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G10: WW1 Causes and Effects

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of warfare did the soldiers engage in during WW1?

a)

wrench warfare

b)

trench warfare

c)

stench warfare

d)

clench warfare

2.

Which of the following were experienced by soldiers in trenches? SELECT 3.

a)

walking on wet and muddy paths

b)

feeling secured from the solid stone walls surrounding them

c)

dying because of communicable diseases

d)

yearning to die instead of being in the trenches

3.

Which of the following is not considered to be a cause of WW1?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Building an empire

c)

Forming military alliances

d)

Diplomatic relations with other nations

4.

Which of the following are considered to be causes of WW1? SELECT 2.

a)

Militarism

b)

Free trade

c)

Nations wanting to dominate others

d)

Zimmermann Telegram

5.

What happened in the Balkans that created tension among the neighboring countries?

a)

Serbia wanted independence and start an alliance with the other Balkan states

b)

Austria-Hungary wanted to be separated from Germany

c)

The Ottoman Empire started attacking Bosnia which was an ally of Serbia

d)

The Russians started mobilizing their troops to support Germany

6.

TRUE or FALSE: When conflicts started in the Balkans, the Russians offered help to the Serbians.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

What Serbian group was tagged to be the mastermind behind the killing of Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Black Hand

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

White Hand

d)

Arian Brotherhood

8.

What did the Austro-Hungarian empire do in the Balkans that angered the Serbians?

a)

They occupied Bosnia, which was supposed to be a Serbian ally.

b)

They occupied Serbia.

c)

They welcomed all the Serbians to join the Austro-Hungarian empire by giving them lands.

d)

They did not invite the Serbians to a Balkan rock concert held in their empire.

9.

What place in Bosnia did the eventful assassination of Franz Ferdinand happen?

a)

Herzigovina

b)

Sarajevo

c)

Belgrade

d)

Istanbul

10.

Who did the Black Hand hire to assassinate Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Mata Hari

d)

Gabrielo Parkap

11.

What country first mobilized its troops to help Serbia when Austria-Hungary declared war against it?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

USA

12.

What country first mobilized its troops to help Austria-Hungary when the Russians provided Serbia help?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

Ottoman Empire

13.

After declaring war against Russia, what other country did Germany declare war against?

a)

France

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Britain

d)

Belgium

14.

Why did the Germans attack Belgium?

a)

Because the Belgians didn't want to sell them Belgian waffles

b)

Because Belgium was on the way when the Germans started attacking France

c)

Because Belgium declared war against them first

d)

Because the Belgians declared that they will conquer the whole world

15.

When Germany attacked Belgium, what country came to try to rescue Belgium?

a)

Britain

b)

USA

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

France

16.

Why did the British help Belgium when it was attacked by Germany?

a)

Belgium is their ally.

b)

Belgium supplies them with Belgian chocolates monthly.

c)

Britain owned Belgium.

d)

Britain wanted to attack Belgium first but the Germans got there first.

17.

What were some of the effects of WW1? SELECT 3.

a)

Death of many people

b)

Better trade relations

c)

Women's roles changed

d)

Collapse of economies

18.

What do you call the German submarines that sank many ships in the warzone?

a)

U-boats

b)

Torpedoes

c)

Kaijus

d)

Jaegers

19.

What British passenger liner dared to cross the warzone and was unfortunately sank by German submarines?

a)

Lusitania

b)

Louisiana

c)

Lazada

d)

Luzviminda

20.

What made Woodrow Wilson declare US' alliance with the Allies in WW1? SELECT 2.

a)

Zimmermann Telegram

b)

Germans continued to sink all types of ships in the warzone

c)

Germany announced that they will conquer the US

d)

Mexico declared war against Germany

21.

What were the 2 conditions of the Zimmermann Telegram?

a)

Mexico should ally with Germany.

b)

Mexico will get back their "lost territories" from the US if they ally with Germany.

c)

Mexico should ally with US so they get their "lost territories" back from them.

d)

Mexicans are free to migrate to Germany anytime they want.

22.

Which of the following states was not part of the alleged "lost territories" of Mexico in the US territory?

a)

Texas

b)

New Mexico

c)

Arizona

d)

New York

23.

Which 3 of the following jobs were offered to women during WW1?

a)

Nurse stationed near the battlefield

b)

Spy

c)

Ammunition factory worker

d)

Work from home

24.

Who was the President of the US during WW1?

a)

Arthur Zimmermann

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

25.

Why might the formation of military alliances make a country more likely to go to war? SELECT 3 reasons.

a)

tendency for allied countries to conquer others

b)

tendency for other countries to feel threatened so they also form alliances

c)

tendency of allied countries to build a strong military to protect its members

d)

tendency for the countries to form diplomatic relations with each other