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WorksheetsWH Unit 10 Test: WWI & The Russian Revolution (1914-1924)
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 29mins
The Triple Alliance aka "The Central Powers" (initially)
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
France, Russia, Britain
The Ottoman Empire, The Austrian Empire, Britian
Russia, Japan, Germany
The Triple Entente
France, Germany, Britain
Germany, Ireland, Scotland
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
France, Russia, Britain
Britain felt threatened by the rapid growth of ______, who in turn felt that that other countries did not give it the respect it deserved.
Russia
Italy
France
Germany
A rise in ____, or glorification of the military, was a major cause of WWI.
imperialism
communism
militarism
spending
The naval rivalry between _____ & _____ became an arms race, as each nation built more & more dreadnought-class battleships.
Britain & Russia
The US & Britain
Britain & Germany
Germany & the US
The belief that all Slavic people should hold a common nationality; very influential in Russia and the Balkans.
Communism
Pan-Slavism
Socialism
Bolshevism
What caused the French to be bitter toward Germany and motivated them in the war?
They wanted to recover Alsace and Lorraine.
They wanted to recover Switzerland.
They were bitter about losing the Spanish Peninsula to Germany.
They wanted Germany to break apart again into the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia.
Serbian unrest in Sarajevo, Bosnia led to this event, which sparked the Balkan Powder keg and led to WWI. (the shot heard round the world).
The assassination of the the Kaiser.
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
The first shot of the battle of Bosnia.
The assassination of President William McKinley.
Francis Joseph blamed Serbia for the assassination of the heir to his throne. What was the German Kaiser's response?
He tried to convince him not to go to war.
He didn't advise one way or another but pledged support.
He encouraged Francis Joseph to punish Serbia.
He encouraged Francis Joseph to declare war on Russia.
Why did Russia enter the war?
They were allied with Serbia because they felt it was their duty to protect other Slavs.
They were allied with Austria-Hungary because they felt it was their duty to protect other Slavs.
They were looking for an excuse to go to war to boost morale back home.
They were eager to learn of new war technology by helping out the Germans.
Why did France join the war?
They were in an alliance with Serbia.
They were in an alliance with Russia & looking for revenge for the Franco-Prussian War.
They were in an alliance with Germany and looking for revenge for the Franco-Russian War.
They were in an alliance with Britain and were mad at Germany for going through Belgium.
The German plan to go through Belgium to encircle & wipe out France before Russia can fully mobilize troops on the Eastern Front; this enticed Britain into the war.
The Schlieffen Plan
The Blitzkreig
The Holocaust
The Kaiser Plan
Who was at fault for causing WWI?
Germany & Austria-Hungary
Russia
All of these
France
Britain
The area between the trenches; an area of almost certain death if a soldier had to go “over the top.”
The Balkan Powder Keg
The Trenches
No Man's Land
The Blitzkreig
Which choice best describes the fighting during WWI?
Cavalry charges, musket weapons, hand to hand combat.
Bombing, heavy dependence on air combat, Submarines, and guerilla warfare.
Drone strikes, Operation Desert Shield, Snipers.
Trench warfare, artillery guns, machine guns, stalemate.
Which of these weapons were used in WWI extensively (with great effect on the war---if they were used but mostly ineffective, do not choose).
Choose all that apply.
Machine Guns
Airplanes
Submarines
Drones
Poison Gas
Why did Russia struggle so much in WWI?
The soldiers were not used to the warmer climate of the rest of Europe.
Russia was the least industrialized of the world powers, so they struggled to resupply troops.
Russia was a communist nation.
They were being attacked on their Eastern front by Japan.
Why did Italy change sides in the war?
It had a secret alliance with France where they were promised land controlled by Austria if they helped.
It had a secret alliance with Austria where they were promised land controlled by France if they helped.
They found out very quickly that they did not want to be allied with communist Russians.
They feared that the Balkan Slavs would sail over and attack the Italian Peninsula.
