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The Great War (WWI) Quiz

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

World War I began in ___________.

a)

1614

b)

1714

c)

1814

d)

1914

2.

WWI began because of the assassination of ______________________________.

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Pope Pius V

c)

King John II

d)

Duke of Buckingham

3.

Cooperating teams that promise to defend each other are called _________________.

a)

alliances

b)

enemies

c)

agencies

d)

Orderlies

4.

Imperialism is...

a)

extending a country's power and influence through education

b)

extending a country's power and influence through colonization and military force

c)

extending a country's power and influence through industry and technology

d)

extending a country's power and influence through science

5.

What word describes when neither side in war can gain an advantage to win?

a)

Stalemate

b)

Blockade

c)

Total war

d)

Front

6.

What were the two sides of WWI?

a)

Allied Powers & Axis Powers

b)

Axis Powers & Central Powers

c)

Allied Powers & Central Powers

d)

The Western Side & The Eastern Side

7.

After entering, how did the United States impact WWI?

a)

The United States brought the extra strength the Allied Powers needed to defeat the Central Powers.

b)

The United States weakened the Allied Powers because they did not have the appropriate weapons.

c)

The United States could only help France and Great Britain.

d)

The United States joined the Central Powers and took over Germany.

8.

Which country takes the blame of WWI and has to pay reparations (war debt)?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

9.

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

10.
Which boat was sunk by the Germans?
a)
U.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titantic
d)
Princess
11.
This Allied leader brought his "Fourteen Point Peace Plan" to the treaty conference to end WWI.
a)
David Lloyd George
b)
Georges Clemenceau
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Vittorio Orlando
12.

What was the reason behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

a)

ethnic conflict in the Ottoman empire

b)

extreme militarism in Germany

c)

Serbian nationalism

d)

economic competition between France and Germany

13.

What were President Woodrow Wilson's war goals?

a)

to make the world safe for democracy

b)

to encourage self-determination

c)

to punish Germany for starting the war

d)

to establish a mandate system

14.

“There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, but now scarred with pits ... rusty barbed wires. The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, cellars, and caves.” —Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent

This passage describes the impact of

a)

total war.

b)

poison gas

c)

trench warfare

d)

the use of airplanes during WWI

15.

Which alliance was Germany with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

16.

Which alliance was the United States with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

17.

Which alliance was Austria-Hungary with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

18.

Which alliance was Russia with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

19.

Which alliance was Britain with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Netural

20.

Which alliance was France with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Power

c)

Netural

21.

Which alliance was Turkey/The Ottoman Empire with?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Neutral

22.
Who was responsible for triggering the war through an assassination? 
a)
Franz Ferdinand
b)
Gavrilo Princip
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm
d)
Woodrow Wilson
23.
Conscription  or drafting began in WWI due to this law.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Propaganda Act
c)
Selective Service Act
d)
Treaty of Versailles 
24.
The US hoped to stay out of the war. This was called
a)
isolationsim
b)
neutrality
c)
socialism
d)
militarism
25.
Why did Germany's economy deteriorate after WWI ? 
a)
weapons spending
b)
They had to pay for the war.
c)
An increase in Jewish population.
d)
High numbers had died from the Spanish flu
26.
The Harlem Hellfighters were placed under control of officers from what country 
a)
France
b)
England 
c)
Italy
d)
the United States 
27.
What does it mean to be "segregated"?
a)
Vaccinated
b)
Injured
c)
Seperated
d)
Promoted
28.
A judgement about someone based on their appearance rather than who they really are. 
a)
Discrimination
b)
Prejudice
c)
Resentment
d)
Denial 
29.

What was the role of women during WWI?

a)

Make Bread

b)

Sell War Bonds

c)

Work as nurses and help with the farm

d)

Drive the tanks

30.
Women's suffrage is
a)
Women who are suffering injustice
b)
Women who enjoy life in the Rural areas
c)
The right of women to vote
d)
People determined to make women more united
31.

What two reasons caused the U.S. to enter World War I?

a)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor and German aggression

b)

President Wilson's desire for power and wealth

c)

The Great Depression and German U-Boats

d)

Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram

32.

