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Unit 9 Review WWI & Russian Revolution

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding WWI

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Militarism

c)

Triple Entente

d)

The Balkans

2.

A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Militarism

c)

Triple Entente

d)

The Balkans

3.

A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding WWI

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Militarism

c)

Triple Entente

d)

The Balkans

4.

The region of Southeastern Europe now occupied by Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, the European part of Turkey, and the former republics of Yugoslavia

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Militarism

c)

Triple Entente

d)

The Balkans

5.

A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort

a)

Total War

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Allied Powers

d)

Central Powers

6.

Duke Assassinated that sparked WWI

a)

Total War

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Allied Powers

d)

Central Powers

7.

WWI, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side

a)

Total War

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Allied Powers

d)

Central Powers

8.

WWI, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side

a)

Total War

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Allied Powers

d)

Central Powers

9.

The use of submarines to sink without warning any ship found in an enemy's waters

a)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

b)

Battle of Verdun

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Battlefront

10.

11 month battle in which 1 million soldiers were killed or wounded

a)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

b)

Battle of Verdun

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Battlefront

11.

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield

a)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

b)

Battle of Verdun

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Battlefront

12.

Place in which soldiers do battle

a)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

b)

Battle of Verdun

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Battlefront

13.

War effort at home, making weapons rationing food.

a)

Home Front

b)

Conscription

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Rationing

14.

Enlistment into a war by force

a)

Home Front

b)

Conscription

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Rationing

15.

Telegram intercepted by Britain from Germany that said if Mexico attacked USA then Germany would help they gain back land lost in the Spanish American War

a)

Home Front

b)

Conscription

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Rationing

16.

the limiting of the amounts of gods people can buy

a)

Home Front

b)

Conscription

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Rationing

17.

a group of revolutionary Russian Marxists who took control of Russia's government in November 1917

a)

Bolsheviks

b)

Communism

c)

Czar Nicholas II

d)

Vladimir Lenin

18.

An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people, private property does not exist, and all goods and services are shared equally

a)

Bolsheviks

b)

Communism

c)

Czar Nicholas II

d)

Vladimir Lenin

19.

Last king of Russia

a)

Bolsheviks

b)

Communism

c)

Czar Nicholas II

d)

Vladimir Lenin

20.

Communist revolutionary who led the Bolsheviks

a)

Bolsheviks

b)

Communism

c)

Czar Nicholas II

d)

Vladimir Lenin

21.

The new government in Russia after Bolshevik Revolution

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Stalin's Five Year Plans

d)

Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points

22.

Dictator in Soviet Union after Lenin died

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Stalin's Five Year Plans

d)

Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points

23.

Plans outlined by Joseph Stalin in 1928 for the development of the Soviet Union's economy

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Stalin's Five Year Plans

d)

Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points

24.

Plan to prevent another war from happening

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Stalin's Five Year Plans

d)

Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points

25.

Economic version of imperialism established after treaty of Versailles in Middle East

a)

Mandate System

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Reparations

26.

The peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied powers after World War I

a)

Mandate System

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Reparations

27.

Payment for damages during a war

a)

Mandate System

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Reparations

28.

Which country fills in the blank space on this chart?

a)

Russia

b)

Italy

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Ottoman empire

29.

“"The second bullet struck the Archduke close to the heart. He uttered only one word, 'Sofia' — a call to his stricken wife. Then his head fell back and he collapsed. He died almost instantly.” —Borjove Jevtic, co-conspirator


What was the reason behind the incident described in this passage?

a)

ethnic conflict in the Ottoman empire

b)

extreme militarism in Germany

c)

Serbian nationalism

d)

economic competition between France and Germany

30.

These soldiers are marching through Belgium in August 1914, an action that

a)

was intended to insure the quick defeat of Germany.

b)

violated the Schlieffen Plan.

c)

broke the stalemate on the Western Front.

d)

brought Britain into the war.

31.

What impact did rapid-fire machine guns have on the course of the war?

a)

They gave Germany a strong technological advantage on the Eastern Front.

b)

They contributed to high casualty rates by allowing troops to attack targets miles away.

c)

They supported Allied offensives by allowing troops to move into "no-man's land."

d)

They helped prolong the stalemate because they made it difficult for troops to advance.

32.

