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World War 1 Introduction

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The war is commonly thought to have started with the assassination of what leader?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

William Pershing

2.

Agreement to end fighting in a war

a)

U-boat

b)

propaganda

c)

armistice

d)

alliance system

3.

A government in which one person with unlimited power rules

a)

armistice

b)

dissent

c)

pacifist

d)

autocracy

4.

information used to influence opinion

a)

autocracy

b)

propaganda

c)

militarism

d)

self-determination

5.

a person who believes industries should be publicly owned

a)

socialist

b)

Warren Buffet

c)

dictator

d)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

6.

Who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Vlafio Tinevalen

b)

Buster Keaton

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Klow Kreak Knights

7.

Which list is correct for the Allied Powers of WW 1?

a)

Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Russia

b)

Russia, Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary

c)

Spain, Italy, France and United Kingdom

d)

Great Britain, France, Russia, Japan and italt

8.

Word for one country taking control of another is...

a)

Alliance

b)

Imperialism

c)

Anarchy

d)

Enervate

9.

The Central Powers included...

a)

Germany, Russia and Ottoman Empire

b)

Germany, Spain, and Austria- Hungary

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire

d)

Russia, Germany, Latvia and Estonia

10.

The First MAJOR battle of the war is...

a)

Battle of the Marne

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

Battle Of Manasas

d)

Battle of Paris

11.

The name coined for the land between the trenches.

a)

Oliver's Zone

b)

Winston's Water Way

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Cooperhawk

12.

1915 is the year that we first see Germany employ...

a)

Biological Warfare

b)

Espinoage

c)

Rescue Dogs

d)

Chemical Warfare

13.

When neither side has an advantage and neither side can advance during a war is...

a)

a stalemate

b)

checkmate

c)

futilitiy

d)

der demarken-kation

14.

World War 1 began in which year?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1918

15.

What year did World War 1 end?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1918

16.

Which new innovation lead to trench warfare?

a)

improvements in machine guns

b)

chemical warfare

c)

tanks

d)

unrestricted submarine warfare

17.

The "Big Four" consisted of leaders from which countries? (Select all)

a)

United States

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Italy

e)

Russia

18.

The main causes of World War 1:

a)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

b)

Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Nativism

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nativism

19.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
20.
Which of the following was not a MAIN cause of World War I
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Immigration
d)
Nationalism
21.
The 1919 treaty that ended WW1
a)
Reparations
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Reparations
d)
Treaty of Versailles 
22.
What was the purpose of the League of Nations? 
a)
to govern Germany after the war 
b)
to help secure capitalism in Europe
c)
to prevent future conflicts through negotiations and settlements 
d)
to insure US trading rights 
23.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as 
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
24.
World War started in _______ in 1914.
a)
Australia
b)
Europe
c)
South America 
d)
Antarctica
25.
Who were the 2 main central Powers
a)
Austria-Hungry & England
b)
France and England
c)
Austria-Hungry and Germany
d)
France and Germay
26.

Formal friendship between nations are called

a)

treaties

b)

clubs

c)

alliances

d)

democracies

27.

The German invasion of Belgium brought which country into the war?

a)

Britain

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

Serbia

28.

Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy belonged to which alliance?

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Entente

29.

Which countries were not in the Triple Entente ?

a)

(a) Britain

b)

(b) France

c)

(c) Russia

d)

(d) Germany

30.

Which of the following was a cause that contributed to the start of World War I?

a)

(a) Nationalism

b)

(b) Imperialism

c)

(c) Secret Alliance

d)

(d) All of the above

31.

Austria and Hungary became two different nations as a result of the war.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The Germans gain an early upper hand in the war with their use of

a)

Machine guns

b)

long-range cannons

c)

chemical weapons

d)

u-boats

33.

One of the ways that Women contributed to the Home Front during the war was

a)

Taking up work in munitions factories

b)

Becoming farmers out West

c)

Enlisting in the US Army

d)

Staying at home and minding the children

34.

One of the ways everyday citizens could contribute to the war was by

a)

Making their own weapons

b)

sewing clothes

c)

planting "Victory Gardens" to help conserve important foods

d)

cleaning out warehouses

35.

Conscientious Objectors had trouble serving in the war because

a)

Their moral beliefs kept them from using violence/weapons

b)

They were forced to serve on the Committee of Public Info

c)

They were often jailed for their beliefs

d)

They tended to switch sides and become Communist

36.

Trenches were needed because

a)

They provided hideouts deep underground for military leaders

b)

The advanced weapons made fighting in open fields impossible

c)

They allowed the passage of food and supplies

d)

They allowed each side to make large territorial gains

37.

Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Atomic Bomb

c)

Guerilla Warfare

d)

No-Man's Land

38.
What is the problem shown that troops suffered from?
a)
Gangrene
b)
Cold feet
c)
Trench foot
d)
Elephantiasis 
39.

What pattern were trenches dug in?

a)

Straight lines

b)

Zig zags

c)

Criss cross

d)

H-shape

40.

Tunneling was seen as the best way to build a trench because...

a)

Tunnels are awesome

b)

It was the most secretive way

c)

It allowed for soldiers to stay warmer

d)

It made it so that the trenches were sturdier

41.

What was No Man's Land?

a)

The area behind the trenches

b)

The homefront

c)

The area in between the trenches

d)

The Trenches

42.

What was the main reason for soldiers wanting pets in the trenches?

a)

To kill the rats

b)

To keep them entertained

c)

To send them into enemy lines

d)

To help with fleas and lice.

43.

What did the trench rats feed on?

a)

Food stolen from sleeping soldiers

b)

Flesh of corpses

c)

Leather equipment

d)

All of the above

44.

Trench foot could be prevented by

a)

keeping feet dry and/or covered in whale-oil grease

b)

soaking socks in an antibacterial solution before putting them on

c)

nothing...it had no known method of prevention

d)

wearing steel-toed combat boots

45.

The board placed at the bottom of the trench that soldiers would stand on was called...

a)

Barbed Wire

b)

Duckboard

c)

Duckbill

d)

Woodbeams

e)

Sandbags

46.

What was Shell Shock?

a)

When you get sand in your eye, on the beach

b)

Mental damage caused by the horrors of war

c)

Getting hit by a shell in the face

d)

Bombs which were made of shells, typically thrown over by the Germans

47.
What is a trench?
a)
A border around the garden
b)
A ditch dug by soldiers to shelter them from enemy bullets
c)
The name for the officers billets
d)
A platform providing a secret lookout for soldiers
48.

Why did trench warfare develop during WWI?

a)

New weapons were created, and people need to protect themselves.

b)

Soldiers wanted to camouflage themselves with the ground.

c)

So that people could attack the tanks without being seen.

d)

Soldiers needed a place to sleep during the war.

49.
It is estimated that how many allied men died on the Western Front in trenches?
a)
100 percent
b)
All of them
c)
One half
d)
One third