WorksheetsWorld War One
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
World War I began in ___________.
1614
1714
1814
1914
WWI began because of the assassination of ______________________________.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Pope Pius V
King John II
Duke of Buckingham
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a secret organization called the ___________________________.
Black Head
Black Foot
Black Arm
Black Hand
Cooperating teams that promise to defend each other are called _________________.
alliances
enemies
agencies
Orderlies
Nationalism means...
identification with one's own nation and support for its interests
hating your country
betraying your country
going to college
Imperialism is...
extending a country's power and influence through education
extending a country's power and influence through colonization and military force
extending a country's power and influence through industry and technology
extending a country's power and influence through science
What were the two sides of WWI?
Allied Powers & Axis Powers
Axis Powers & Central Powers
Allied Powers & Central Powers
The Western Side & The Eastern Side
What two countries began WWI?
Australia & New Zealand
Austria-Hungary & Serbia
Serbia & Turkey
The United States & France
What was another name that people called World War I?
The Spanish-American War
The Great War
The Central War
There was no other name that they called this war.
Which of the following countries was in the Triple Alliance?
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Which of the following is the best example of how imperialism increased tensions in Europe in the years before World War I?
Increased competition between European countries
the Balkan wars
Glorified tales of the military
Led to distrust because of uneasy alliances
What was the reason behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
ethnic conflict in the Ottoman empire
extreme militarism in Germany
Serbian nationalism
economic competition between France and Germany
Which of the following is the best example of how World War I was a total war?
The alliance system drew nation after nation into the war.
Modern weapons caused high casualty rates on the Western Front.
Women took over many jobs in war industries.
U-boats attacked Allied shipping in the Atlantic.
German soldiers marching through Belgium in 1914 was an act that did what?
was intended to ensure the quick defeat of Germany.
violated the Schlieffen Plan.
broke the stalemate on the Western Front.
brought Britain into the war.
What impact did rapid-fire machine guns have on the course of the war?
They gave Germany a strong technological advantage on the Eastern Front.
They contributed to high casualty rates by allowing troops to attack targets miles away.
They supported Allied offensives by allowing troops to move into "no-man's land."
They helped prolong the stalemate because they made it difficult for troops to advance.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand could best be used to describe which cause of WWI?
extreme nationalism
economic rivalry
the alliance system
militarism
Why did Great Britain enter WWI?
Was attacked by Germany
Was bound to honor its alliance with France
Pledged to defend Belgium
Supported Pan-Slavism
“There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, but now scarred with pits ... rusty barbed wires. The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, cellars, and caves.” —Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent
This passage describes the impact of
total war.
poison gas
trench warfare
the use of airplanes during WWI
Europe is divided into which two alliances?
Triple Entente (Allied Powers) & Triple Alliance (Central Powers)
Warsaw Pact & NATO
Axis Powers & Allied Powers
Roundheads & Cavilers
