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World War 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What effect did the sinking of the Lusitania have on World War I?

a)

England surrendered to the Axis Powers.

b)

America decided to support Germany.

c)

World War I began in Europe.

d)

The United States joined the war.

2.

What did Germany use to sink British and US ships in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

I-boats

b)

E-boats

c)

U-boats

d)

G-boats

3.

Which of the following BEST describes Americans' attitudes on entering WWI when fighting first started in Europe?

a)

Most Americans wanted to get involved in the war.

b)

Most Americans wanted to punish Germany.

c)

Most Americans wanted to protest the president for entering the war.

d)

Most Americans wanted to stay out of the war.

4.

Which term refers to a country's belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it?

a)

Allies

b)

Isolationism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Militarism

5.

Which policy means to remain apart from the affairs or interests of other groups or conflicts?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Isolationism

d)

Nationalism

6.

Whose assassination caused the beginning point of WWI?

a)

A Serbian

b)

A German

c)

An Austria-Hungarian

d)

An American

7.

True or False: The trenches were typically cold, wet, dirty and diseases spread quickly

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which country was not part of the Allies?

a)

Great Britain

b)

United States

c)

Serbia

d)

Austria-Hungary

9.

Which country was not part of the Central Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Bulgaria

10.

Which one is NOT new technology that was used in the war?

a)

poison gas

b)

machine gun

c)

bayonet

d)

tanks

11.

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Document that gave more power to Germany

b)

Peace agreement to end the war

c)

Agreement to give back some of the Native American's land

d)

agreement to punish Serbia for starting the war

12.

True or False: The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept blame and pay 33 billion dollars

a)

False

b)

True

13.

The League of Nations was created for what reason?

a)

prevent future conflict

b)

to set up alliances

c)

to build up the armies of nations

d)

to divide up the land after the war

14.

What is an alliance?

a)

A strong love for one’s country

b)

An agreement between nations to defend one another

c)

A country who remains neutral during a war

15.

Select all the countries that made up the Allied Powers.

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

e)

United States

16.

Select all the countries that made up the Central Powers.

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Ottoman Empire

e)

United States

17.

What promise did the Zimmerman note make to Mexico?

a)

Mexico promised Germany to help defeat the United States during World War I.

b)

Germany promised the United States more land from Mexico.

c)

Germany promised to help Mexico retrieve land taken by the United States during the Spanish-American War.

18.

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Socialism

19.

This is what the Germans called their submarines

a)

U-Boats

b)

Convoy System

c)

Red Scare

d)

Reparations

20.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
21.
Extreme pride in one’s country is known as
a)
nationalism
b)
communism
c)
imperialism
d)
Social Darwinism
22.
Which of the following was not a MAIN cause of World War I
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Immigration
d)
Nationalism
23.
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
24.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as 
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
25.
The 1919 treaty that ended WW1
a)
Reparations
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Reparations
d)
Treaty of Versailles 
26.
What was another name for World War I?
a)
The Great War
b)
The Amazing War
c)
The War Against the World
d)
The War that Started All Wars
27.
What were the sides in World War I? 
a)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
b)
The Allied Powers and the Central Powers
c)

The Bobcats and the Tigers

d)
The Blue and the White
28.
Which statement best summarizes the United States' role in World War I? 
a)
The US claimed to be neutral, but helped the Allies and then finally entered the war on the side of the allies. 
b)
The US remained neutral throughout the war. 
c)
The U.S. entered the war on the side of the Central Powers after Germany asked. 
d)
The US went to war with Mexico because of the Zimmerman Telegram.
29.
The Treaty of Versailles was harsh on _________. 
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
United States
d)
Ottoman Empire
30.
How did many women show strength and independence during World War I?
a)
by serving in the U.S. Congress
b)
by fighting with the army in France
c)
by going to college in large numbers
d)
by working in jobs left by men in the military
31.
Who were the new workers in factories during World War I?
a)
African Americans and women
b)
women and children
c)
American Indians
d)
teachers and students
32.
Women helped out during the war in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a)
working as nurses
b)
fighting overseas in trench warfare
c)
working in factories to make weapons
d)
sewing uniforms
33.
During the war, the U.S. government generated the most supplies for soldiers
a)
by taking supplies from people in Europe.
b)
by telling soldiers to use less.
c)
by setting limits, or rations, on goods civilians could have.
d)
by growing more crops.
34.
This way of helping on the homefront involved growing your own food 
a)
Rationing
b)
Bonds
c)
Joining the military
d)
Victory gardens 
35.
This way of helping on the homefront involved using less so the troops can have more 
a)
Rationing
b)
Bonds
c)
Joining the military
d)
Victory gardens 

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