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America at War (WWI Pre-Test)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

World War I began in ___________.

a)

1614

b)

1714

c)

1814

d)

1914

2.

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

a)

alliances

b)

enemies

c)

agencies

d)

Orderlies

3.

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

4.

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

5.

At the end of WWI, an agreement was signed called the _________________________.

a)

Treaty of London

b)

Treaty of Rome

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Amsterdam

6.

The treaty said that WWI was the fault of which country?

a)

Austria

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

England

d)

Germany

7.
Who was the president during WWI
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
8.

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

9.

Who is the leader of Germany during WWI?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Otto von Bismarck

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

10.

Who is assassinated in 1914 to start WWI?

a)

Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Sultan Mehmed V

d)

Prince Henry of Wales

11.

Which country takes the blame of WWI and has to pay reparations (war debt)?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

12.

Which was the largest and longest battle of the First World War on the Western Front?

a)

Battle of Gallipoli

b)

Battle of the Marne

c)

Battle of the Somme

d)

Battle of Verdun

13.

Which battle in World War I resulted in the only Ottoman victory of the war?

a)

Battle of the Marne

b)

Battle of the Somme

c)

Battle of Verdun

d)

Battle of Gallipoli

14.

What two countries began WWI?

a)

Australia & New Zealand

b)

Austria-Hungary & Serbia

c)

Serbia & Turkey

d)

The United States & France

15.

Why did the United States enter WWI?

a)

We did not enter the war at all.

b)

Because Austria- Hungary entered the war.

c)

Because Germany kept sinking our supply ships.

d)

Because Great Britain kept taking our land.

16.

The Lusitania was...

a)

A German U-Boat used to attack other ships.

b)

A US Navy ship that fought in WWI.

c)

A cruise ship.

d)

A US Cargo Ship that was carrying goods to Great Britain.

17.

What is the United States Draft?

a)

The Draft is when a separate country fights on the same side as the United States in a war.

b)

The Draft is when the United States government declares war on another country.

c)

The Draft is when the United States government chooses men to go serve in the United States Military.

18.

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.

19.

When did WWI end?

a)

1918

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1941

20.

How many American lives were lost in WWI?

a)

116,516

b)

90,823

c)

18,124

d)

173,229