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World War 1

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the M stand for in the M.A.I.N acronym?

a)

Minutemen

b)

Monetery

c)

Minuteism

d)

Militarism

2.

What does the A stand for in the M.A.I.N acronym?

a)

Alternative

b)

Altruism

c)

Alliances

d)

Allocation

3.

What does the I stand for in the M.A.I.N acronym?

a)

Impersonate

b)

Imperialism

c)

Industrialization

d)

Institutional

4.

What does the N stand for in the M.A.I.N acronym?

a)

Neutrality

b)

Neo-conservatism

c)

Nation-building

d)

Nationalism

5.

In what years were World War 1 fought?

a)

1917-1919

b)

1914-1918

c)

1939-1945

d)

1905-1909

6.

Approximately how many people died in World War 1?

a)

5 million

b)

7 million

c)

11 million

d)

17 million

7.

The idea of glorifying military power that greatly contributed to the outbreak of World War 1?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Conservatism

8.

Deep Devotion to one’s nation often at the expense of other nations

a)

Nationalism

b)

Patriotism

c)

Altruism

d)

Imperialism

9.

Who was assassinated which lit the fuse that started World War 1?

a)

Franz Joseph

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Ferdinando Magellen

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

10.

Who is Gavrilo Princip?

a)

A banker who financed the war effort for Germany

b)

Tsar of Russia

c)

The assassin who shot Franz Ferdinand

d)

Diplomate Representative to Germany

11.

What is the name of Germany's war plan to fight a two-front war?

a)

Serbian Plan

b)

Schlieffen Plan

c)

Plan 17

d)

Wilhelm Plan

12.

The battle to protect Paris. Trench warfare begins

a)

Battle of the Mons

b)

Battle of the Frontiers

c)

Battle of the Marne

d)

Battle of Sarejevo

13.

Wilhelm II led which nation?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

France

14.

What type of warfare is being shown in the image above?

a)

Offensive Warfare

b)

Attrition Warfare

c)

Trench Warefare

d)

Guerilla Warfare

15.

German submarines (U-Boats) attack merchant ships in the Atlantic that are supporting the Allies.

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Psychological warfare

c)

Submarine Warfare

d)

Blitzkrieg

16.

What ship was sunk in 1915 killing 128 Americans turning most Americans against Germany.

a)

Lusitania

b)

Titanic

c)

Doppler

d)

S.S. Jenny

17.

Which nation utilized submarines (U-Boats) in order to destroy the supplies of their enemy?

a)

Russia

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Germany

18.

What allowed the warring nations to produce the necessary supplies to fight such a massive war?

a)

Industrial revolution

b)

Shorter supply lines

c)

aerial transport abilities

d)

skilled tradesman

19.

In order to help break the stalemate what weapon did the Germans use illegally against their enemies?

a)

Gas

b)

Nukes

c)

Sabotage

d)

Laser blasters

20.

Which neutral country was invaded by Germany which drew Great Britain into the war?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Belgium

c)

Luxembourg

d)

France

21.

Central Powers

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Belarus

d)

Great Britain

e)

Ottoman Empire

22.

Triple Entente (Allies)

a)

Great Britain

b)

Netherlands

c)

France

d)

Russia

e)

Austria-Hungary

23.

At which battle did the Germans want to "bleed the French Armee white"?

a)

The Battle of the Somme

b)

The Battle of the Marne

c)

The Battle of Verdun

d)

The Battle of Frontiers

24.

Which battle is the deadliest single day in British military history?

a)

The Battle of the Somme

b)

The Battle of Mons

c)

The Battle of Verdun

d)

Battle of the Frontiers

25.

What year did the Russian Revolution occur which removed Russia from the war?

a)

1915

b)

1916

c)

1917

d)

1918

26.

Political theorists and Socialist Germany planted inside Russia to destabilize the country.

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Vladimir Putin

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Leon Trotsky

27.

After the collapse of the Russian Empire which government established itself in its place?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Russian Monarchy

c)

Duma Council

d)

White Soviets

28.

Treaty signed between the Russians and the Germans. Russian ceded massive amounts of territory and withdrew from the war.

a)

Treaty of Brest Litovsk

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

29.

What day did the U.S. declare war on Germany?

a)

April 2nd 1917

b)

April 14th, 1918

c)

April 9th 1918

d)

April 1st 1917

30.

Secret coded telegram from Germany to Mexico offering an alliance against the U.S.

a)

The Zimmerman telegram

b)

The Ghent telegram

c)

Meuse Argonne

d)

Final Judge

31.

What day did WW1 end?

a)

November 11, 1918

b)

November 1st, 1918

c)

October 31st, 1918

d)

November 11, 1917

32.

Last offensive of WW1?

a)

Meuse Argonne Offensive

b)

St. Miheil Offensive

c)

Brusilov Offensive

d)

Marne Offensive

33.

Who was the POTUS during WW1?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

John F. Kennedy

34.

Nickname for American soldiers in WW1?

a)

Doughboys

b)

Dustboys

c)

Buffalo Soldiers

d)

Yankees

35.
What event led Great Britain to declare war on Germany?
a)
The Germans sank British supply boats
b)
The Germans sank American ships
c)
Germany invaded Russia
d)
Germany invaded Belgium 
36.

Which of the following did armies use for the first time during World War I?

a)

submarines and tanks

b)

horses and tanks

c)

trains and cars

d)

horses and submarines