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Depth Study A: WWI

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were key assumptions of the Schlieffen Plan?

a)

Russia Mobilizes at the quickest in six weeks

b)

French soldiers will be the toughest europe has to offer

c)

Belgium and France will be defeated quickly enough to mobilize troops again on the russian front before six weeks

d)

Russia will not have many troops in the war

2.

Propaganda Posters idolizing soldiers going to war appeals to citizens feelings of

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nativism

c)

Fear Mongering

d)

Nationalism

3.

Select all the parts included in a WWI Trench according to the text.

a)

Barbed Wire

b)

Sandbags

c)

Crows Nest Tower

d)

Ammunition Shelf

e)

Duckboards to stand over water buildup

4.

Select all the dangers troops had to suffer from with Trench Warfare.

a)

Nuclear Attacks

b)

Trench Foot

c)

Enemy Raids

d)

Airstrikes

e)

Machine Guns

5.

What new WWI weapon strikes fear in soldiers as an invisible and silent danger?

a)

Goblin Gun

b)

Stealth Bomber

c)

Poison Gas

d)

Clean Machine

e)

Tank Silencer

6.

General Sir Douglas Haig said "The nation must be taught to bear losses" regarding the battle of Somme. What might be a consequence of his war philosophy here?

a)

An inability to win battles regardless of the consequences

b)

Heavy and unnecessary losses of young british soldiers he viewed as objects

c)

A lack of knowledge of how tanks operate

d)

Fear for French troops fighting back

7.

Opposition to violence and war

a)

Pacifism

b)

Surrealism

c)

Daoism

d)

Spartanism

e)

Atlantism

8.

On March 21st of1918, Germany launched a surprise attack at 4:40am involving 3.5 million shells through airstrikes, "Storm Troopers" with machine guns and flamethrowers, and poison gas to terrorize a 60km stretch of British trenches. This was called?

a)

The Dark Side

b)

The Empire Strikes

c)

To Kill a Mockingbird

d)

Tet Offensive

e)

German Spring Offensive

9.

The allied counter-attack was effective because it utilized the following effectively. Select all that apply.

a)

Creeping Barrages

b)

Accurate Intelligence on German Military

c)

Artillery

d)

Airstrikes

e)

Submarine Attacks

10.

Major Reasons Russia left the war were?

a)

The Bolshevik Revolution

b)

Disastrous Economic Inflation

c)

Millions of Russians Killed

d)

Scarcity for weapons and ammunition

e)

Fear of dying

11.

Why did Germany build up a navy?

a)

To challenge the British if needed

b)

To obtain weapons from East Asia

c)

To obtain weapons from India

d)

To scare the French

12.

What were the goals of the Gallipoli campaign despite it's failure in 1915?

a)

Force the Ottoman Empire to surrender

b)

Gain access to the Dardanelles Straits to supply military aid to Russia.

c)

Attack Germany on the Eastern Front

d)

Gain access to the Baltic Sea to attack Denmark

e)

Gain access to the Red Sea for military oil supply

13.

When a group openly rebels against or overthrows a military authority

a)

mutiny

b)

Arras

c)

Kamikaze

d)

Deserter

14.

This Trench Line was heavily occupied and fortified. Germany occupied this area for over a year after heavy damages were done following the Somme offensive.

a)

Somme Line

b)

Hindenburg Line

c)

Tarantula Trench

d)

French Trench

15.

Three types of poison gas during WWI were?

a)

Mustard

b)

Chlorine

c)

Phosgene

d)

Neon

e)

Intestinal

16.

The longest battle of WWI was....

a)

Somme

b)

Gallipoli

c)

Belarus

d)

Verdum

17.

This refers to a soldiers field toilets?

a)

Latrines

b)

Gangrene

c)

Latores

d)

Potty Pits

18.

Heavy losses at these two places almost wiped out the "BEF" leading to a need for volunteer soldiers.

a)

Ypres

b)

Gallipoli

c)

Deutschland

d)

Mons

19.

Members of the Triple Ente are?

a)

Britain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Austria-Hungary

e)

Russia

20.

Members of the Central Powers or Tripple Alliance are?

a)

Britain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Austria-Hungary

e)

Russia

21.

What was the trigger for WWI?

a)

Assassination of the Archduke Keebler Elf

b)

Assassination of the Archduke Deree'k Zoolander

c)

Assassination of the Archduke Khabeb

d)

Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

22.

What were key assumptions of the Schlieffen Plan?

a)

Russia Mobilizes at the quickest in six weeks

b)

French soldiers will be the toughest europe has to offer

c)

Belgium and France will be defeated quickly enough to mobilize troops again on the russian front before six weeks

d)

Russia will not have many troops in the war

23.

Three types of poison gas during WWI were?

a)

Mustard

b)

Chlorine

c)

Phosgene

d)

Neon

e)

Intestinal

24.

Why did Germany build up a navy?

a)

To challenge the British if needed

b)

To obtain weapons from East Asia

c)

To obtain weapons from India

d)

To scare the French

25.

This Trench Line was heavily occupied and fortified. Germany occupied this area for over a year after heavy damages were done following the Somme offensive.

a)

Somme Line

b)

Hindenburg Line

c)

Tarantula Trench

d)

French Trench