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WW1

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 6hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900?

a)

Socialists had seized power

b)

Some nations refused to trade with each other.

c)

Nations began mobilizing for war

d)

People were joining the Black Hand.

2.

How did Serbia anger Austria-Hungary?

a)

mobilized troops along Austria's border.

b)

promised to support Germany's interests.

c)

tried to form an independent state

d)

developed imperialist ambitions

3.

Which nations were the first to get involved in the initial conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary?

a)

Italy and Bulgaria

b)

United States and Britain

c)

France and Belgium

d)

Germany and Russia

4.

Initially, how was the war effort on the Western Front characterized?

a)

slow but steady advancement of the German army on the ground.

b)

trench warfare that kept both sides in the same positions for four years.

c)

decisive victories by the French army and swift retreat of German forces.

d)

innovative strategies that used new technologies available to both armies.

5.

As the war progressed, why did both the Allied Powers and the Central Powers seek new allies?

a)

get more money and supplies.

b)

expand their colonial empires

c)

pave the way for peace negotiations.

d)

open new avenues for commerce.

6.

What was the primary reason Civil war broke out in Russia after World War I?

a)

many people opposed the Bolshevik government.

b)

the Bolsheviks did not fulfill their promises.

c)

foreign troops remained on Russian soil.

d)

Lenin acquired too much territory in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

7.

What complicated the negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference?

a)

Russia's refusal to attend the talks.

b)

territorial disputes among the Big Three

c)

Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points

d)

Germany's refusal to pay for the war.

8.

Why was Germany especially opposed to Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

forced Germany to reduce the size of its army and navy.

b)

returned the territories of Alsace and Lorraine to France.

c)

awarded sections of eastern Germany to the new Polish state.

d)

held Germany (and Austria) responsible for the war and required reparations

9.

What was a major cause of the Bolshevik Revolution?

a)

Rasputin's influence at the royal court

b)

Russia's withdrawal from World War I.

c)

inflammatory rhetoric from Communist leaders.

d)

Czar Nicholas's failed military and economic policies.

10.

The break up of which empires was a lasting legacy of WW1?

a)

British Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

German Empire

d)

Austria-Hungarian Empire

11.
Who was president during WWI?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Donald Trump
12.
Who were the countries fighting for the ally powers?
a)
France, Belgium, Alaska, Mexico
b)
Iraq, Iran, India, Greece
c)
France, Belgium, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia
d)
Central Powers
13.
What was the name of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allies
14.
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sank by the Germans?
a)
The Titanic
b)
The Carnival Cruise Ship
c)
Lusitania
d)
The World Ship
15.
In what year did WW! start
a)
1912
b)
1914
c)
1916
d)
1920
16.
In what year did WW! start
a)
1912
b)
1914
c)
1916
d)
1920
17.
What year did WW1 end?
a)
1930
b)
1919
c)
1918
d)
1900
18.
What caused the US to enter the war?
a)
Army tanks being blown up
b)
US soldiers being killed
c)
US ships being sank
d)
Germany assassinated our president
19.
What were the submarines called that were used by Germany?
a)
W Boats
b)
U Boats
c)
Tanks
d)
Missiles
20.
What caused the US to enter the war?
a)
Army tanks being blown up
b)
US soldiers being killed
c)
US ships being sank
d)
Germany assassinated our president
21.
What were the submarines called that were used by Germany?
a)
W Boats
b)
U Boats
c)
Tanks
d)
Missiles
22.
Which side did the US support?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allies
23.
Who sank the British Passenger ship?
a)
Belgium
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
US
24.

Which was NOT a real cause of WW1?

a)

Politics

b)

Imperialism

c)

Stealing ammunition

25.

Which single event started a chain of events leading to war?

a)

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Sinking of the Titanic

c)

Germany attacked France

26.

Which country was NOT apart of The Triple Entente?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

27.

Imperialism is when a country expands its influence and power into a large empire.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Russia and Germany wanted to create their own vast empires.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Sarajevo

c)

Saudia Arabia

30.

