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WW1 causes

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the leader of Germany prior to WW1?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm I

d)

Hermann Goering

2.

Which of these is not a reason that Britain and Germany developed a rivalry by 1914?

a)

Both wanted a big navy

b)

Both wanted a huge Empire

c)

Britain offended by comments the Kaiser made in the newspapers

d)

Both wanted land in the Balkans

3.

In which year was France defeated by Germany in the Franco-Prussian War?

a)

1868

b)

1871

c)

1905

d)

1911

4.

France and Germany disputed control over which African country?

a)

Kenya

b)

Morocco

c)

Algeria

d)

Nigeria

5.

Which of these countries was not a member of the Triple Entente?

a)

Germany

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Russia

6.

What was the name of the 1905 Plan by Germany to invade France?

a)

Plan 17

b)

Stinken Plan

c)

Schlieffen Plan

d)

Schleeven Plan

7.

Which of these countries is not in the Balkans?

a)

Serbia

b)

France

c)

Bosnia

d)

Bulgaria

8.

In which year did Austro-Hungary annex Bosnia?

a)

1905

b)

1908

c)

1911

d)

1914

9.

Which is not a reason that many Bosnians did not want to be part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

a)

They wanted freedom

b)

They wanted to be part of Serbia instead

c)

They were sick of high taxes

d)

They wanted to be part of the Ottoman Empire instead

10.

Which country was not part of the Triple Alliance?

a)

Poland

b)

Germany

c)

Austro-Hungary

d)

Italy

11.

Where was the 1906 conference which ended the First Moroccan Crisis?

a)

Berlin

b)

Agadir

c)

Algerciras

d)

Sarajevo

12.

What was the name of the disputed territory on the border between France and Germany?

a)

Belgium

b)

Morocco

c)

Bosnia

d)

Alsace-Lorraine

13.

In which year was the Bosnian Crisis?

a)

1900

b)

1908

c)

1905

d)

1914

14.

What was the name of the organisation which assassinated Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Yellow Shoulder

b)

Blue Eye

c)

Black Hand

d)

Red Foot

15.

Who was Franz Ferdinand?

a)

The King of Serbia

b)

The Kaiser of Germany

c)

Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire

d)

The Austro-Hungarian Emporer

16.

Where was Franz Ferdinand assassinated?

a)

Sarajevo

b)

Belgrade

c)

Vienna

d)

Sofia