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World war 1

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was world war 1 called?

a)

the lazzy war

b)

the good war

c)

the great war

d)

all of above

2.

when did war end?

a)

1859

b)

1914

c)

1918

d)

none of above

3.

What Ended world war 1.

a)

none

b)

the treaty of paris

c)

the treaty of versailles

d)

all of above

4.

What started world war 1?

a)

the sank of the lusitania

b)

none

c)

after the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand

5.

What happend to germany got punished.

a)

give up land

b)

forced to become a republic instead of a monarchy

c)

to pay 132 billion gold marks

d)

all of above

6.

Why did Germany hate the reparations?

a)

The Germans hated the Treaty of Versailles because they had not been allowed to take part in the Conference

b)

they just hate it

c)

The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland

d)

none

7.

Who won war the the allied powers or the central power?

a)

the central power

b)

the allied powers

c)

the axis powers

d)

none of them

8.

What year did the war start?

a)

1918

b)

1914

c)

none

9.
What is nationalism?
a)
Love for one's country and desire to have that country independent.
b)
When nations want to control all countries.
c)
The battle between countries over unclaimed territories
d)
The process of becoming a nation and world power.
10.
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.
11.
Which of the following is not a part of the Central Powers?
a)
Turkey
b)
Austria Hungary
c)
France
d)
Germany
12.
Which of the following countries are not a part of the Allied Powers?
a)
Serbia
b)
Italy
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
France
13.
What is a U-boat?
a)
A German Battle Ship
b)
An American Passenger Ship
c)
A German Submarine
d)
A French Aircraft
14.
What is a trench?
a)
System used in war that extends over 100 miles
b)
A way to fight wars in open land
c)
A type of Guerilla Warfare
d)
The strategy the US used to defeat France
15.
Which of the following is not a weapon used in World War 1?
a)
Poisonous Gas
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Tanks
d)
Torpedo
16.
Which of the following is not a reason the US joined WW1?
a)
Attack on American-owned Trade Ships
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Zimmerman Telegram
d)
Yellow Journalism
17.
A belief that a country should have a strong military and use it to gain power
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Militarism
18.
The spark that ignited World War 1 
a)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Germany attacking Belgium
c)
Russian support of Serbia
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
19.
More land, more money, more power
a)
Nationalism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
20.

These weapons fire a very fast stream of bullets for a long time

a)

Machine Guns

b)

Poison Gas

c)

Submarines

d)

Tanks

21.
Mexico would gain the southwestern U.S. if they attack the U.S. for Germany
a)
Zimmerman Letter
b)
Sussex Pledge
c)
Espionage Act
d)
Schenck v. United States
22.
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
23.
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
24.
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.
25.

The United States wanted to remain neutral during the war.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

America became involved in the war ______________________ because of many factors.

a)

excitedly

b)

reluctantly

c)

quickly

d)

enthusiastically

27.

Which of the following factors led to America joining the war?

a)

wartime propaganda

b)

traditional sympathies

c)

unrestricted submarine warfare

d)

Germany invading Mexico

28.

What year did Woodrow Wilson ask Congress to join World War 1?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1917

29.

What was the nickname given to American soldiers during World War 1?

a)

Yankees

b)

doughboys

c)

Rebels

d)

buffalo soldiers

30.

What kind of warfare was used on the western front in World War 1?

a)

gorilla

b)

trench

c)

old school

d)

naval

31.

Which countries were part of the Central Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria

d)

Hungary

e)

France

32.

Which countries were part of the Allied Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Ottoman Empire

33.

At the end of the war, Germany agreed to an __________________________ with the Allies.

a)

accord

b)

olive branch

c)

armistice

d)

understanding

34.

Woodrow Wilson's ____________________ Points was used to help create the Treaty of Versailles.

a)

Thirteen

b)

Seventeen

c)

Fifteen

d)

Fourteen

35.

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

36.

The United States did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles because many Senators believed it would compromise Congress's ability to declare war.

a)

true

b)

false