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WW1 Formative Test

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The invasion of what country caused Britain to join WWI?
a)
Luxembourg 
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
2.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as 
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
3.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
4.
In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:
a)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
b)
Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
c)
Germany, Russia, Great Britain
d)
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia
5.
Which document punished Germany after World War I?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Yalta Agreement
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
6.
Treaty signed in 1919 that officially ended WWI. 
a)
the draft
b)
Liberty (war) bonds
c)
Treaty of Versailles 
7.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey were ________________.
a)
League of Nations
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
8.
The _______ was the loss of life and cost was greater than any other war so far. (WWI)
a)
Great War
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
9.
Extreme pride for ones country lead to the assassination of the Archduke duke of Austria-Hungary. 
a)
Nationalism
b)
Assassination
c)
Alliances
d)
ultimatum
10.
What were the causes of World War I?
a)
alliances, socialism,communism, realism
b)
imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
c)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
d)
communism, nazism, racism, militarism
11.
This is when a country's policy is completely focused on building up and expanding their navies and armies.  This trough's off the balance of power.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Black Hand Gang
c)
Ethnocentrism
d)
Militarism
12.
which country sent the Zimmerman Note?
a)
Britain
b)
America
c)
France 
d)
Germany
13.
What was created by Woodrow Wilson to help maintain peace?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
League of Nations
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Woodrow Wilson did not suggest anything he was against peace
14.
What country did Germany try and persuade to join them against the USA in WW1?
a)
England
b)
Russia
c)
Japan
d)
Mexico
15.
What is this illustration an example of?
a)
Rationing 
b)
Propaganda 
c)
Fascism 
d)
Comic
16.
What was a major reason the U.S. entered WW1 (1917)
a)
the Japanese occupied Manchuria
b)
foreign troops had landed in America
c)
The Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium
d)
Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare
17.
A major reason the U.S. entered WWI was to
a)
maintain freedom of the seas
b)
stop impressment of U.S. sailors
c)
protect U.S. cities from foreign attacks
d)
counter a German invasion of Latin America
18.
What did soldiers in WWI usually fight from?
a)
tanks
b)
airplanes
c)
trenches
d)
ships
19.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allied Powers
c)
The Axis Powers
d)
The Entente Powers
20.
Which German action angered Americans?
a)
unrestricted submarine warfare
b)
the sinking of the Titanic
c)
imperialism in Africa
d)
creating the League of Nations
21.
A stalemate is
a)
2 countries must break their alliances
b)
no side can win a decisive victory 
c)
a victor is declared
d)
no side is able to launch an attack
22.
France, Russia, and Britain were known as
a)
Central
b)
Southern
c)
Allied
d)
Northern
23.
What was the Lusitania?
a)
A British dance that the military would perform before soldiers were sent out to sea
b)
A plan to help Americans survive after the Great Depression
c)
A British ship sunk by German U- Boats
d)
A program to preserve land and historical sites
24.
How did women's lives change in the 1920's?
a)
Women went to college to better themselves
b)
This was the time when 3/4 of all cowboys were women
c)
More women stayed home while men went out to work
d)
Women did the same jobs as men and were eventually given the right to vote (19th Amendment)
25.
What is nationalism?
a)
When the government decides how much tax is paid on items
b)
Having the choice to join the military or remain a civilian
c)
The belief that your country deserves more success than others (you are the best)
d)
Choosing  which country you want to live in
26.
Which of the following countries are not a part of the Allied Powers?
a)
Serbia
b)
Italy
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
France
27.
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.
28.
Why was America concerned about their ships during WW1?
a)
Germany said they were going to use submarine warfare and sink ships
b)
The Italians warned they were going to bomb American ships.
c)
They were afraid they would get stuck in the Panama Canal
d)
America did not have many ships so they did not want to lose the ones they had
29.
This political cartoon most clearly depicts which of the following historical developments in the late 19th and early twentieth centuries?
a)
imperialism
b)
industrialization
c)
isolationism
d)
immigration
30.
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.
31.
The assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand.
a)
Gavrilo Princip
b)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
c)
George Clemenceau
d)
Schlieffen Plan
32.
What was Woodrow Wilson's plan for just and lasting peace?
a)
Fourteen points
b)
4 Main Points
c)
3 main sections
d)
Forty Points
33.
What was the nickname given to WW1?
a)
The Great War
b)
World War Premier
c)
The First World War
d)
War 1
34.
What war hazard affected the feet resulting in toes rotting and amputations?
a)
Trench foot
b)
Trench Mouth
c)
Amputation disease
d)
Boll weevils
35.