Britain has the largest empire

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The two major alliances of WW1 was fought between consisted of the Allied and Eastern Powers.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

I was the Prime Minister of France from 1917 to 1920

a)

Gustave Flaubert

b)

Bryson Dechambeau

c)

Georges Clemenceau

33.

What was Georges Clemenceau's nickname?

a)

Tiger

b)

Bear

c)

Lion

34.

Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during the war?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Queen Eizabeth I

c)

David Lloyd George

35.

I was the Tsar of Russian at the start of WW1

a)

Josepf Stalin

b)

Nicholas II

c)

Vladamir Putin

36.

I was the American President that kept America out of the war.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

37.

Which country was not part of the Allied Powers during WW1?

a)

Russia

b)

Cuba

c)

Japan

38.

Which country was not part of the Central Powers during WW1?

a)

Sweden

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Bulgaria

39.

What was Germany's military strategy?

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Auttoban

c)

Schlieffen Plan

40.

The Ottoman Empire would form this country in 1923.

a)

Bosnia

b)

Turkey

c)

Croatia

41.

This treaty ended WW1

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Vienna

c)

Treaty of Versailles

42.

What is kaiser mean?

a)

queen

b)

emperor

c)

aristocrat

43.

I was the leader of German Empire during WW1

a)

Von Kaiser

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Von Miller

44.

Russian Empire was ruled by ______

a)

Bourbon Dynasty

b)

Romanov Dynasty

45.

Major religion in Russia

a)

Russian Orthodox Christianity

b)

Russian Catholics

46.

Major occupation in Russia

a)

Industrial

b)

Agricultural

47.

St Petersburg and Moscow were known for

a)

Industries

b)

Farming areas

48.

Ideas of - Nation which tolerated all religions, wanted elected representatives but no UAF...

a)

Radicals

b)

Liberals

49.

RSDP was formed by ________ in 1898

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Lenin

50.

1903 split in RSDP formed_______

a)

Radicals and Liberals

b)

Bolsheviks and Mensheviks

51.

The following events are related to :

Russo-Japanese war

Putilov Iron Works

Bloody Sunday

Workers Demand

a)

1900 Revolutions

b)

1905 Revolutions

52.

Elected consultative parliament formed by Tsar

a)

Duma

b)

Provincial Government

53.

Elected consultative parliament formed by Tsar

a)

Duma

b)

Provincial Government

54.

When did Tsar abdicated his throne

a)

2nd March 1917

b)

2nd March 1918

55.

Who wanted immediate elections and withdrawal from WW1

a)

Mensheviks

b)

Bolsheviks

56.

Under the absence of Lenin who gave the leadership to Bolsheviks

a)

Kerensky

b)

Trotsky

57.

Allied powers of WW1

a)

B F R

b)

G A T

58.

Bloodless Revolution is related to

a)

February Revolution

b)

October Revolution

59.

Which war was regarded as an unnecessary war for Russia

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

60.

