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Module 25 Pretest

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country was created out of the dissolution of the Russian Empire?

a)

Hungary

b)

Romania

c)

Lithuania

d)

Yugoslavia

2.

Match the name of the politician to his nationality.

Vittorio Orlando

a)

Italian

b)

American

c)

British

d)

French

3.

Match the name of the politician to his nationality.

Woodrow Wilson

a)

Italian

b)

American

c)

British

d)

French

4.

Match the name of the politician to his nationality.

David Lloyd George

a)

Italian

b)

American

c)

British

d)

French

5.

Match the name of the politician to his nationality.

Georges Clemenceau

a)

Italian

b)

American

c)

British

d)

French

6.

Which of the following are components of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points? Choose the three correct answers.

a)

end secret treaties

b)

reduce national militaries

c)

observe freedom of the seas

d)

outlaw chemical warfare

e)

end European colonialism

7.

French commander who accepted the armistice agreement from Germany

a)

Marshal Foch

b)

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

c)

Wilhelm II

d)

Arthur Zimmermann

8.

Communist leader who accepted the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany

a)

Marshal Foch

b)

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

c)

Wilhelm II

d)

Arthur Zimmermann

9.

German emperor who was forced to renounce his throne at the end of the war

a)

Marshal Foch

b)

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

c)

Wilhelm II

d)

Arthur Zimmermann

10.

German foreign secretary whose telegram to Mexico was intercepted by the United States

a)

Marshal Foch

b)

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

c)

Wilhelm II

d)

Arthur Zimmermann

11.

Which passenger liner was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915, prompting U.S. President Wilson to protest attacks on citizens of neutral countries?

a)

Bismarck

b)

Lusitania

c)

Olympic

d)

Titanic

12.

Why did the United States declare war on the Central Powers in 1917? Choose the three correct answers.

a)

The German navy resumed unrestricted submarine warfare, sometimes sinking U.S. ships.

b)

Arthur Zimmermann offered to restore U.S. territory to Mexico in return for Mexican support.

c)

The United States feared a disruption of trade with the Allies in the event of a German victory.

d)

U.S. President Wilson wanted to restrain France and Britain in punishing Germany after the war.

e)

U.S. imperialists wanted to claim German colonies conquered during the war

13.

Which country switched sides at the beginning of World War I accusing Germany of starting an unjust war?

a)

Italy

b)

Russia

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

14.

How did the Ottomans justify the Armenian genocide during WWI?

a)

The Ottomans accused the Armenians of conspiring with British and Russian generals.

b)

The Ottomans believed that the Armenians were forcibly converting Muslims to Christianity.

c)

The Ottomans accused the Armenians of insulting the prophet Muhammad and their god Allah.

d)

The Ottomans deported Armenians when they established an independent nation in the region of Ukraine.

15.

Prior to World War I, European nations had formed into two competing alliances: the Triple Entente consisting of Great Britain, France, and __________.

a)

Italy

b)

Portugal

c)

Russia

d)

Spain

e)

Sweden

16.

Prior to World War I, European nations had formed into two competing alliances: the Triple Alliance consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and __________.

a)

Italy

b)

Portugal

c)

Russia

d)

Spain

e)

Sweden

17.

Which country became independent from the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Austria

b)

Italy

c)

Romania

d)

Russia

18.

What were causes of WWI

a)

Nationalism 

b)

Imperialism 

c)

Militarism 

d)

Nazi Germany Invading Poland 

19.

Which country was the first to declare war on Russia on August 1, 1914?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

USA

c)

France

d)

Germany

20.

Allied Powers

a)

France, Russia, Brittain

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

Austria-Hungary

e)

Germany

21.

Central Powers

a)

France, Russia, Brittain

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Italy

d)

Austria-Hungary

e)

Germany

22.

What were some new weapons used in WWI

a)

Poison Gas

b)

Submarines

c)

Tanks

d)

Horses

23.

What was a major weakness of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

It did not punish Germany for the war harshly enough. 

b)

The United States did not send diplomats to negotiate terms. 

c)

Germany did not want to negotiate a terms of peace. 

d)

Germany was not allowed to negotiate the terms of the treaty at all.

24.

Germany Schlieffen Plan was designed to prevent?

a)

A war with France 

b)

A two front war

c)

A war with Russia

d)

A war with Italy