What year did the United States join the war?
a)
1914
b)
1917
c)
1914
d)
1919
36.
Damages from the war are known as this.
a)
Reparations
b)
Repayments
c)
Repair
d)
Rations
37.
This was constructed at the Paris Peace Conference, signed between the Allies & Germany which ended World War I.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Schlieffen 
d)
Treaty of Hamburg
38.
This is the term for a contest for colonies which occurred during the late 19th Century amongst European nations and America.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Protectorate
c)
Militarism
d)
Alliance Systems
39.
Whose assassination was seen as a trigger of the war?
a)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
b)
Baron Manfred con Richtoofen of Germany
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
d)
The Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand
40.
What is nationalism?
a)
Extreme pride or devotion that people feel for their country or culture
b)
Quest for colonial empires
c)
Policy of military preparedness and building up weapons
d)
 policy of not being  involved incolved in the affairs of other nations 
41.
Which country pulled out of WWI because they were dealing with a Bolshevik (communist) uprising?
a)
Russia
b)
Ukraine
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Yugoslavia
42.
In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:
a)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
b)
Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
c)
Germany, Russia, Great Britain
d)
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia
43.
Which group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917?
a)
A.  the Bolsheviks 
b)
B. the Czarists 
c)
C. the nobility 
d)
D. the clergy
44.
Which leader was most influenced by Marxist ideology?
a)
A.  Adolf Hitler 
b)
B. David Lloyd George 
c)
C. V.I. Lenin 
d)
D. Woodrow Wilson
45.
Acting as a religious figure, which person gained significant influence over the Russian royal family during the early 20th century?
a)
A.  Alexander Kerensky 
b)
B. Vladimir Lenin 
c)
C. Gregory Rasputin
d)
 D. Leon Trotsky
46.
A major result of the Russian Revolution is that
a)
Russia won WW1
b)
Russia became a communist state
c)
The Romanovs regained power
d)
Russia became a democracy
47.
The Romanov family ruled Russia for hundreds of years before the 1917 Revolution. The last Czar's name was __________________.
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Mahatma Gandhi
d)
Nicholas II
48.
Many groups resisted Lenin's Bolshevik revolution, and a Civil War between the __________ and ________ armies raged between 1918 and 1920, leading to the deaths of 2 million. 
a)
Blue and Yellow
b)
Blue and Grey
c)
Little and Small
d)
White (conservative) and Red (Communist/Bolshevik)
49.
Lenin suffered a stroke in 1922 and _____________________ took this opportunity to seize power (1922-1927) and become dictator of the USSR. 
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Nicholas III
c)
Rasputin
d)
Joseph Stalin
50.
In general, the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles focused mainly on
a)
increasing German power
b)
punishing Germany
c)
decreasing American influence
d)
punishing Serbia
51.
What is the policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army ready for war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliance Systems
c)
Imperialism
d)
Protectorate
52.
Who were the countries fighting for the ally powers?
a)
France, Belgium, Alaska, Mexico
b)
Iraq, Iran, India, Greece
c)
France, Belgium, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia
d)
Central Powers
53.
What year did WW1 end?
a)
1930
b)
1919
c)
1918
d)
1900
54.
Who was president during WWI?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Donald Trump
55.
Conscription is:
a)
Mandatory military service for capable men between a certain age
b)
The German strategy to beat the Russian troops
c)
The name of the US ship torpeodoed by the Germans
d)
The name of the battle fought in France
56.
This is where soldiers fought from during WW1.  They ate here, slept here, and some even died here.  These were dug for safty.
a)
Trenches
b)
No man's Land
c)
Ditches
d)
Tunnels
57.
The area outside of the trenches is called ___________.  This is a very dangerous place.
a)
Fighting ground
b)
Trenches
c)
No Man's Land
d)
No Peace Pasture
58.
These were the two teams of WW1.  They were against each other.
a)
Central Powers vs. Alliances
b)
Allied Powers vs. Central Powers
c)
Axis Powers vs. Allied Powers
d)
Central Powers vs. Axis Powers
59.
An agreement between nations to defend and support each other.
a)
Allied
b)
Central
c)
Alliance
d)
Axis
60.
This event started WW1 before the UNITED STATES was involved. 
a)
Sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Zimmerman Telegram
c)
U-boat torpedo attack
d)
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
61.
These two main events caused the United States to join WW1.
a)
Sinking of the Lusitania and Zimmerman Telegram
b)
U-Boats Submarine attack
c)
Gas Masks to protect soldiers from poisonous gas
d)
Zimmerman Telegram and Cuban missile Crisis
62.
This was the President during WW1. 
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d)
Abraham Lincoln
63.
This was created to prevent future wars.
a)
League of Nations
b)
Nationalism
c)
Treaty of Peace
d)
Treaty of Versialles
64.
The United States believed in handling our own problems.  We did not like getting involved in wars.  This idea was known as __________.
a)
Nationalism
b)
isolationism
c)
militarism 
d)
communism
65.
Types of weapons used in WW1
a)
Poison Gas 
b)
machine guns
c)
airplanes
d)
all of the above
66.
This way of helping on the homefront involved lending money to the government 
a)
Rationing
b)
Bonds
c)
Joining the military
d)
Victory gardens 
67.

