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World War 1-5th grade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

America entered World War I due to the

a)

Invasion by the British

b)

Sinking of the Lusitania

c)

Bombings on America's land

d)

Attack at the U.S. navy base

2.

The Treaty of Versailles required ____________ to admit that they had started the war and to pay back the Allies the amount of 32 billion dollars.

a)

Russia

b)

The US

c)

Germany

d)

Austria-Hungary

3.

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

4.

What country made an offer to Mexico proposing an alliance between the two (and a promise of regaining land if they won)

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Hungary

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

5.

Militarism means....

a)

Building up armed forces and getting ready for war

b)

Having pride in your nation

c)

Trying to build an empire

d)

Agreements to help others

6.

Nationalism means...

a)

Agreements to help others

b)

Having pride in your nation

c)

Building up armed forces and getting ready for war

d)

Trying to build an empire

7.

Who was the President of the United States during WWI?

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

8.

Armistice means:

a)

Direct vote in which electors give their opinion

b)

Agreement to end fighting

c)

Living Space

d)

An act on behalf of the League of Nations

9.

Which is NOT true about the Zimmermann Telegram?

a)

Germany promised to help Mexico recover lost territory in the U.S.

b)

Germany sent it to Mexico

c)

Britain intercepted it and told the U.S. about it

d)

Mexico sent it to Germany

10.

Who was assassinated which led to the outbreak of WWI?

a)

Wilhelm II

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Nicolas II

d)

George V

11.

Why did the US not enter the war in the beginning?

a)

Militarism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliances

12.

Which countries were the Allied Powers? (Answer has multiple answers)

a)

Russia

b)

Great Britian

c)

USA

d)

Germany

13.

Who were the Central Powers? (Answer has multiple answers)

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

The Ottoman Empire

d)

USA

14.

What is an alliance?

a)

Being mean to each other

b)

Two countries fighting

c)

A formal agreement between two or more states for mutual support in case of war.

15.

Who had alliances? (Choose more than one answer)

a)

Germany and Bulgaria

b)

Germany and the US

c)

US and France

d)

Great Britian and Germany

16.

What year did the war begin?

a)

2020

b)

1912

c)

1914

d)

1900

17.

What year did the war end?

a)

1900

b)

2020

c)

1914

d)

1918

18.

What new technologies were discovered during the war?

(Choose more than one answer)

a)

Planes, trains, automobiles

b)

Grenades, tanks, chemical gases

c)

Gas mask, fighter planes, uboats

d)

Nothing was discovered

19.

Soldiers lived in trenches during the war.

a)

True

b)

Falso

20.

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on what date?

a)

December 4, 1975

b)

January 11, 1919

c)

June 28, 1918

d)

June 4, 1914