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World War 1

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was Gavrilo Princip?
a)
King of Germany
b)
Prime Minister of Britain
c)
Czar of Russia
d)
Assassin who murdered the Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
2.
On which date was Francis Ferdinand and his wife murdered?
a)
July 28th 1914
b)
August 1st 1914
c)
August 3rd 1914
d)
June 28th 1914
3.
All of the following were members of the Triple Entente EXCEPT:
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Great Britain
4.
When did Austria - Hungary declare war on Serbia?
a)
December 7th 1941
b)
June 28th 1914
c)
July 28th 1914
d)
August 1st 1914
5.
The process of assembling troops & supplies for war is called _____.
a)
militarism
b)
military
c)
conscription
d)
mobilization
6.
What nation supported Serbia?
a)
Britain
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Russia
7.
All of the following were members of the Triple Alliance EXCEPT:
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Austria - Hungary
d)
Germany
8.
The Triple Entente was established in _____.
a)
1900
b)
1882
c)
1907
d)
1865
9.
The Triple Alliance was established in _____.
a)
1882
b)
1900
c)
1907
d)
1914
10.

The Triple Entente included

a)

Germany, Bulgaria, and Italy

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

c)

Britain, France, and Russia

d)

Britain, France, and the US

11.

Which event sparked the beginning of WWI?

a)

the Zimmerman telegram

b)

assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

c)

sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

12.

What was the name of the area between the trenches that contained barbed wire and land mines?

a)

no man's land

b)

danger zone

c)

ground zero

13.

What is the name for information designed to influence opinion?

a)

yellow journalism

b)

media

c)

muckraking

d)

propaganda

14.
What is an alliance?
a)
An agreement between nations to defend one another.
b)
An agreement between nations to trade with one another.
c)
When nation's pick teams to fight against.
d)
Groups of countries that finished nationalism.
15.
A belief that a country should have a strong military and use it to gain power
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Militarism
16.
Which continent did World War 1 take place on?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
17.
Which of the following are responsible for World War 1?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Alliances
d)
All of these
18.
The two opposing sides in World War 1 
a)
Axis and Allies
b)
Central and Allied
c)
East and West
d)
Good and Bad
19.
More land, more money, more power
a)
Nationalism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
20.
What does the Treaty of Versailles have to do with WW1?
a)
Used to help France Defeat Germany?
b)
It Eliminated the need for Alliances
c)
It Ended World War One
d)
It was a way to allow countries to fight fair.
21.

The United States wanted to remain neutral during the war.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

The Treaty of Versailles included the creation of an international peacekeeping organization called the _______________________________________.

a)

League of Nations

b)

Avengers

c)

Justice League

d)

International League of Allies