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World War I

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is imperialism?

a)

Proud of your heritage or country

b)

Building an army

c)

Seizure of a country from a stronger country

d)

Creating partnerships

2.

What is nationalism?

a)

Being proud of your heritage or country

b)

Creating partnerships

c)

Seizure of country from stronger country

d)

Building an army

3.

Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance?

a)

Russia, France, Great Britain

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

c)

Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary

d)

France, Germany, Italy

4.

Which countries were part of the Triple Entente?

a)

Russia, Great Britain, France

b)

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy

c)

Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Germany

d)

Italy, France, Great Britain

5.

What is militarism?

a)

Building an army

b)

Creating partnerships

c)

Seizure of territory by a stronger country

d)

Proud of your heritage

6.

What is an alliance?

a)

Building partnerships

b)

Seizure of territory by another country

c)

Proud of your heritage

d)

Building an army

7.

What was Serbia trying to accomplish for the Slavic people?

a)

A Slavic nation

b)

Slavic independence

c)

Slavic homeland

d)

All of the above

8.

Which country didn't support Serbia and their idea of a Slavic homeland?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Bosnia

9.

What is No Man's Land?

a)

Land between the opposing trenches

b)

Land used for battlefields

c)

Land used for the bathroom

d)

Land behind the trenches

10.

Which countries made up the Central Powers in WWI?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

c)

Russia, France, Great Britain, United States, Italy

d)

Germany, Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium

11.

Which countries made up the Allied Powers in WWI?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

b)

Russia, United States, France, Great Britain, Italy, Romania

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

d)

Russia, Great Britain, France

12.

Why did the United States enter World War I?

a)

German submarines sunk the Lusitania killing 128 Americans

b)

Germany sent Zimmerman telegram to Mexico asking them to join the war

c)

United States wanted to help their allies Great Britain and France

d)

Italy asked the United States to help in the war

13.

What is the Schlieffen Plan?

a)

Germany surrenders and loses WWI

b)

Germany wants to defeat France in a short amount of time so the soldiers can fight on the Eastern Front

c)

Germany wants to join forces with Russia

d)

None of the above

14.

What is an armistice?

a)

Agreement to end war

b)

Agreement to continue war

c)

Agreement that Germany caused the war

d)

Agreement that Germany would lose land

15.

What were the two main alliances during World War I

a)

Central

b)

Union

c)

Allied

d)

Axis

16.

The government took a larger and more active role in the economy during the Great Depression.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What were the two reasons the United States entered World War I?

a)

The sinking of a passenger ship, the Lusitania, by a German submarine.

b)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

c)

The United States wanted to prevent future attacks on their own land.

d)

The Zimmerman Note, which asked Mexico to join the Central Powers if the United States declared war on Germany.

18.

What were the three main goals of the New Deal?

a)

Reform

b)

Inventions

c)

Relief

d)

Recovery

e)

Rebuilding

19.

Which new technologies were used during WWI?

a)

Atomic Bombs

b)

Machine Guns

c)

Poison Gas

d)

Cannon

e)

Tanks

20.

How did the New Deal change the role of the Federal government?

a)

Taxes went down.

b)

The government increased in power and responsibilities.

c)

Government spending decreased.

d)

Charities went out of business.

21.

Why were there food shortages in the United States during World War I?

a)

Americans were eating too much and gaining weight.

b)

Bad weather killed many crops.

c)

A lot of food was shipped overseas to the military.

d)

War production made it hard to process food.

22.

The Treaty of Versailles punished ____________ with big fines when the war was over.

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

The Ottoman Empire

d)

Austria-Hungary

e)

Bulgaria

23.

In addition to paying back war costs to the Allied Powers, how else was Germany punished?

a)

Germany stayed the same size.

b)

Germany gained about 10% of new land.

c)

Germany lost about 10% of its land.

d)

Germany about doubled in size.

24.

What happened to the stock market when people sold their stocks all at once?

a)

The stock market earned more money?

b)

People used the money they got from selling to buy more stock.

c)

The stock market crashed because it failed.

d)

People became rich and happy.

25.

What were two ways women's lives improved during World War I and the 1920's?

a)

Rosa Parks ran for President.

b)

Women were given the right to vote.

c)

New appliances made housework easier.

d)

Women were not allowed to have jobs.

26.

What caused people to sell their stocks at the same time?

a)

Stock prices went up.

b)

Stock prices fell.

c)

Banks ran out of money.

d)

People lost their jobs.

27.

