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WW1 Test

Total questions: 145

Worksheet time: 5hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the war start?

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1913

d)

1912

2.

The cause that started WW1 was the death of who?

a)

Prince Henry of Whales

b)

Archbishop Lorenzo

c)

Princess Sophia

d)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

3.
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.
4.
Who started  WW1?
a)
Germany
b)
Usa
5.

An alliance is a strong friendship and agreement to defend between nations

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What kind of new weapons were used during the war?

a)

poison gas

b)

swords

c)

submarines

d)

horses

e)

tanks

7.
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
8.
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
9.
British steamship that was torpedoed and sank by German submarines; more than 100 U.S. citizen died.
a)
Lusitania
b)
Titanic
c)
May Flower 
10.

In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1815 - 1818

b)

1914 - 1918

c)

1913 - 1917

d)

2005 - 2009

11.

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

12.

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

a)

Land

b)

Money

c)

Peace

d)

Bread

13.
What was the goal of the League of Nations?
a)
to redraw boundaries
b)
to punish Germany
c)
to spread capitalism
d)
to preserve peace
14.

Who was America's president during WWI?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

George Washington

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

15.

What was civilian life like during the war?

a)

Great, they weren't the ones fighting

b)

Eh it wasn't good or bad

c)

It was bad, there were food shortages, and loss of family members

d)

None of the above

16.
Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military
a)
Armistice
b)
Lusitania
c)
Nationalism
d)
Rationing
17.

One cause of WW1 that involved the nations of Europe being jealous of each other's territories in Africa and Asia.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Alliances

d)

Militarism

18.

All of the following are results of WW1 EXCEPT

a)

winners and losers being satisfied and getting along with one another

b)

newly created countries

c)

loss of life

d)

damage

19.

How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?

a)

divided Germany into four colonies

b)

took away German territory in Spain and Britain

c)

forced Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations

d)

Germany was not punished

20.

The purpose of The League of Nations was to

a)

centralize world power

b)

increase the power of the Allies

c)

be a peacekeeping organization

d)

punish Germany

21.

All of the following were members of the Allied Powers EXCEPT

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Russia

c)

USA

d)

France

22.

All European countries joined either the Allied Powers or the Central Powers during the war.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

This term included nationalistic Serbians who planned on and succeeded in killing Franz Ferdinand

a)

Black Hand

b)

Doughboy

c)

Lusitania

24.

The Central Powers won the war largely due to America's help.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which country was heavily punished and forced to take the blame for the war?

a)

USA

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

26.

Which country dropped out of the war early due to a revolution back at home?

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

27.

An agreement between nations to unite for a common cause or to help each other out is

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

28.

Most propaganda advertisements showed how dangerous the war was

a)

True

b)

False

29.

No Man's Land was the name for

a)

area between 2 enemies' trenches

b)

burial ground

c)

bathroom area

d)

none of the above

30.

The Central Powers (Triple Alliance) did not include

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Ottoman Empire

31.

Why was nationalism a cause of the war?

a)

major European nations wanted to be the most powerful

b)

major European nations wanted to live in peace with other countries

c)

major European nations wanted all the countries to have equal power

32.

Why did nations get involved in imperialism?

a)

to improve their governments and politics

b)

to get rid of absolute monarchs

c)

to get natural resources cheaply for their factories

33.

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect the German army?

a)

the German army increased its spending

b)

the German army was forced to decrease its amount of soldiers

c)

the German army was granted more military power

34.

Only the Central Powers (Triple Alliance) used trenches

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What was the purpose of propaganda during the war?

a)

to intimidate the enemy

b)

to start the war

c)

to end the war

d)

to create emotion and influence people to help out in some way

36.

The United States was in the war since 1914

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Who belonged to the Allied Powers?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

e)

Russia

38.

Who belonged to the Central Powers?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

e)

Russia

39.

