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WWI Review

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The building up of a nation's army is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism 
c)
Imperialism 
d)
Alliances
2.
Russia, Great Britain, and France were all ?
a)
Besties 
b)
Alliances 
c)
Enemies 
d)
Entente
3.
What were the causes of WWI?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Isolationism
c)
Militarism, Against, Nice, Iguanas
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Impractical
4.
Russia, Great Britain, and France were all part of the
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Neutral Powers
5.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were all a part of the
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Neutral Powers
6.
What country was neutral at the beginning of the war?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
7.
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Subwarfare
d)
Trench Warfare
8.
What was the stretch of land between the trenches?
a)
No mans land
b)
La La land
c)
Attack Trenches
d)
Switzerland
9.
What new technology sank allied and neutral supply ships?
a)
Dreadnoughts
b)
U-Boats
c)
Airplanes
10.
What answer is NOT a reason why America joined WWI?
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Unrestricted Subwarfare
c)
Member of the allies
d)
Lusitania sinking
11.
In what ways did women help with the war effort at home?
a)
Worked in factories and conservation
b)
Joined the Army
c)
Drive tanks and Airplanes 
d)
Join the American Red Cross
12.
What was not a new weapon of WWI? 
a)
Grenades
b)
Tanks
c)
Airplanes
d)
Flamethrowers
13.
Which 14 point did Wilson create to prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
No secret alliances
c)
Removal of economic barriers
d)
Absolute freedom of seas
14.
What nation did not sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States 
d)
Germany
15.

What is imperialism?

a)

Proud of your heritage or country

b)

Building an army

c)

Seizure of a country from a stronger country

d)

Creating partnerships

16.

What is nationalism?

a)

Being proud of your heritage or country

b)

Creating partnerships

c)

Seizure of country from stronger country

d)

Building an army

17.

What is militarism?

a)

Building an army

b)

Creating partnerships

c)

Seizure of territory by a stronger country

d)

Proud of your heritage

18.

What is an alliance?

a)

Building partnerships

b)

Seizure of territory by another country

c)

Proud of your heritage

d)

Building an army

19.

What is No Man's Land?

a)

Land between the opposing trenches

b)

Land used for battlefields

c)

Land used for the bathroom

d)

Land behind the trenches

20.

Which countries fought on the Western Front in WWI?

a)

Germany vs. France

b)

Germany and Austria-Hungary vs. Russia

c)

Germany vs. Serbia

d)

France vs. Russia

21.

What is an armistice?

a)

Agreement to end war

b)

Agreement to continue war

c)

Agreement that Germany caused the war

d)

Agreement that Germany would lose land

22.
This was a German offer of an alliance with Mexico.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Zimmerman Note
c)
Sussex Pledge
d)
Fourteen Point
23.
What is a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Alliance
c)
Nationalism
d)
Militarism
24.
What is the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism 
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliances
25.
What was the land between two enemy lines called?
a)
No Man's Land
b)
His brother's land
c)
Auntie Anne's Land
d)
Pen Cattle
26.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
sinking of the Lusitania
27.
What was one of the three reasons United States joined the war?
a)
Germany bombed America
b)
Britain declared war on the U.S. 
c)
Germany used unrestricted submarine warfare
d)
France invaded Germany
28.
Which of the following was not a main cause of WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism 
c)
Alliances
d)
Progressivism
29.
What British ship got sunk in 1915?
a)
Lusitania 
b)
USS Maine
c)
Disney Cruise Ship
d)
Titanic
30.

Assassinated by a Serb national in Sarajevo.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Alvin York

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

d)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

31.

Allowed national government to draft men to serve in war.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Selective Service

c)

Draft Law of 1916

d)

Fourteen Points

32.

Policy of not taking sides in the conflict in Europe.

a)

Neutrality

b)

Alliance

c)

American Expeditionary Force

d)

Armistice

33.
International peacekeeping organization.  U.S. did not join.
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Superheroes
c)
League of Nations
d)
United Governmental Agency
34.

German submarines

a)

U-boat

b)

Underschimvin Boot

c)

Crusier

d)

Battleship

35.

New and strange method of fighting.

a)

guerrilla tactics

b)

trench warfare

c)

nuclear arms

d)

column marches

36.

Ended WWI with provisions that were considered very harsh on Germany and other defeated countries.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treat of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Nanking

37.

Provision of the Versailles Treaty which made Germany pay for damages caused during the war.

a)

Reparations

b)

War Crimes

c)

German Capitulations

d)

British/French Corollary

38.

Secret message from German foreign Minister to Mexico, promising to return lost territories to Mexico in exchange for alliance.

a)

DeLome Letter

b)

Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Wilhelm Message

d)

Franz Communication

39.

Made it a crime to criticize American involvement in European conflict.

a)

Espionage Act of 1917

b)

Schenck v. US

c)

Sussex Pledge

d)

Anti-spying Law of 1910

40.

Attempted to remain neutral, but eventually he was forced to ask Congress for a declaration of war on Europe.

a)

Theodore Roosvelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Warren G. Harding

41.

British passenger ship was sunk by German submarine killing over 1000 people including 128 Americans.

a)

Lusitania

b)

Titanic

c)

White Star

d)

Concordia

42.