Why did some Americans oppose immigration?

a)

Immigrants were causing riots in the cities.

b)

Americans though immigrants were taking their jobs away.

c)

Americans didn't oppose immigration.

d)

Americans thought immigrants threatened American culture and values.

28.
Which one of the following was the spark that lit the powder keg, beginning World War One?
a)
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b)
The creation of the Serbian Slavs
c)
The Russian alliance with France
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
29.
What was the Treaty that ended World War I called?
a)
The Treaty of Rome
b)
The North Atlantic Treaty
c)
The Treaty of Paris
d)
The Treaty of Versailles
30.
How did Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare anger the American people?
a)
American companies lost a lot of money when British ships were sunk.
b)
When the Lusitania was sunk, 128 Americans were killed.
c)
The American people did not like having goods made in Germany.
d)
The Germans did not want America to trade with enemy countries. 
31.
The reason Great Britain declared war on Germany in 1914 was because of:
a)
French attacks on German colonies
b)
The U.S. entering the war because of Russia
c)
The Serbians assassinated Archduke Ferdinand
d)
Germany invaded Belgium on the way to France
32.
The nature of warfare during World War One on the Western and Eastern Fronts can best be described as:
a)
a series of swift and decisive battles
b)
lightening quick strikes known as "blitzkrieg"
c)
navy battles fought in the Pacific Ocean
d)
a war of attrition fought primarily in trenches
33.
Which one of the following most affected the outcome (result) of World War One?
a)
the switching of sides by Russia
b)
the British taking the Suez Canal from Egypt
c)
The Americans entering the war with fresh troops and supplies
d)
The Germans attacking and defeating Australia
34.
Who did the Allied Powers blame for starting WWI? This country was harshly punished at the end of WWI.
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
America
d)
France
35.
The League of Nations was created after World War One; as an international, world wide:
a)
peace keeping organization
b)
banking system
c)
health organization
d)
delivery system
36.
What are two ways the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany severely?
a)
It divided Germany into four separate, occupied zones.
b)
It supported economic help given to Germany by the U.S.
c)
It took away German territory in Spain and Russia.
d)
It forced Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations.
37.
France declared war on Germany because France was Russia's friend. Great Britain declared war on Germany because Germany cut through Belgium. Germany declared war on France because France was a friend of Russia, who was a friend of Serbia, and Germany was a friend of Austria-Hungary who first declared war on Serbia. These are examples of which cause of WWI?
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
nationalism
d)
imperialism
38.
The honor and praise given to armed forces like the army and navy with parades and singing is an example of which cause of World War One?
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
nationalism
d)
imperialism
39.
The competition to go and take other lands and countries in order to gain more raw materials for industry and new markets is known as:
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
nationalism
d)
imperialism
40.
How did the Treaty of Versailles address President Wilson's concern about making the world safe for democracy?
a)
It established the principle of freedom of the seas.
b)
It divided former German colonies among the victors.
c)
It created an international organization to maintain peace.
d)
It required Germany to pay reparations for the war.
41.
Growing nationalism and militarism in Europe and the creation of secret alliances were:
a)
reasons for the rise of democracy
b)
causes of World War I
c)
requirement for economic development
d)
reasons for the collapse of communism
42.
What part did propaganda play in World War I?
a)
Propaganda was seen as devious and an illegal form of government communication.
b)
Propaganda posters were used to influence an attitude towards war for a nation's citizens.
c)
Governments did not use propaganda in WWI.
d)
It established new rules for naval and military battles. 
43.

Who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand to start WWI?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Gavrilo Princip

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald

44.

______ is where neither side can gain an advantage.

a)

Stalemate

b)

Total War

c)

Propaganda

d)

No Man's Land

45.

Where did the soldiers of the Western Front in WWI live, fight, and die?

a)

Trenches

b)

Bunkers

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Ships

46.

Which weapon was NOT used during WWI?

a)

Nuclear Bombs

b)

Machine Guns

c)

Poison Gas

d)

Submarines

47.

This is when an entire nation's resources and effort is dedicated to the war.

a)

Total War

b)

Propaganda

c)

Stalemate

d)

Trench Warfare

48.

Who sank the Lusitania with a U-Boat?

a)

Germans

b)

Austrians

c)

Hungarians

d)

Italians

49.

With the Zimmerman Note, Germany tried to get this country to attack the United States.

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

Brazil

50.

Which Russian Tsar stepped down during WWI?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Nicholas I

c)

Alexander II

d)

Alexander I

51.

This man was the main creator of the idea of Communism

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Otto von Bismarck

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