Why did World War 1 become a stalemate by 1916?

a)

The use of trench warfare prevented either side from gaining territory.

b)

Poor supply lines prevented troops from reaching battlefields quickly.

c)

The use of airplanes damaged the spirits of troops on both sides

d)

U-boats damaged supply lines and sources of war materials

40.

How did the role of women change during World War 1?

a)

Many women worked outside the home for the first time

b)

Many women served as teachers in the absence of male teachers

c)

Many women fought on the front lines alongside men for the first time

d)

Many women stayed home to raise children and plant victory gardens

41.

Why did Mexican Americans and African Americans migrate to the North during World War 1?

a)

to work on farms picking crops for the army

b)

to find work in factories manufacturing weapons

c)

to work on plantations picking cotton for army uniforms

d)

to find work in mines producing iron to be made into steel

42.

Who were the "Harlem Hellfighters"?

a)

an American group of sea captains who escorted Allied merchant ships

b)

a Tennessee unit containing Alvin York, who captured 132 German prisoners.

c)

an African American unit that spent more rime in combat than any other American unit.

d)

a Republican group of senators who rejected Henry Cabot Lodge's objection to the Treaty of Versailles

43.

Which of the following led to the defeat of German in World War 1? Choose the 3 correct answers

a)

sailors leaving naval bases

b)

food riots and strikes occurring

c)

too few soldiers to fight in the battle

d)

Bolsheviks overthrowing the government

e)

the entry of the United States into the war

44.

What was Germany forced to give up in signing an armistice in 1918?

a)

the right to elect government officials

b)

all farms producing food for soldiers

c)

the right to defend itself

d)

all conquered territories

45.

Which of the following were parts of President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points? Choose the 4 correct answers

a)

ending secret alliances

b)

reducing armies and navies

c)

requiring the losing countries to pay for the war

d)

allowing people to choose their own government

e)

establishing an international peacekeeping organization

46.

Why did the U.S Senate fail to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Many senators objected to receiving reparation payments from Germany

b)

Many senators feared that the terms of the treaty were too harsh on Germany

c)

Many senators objected to including the United States in the League of Nations

d)

Many senators feared that including the United States in the League of Nations would prevent war.

47.

Which of the following were effects of World War 1? Check the 3 correct answers

a)

the creation of the new countries

b)

millions of casualties on both sides

c)

a new type of government in France

d)

widespread destruction of U.S farmland

e)

most European countries deeply in debt.

48.

The three main countries that made up the Triple Alliance were

a)

Germany, Austro-Hungarian and Italy

b)

Germany, France and Italy

c)

Germany, Belgium and France

d)

Germany, Britain and Italy

49.

Name three reasons why young Australian men went to fight in the war

a)

Proving Australia as a country with a powerful military

b)

To colonize and claim more power for Australia

c)

Proving Australia as a country with its own identity and culture

d)

We owed it to Britain to serve the Empire

e)

To support the German army in claiming land

50.

What psychological impacts have soldiers suffered in the war?

a)

Trench foot

b)

PTSD

c)

Blindness

d)

Shell Shock

51.

Name three technological developments that were used on the battlefield?

4 lines
52.

Why were ANZAC troops sent to Gallipoli?

a)

To dig trenches

b)

To be trained for battle

c)

To defeat Turkey and gain military advantage over Germany

53.

Who was Bill Scurry and what did he do?

4 lines
54.

Due to confusion in the dark, the ANZACs landing at Gallipoli took place about two kilometers (one mile) to the north and the troops had to climb up rugged terrain

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The Dardanelles Strait was the main supply route between allies England and Russia but was controlled by

a)

Belgium

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Turkey

56.

Do you think that Australia, as a British Colony, felt a sense of allegiance and loyalty to the British?

a)

Yes

b)

No

57.

Australian troops were deployed to fight in Gallipoli so

a)

it would be much easier to invade Constantinople and eventually Turkey

b)

it would open a supply route via the Black Sea to Russia, a British ally

c)

it would make it easier to attack Germany's other main ally, Austro-Hungarian

d)

it would shorten the war by taking down Germany's allies

58.