_____ joined the Allies by declaring war on Germany just because they saw it as an an opportunity to seize German claims in China & the Pacific Islands while they were busy with war in Europe.
North Korea
The Phillippines
The US
Japan
Battle over the Dardanelles between the Ottomans and the Allies that resulted in over 200,000 casualties.
Battle of Armenia
Battle of the Ottoman Peninsula
Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Lexington & Concord
When a nation channels all of its resources toward the war; includes rationing and the draft.
Total War
National Priority
Nationalism
Unitarianism
Universal military conscription, requiring all young men to be ready for war, should they be called up.
The Draft
Total War
Rationing
Communism
What are the long-term effects of total war?
Select any that apply.
Increase in morale
Decrease in morale.
Prevents the government from gaining further influence over people's personal lives.
Creates precedent that allows the central government to gain more control over the lives of its people.
Creates jobs that will not be exist once the war is over.
The British Navy blockaded the North Sea to cut off supply to Germany.
International law allowed blockades to confiscate ______ (any military supplies or material that can be used to make military supplies).
contraband
conscriptions
drafts
war bonds
Germany started using U-Boats to attack British merchant ships in retaliation for the blockade. The sinking of the _____ led to the US threatening Germany.
Britannic
Titanic
Lusitania
Queen Anne's Revenge
Spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause.
Allied ____ exaggerated the atrocities committed by the Germans, some of which were made up.
War Bonds
Censorship
Propaganda
Policies
How did women contribute to the war effort?
Select all that apply:
They voted for people who were pro-war.
They filled the jobs of men who were away at war.
They worked in factories to make supplies for the war.
They took an active role as political leaders in back home.
They worked as nurses in wartime hospitals.
Morale began to fade in 1917 in this country because of bread riots & a revolution that would lead to communism.
Britain
Germany
France
Russia
Morale began to fade in 1917 in this country because it was going bankrupt & caught in stalemate,
Britain
Germany
France
Russia
Morale began to fade in 1917 in this country because it had lost so many men that now 15-year-olds were being conscripted into service.
Britain
Germany
France
Russia
What finally led to the US joining WWI?
Woodrow Wilson had wanted to for years but had only gotten Congress to support in 1917.
The Zimmerman Letter
The sinking of the Lusitania
The return of unrestricted submarine warfare.
Which of these ideas was NOT represented in Wilson's Fourteen Points?
The League of Nations
self-determination
reduction of arms
Pan-Slavism
Freedom of the Seas
Governments collapsed in _____ as a result of WWI.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, the Ottoman Empire
Britain, Germany, and Austria-Hungary
The Ottoman Empire, Greece, and Turkey
The Ottoman Empire, Russia, The US, and Germany
Which of the following were results of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles?
Choose all that apply.
Germany had to accept full blame for the war & had to pay reparations.
France regained Alsace and Lorraine
Russia regained lands lost to Germany.
Poland was reformed after a 100 year hiatus
Israel was reformed in the middle east from Palestine.
The peace treaties following WWI created a system of ______ (territories administered by western powers). The victors of the war were given ______ over former colonies of the losers.
mandates
jurisprudence
imperial contracts
independence
Why did the League of Nations fail to achieve long-lasting peace?
Russia was not a part of the League of Nations.
The US was not a part of the League of Nations.
It disbanded within one year of the war.
The League of Nations was too strict and did not allow any autonomy among its members.
When morale began to slip among the Russians in 1915 after 2 million casualties, what was Tsar Nicholas II's response?
He left to lead the Russians on the frontlines himself; He left his wife in charge at home.
He remained at the Kremlin in Moscow, refusing to get involved with the war himself.
He abdicated.
He left the Kremlin and moved the family to Siberia so they would be safer.
Who was Rasputin and why is he significant?
He was an alleged "holy man" with miraculous powers, and the tsarina's reliance on his advice caused the nobles to lose confidence in the royal family.
He was the leader of the Bolsheviks and he orchestrated the death of the tsar and his family.
He was an alleged "holy man" with miraculous powers, and the tsar's reliance on his advice caused the nobles to lose confidence in the royal family.
