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World War One

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

World War I began in ___________.

a)

1614

b)

1714

c)

1814

d)

1914

2.

WWI began because of the assassination of ______________________________.

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Pope Pius V

c)

King John II

d)

Duke of Buckingham

3.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a secret organization called the ___________________________.

a)

Black Head

b)

Black Foot

c)

Black Arm

d)

Black Hand

4.

Cooperating teams that promise to defend each other are called _________________.

a)

alliances

b)

enemies

c)

agencies

d)

Orderlies

5.

Nationalism means...

a)

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests

b)

hating your country

c)

betraying your country

d)

going to college

6.

Imperialism is...

a)

extending a country's power and influence through education

b)

extending a country's power and influence through colonization and military force

c)

extending a country's power and influence through industry and technology

d)

extending a country's power and influence through science

7.
What was the spark that led to WWI?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
assassination
c)
fascism 
d)
the stock market crash
8.

What were the two sides of WWI?

a)

Allied Powers & Axis Powers

b)

Axis Powers & Central Powers

c)

Allied Powers & Central Powers

d)

The Western Side & The Eastern Side

9.

What two countries began WWI?

a)

Australia & New Zealand

b)

Austria-Hungary & Serbia

c)

Serbia & Turkey

d)

The United States & France

10.

What was another name that people called World War I?

a)

The Spanish-American War

b)

The Great War

c)

The Central War

d)

There was no other name that they called this war.

11.

Which of the following countries was in the Triple Alliance?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

12.

Which of the following is the best example of how imperialism increased tensions in Europe in the years before World War I?

a)

Increased competition between European countries

b)

the Balkan wars

c)

Glorified tales of the military

d)

Led to distrust because of uneasy alliances

13.

What was the reason behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

a)

ethnic conflict in the Ottoman empire

b)

extreme militarism in Germany

c)

Serbian nationalism

d)

economic competition between France and Germany

14.

Which of the following is the best example of how World War I was a total war?

a)

The alliance system drew nation after nation into the war.

b)

Modern weapons caused high casualty rates on the Western Front.

c)

Women took over many jobs in war industries.

d)

U-boats attacked Allied shipping in the Atlantic.

15.

German soldiers marching through Belgium in 1914 was an act that did what?

a)

was intended to ensure the quick defeat of Germany.

b)

violated the Schlieffen Plan.

c)

broke the stalemate on the Western Front.

d)

brought Britain into the war.

16.

What impact did rapid-fire machine guns have on the course of the war?

a)

They gave Germany a strong technological advantage on the Eastern Front.

b)

They contributed to high casualty rates by allowing troops to attack targets miles away.

c)

They supported Allied offensives by allowing troops to move into "no-man's land."

d)

They helped prolong the stalemate because they made it difficult for troops to advance.

17.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand could best be used to describe which cause of WWI?

a)

extreme nationalism

b)

economic rivalry

c)

the alliance system

d)

militarism

18.

Why did Great Britain enter WWI?

a)

Was attacked by Germany

b)

Was bound to honor its alliance with France

c)

Pledged to defend Belgium

d)

Supported Pan-Slavism

19.

“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

a)

total war.

b)

poison gas

c)

trench warfare

d)

the use of airplanes during WWI

20.

Europe is divided into which two alliances?

a)

Triple Entente (Allied Powers) & Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Warsaw Pact & NATO

c)

Axis Powers & Allied Powers

d)

Roundheads & Cavilers