What are the four persuasion strategies used in WW1 propaganda to influence Australian's in supporting the war effort?

4 lines
59.

Do you think we should celebrate or commemorate our involvement in WW1?

a)

Celebrate

b)

Commemorate

60.

When is ANZAC day?

a)

24th April

b)

26th April

c)

25th May

d)

25th April

61.

Will you commemorate/celebrate ANZAC day this year by going to a dawn service, taking a moment of silence or attending a memorial etc?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

62.

A letter written by a solider in the trenches, sent to their wife back in Australia describing the death and destruction is a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

63.
Qui subit un génocide entre 1915 et 1916 ?
a)
Les Canadiens
b)
Les Prussiens
c)
Les Arméniens
d)
Les Turcs
64.
La Bataille de Verdun:
a)
Est gagné par De Gaulle
b)
Dure de février  décembre 1917
c)
Dure de février à décembre 1916
d)
Est gagnée par les Américains
65.
L'armistice franco-allemand est signé
a)
le 28 juin 1919
b)
le 28 juin 1914
c)
le 11 novembre 1918
d)
le 14 juillet 1919
66.
1916 : quel est le nom de la bataille la plus symbolique de la Première guerre mondiale ? 
a)
Verdun
b)
Vimy
c)
Paris
d)
New-York
67.
Comment surnomme-t-on les soldats français ? 
a)
Les barbus
b)
Les poilus
c)
Les courageux
d)
Les piou-pious
68.
Où se déroule l'attentat qui met le feu aux poudres en Europe ? 
a)
Vienne
b)
Sarajevo
c)
Avroult
d)
Ljubljana
69.

Pour quelle motif la Grande-Bretagne déclare-t-elle la guerre à l'Allemagne?

a)

Suite à l'assassinat de François Ferdinand successeur de l'empire Austro-Hongrois.

b)

Suite à la déclaration de guerre de la Russie et de la France.

c)

Lorsque l'Allemagne envahit la Belgique, pays neutre.

d)

Pour prendre part à la guerre aux cotés de ses alliés.

70.

La guerre s’enlise en 1915 à cause...

a)

Des tranchées

b)

Des avions

c)

Des bombes

d)

Des mitrailleuses

71.
Le traité de Versailles a culpabilisé qui pour la guerre ?
a)
L’Allemagne
b)
La France
c)
L’empire Austro-Hongrois
d)
La Grande-Bretagne
72.

Les zones de combat sont appelées

a)

le front

b)

la fronde

c)

le fond

d)

l'arrière

73.

Lors de la Grande Guerre, les femmes fabriquant des armes étaient appelées

a)

des mitrailleuses

b)

des munitionneuses

c)

des munitionnettes

d)

des agricultrices

74.

Une guerre des tranchées est aussi appelée

a)

guerre de mouvement

b)

guerre de position

75.

L'empire russe se retire de la guerre car

a)

il a connu une révolution

b)

il n'a plus d'armes

c)

ses soldats sont fatigués

d)

il a connu une double-révolution

76.

Le nombre de morts et disparus s'élève à

a)

9 millions de personnes

b)

50 millions de personnes

c)

1 million de personnes

d)

6 millions de personnes

77.

Quel est l’élément déclencheur de la guerre de 14-18 ?

a)

La montée au pouvoir d’Adolf Hitler

b)

Un désaccord politique entre la France et l’Allemagne

c)

L’assassinat de l’héritier du prince d’Autriche

78.

Que fête t-on le 11 novembre?

a)

La fête de la moule

b)

L’armistice

c)

La mort du soldat inconnu

d)

La première victoire de C. De Gaule

79.

Première Guerre mondiale - Quels sont les pays de la Triple Alliance?

a)

Allemagne, Autriche-Hongrie, Italie

b)

France, Autriche-Hongrie, Italie

c)

Royaume-Uni, Autriche-Hongrie, Italie

80.

Première Guerre mondiale - Quels sont les pays de la Triple Entente ?

a)

Allemagne, France, Royaume-Uni

b)

France, Royaume-Uni, Russie

c)

France, Royaume-Uni, Italie

81.