Which war was regarded as an unnecessary war for Russia

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

61.
 Which event best replaces the question mark in this sequence?  
Russia 1917-1918
• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne
•  ?
• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party
• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers
a)
A.  Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution 
b)
B. Leon Trotsky escaped Russia for exile in Mexico 
c)
C. The Russian government adopted the New Economic Policy 
d)
D. The Red Army won the Russian Civil War
62.
What was the major consequence of the February Revolution of 1917?
a)
A.  It forced Kerensky to surrender to the Bolsheviks. 
b)
B. It secured Stalin as leader of Russia. 
c)
C. It allowed Trotsky to negotiate peace with Germany. 
d)
D. It forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.
63.
Which group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917?
a)
A.  the Bolsheviks 
b)
B. the Czarists 
c)
C. the nobility 
d)
D. the clergy
64.
Which of the following answers is the correct chronological order of events during the Russian Revolution?
a)
A.  Bloody Sunday, World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov family 
b)
A.  World War I, Bloody Sunday, assassination of the Romanov family, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication
c)
A.  World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, Bloody Sunday, assassination of the Romanov family
d)
A.  February Revolution, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov family, World War I
65.
Which statement describes the ideology of V.I. Lenin during the Bolshevik Revolution?
a)
A.  He preserved the monarchy as a national symbol. 
b)
B. He called for authoritarian rule to implement communism. 
c)
C. He promoted the use of nonviolent protest for social change. 
d)
D. He held parliamentary elections to legitimize the new government.
66.
Which leader was most influenced by Marxist ideology?
a)
A.  Adolf Hitler 
b)
B. David Lloyd George 
c)
C. V.I. Lenin 
d)
D. Woodrow Wilson
67.
Which one of the events listed below identifies the campaign of terror that Josef Stalin implemented against other Communist Party leaders during the mid-1930s?
a)
A.  New Economic Policy 
b)
B. Bloody Sunday 
c)
C. collectivization 
d)
 D. the Great Purge
68.
Josef Stalin’s policy of agricultural collectivization led to
a)
A.  an economic treaty with China.
b)
B. closer economic ties with the United States. 
c)
C. reforms that increased food surpluses in the Soviet Union. 
d)
D. a destructive famine in the Ukraine.
69.
During Josef Stalin’s rule, Russians only had access to select information. This is an example of
a)
A.  suffrage. 
b)
B. democracy. 
c)
C. fascism. 
d)
D. censorship.
70.
A Soviet citizen living under Stalin’s rule had all aspects of life monitored and controlled by a centralized authority.
 This is an example of
a)
A.  totalitarianism. 
b)
B. anarchism.
c)
C. theocracy. 
d)
D. democracy.
71.
Which opinion on economic production would Karl Marx most likely express?
a)
A.  A free market best supports the needs of workers. 
b)
B. The role of the government is to regulate the means of production. 
c)
C. Ownership of the means of production should be shared equally by all workers. 
d)
D. Businesses should own the means of production to effectively increase economic output.
72.
Karl Marx’s slogan “. . . WORKERS OF ALL LANDS UNITE!” is associated with which economic theory?
a)
A.  capitalism 
b)
B. communism
c)
C. utopianism 
d)
D. mercantilism
73.
In his writings, Karl Marx viewed Europe’s social changes resulting from the Industrial Revolution as a
a)
A.  class struggle.
b)
 B. rise in nationalism. 
c)
C. democratic movement. 
d)
D. decline of imperialism.
74.
World War 1 ranged through these years?
a)
1984-1988
b)
1914-1918
c)
1917-1921
d)
1923-1930
75.
Neutrality means...
a)
Choosing a side to support
b)
Arguing against both sides
c)
the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc
d)
Hiding from the countries to prevent becoming involved.
76.
True or False. Germany was the main contender in WW1 in the beginning.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
What did Wilson believe about world diplomacy?
a)
It should be discussed only with allies
b)
It should be secretive 
c)
It should be open and transparent
d)
It should not be discussed
78.
What did Wilson believe about navigation of seas
a)
the US should dominate navigation
b)
there should be freedom of the seas
c)
the allies should have free access
d)
there should be a number of trade barriers
79.
What did Wilson say should be done with Belgium?
a)
Given freedom from tariffs
b)
Become an American protectorate
c)
Become a British colony
d)
Given it's independence
80.
How quickly did America join the League of Nations?
a)
Never
b)
Immediately
c)
At the start of WWII
d)
1918
81.
These two main events caused the United States to join WW1.
a)
Sinking of the Lusitania and Zimmerman Telegram
b)
U-Boats Submarine attack
c)
Gas Masks to protect soldiers from poisonous gas
d)
Zimmerman Telegram and Cuban missile Crisis
82.

Why was propaganda a useful tool in WW1

a)

Recruit soldiers

b)

Supportive home front

c)

Buy Bonds

d)

Demonize the enemy

e)

All of the Above

83.

This was the President during WW1. He wrote the 14 points.

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Abraham Lincoln

84.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about World War I?
a)
Most of the fighting took place in trenches
b)
Americans helped the Allies in the final battles of the war
c)
the revolution in Russia led Russia to withdraw from the war
d)
Although the war caused a lot of damage, there were very few casualties
85.
What was Woodrow Wilson's plan for just and lasting peace?
a)
Fourteen points
b)
4 Main Points
c)
3 main sections
d)
Forty Points
86.
Damages from the war are known as this.
a)
Reparations
b)
Repayments
c)
Repair
d)
Rations
87.

