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World War One

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The assassination of this person sparked World War One

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

c)

Zimmerman

d)

Doughboy

2.

The war began in

a)

United States

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

3.

Agreements between nations to help each other in an event of a war

a)

Alliance

b)

militarism

c)

nationalism

d)

Independence

4.

Pride in ones own country

a)

Nationalism

b)

militarism

c)

Neutral

d)

isolationism

5.

What did certain ethnic groups want?

a)

isolation

b)

militaries

c)

independence

d)

nationalism

6.

The process of which a nation builds up their armed forces for intimidating other countries

a)

Nationalism

b)

alliances

c)

militarism

d)

independence

7.

Who won the 1916 election?

a)

Francis Ferdinand

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

George Washington

d)

Joe Biden

8.

Serbian Nationalist Group who were radicals who believed that Bosnia belonged to Serbia

a)

Red Hand

b)

White Hand

c)

Yellow Hand

d)

Black Hand

9.

Austria accused what country for the assassination?

a)

Russia

b)

Serbia

c)

Germany

d)

Ottoman Empire

10.

Great Britain, Russia, France

a)

Central Power

b)

Big Four

c)

Triple Entente

d)

Axis Powers

11.

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Triple Entente

d)

Big Four

12.

America was ________ at the beginning of the war

a)

Neutral

b)

Immigrated

c)

Navy

d)

military

13.

Britain set up a ___________ along the German Coast

a)

Battle

b)

Soldiers

c)

Tanks

d)

Blockade

14.

German Submarines

a)

Uboats

b)

Wboats

c)

Sboats

d)

Aboats

15.

Germany sunk navy what ship?

a)

Cruise ship

b)

Uboat

c)

Lusitania

d)

Titanic

16.

How many Americans were killed on the Lusitania

a)

148

b)

138

c)

128

d)

158

17.

The telegram sent by the German foreign minister to Mexico

a)

Declaration of independence

b)

selective service

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

A love note

18.

Required all mean in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service

a)

Selective Service

Act

b)

Civil Service Act

c)

25th amendment

d)

Neutral

19.

American soldiers sent to war were known as?

a)

Dollar boys

b)

Biscuit boys

c)

Pie boys

d)

Dough boys

20.

Mechanical guns that could fire many rounds very rapidly

a)

Hand Grenades

b)

Mustard Gas

c)

Machine Guns

d)

Trenches

21.

Hand held explosives that could be thrown

a)

Hand Grenades

b)

Machine Guns

c)

Mustard Gas

d)

Trenches

22.

Poisonous gas used during battle

a)

Mustard Gas

b)

Machine Guns

c)

Hand Grenade

d)

Trench

23.

Battle tactic that caused neither side to gain advantage had muddy conditions and was not favorable to live in

a)

water warfare

b)

Punching

c)

Trench warfare

d)

Gorilla Warfare

24.

Long ditches in which soldiers would take cover while the fired on the enemy

a)

Ditches

b)

Couliee

c)

Trenches

d)

holes

25.

The area between the two enemies' trenches

a)

No where

b)

Gunshot land

c)

Scary Land

d)

No mans land

26.

disease soldiers developed from standing in wet trenches without changing into dry boots

a)

wet foot

b)

muddy foot

c)

trench foot

d)

dry foot

27.

Russia left the war due to the

a)

Bolshevik Revolution

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

American Revolution

d)

World War Two

28.

Germany tried to attack

a)

Paris

b)

Austria

c)

Russia

d)

U.S.

29.

A new army vehicle the marines used on Germany

a)

Air plane

b)

Car

c)

Tank

d)

Truck

30.

Germans had to seek peace and signed a

a)

executive order

b)

Armistice

c)

email

d)

letter

31.

Wilson proposed the _________________ for countries to have a place to talk about their differences.

a)

League of Nations

b)

Peace of nations

c)

United Nations

d)

Agreement of nations

32.

Allies forced Germany to sign the

a)

treaty of paris

b)

treaty of world war one

c)

peace treaty

d)

treaty of Versailles

33.

The Treaty caused Germany to go into a

a)

economic boom

b)

economic mediation

c)

economic depression

d)

economic leader