What made the Russian military mobilize?

a)

A German declaration of war

b)

Austro-Hungarian aggression against Serbia

c)

increased nationalism

d)

Chinese refusal to import Opium

68.

What event caused Britain to enter WW1?

a)

Germany's declaration of war on Russia

b)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

The sinking of the Lusitania

d)

The German invasion of their ally Belgium

69.

How did alliances play a part in creating World War 1?

a)

Allies were drawn into regional conflicts

b)

Disloyalty among allies created conflict

c)

Wars broke out due to the strength of alliances

d)

Allies shared their weapons technology

70.

Which MAIN cause of WW1 would the assassination of Franz Ferdinand be linked to?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

71.

What were the main causes of ww1?

a)

Militarism, Industrialization, Alliances, Nationalism

b)

Militarism, Isolationism, Assassination, Nationalism

c)

Militarism, Imperialism, Alliances, Nationalism

d)

Mercantilism, Imperialism, Alliances, Nationalism

72.

What was a cause in the huge rise of death and destruction in the First World War?

a)

Advancement in military technology

b)

nationalism

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

use of colonial empires

73.
British steamship that was torpedoed and sank by German submarines; more than 100 U.S. citizen died.
a)
Lusitania
b)
Titanic
c)
May Flower 
74.
What was Woodrow Wilson's plan for just and lasting peace?
a)
Fourteen points
b)
4 Main Points
c)
3 main sections
d)
Forty Points
75.
What war hazard affected the feet resulting in toes rotting and amputations?
a)
Trench foot
b)
Trench Mouth
c)
Amputation disease
d)
Boll weevils
76.
What is a form of combat in which soldiers dug trences, or deep ditches, to seek protection form enemy fire and to defend their positions
a)
Guerilla warfare
b)
Trench warfare
c)
Ditch warfare
d)
Hole warfare
77.
What is nationalism?
a)
Extreme pride or devotion that people feel for their country or culture
b)
Quest for colonial empires
c)
Policy of military preparedness and building up weapons
d)
 policy of not being  involved incolved in the affairs of other nations 
78.
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.
79.

I was the leader of German Empire during WW1

a)

Von Kaiser

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Von Miller

80.

How many things did Woodrow Wilson want included in the peace treaty of WWI?

a)

14

b)

18

c)

21

d)

12

81.

What side was known as the “reds” during the Russian Revolution?

a)

Democrats

b)

Communists

c)

Royalists

d)

Capitalists

82.

Which was NOT one of the things promised by the Bolshevik party during the Russian Revolution?

a)

Land

b)

Money

c)

Peace

d)

Bread

83.

What year did the war start?

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1913

d)

1912

84.

Why did England join the war in the first place?

a)

They had an alliance with Belgium

b)

They didnt like Germany

c)

They wanted to prove they were the best country

d)

They wanted to fight Austria-Hungary

85.

In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1815 - 1818

b)

1914 - 1918

c)

1913 - 1917

d)

2005 - 2009

86.

Condition soldiers would get from standing in water too long.

a)

stench foot

b)

trench foot

c)

ingrown toe nails

d)

gang green

87.

Name of German Submarines used in WW1?

a)

Titanic

b)

Warships

c)

Uboats

d)

Cruisers

88.

What is the space between the trenches called?

a)

dead zone

b)

every man's land

c)

no man's land

d)

out of bounds

89.

After the central powers lost WW1, Germans were forced to take responsibility for all of the damages by signing what treaty?

a)

The Treaty of Nanjing

b)

The Treaty of WW1

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The treaty of Paris

90.

This image is an example of WW1...

a)

Advertisement

b)

News Article

c)

Famous Art

d)

Propaganda

91.

Who is this man?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Woodrow Wilson

92.

What was the immediate cause of WW1?

a)

Assassination of Woodrow Wilson

b)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

c)

Assassination of Gavriel Princip

d)

Assassination of JFK

93.

What was the primary reason Civil war broke out in Russia after World War I?

a)

many people opposed the Bolshevik government.

b)

the Bolsheviks did not fulfill their promises.

c)

foreign troops remained on Russian soil.

d)

Lenin acquired too much territory in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

94.

Why was Germany especially opposed to Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

forced Germany to reduce the size of its army and navy.

b)

returned the territories of Alsace and Lorraine to France.

c)

awarded sections of eastern Germany to the new Polish state.

d)

held Germany (and Austria) responsible for the war and required reparations

95.

What was a major cause of the Bolshevik Revolution?

a)

Rasputin's influence at the royal court

b)

Russia's withdrawal from World War I.

c)

inflammatory rhetoric from Communist leaders.

d)

Czar Nicholas's failed military and economic policies.

96.

What year did the war start?

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1913

d)

1912

97.
Damages from the war are known as this.
a)
Reparations
b)
Repayments
c)
Repair
d)
Rations
98.
The Romanov family ruled Russia for hundreds of years before the 1917 Revolution. The last Czar's name was __________________.
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Mahatma Gandhi
d)
Nicholas II
99.
A stalemate is
a)
2 countries must break their alliances
b)
no side can win a decisive victory 
c)
a victor is declared
d)
no side is able to launch an attack
100.
which country sent the Zimmerman Note?
a)
Britain
b)
America
c)
France 
d)
Germany