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World War I

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Loyalty and devotion to a nation

a)

Nationalism

b)

militarism

c)

Alliance System

d)

Balance of Power

2.

Policy of building up armed forces to prepare for war

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Alliance System

d)

Balance of Power

3.

A system in which different nations promised to help one another if any of them came under attack

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Alliance System

d)

Balance of Power

4.

An equality of power among different countries that discourages any groups from acting aggressively.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Alliance System

d)

Balance of Power

5.

A German submarine

a)

U-boat

b)

Atuocracy

c)

militarism

d)

Kaiser

6.

A government in which one person with unlimited power rules

a)

Nationalism

b)

Autocracy

c)

Balance of Power

d)

Alliance System

7.

German Emperor

a)

Kaiser

b)

militarism

c)

pacifist

d)

socialist

8.

The gathering of resources and troops in preparation of war

a)

autocracy

b)

alliance system

c)

balance of power

d)

moblization

9.

A limited use

a)

ration

b)

moblization

c)

reparation

d)

national self determination

10.

A person who believes industries should be publicly owned

a)

pacifist

b)

socialist

c)

kaiser

d)

isolationist

11.

A person who is opposed to use of violence

a)

socialist

b)

kaiser

c)

pacifist

d)

isolationist

12.

The right of people to decide how they should be governed

a)

National self-determination

b)

reparation

c)

armistice

d)

moblization

13.

Payment for damages caused during a war

a)

reparation

b)

ration

c)

armistice

d)

national self-determination

14.

Agreement to stop fighting

a)

ration

b)

reparation

c)

pacifist

d)

armistice

15.

Person who wanted the United States to stay out of foreign affairs

a)

kaiser

b)

socialist

c)

isolationist

d)

pacifist

16.

The two sides during World War I

a)

Allies

b)

central

c)

Axis

d)

Western

17.

This continent saw most of the fighting during World War I.

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Asia

18.

World War I lasted from

a)

1914-1918

b)

1939-1945

c)

1950-1953

d)

1960-1972

19.

The sinking of this ship in 1915 helped lead the United States to get involved in World War I

a)

Titantic

b)

Lusitania

c)

U.S.S. Minnow

20.

These weapons were used in World War I.

a)

Chemical Weapons

b)

machine guns

c)

tanks

d)

atomic bombs

21.

Which country was not apart of the Allies

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

22.

These countries belonged to the Central powers except

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Italy

23.

Who won World War I ?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

24.

What holiday Comes from World War I.

a)

Veterans Day

b)

Memorial Day

25.

Who was president of the United States during World War I.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William McKinley

26.

Which European country is this?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

27.

Which European country is this?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Spain

28.

Which Asian Country is this?

a)

France

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

India

29.

Which Eastern European Country is this?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Austria

c)

Ukraine

d)

Russsia

30.

The future leader of the Austria-Hungry Empire who was assassinated

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Nicholas II

d)

Lenin

31.

The assassin of Archduke Ferninand

a)

Gavrilo

Princip

b)

baron von Richthofen

c)

Arthur Zimmermann

d)

Nicholas II

32.

German secretary of Foreign Affairs that Planned with Mexico in invasion of the United States.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

John Pershing

c)

Wilhelm II

d)

Arthur Zimmermann

33.

Ruler of Germany during WWI

a)

Wilhelm II

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Baron von Richthofen

d)

Arthur Zimmermann

34.

Czar of Russia during WWI

a)

Baron von Richthofen

b)

Wilhelm II

c)

Nicholas II

d)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

35.

Which was NOT a cause of tension in Europe in the early 1900s?

a)

alliances

b)

competition for colonies

c)

nationalism

d)

United States interferences

36.

When war broke out in Europe, in 1914, the United States

a)

remained neutral

b)

favored the Central Powers

c)

entered the war on the side of the Allies

d)

Declared war on Russia

37.

What effect did World War I have on the American economy?

a)

It caused a decline in foreign trade.

b)

It had no effect

c)

The economy grew stronger

d)

The economy slowed

38.

Which was a reason that the United States entered World War I?

a)

sympathy for Germany among some Americans

b)

American neutrality

c)

desire to help the Russian czar

d)

German threats to neutral shipping

39.

Which of the following best describes the situation of the Allies in 1917?

a)

Close to winning the war

b)

not worried about Russia

c)

suffering great losses

d)

ready with fresh soldiers

40.

The decision of Russia to leave the war meant that

a)

more American troops could travel to Europe.

b)

Germany could concentrate fighting the other Allies.

c)

the United States could also leave.

41.

Which of the following was NOT a part of Wilson's peace plan?

a)

limit on arms

b)

free trade

c)

self-determination

d)

payment for Allied losses

42.

In 1914, fighting increased rapidly from a local conflict in Europe to a world war because:

a)

Several nations had colonies

b)

Powerful nations had alliances/pacts

c)

Europe was an oil producing area

d)

The League of Nations failed to stop it

43.

Why did the United States join World War I?

a)

Sympathy for Germany among some Americans

b)

American neutrality

c)

desire to help the Russian czar

d)

German threats to neutral shipping

44.

What new, deadly technology was used during World War I?

a)

Airplanes

b)

Machine guns

c)

Poison gas

d)

All of the above

45.

What was one negative result of World War I?

a)

Peace throughout the world due to the League of Nations

b)

Unstable Europe giving rise to totalitarian leaders

c)

No literature written about war related topics until post WWII

d)

Rise of the Jazz Age in the roaring 20s