This was the name of Wilson's progressive agenda for the nation:

a)

New Freedom

b)

New Nationalism

c)

New Deal

d)

New Movement

88.

This amendment gave women the right to vote, was signed by president Wilson

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

20

89.

What state was Wilson a governor of when he ran for president?

a)

Virginia

b)

Ohio

c)

New Jersey

d)

New York

90.

The New Freedom reformed what Wilson called the triple wall of privileges not include

a)

Tariff

b)

Banks

c)

Trusts

d)

Transportation

91.

What was the purpose of Fourteen Points speech?

a)

To punish Germany

b)

To make sure the Allies hold their colonies

c)

To make the Allies the dominant power

d)

To End the War and give Peace without Victory

92.

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

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Alliances

d)

Nationalism

93.

The sinking of this ship by a German submarine pushed the United States closer to war. Which picture shows the Lusitania?

a)
b)
c)
d)
94.

Which of these countries were part of the Allied Powers in World War I? (3 correct)

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Russia

d)

Austria-Hungary

e)

Serbia

95.

Which of these countries were part of the Allied Powers in World War I? (3 correct)

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Russia

d)

Austria-Hungary

e)

Serbia

96.

Which of the following countries were part of the Central Powers during World War I? (3 correct)

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

France

e)

Bulgaria

97.

Which of these was a reason that the United States got involved in World War I?

a)

a song called "Over There"

b)

the Zimmermann Telegram

c)

Food Shortages

d)

Belleau Wood

98.

Economic and political ties to which country led the United States into World War I?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

99.

What was the name of the peace plan that Woodrow Wilson created at the end of World War I?

a)

The 13 Points

b)

The 14 Points

c)

The 15 Points

d)

The 16 Points

100.

the most important part of Wilson's plan for peace was...

a)

The United Nations

b)

The Unique Nations

c)

The League of Nations

d)

The National League

101.

What was the overall purpose of Woodrow Wilson's peace plan?

a)

to make sure the US got the most stuff

b)

the make sure that there would be no more wars

c)

to give the United States more power

102.

The United States didn't join the League of Nations because...

a)

the Supreme Court ruled against it

b)

Woodrow Wilson refused to join

c)

American people didn't want the US to join

d)

the US Senate failed to ratify the treaty

103.

Before and after World War I, the United States practiced ____________________________, meaning the US didn't get involved in other countries fights.

a)

Isolationism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Globalization

d)

Conservationism

104.
Which country is part of the Triple Entente?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Italy
105.
What event is the spark of WWI?
a)
Competition over Colonies
b)
Zimmerman Telegram
c)
Sinking of Lusitania
d)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
106.
Who was the Leader of Britain during WWI?
a)
Georges Clemenceau
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
David Lloyd George
d)
Czar Nicholas II
107.
The 14 Points were...
a)
Woodrow Wilson's plan for winning WWI
b)
Georges Clemenceau's Plan for punishing Germany after the war
c)
Woodrow WIlson's plan for Peace after WWI
d)
The allied powers plan for stoppint the Russian Revo
108.
How did Lenin's New Economic Plan differ from Stalin's 5 year plans?
a)
imposed production matches
b)
Increased regulation on production
c)
Lenin's plan eliminated collective farming
d)
Lenin's plan allowed for some private businesses
109.
Which people were targets of Stalin's Great Purge?
a)
Perceived enemies to the Communist party
b)
Communists and Fascists
c)
Religious leaders
d)
Capitalistic parts of the Soviet  Economy
110.
What country did Mussolini Invade in order to bring back the "glory of Rome"?
a)
Italy
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Morocco
d)
Kenya
111.
What happened in the Holodomor?
a)
The Koreans were enslaved by the Japanese
b)
The Armenians were killed by the Ottomans
c)
The Jews were killed by the Nazis
d)
Stalin created a man-made famine in Ukraine resulting in millions of deaths

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