What was the purpose of the Zimmerman telegram?

a)

to warn the Lusitania of submarine activity off the coast of Ireland

b)

Germany wanted to persuade Mexico to wage war against the U.S. to gain their land back

c)

to insult President Wilson and provoke the U.S. to enter WWI

d)

to convince young men to dodge the Selective Service

43.

The Great Migration of African Americans that began during WWI was mainly a result of

a)

successful desegregation of the American military

b)

new jobs open in the North and discrimination laws in the South

c)

coming Harlem Renaissance

d)

opportunities in the North for free farmland

44.

The contributions to the war effort by women ultimately led to what?

a)

The implementation of a conscription (draft) policy which included women as well as men

b)

A sharp decline in the number of women in the work force

c)

the addition of the 19th amendment to the Constitution

d)

a rise in divorce rates and the birth of children

45.

The Espionage and Sedition Acts affected freedom of speech because they

a)

forced the repeal of the first amendment

b)

increased the freedom of speech allowed to individual people

c)

allowed the government to control speech and press during times of "clear and present danger"

d)

required citizens to refer to common household products using nationalistic language

46.

A way in which World War I is considered a "modern war" is that it

a)

happened recently

b)

used a lot of outdated techniques

c)

was a war for ideas, rather than conquest and land

d)

introduced modern technology, such as machine guns and airplanes

47.

The Committee on Public Information was formed to....

a)

educate Americans about the war & create propaganda

b)

keep tabs on German-Americans for treasonous activity

c)

post daily updates on war casualties so Americans would know who died or were missing

d)

A popular talk radio show on current issues

48.

The Great Migration was

a)

The journey that Monarch butterflies embark on every year

b)

The movement of African-Americans from the rural south to the industrialized north

c)

The movement of European immigrants to the United States due to WWI

d)

The spread of communist ideals outside of Russia due to the Bolshevik Revolution

49.

One of the main ways the United States raised money for WWI was?

a)

Selling finished products to European colonies like India at inflated prices

b)

Selling off valuable assets to European countries

c)

borrowing money from the Allied Powers

d)

Liberty Bonds

50.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
51.
Which of these nations was on the LOSING side of World War I?
a)
The United States
b)
The United Kingdom
c)
Germany
d)
Italy
52.
True or false?  Germany had to get rid of its air force, submarines, and large battleships due to the Treaty of Versailles.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war
b)
They loved it because it was so favorable to them
c)
They hated it because it treated them severely
d)
Most Germans didn't really care
54.
When a nation reduces its armed forces and are not allowed to acquire weapons
a)
reparations
b)
demilitarization
c)
self-determination
55.
What impact did the Treaty of Versailles have on the borders of Europe?
a)
No impact, all borders remained the same.
b)
France gave land to Germany.
c)
The Soviet Union was given more land to keep them from invading the rest of Europe.
d)
All of the empires of Europe were split up, and many new countries were created.
56.
What was the "War Guilt Clause" in the treaty?
a)
Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war
b)
German leaders would go to jail for their actions during the war
c)
Germany had to pay the United States and Russia
d)
France gave Germany money to reduce its military strength
57.
What did Wilson think would prevent a future war?
a)
League of Justice
b)
League of Nations
c)
League of Extraordinary Countries
d)
League of People 
58.

Which of the following was USA's MAIN aim at the Paris Peace Conference?

a)

Set up the League of Legends

b)

Force Germany to pay for all war expenses

c)

Ensuring peace and cooperation among countries

d)

Take back Alsace-Lorraine

59.
Where did the Allied Powers meet to create a treaty at the end of WWI?
a)
Berlin, Germany
b)
Versailles, France
c)
Congress of Vienna
d)
the United States
60.
Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Britain
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
61.
When did WW1 End?
a)
November 31, 1998
b)
November 1, 1914
c)
November 11, 1918
d)
June 28, 1919
62.

Because of their work during the war, women:

a)

Received the right to vote through the Nineteenth Amendment

b)

Gained equal work rights for both men and women

c)

Were given a $1 million-dollar reward from the president

d)

Were able to enter the army and fight in the war

63.

Which of the following was a punishment put on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles? Click all that apply

a)

Made them form an alliance

b)

Made them get rid of some of their territory

c)

Made them decrease their military

d)

Made them pay billions in reparations

e)

Made them increase their military for protection

64.

What is number 1:

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italy

d)

Ottoman Empire

65.

What is number 2:

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italy

d)

Ottoman Empire

66.

What is number 3:

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italy

d)

Ottoman Empire

67.

What is number 4:

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

68.

What is number 6:

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Serbia

c)

Bosnia

d)

Russia

69.

What is number 7:

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Serbia

c)

Bosnia

d)

Russia

70.

What is number 8:

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Serbia

c)

Bosnia

d)

Russia

71.

What is number 5:

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

72.

GREAT BRITAIN

a)

E

b)

D

c)

B

d)

I

73.

GERMANY

a)

E

b)

H

c)

C

d)

I

74.

SERBIA

a)

A

b)

G

c)

F

d)

I

75.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

a)

C

b)

G

c)

H

d)

E

76.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE

a)

A

b)

G

c)

F

d)

E

77.

BELGIUM

a)

G

b)

I

c)

H

d)

A

78.

FRANCE

a)

D

b)

B

c)

H

d)

A

79.

RUSSIA

a)

D

b)

B

c)

H

d)

C