What was the immediate result of the sinking of the British liner Lusitania by a German u-boat?

a)

Britain instituted a naval blockade of German ports.

b)

The United States entered the war on the Allied side.

c)

Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare against the Allies.

d)

Woodrow Wilson threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Germany.

33.

What is one a reason for the staggering casualties that Russia suffered in World War I?

a)

the ongoing civil war between the Whites and the Reds

b)

a poorly equipped army

c)

the long stalemate on the Western Front

d)

the necessity of fighting a war on two fronts

34.

The image shown here could best be used to illustrate which of the following causes of World War I?

a)

extreme nationalism

b)

economic rivalry

c)

the alliance system

d)

militarism

35.

Which phrase completes this chart?

a)

Was attacked by Germany

b)

Was bound to honor its alliance with France

c)

Pledged to defend Belgium

d)

Supported Pan-Slavism

36.

“There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, but now scarred with pits ... rusty barbed wires. The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, cellars, and caves.” —Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent


This passage describes the impact of

a)

total war.

b)

poison gas.

c)

trench warfare.

d)

the use of airplanes in World War I.

37.

The military technology shown in this illustration was important in World War I because it allowed

a)

troops to attack targets more than 100 miles away.

b)

gunners to mow down waves of advancing soldiers.

c)

soldiers on land to target submarines at sea.

d)

advancing troops to smash through trenches.

38.

Which type of military technology played the largest role in creating the long stalemate on the Western Front?

a)

u-boats

b)

zeppelins

c)

tanks

d)

machine guns

39.

Which sentence completes this chart?

a)

The majority of the economic reparations were to be borne by Germany and the rest by Austria-Hungary.

b)

All nations involved in the war were to bear an equal burden of economic reparations.

c)

The financial reparations were to be divided equally among the Central Powers.

d)

Germany was forced to assume complete responsibility for financial reparations.

40.

The chief goal of the League of Nations was to

a)

enforce the Treaty of Versailles.

b)

end imperialism.

c)

prevent future wars.

d)

create a united European state.

41.

What did the pogroms do that occurred in the late 19th-century Russia do?

a)

violently persecute Jews

b)

kill all the kulaks

c)

enlist the aid of foreigners

d)

establish a Communist council

42.

Who were the Bolsheviks?

a)

soldiers in the White Army

b)

radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries

c)

members of the Duma, Russia's parliament

d)

followers of Rasputin

43.

In or near which city did the westernmost civil war battle take place?

a)

Murmansk

b)

Petrograd

c)

Brest-Litovsk

d)

Archangel

44.

Which territories were lost under the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

a)

Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

b)

Romania, Turkey, China, Mongolia

c)

Brest-Litovsk, Ukraine, Russia

d)

all of the these

45.

What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?

a)

nationalism

b)

militarism

c)

imperialism

d)

patriotism

46.

What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe?

a)

the Middle-East

b)

Alsace-Lorraine

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

the Balkan Peninsula

47.

Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan that Germany created to prepare for a two-front war?

a)

Attack France first, then Russia.

b)

Attack Russia first, then France.

c)

Send half of the army to France and half to Russia.

d)

Ally with Russia to fight France.

48.

Which nation's actions caused the United States to fight in World War I?

a)

Russia

b)

Mexico

c)

Germany

d)

Austria-Hungary

49.

What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to an end?

a)

An armistice was signed.

b)

A surrender was given.

c)

A propaganda campaign was waged.

d)

The allies won a major battle.

50.

Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for the war under the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Italy

51.

Which of the following countries completely changed its name after World War I?

a)

Germany

b)

Romania

c)

Great Britain

d)

Ottoman Empire

52.

From which country did Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Yugoslavia gain independence?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Ottoman Empire

53.

How many more troops did the Allied Powers have than the Central Powers?

a)

19 million

b)

23 million

c)

42 million

d)

65 million

54.

Which nation lost the most troops?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

55.

Which countries each lost more than a million troops from battlefield deaths?

a)

USA, British Empire, France, Russia

b)

Austria-Hungary, France, Russia, Germany

c)

Ottoman Empire, Italy, France, Germany

d)

all of these

56.

Which country lost the smallest number of troops from battlefield deaths?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

British Empire

c)

USA

d)

France

57.

How many troops did Russia lose, even though it pulled out of the war early?

a)

1,700

b)

17,000

c)

1,700,000

d)

17,000,000