How did World War I change the lives of women in Texas? (7.7E)

a)

Many women entered the workforce.

b)

Women finally gained the right to vote.

c)

Women served as pilots and tank drivers.

d)

Many women were allowed into state universities.

33.

What is one of the reasons Prohibition was created ?

a)

Reduce crime and corruptions

b)

Make peace

c)

Religion

d)

War

34.

Who was FOR Prohibition

a)

Women's Christian Temperance Union

b)

Al Capone

c)

Soldiers

d)

America

35.
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
a)
To work together to make sure that another world war would occur.
b)
To work together to make sure that all nations had the same economic plans.
c)
To work together to make sure another world war didn't occur.
36.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
37.
Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Britain
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
38.
When did WW1 End?
a)
November 31, 1998
b)
November 1, 1914
c)
November 11, 1918
d)
June 28, 1919
39.

Because of their work during the war, women:

a)

Received the right to vote through the Nineteenth Amendment

b)

Gained equal work rights for both men and women

c)

Were given a $1 million-dollar reward from the president

d)

Were able to enter the army and fight in the war

40.
Why did senator Henry Cabot Lodge oppose US membership in the League of Nations?
a)
He feared Americans would have to pay the costs of League operations
b)
He was alarmed that Wilson would be the League of Nations President
c)
He was concerned the League would force the US to reduce its Army
d)
He believed that League decisions would involve the US in foreign wars
41.

Who wrote the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Triple Entente (Britain, France, USA)

b)

Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy)

42.

True or false. Women's equality was starting to rise during World War I.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The movement of black Americans from the south to the north is known as The

a)

Great Migration

b)

North Migration

c)

South Migration

d)

Migration

44.

Who was in charge of getting all Americans to support the war effort?

a)

Committee on Public Information

b)

conscientious objectors

c)

American solidiers

d)

Uncle Sam

45.

Made it illegal to say anything disloyal about the government or war effort.

a)

Sedition Act

b)

Espionage Act

c)

Disloyal Act

d)

First Amendment Act

46.
What are the name of the acts that made it illegal to criticize the U.S. involvement in the war or encourage draft resisters
a)
Espionage and Sedition Acts
b)
Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points
c)
the Yalta Agreement and the Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Espionage Act and the Fourteen Points
47.
The Great Migration was the mass movement of African Americans from where to where during WWI?
a)
Rural areas to urban areas.
b)
West Coast to the East Coast
c)
The South to the North
d)
The North to the South
48.
Why did so many African Americans migrate during WWI?
a)
They moved to new areas to live with relatives they had been away from for many years.
b)
There were new job opportunities available in factories that had not existed before WWI.
c)
They wanted to live in an area with a more mild climate.
d)
None of the above.
49.
Law which required men ages 21-30 to register to be drafted
a)
Conscription Act
b)
"I Want You Act"
c)
Selective Service Act
d)
Required Service Act
50.
Policy of not getting involved in foreign affairs?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Appeasement
c)
Containment
d)
Imperialism
51.
Policy of not choosing sides in a war?
a)
Axism
b)
Allism
c)
Neutrality
d)
Isolationism
52.
Woodrow Wilson proposed this group of world leaders?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
United Nations
53.
How were World War One and Two financed?
a)
War Bonds
b)
Draft Letters
c)
Income Taxes
d)
Payroll Tax
54.
Who led American forces during World War One? Turned men into soldiers
a)
John J Pershing
b)
Alvin York
c)
Omar Bradley
d)
Dwight Eisinhower
55.
America’s main policy AFTER World War One?
a)
Neutrality
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Appeasement
56.

A period within a war where neither side gains any advantage is referred to as

a)

trench warfare

b)

total war

c)

stalemate

d)

standstill

57.

Wearing down an enemy through tactics such as cutting off supply lines or surrounding an enemy is called

a)

total war

b)

guerrilla warfare

c)

conventional war

d)

war of attrition

58.

An agreement to end fighting

a)

Alliance

b)

Reparations

c)

Armistice

d)

Propaganda

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