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World War I Review (EMS Bulldog Team)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what ways were Americans back home encouraged to help with the war efforts?

a)

They were asked to give free meals to anyone in a military uniform.

b)

They collected tin cans and paper and also purchased Liberty Bonds.

c)

They were asked to vote for candidates that would help end the war.

d)

They were all asked to join the army.

2.

Imperialism is best described as...

a)

A belief in the use of margarine instead of butter.

b)

Extreme pride in one's own nation.

c)

The belief that every country should be run by a king.

d)

When powerful countries take over smaller countries to expand their own empires.

3.

The Sussex Pledge was where...

a)

Germany made a promise to end their policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.

b)

Germany would double your money if you could find bratwurst at a lower price than what they were offering.

c)

The promise that countries had to make in order to join the war.

d)

A British promise to repay America for the costs associated with war.

4.

The purpose of a convoy system was to...

a)

Relay information safely from the United States to Great Britain

b)

Ensure that private cruise ships were still able to take people on pleasure cruises.

c)

Protect merchant ship from being attacked by German u-boats.

d)

Ensure that large semi-trucks were able to stay organized while delivering cargo.

5.

The Central Powers consisted of...

a)

Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, Germany and the Ottoman Empire

b)

France, Italy, Great Britain, America, Russia and Serbia

c)

Italy, Germany and Japan

d)

Bulgaria, Australia and the Hammock Islands

6.

The Treaty of Versailles called for what actions to take place against Germany?

a)

Germany was stripped of all of its colonies

b)

Germany had to take full blame for the events of World War I

c)

Germany had to pay $33 billion to fix the war-torn countries from World War I.

d)

All of the above

7.

What is the name of the act that allowed the U.S. government to draft 21-30 year-old men into the armed forces?

a)

The Sussex Act

b)

The Selective Service Act

c)

The Indiscriminating Act of War

d)

The Plis-Healy Act of 1917

8.

Poison gas and tanks would fall under which of the MAIN causes of war?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

9.

One example of nationalism is...

a)

Gavrilo Princip being so proud of his country that he assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand to keep his country free.

b)

Being drafted into war to fight on your country's side.

c)

A belief that your country should have alliances with other countries just in case something happens.

d)

Buying land to build a house in your country.

10.

Russia withdrew its troops from the war because...

a)

They knew that the U.S. would soon be getting involved.

b)

They ran out of money.

c)

There was an pre-arranged agreement that they would only fight for two years.

d)

There was a Bolshevik uprising and their own country was experiencing a revolution.

11.

One goal of the League of Nations was to...

a)

Share weapons with one another to help defeat Germany.

b)

Ensure that countries would try to peacefully resolve conflicts before it escalated to war.

c)

End the Great War once and for all.

d)

Make sure that countries' rights to secret alliances remained intact.

12.

Propaganda was meant to do which of the following:

a)

Make people feel pity for the citizens of Germany.

b)

Stir up enthusiasm and increase patriotism in order to gain more support for the war.

c)

Make people feel bad for not honoring the buddy-system.

d)

Ensure that everyone got a fair chance to hold up a ganda.

13.

The one thing that angered Americans the most about the Zimmerman Telegram was...

a)

Was that they were fancy and spelled Zimmerman with two Ms.

b)

Germany promised aid to Mexico to help get back land lost to the U.S. in the 1840s.

c)

Mexico offered its support to Germany

d)

Germany was being sneaky and putting things in code thinking we wouldn't figure it out.

14.

Which German actions brought the U.S. into the Great War?

a)

The sinking of the Lusitania

b)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

c)

The contents of the Zimmerman Telegram

d)

All of these

15.

The Allied Powers consisted of...

a)

France, Italy, Great Britain, America, Russia and Serbia

b)

France, Italy, Great America, Russia and Berlin

c)

Muncie, Berwyn, Canada, Switzerland and the Ottoman Empire

d)

Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Denmark

16.

What is the name of the treaty that brought the Great War to an end?

a)

The League of Nations

b)

The Climate Accord

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The German Treaty of 1918

17.

Which of the following reasons planted the seed of resentment in Germany that would pave the way for World War II?

a)

Germans were angry that they were forced to pay reparations per the Treaty of Versailles.

b)

Germany felt that they never got to completely resolve their conflict with Russia and needed closure.

c)

Germany was quite upset that they were not credited with starting the League of Nations

d)

Germany was jealous of the praise that the U.S. received for it's participation in the war.

18.

The United States, France, Britain and Italy were referred to by what nickname when they met at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919?

a)

"The Large Four"

b)

"The Fab Four"

c)

"The Big Four"

d)

"The Winner Guys"

19.

The U.S. troops that fought in Europe during the Great War. were known as...

a)

The U.S. Army

b)

The Navy Seals

c)

American Expeditionary Force

d)

The Great War Troops of America

20.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were murdered in which city?

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Salzburg

c)

Sardinia

d)

Sarajevo

21.

What is the term that best describes when opposing sides decide to end a war?

a)

armistice

b)

retreat

c)

counter-attack

d)

escalation

22.

The action that sparked the beginning of World War I was...

a)

the arrest of Gavrilo Princip

b)

the sinking of the Lusitania

c)

the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

when Germany stated that French cuisine was sub-par at best.

23.

The Great War finally ended on which date?

a)

November 11, 2018

b)

November 11, 1908

c)

November 11, 1918

d)

November 11, 1914

24.

U-boats were a shortened form of which German word?

a)

underwaterboots

b)

under the weather boats

c)

unterwasserboot

d)

under the view of enemy ship boats

25.

The underlying causes of war are...

a)

Malariaism, Internationalism, Appliances, Naturalism

b)

Monetarism, Incandescence, Appalachia, Newtonianism

c)

Militarism, Imperialism, Alliances, Nationalism

d)

Marxism, Extremism, Antidisestablishmentarianism, Nondenomenationalism