WorksheetsUnit 11: WWI
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which event caused the series of accusations shown in the cartoon above?
The discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram
The Serbian assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The buildup of the British and German navies
German submarine warfare in the Atlantic Ocean
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand caused a conflict between which two countries(That led to WWI)?
Russia & Serbia
Russia & France
Germany & Austria-Hungary
Serbia & Austria-Hungary
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
European Nationalism
Imperialist Competition
American Isolationism
Stockpiling Weapons
Which of the MAIN causes of the Great War involved an arms race between European countries?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
France, England, Russia were members of which group?
Central Powers/Triple Entente
Central Powers/Triple Alliance
Allied Powers/Triple Alliance
Allied Powers/Triple Entente
Germany and Austria-Hungary were members of which group?
Central Powers/Triple Entente
Central Powers/Triple Alliance
Allied Powers/Triple Entente
Allied Powers/Triple Alliance
Which of the followings nations were members of the Central Powers during WWI?
United States, Russia, and Japan
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Russia, France, and Britain
Italy, Germany, and Japan
"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
Technology used during WWI
tension between the superpowers during the cold war
formation of alliance sin WWI
dangerous working conditions caused by the industrial revolution
Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced for the first time in WWI?
Tanks
Bayonets
Rifles
Cannons
Which of the followings was NOT an example of "Total War" during World War I?
Converting factories to make weapons and military supplies
Allowing freedom of speech and rejecting the use of propaganda
Government rationing program
Drafting soldiers into the military
During WWI, governments used rationing to limit
civilian antiwar activities
purchases of goods produced by women in factories
overuse of important resources like food and fuel
production and purchasing of luxury items
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
The U.S. navy's warning of the type of warfare the Central Powers could expect.
Germany's policy of sinking any ship in British waters without warning
Britain's policy of sinking any ship in German waters without warning.
Germany's decision to focus its resources on the Black Sea.
Why was it difficult to gain an advantage over the enemy in trench warfare?
Too many soldiers died of disease in the trenches
NO weapons were used
The machine gun made it nearly impossible for troops to advance into "no man's land"
To few soldiers were willing to kill the enemy
Why was the Battle of Verdun important during WWI?
It showed how trench warfare could help quickly win the war
Germany's Schlieffen Plan was successful
Germany used unrestricted warfare for the first time
One million soldiers died without a clear winner
All of the following are reasons why the U.S. entered WWI in 1917 except:
Fear of the spread of Communism
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Zimmerman Telegram
Propaganda and loans to Allies
Americans were outraged when ______ sent a letter to _____ offering incentives to attack the United States
France, Germany
Austria-Hungary, Serbia
Germany, Mexico
Germany, Canada
Which event was most responsible for bringing the United States into WWI?
Desire to help the Central Powers win the war
The Mexican alliances with Russia
German unrestricted submarine warfare
America's membership in the Trible Entente
*Led the Bolsheviks in a revolution(1917)
* Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread"
* Was inspired by Karl Marx
Which leader is described by these statements?
Joseph Stalin
Czar Nicholas II
Vladimir Lenin
Rasputin
Heavy military losses in WWI, food and fuel shortages, and the opposition to the Romanov Czar led to the ___?
Chinese Revolution
Russian Revolution
Glorious Revolution
French Revolution
Which of the following best describes an effect of the Russian Revolution?
Russia quickly industrialized and helped
Joseph Stalin used laissez-faire capitalism to seize power of the Soviet Union
The Bolsheviks won the civil war and transformed Russia into a communist nation
Rasputin and Lenin were executed by Czar Nicholas II
*Five Year Plans
*Collective Farms
*Purges of political opponents
Who is most associated with these policies?
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Karl Marx
Czar Nicholas II
Under the Socialist system, who controlled the economy of Russia?
peasants
the Duma
The government
president of Russia
The most important of Wilson's Fourteen Points was his desire to
Punish Germany for its role in the war
Create a League of Nations to promote peace
Avoid self-determination when redrawing the map of Europe
Increase the size of the British and French militaries
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in WWI by. . .
dividing Germany into four occupied zones
taking away German territories in the Balkans and Spain
Supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations
Forcing Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations
The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance of. . .
Identifying the guilty party in the war
Treating all nations justly, including the losers in war
including powerful nations like the U.S. in international peace keeping organizations
crippling any nations that might prove dangerous in the future
Which empire collapsed as a result of WWI?
British
Italian
Persian
Ottoman
