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WWI

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 4 MAIN causes of WWI?

a)

Militarism, Anarchy, Imperialism, and Nationalism

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism

c)

Money, Armies, Imperialism, and Natural Disasters

d)

Militarism, Armies, Investigation, and Neutrality

2.

What is Nationalism?

a)

The idea that people take pride their country and who share certain cultural, ideological, religious or ethnic beliefs

b)

The FLEX of a nation's power by taking another territory and imposing their beliefs on them

c)

Armies are all of a sudden swifter, stronger, mobile, deadly... countries are pouring all their money to make them bigger!

d)

A union between two countries for mutual help and support if it is needed.

3.

What is an Alliance?

a)

The idea that people take pride their country and who share certain cultural, ideological, religious or ethnic beliefs

b)

The FLEX of a nation's power by taking another territory and imposing their beliefs on them

c)

Armies are all of a sudden swifter, stronger, mobile, deadly... countries are pouring all their money to make them bigger!

d)

A union between two countries for mutual help and support if it is needed.

4.

What is an Militarism?

a)

The idea that people take pride their country and who share certain cultural, ideological, religious or ethnic beliefs

b)

The FLEX of a nation's power by taking another territory and imposing their beliefs on them

c)

Armies are all of a sudden swifter, stronger, mobile, deadly... countries are pouring all their money to make them bigger!

d)

A union between two countries for mutual help and support if it is needed.

5.

Finally, what is Imperialism?

a)

The idea that people take pride their country and who share certain cultural, ideological, religious or ethnic beliefs

b)

The FLEX of a nation's power by taking another territory and imposing their beliefs on them

c)

Armies are all of a sudden swifter, stronger, mobile, deadly... countries are pouring all their money to make them bigger!

d)

A union between two countries for mutual help and support if it is needed.

6.

What was the SPARK that started WWI?

a)

Germany wanted more land

b)

Britain was blocking ports

c)

The French wanted Germany to give back Al Sas Lorraine

d)

A Serbian Nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand

7.

Who was part of the Triple Entente Alliance?

a)

Britain France and Russia

b)

Britain France and Germany

c)

France Italy and Germany

d)

Russia Italy and Germany

8.

Who was a part of the Central Powers?

a)

Germany Russia and France

b)

Germany Austria-Hungary and Russia

c)

Italy Germany and Britain

d)

Italy Germany and Austria-Hungary

9.

Who was the President of the United States during WWI?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

10.

What was the name of the cargo ship that Germans hit and sank, killing 158 Americans?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Lusitania

c)

Alabama

d)

Louisiana

11.

What was the name of the telegram that ended up being the "Straw that Broke the Camel's Back"

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Zuleger Telegram

c)

Morse Code Telegram

d)

U Boat Telegram

12.

The Zimmerman Telegram was being sent from Germany to ___________

a)

The United States

b)

Britain

c)

Mexico

d)

Canada

13.

The ____________ intercepted it and showed the United States what was happening

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Italians

d)

Canadians

14.

The United States entered WWI on

a)

April 25th, 2000

b)

April 6th, 1917

c)

December 7th, 1942

d)

September 1st, 1914

15.

Mrs Coenen is ______________ teacher

a)

a great

b)

a wonderful

c)

THE BEST

d)

an embarrassing

16.

What would you like to learn about on Monday?

a)

Rasputin (the crazy Russian)

b)

Sinking of the Lusitania

c)

Battle of Verdun

d)

Woodrow Wilson's 14 points