Première Guerre Mondiale - Quel pays vient aider les forces alliées?

a)

L'Italie

b)

Les Etats -Unis

c)

L'Angleterre

82.

Première Guerre mondiale - Cette guerre a duré de :

a)

de 1914 à 1920

b)

de 1914 à 1918

c)

de 1939 à 1945

83.

What country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Serbia

d)

Japan

84.

What country?

a)

Germany

b)

USA

c)

Serbia

d)

Austria Hungary

85.

What country?

a)

Bosnia

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

86.

What country?

a)

Great Britain

b)

USA

c)

France

d)

Russia

87.

What country?

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

China

88.

What country?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Austria Hungary

d)

USA

89.

What is the cause of WW1

a)

WYD

b)

MANIA

c)

MAIN

d)

TGIF

90.

What is alliance

a)

agreements between nations to provide aid and protect one another

b)

policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war (ARMS RACE)

c)

extreme pride in one’s country

d)

of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand

91.

What does assassination mean in relations to WW1

a)

agreements between nations to provide aid and protect one another

b)

Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand

c)

when one country takes over another country economically and politically.

d)

policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war (ARMS RACE)

92.

what is Militarism?

a)

policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war (ARMS RACE)

b)

extreme pride in one’s country

c)

when one country takes over another country economically and politically.

d)

agreements between nations to provide aid and protect one another

93.

What is imperialism?

a)

agreements between nations to provide aid and protect one another

b)

extreme pride in one’s country

c)

when one country takes over another country economically and politically.

d)

policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war (ARMS RACE)

94.

What is nationalism

a)

policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war (ARMS RACE)

b)

extreme pride in one's country

c)

when one country takes over another country economically and politically.

d)

Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand

95.

who spoke out about working condisions

a)

frank little

b)

shank little

c)

chicken little

d)

really little

96.

who wouldn't convict people for speaking out againist the war

a)

Judge J.J Ford

b)

Judge George M. Bourquin

c)

Judge Judy

d)

Judge Rest

97.

how long did it take to stop the ban of speaking german?

a)

3 years

b)

2 years

c)

4 years

d)

28 years

98.

in what year did the war begin in europe?

a)

1919

b)

1915

c)

1914

d)

1913

99.

how did frank little die

a)

shot

b)

hung

c)

sucicde

d)

stabed put in lemon juice and drowned

100.

what was the gun law

a)

no guns allowed

b)

all guns allowed

c)

knifes allowed

101.

What Was The Original Cause Of WWI?

a)

Angry slaves

b)

Reading

c)

An assasination

d)

Propaganda

102.

Who Created The Fedral Committee for Public Infromation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

President Bush

c)

President Roosevelt

d)

President Wilson

103.

how many people died from influenza?

a)

about 100 million

b)

about 6 million

c)

about 1 billion

d)

the entire world

104.

Who Created the Montana Council of Defense?

a)

Samuel V. Stewart

b)

Gerorge W. Bush

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

steak that has been tenderized

105.

What Tribe's Chief was Nicknamed Chief Plenty Coups?

a)

Souix

b)

Chipewa

c)

Blackfeet

d)

Crow

106.

who got to decide if we went to war?

a)

Jeannette Rankin

b)

The president

c)

Genral of the military

d)

GinjaXninja

107.

How Many Acres of Native American Land Was Sold?

a)

200,000

b)

96,024

c)

900,000

d)

100,000

e)

Enough to care and learn about.

108.

what did people need zinc for?

a)

cars

b)

Armor

c)

superman

d)

bullets

109.

Who Accused Foreigners of Being Spies?

a)

William Campbell

b)

Campbell's Soup

c)

Willam A. Clark

d)

raveoli

e)

Some Other Type of Pasta.

110.

Why Did The Government Ask People to Eat Less?

a)

Because obesity

b)

diabetes was taking over the country, making everyone sick, because there was not proper medical equipment.

c)

food for soldiers

d)

more for poor countries

111.

