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WWI

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was president of the United States during WWI

a)

Woodrow Willson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

George Washington Carver

2.

What is it called when the citizens of a country have a strong love or pride for their homeland?

a)

Allies

b)

Nationalism

c)

Propaganda

3.

What was another name that people called World War I?

a)

The Spanish-American War

b)

The Great War

c)

The Central War

d)

There was no other name that they called this war.

4.

Who is the leader of Germany during WWI?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Otto von Bismarck

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

5.

Who is assassinated in 1914 to start WWI?

a)

Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Sultan Mehmed V

d)

Prince Henry of Wales

6.

What treaty is signed to end WWI?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Geneva Convention

d)

Paris Peace Accords

7.

What was the goal of the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the US

b)

An offer to split up colonized land in Africa

c)

A letter declaring war between Germany and France

d)

The telegram that spread news that WWI has begun

8.

Poster were used as a part of the war machine. What does this World War I poster represent?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Prohibition

c)

Neutrality

d)

Propaganda

9.

Which country was not a part of the Central Powers

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

10.
Which country declared war on Serbia to begin WWI? 
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Russia 
c)
France 
d)
Germany
11.
This word means an agreement between countries to protect one another. 
a)
secede
b)
alliance 
c)
abolish
d)
segregate
12.
Which boat was sunk by the Germans?
a)
U.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titantic
d)
Princess
13.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
sinking of the Lusitania
14.

The new weapons introduce in World War I resulted in

a)

fewer casualties on the Western front

b)

a stalemate on the Western front

c)

increased central powers' efforts for a peace treaty

d)

decreased cost of fighting a stationary war

15.

How did the military technology shown in this photo impact World War 1

a)

It increased casualty rates

b)

More firepower led to a shorter war

c)

More soldiers were required to protect an area of land

d)

Weapons made less noise than in previous wars

16.

Conscription  (draft) began in WWI due to this law.

a)
Sedition Act
b)
Propaganda Act
c)
Selective Service Act
d)
Treaty of Versailles 
17.

Where was the western front? (trench warfare)

a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Mexico
18.
When Germany backed up Austria Hungary to attack Serbia, this action became known as____.
a)
Imperialism
b)
the blank check
c)
treason
d)
an alliance
19.
What is a German submarine?
a)
subway
b)
uboat
c)
blitzkrieg
d)
dreadnought 
20.

Great Britain, France, Russia, and later the United States during WWI

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

NATO

d)

Axis Powers

21.

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Front

22.

Citizens buy a war bond to help pay for the war. It’s actually a LOAN to the government. The gov’t pays back the money at a later date with interest.

a)

War Bonds

b)

Liberty checks

c)

Liberty dues

d)

allied bonds

23.

An opinion used to influence the actions of others.

a)

War Bonds

b)

Mobolize

c)

Propaganda

d)

Trench Warfare

24.

When Germany marched through Belgium (a neutral country), this country declared war.

a)

Russia

b)

US

c)

Britain

d)

France

25.

Unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Note prompted this country to enter WWI

a)

US

b)

Bri

c)

Mexico

d)

Russia

26.

When did WWI start

a)

1918

b)

1917

c)

1914

d)

1941

27.

The US declared war on Germany in ____

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1917

28.

Laws passed by Congress that made it illegal to criticize the war.

a)

Sedition Act

b)

Espionage Act

c)

Selective Service Act

d)

Treaty of Versailles