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WWI

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
2.
Who would be blamed for WWI?
a)
Serbia
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
3.

The attack on this ship killed over 100 Americans in WWI.

a)

Titanic

b)

Santana

c)

Sullivan

d)

Lusitania

4.
What is the purpose of propaganda? 
a)
to educate 
b)
to persuade
c)
to punish
d)
to entertain
5.
Expanding ones country into other areas to grow or gain economic wealth is called 
a)
jingoism
b)
Communism
c)
imperialism
d)
militariam
6.
Why did Germany's economy deteriorate after WWI ? 
a)
weapons spending
b)
They had to pay for the war.
c)
An increase in Jewish population.
d)
High numbers had died from the Spanish flu
7.
What is a German submarine?
a)
subway
b)
uboat
c)
blitzkrieg
d)
dreadnought 
8.

Which event sparked the outbreak of WWI?

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan

b)

Germany's Invasion of Poland

c)

Bolshevik coup d'etat in Russia

d)

Assassination of the Austrian Archduke

9.
- "Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy form the Triple Alliance." 
- "Serbian Nationalism Grows in the Balkans" 
- "Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia."
The events in these headlines contributed most directly to the... 
a)
Beginning of WWI
b)
Outbreak of the Cold War
c)
Development of Fascist Europe
d)
Beginning of WWII 
10.

What is an alliance?

a)

A formal agreement between countries

b)

A trading relationship

c)

Two countries that each other

d)

Countries that go to war

11.

What was the Lusitania

a)

A U.S. battleship sunk by the Germans

b)

A passenger ship sunk by the Germans

c)

A German submarine

d)

A general in WWI

12.

What is the name of the treaty that ended WWI?

a)

Paris Peace Treaty

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of London

13.

A policy of aggressive military preparedness; the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

14.

A sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

15.

Ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause

a)

Entente

b)

Propaganda

c)

Front

d)

Mobilization

16.

An agreement to stop fighting a war

a)

Armistice

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Reparations

e)

U Boats

17.

Statement made in 1918 by US President Wilson saying the Great War was being fought for noble reasons and for post-war peace.

a)

Armistice

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Reparations

e)

U Boats

18.

A form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches

a)

Armistice

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Reparations

e)

U Boats

19.
The death of Franz Ferdinand Started WWI. Where was he from?
a)
Minnesota
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Russia
20.
When did WWI begin?
a)
1776
b)
1914
c)
1918
d)
1939
21.
Rationing is...
a)
A restriction on how much people can eat during a war
b)
A mathematical term where you find the hypotenuses of a circle
c)
Paying back money owed from a war
d)
A major cause of WWI
22.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
a)
A telegram where the U.S. encouraged Mexico to attack Germany
b)
A telegram where Germany encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S.
c)
A telegram between Germany and Russia encouraging a peace treaty
d)
A telegram between Britain and the US about an invasion on Germany
23.
Who won the war?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Versailles
24.

World War 1 was known as the:

a)

The Final War

b)

The European War

c)

The Great War

d)

The Civil War

25.

What country was Archduke Franz Ferdinand from?

a)

Serbia

b)

Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Russia

26.

The American president during World War One was...

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

27.

The years of World War 1 were...?

a)

1939 - 1945

b)

1917- 1922

c)

1914 - 1918

d)

1860 - 1865

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