What Year was The Montana Council of Denfense Allowed to Investigate Anyone?

a)

5013

b)

1817

c)

1918

d)

1990

e)

Nineteen Eighteen

112.

why were people scared in early 1918 {not war}

a)

war

b)

spies

c)

cosperacy theorist

d)

nuclear warfare

113.

what was the sedition law

a)

illegal to own guns

b)

illegal to speak out politically

c)

legal to kill people

d)

Purge

114.

When Did WWI End?

a)

1918

b)

2020

c)

1915

d)

1917

e)

when I wanted it to.

115.

how old is ginaja ninja

a)

who knows he is dos ninja

b)

13

c)

14

d)

12

116.

What Meme Was Your Favorite?

a)

The Dog One

b)

The Gandalf one

117.

WW1 occurred between the years

a)

1910-1014

b)

1912-1918

c)

1914-1919

d)

1914-1918

118.

What is imperialism

a)

The policy of extending a countrys power and influence through colonisation, use of force or other means

b)

acquiring or occupying foreign lands.

c)

social organisation where all property is owned by the community ad each person contributes to their ability or needs

d)

a political theory of social organisation which advocates the means of community ownership

119.

identification with ones own nation to support its interests. Intense patriotism is known as...

a)

militarism

b)

communism

c)

socialism

d)

nationalism

120.

The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use t is also known as...

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

socialism

121.

Who were part of the central powers in 1914 when the war broke out?

a)

germany russia and italy

b)

austria-hungary, germany and russia

c)

Italy, germany and Austria-hungary

d)

Italy, Ausria-Hungary and Ottoman empire

122.

Gavrilo Princip was a

a)

Bosnian born serbian nationalist

b)

Italian born, bosnian serbiast

123.

Describe how gavrilo assassinated Arch duke franz ferdinand and how this led to the outbreak of war...

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124.

What was the event that led to Australia joining the war?

a)

Schloffen plan

b)

the Belgiam plan

c)

The Schluffy plan

d)

Schlieffen plan

125.

Explain what the schlieffen plan was, why did it fail?

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126.

Conscription can be defined as

a)

optional enlistment in the services

b)

compulsory enlistment in the services

c)

randomly assorted enlistment in the services

d)

paid enlistment in the services

127.

Describe Australia's use of conscription during WW1

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128.

Who were part of the allies in 1914?

a)

France, Britain and Italy

b)

Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy

c)

Britain, Russia and Germany

d)

France, Britain and Russia

129.

Who was the leader of France ?

a)

Georges Clemenceau

b)

Emmanuel Macron

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Tsar Nicholas II

130.

Leader of Russia

a)

Xi Jinping

b)

Tsar Nicholas II

c)

George Clemenceau

d)

Russia was ruled by another country

131.

Leader of US

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

George Washington

132.

Who was the leader of Germany

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

George Patton

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Otto von Bismarck

133.

Who were the leaders of Austria Hungary before and during the war ?

a)

Emperor Franz Josef

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Franz Jonas

d)

Rudolf Kirchschläger

134.

Leader of Ottoman Empire

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Taken over by Romans

c)

Mehmed V

d)

Musa Çelebi

135.

Leader of Bulgaria

a)

Vasil Kolarov

b)

Simeon II

c)

Alexander I

d)

Ferdinand I

136.

When did the US come into the war ?

(a)  

137.

Who was the leader of US

(a)  

138.

Leader of France

(a)  

139.

Leader of Russia

(a)  

140.

Leader of Germany

(a)  

141.

Leader of Ottoman Empire

(a)  

142.

Leader of Bulgaria

(a)  

143.

Leaders of Britain ( Both are “ Georges “ ) Use commas or &

(a)  

144.

Leader of Austria - Hungary ( during the war )

(a)  

145.

Who were the leaders of Britain

a)

Rumen Radev

b)

There was no leader

c)

King George V

d)

Narendra Modi

e)

David Lloyd George

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