and Japan

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

c)

Russia, France, and Britain

d)

Italy, Germany, and Japan

8.

"Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand grenades- words, words but they hold the horror of the world" -Erich Maria Remarque


This quotation best describes the effects of the

a)

Technology used during WWI

b)

tension between the superpowers during the cold war

c)

formation of alliance sin WWI

d)

dangerous working conditions caused by the industrial revolution

9.

Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced for the first time in WWI?

a)

Tanks

b)

Bayonets

c)

Rifles

d)

Cannons

10.

Which of the followings was NOT an example of "Total War" during World War I?

a)

Converting factories to make weapons and military supplies

b)

Allowing freedom of speech and rejecting the use of propaganda

c)

Government rationing program

d)

Drafting soldiers into the military

11.

During WWI, governments used rationing to limit

a)

civilian antiwar activities

b)

purchases of goods produced by women in factories

c)

overuse of important resources like food and fuel

d)

production and purchasing of luxury items

12.

What is unrestricted submarine warfare?

a)

The U.S. navy's warning of the type of warfare the Central Powers could expect.

b)

Germany's policy of sinking any ship in British waters without warning

c)

Britain's policy of sinking any ship in German waters without warning.

d)

Germany's decision to focus its resources on the Black Sea.

13.

Why was it difficult to gain an advantage over the enemy in trench warfare?

a)

Too many soldiers died of disease in the trenches

b)

NO weapons were used

c)

The machine gun made it nearly impossible for troops to advance into "no man's land"

d)

To few soldiers were willing to kill the enemy

14.

Why was the Battle of Verdun important during WWI?

a)

It showed how trench warfare could help quickly win the war

b)

Germany's Schlieffen Plan was successful

c)

Germany used unrestricted warfare for the first time

d)

One million soldiers died without a clear winner

15.

All of the following are reasons why the U.S. entered WWI in 1917 except:

a)

Fear of the spread of Communism

b)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Propaganda and loans to Allies

16.

Americans were outraged when ______ sent a letter to _____ offering incentives to attack the United States

a)

France, Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary, Serbia

c)

Germany, Mexico

d)

Germany, Canada

17.

Which event was most responsible for bringing the United States into WWI?

a)

Desire to help the Central Powers win the war

b)

The Mexican alliances with Russia

c)

German unrestricted submarine warfare

d)

America's membership in the Trible Entente

18.

*Led the Bolsheviks in a revolution(1917)

* Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread"

* Was inspired by Karl Marx


Which leader is described by these statements?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Czar Nicholas II

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Rasputin

19.

Heavy military losses in WWI, food and fuel shortages, and the opposition to the Romanov Czar led to the ___?

a)

Chinese Revolution

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

French Revolution

20.

Which of the following best describes an effect of the Russian Revolution?

a)

Russia quickly industrialized and helped

b)

Joseph Stalin used laissez-faire capitalism to seize power of the Soviet Union

c)

The Bolsheviks won the civil war and transformed Russia into a communist nation

d)

Rasputin and Lenin were executed by Czar Nicholas II

21.

*Five Year Plans

*Collective Farms

*Purges of political opponents


Who is most associated with these policies?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Czar Nicholas II

22.

Under the Socialist system, who controlled the economy of Russia?

a)

peasants

b)

the Duma

c)

The government

d)

president of Russia

23.

The most important of Wilson's Fourteen Points was his desire to

a)

Punish Germany for its role in the war

b)

Create a League of Nations to promote peace

c)

Avoid self-determination when redrawing the map of Europe

d)

Increase the size of the British and French militaries

24.

The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in WWI by. . .

a)

dividing Germany into four occupied zones

b)

taking away German territories in the Balkans and Spain

c)

Supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations

d)

Forcing Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations

25.

The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance of. . .

a)

Identifying the guilty party in the war

b)

Treating all nations justly, including the losers in war

c)

including powerful nations like the U.S. in international peace keeping organizations

d)

crippling any nations that might prove dangerous in the future

26.

Which empire collapsed as a result of WWI?

a)

British

b)

Italian

c)

Persian

d)

Ottoman