He was the leader of the Mensheviks, a religious group who worshipped an old woman from Utah who could tell time by beating a dead fish on a rock.
Who took power when the tsar abdicated?
A provisional government set up by the Duma.
The Bolsheviks
The Mensheviks
The Communists
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks?
V. I. Lenin
Rasputin
John Lennon
Joseph Stalin
How did Lenin end up returning to Russia to lead the October Revolution (the Communist Revolution) in 1917?
He was put on a train by the British in an attempt to weaken Russia and plunge them further into revolution.
He was put on a train by the Germans in an attempt to weaken Russia and plunge them further into revolution.
He was able to re-enter Russia by serving all of his time in exile in Siberia & Switzerland.
He was able to convince the tsar that only he could heal his son's hemophilia.
The provisional government in Russia was still at war, had not dealt with land reform, and food shortages were the norm. Meanwhile, Lenin, Trotsky, and Bolsheviks promised the Russian people _____, _____, and _____, which is how they wound up in power.
Peace, Land, and Bread
Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Communism, Futility, and Serfdom
What happened when the Bolsheviks (Communists) took power in Russia?
Select all that apply:
Russia became a capitalist democracy for the first time ever.
A civil war started in the Russia between the Reds and the Whites.
Rasputin & his supporters immediately killed Vladmir Lenin and the tsar.
The flag was changed to a red background with the hammer & sickle.
The economy eventually collapsed because people lost the will to work under war communism.
Why did the New Economic Plan (NEP) succeed in reigniting Russia's economy and restoring a better standard of living.
Because is was pure communism, not watered down in any way.
Because it eliminated the need for money altogether.
Because people all forgot about their personal needs and imagined all the people living life in peace...
Because it allowed capitalism, so people actually had an incentive to work & do their job well.
Who took power in the USSR after Lenin died in 1924?
Leon Trotsky
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Ringo Starr
How does the cartoon show the importance of nationalism in causing World War I?
The boiling represents the unrest resulting from the peoples' growing nationalism and pride in their own country
the boiling cauldron shows that militarism caused the alliance system to break down
all the men on the cauldron to be from different countries because of what they are wearing
the men on the cauldron represent the alliance system' the alliance system meant that when one country went to war, all of the countries would go to war
The image shown here could best be used to illustrate which of the following causes of World War I?
extreme nationalism
economic rivalry
the alliance system
militarism
"Hague Peace Conference Fails to Bring About Arms Reduction" - 1907, "German Gunboat Threatens French Holdings in Morocco" -1911, "German and British Naval Buildup Increases Tension" -1912 Which cause of World War I can best be supported using all of these headlines as evidence?
militarism
alliances
terrorism
ultimatums
How was imperialism a cause of World War I?
rivalry over overseas territories increased tensions in Europe
Colonies' efforts to gain independence increased tensions in Europe
Alliances among overseas territories increased tensions in Europe
Efforts to stimulate trade increased tensions in European colonies
Which phrase completes this chart?
was attacked by Germany
had no alliances to honor
pledged to defend Belgium
supported Pan-Slavism
"There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, by now scarred with pits.... rusty barbed wires. The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, collars, and caves." -Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent. This passage describes the impact of:
total war
poison gas
trench warfare
the use of airplanes in World War I
During the period leading to the onset of World War I, which of the following contributed most directly to the characterization of Europe as a "powder keg"?
militarism
socialism
colonialism
nationalism
Which statement best characterizes German submarine warfare during World War I?
it contributed to the German war effort by limiting the shipping capability of the British
It was more effective against the French than the British
It stopped some Allied shipments, but made little impact on the German war effort
It was more of a novelty than a useful wartime strategy
World War I had which of the following consequences for a major empire in the twentieth century?
the rise of the Ottoman Empire
the collapse of the British Empire
The collapse of the Russian Empire
the rise of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
How did women's activities during World War I lead to changes in future government support?
women kept the national economies going, which helped in gaining the right to vote
women took nonmanagerial jobs that led to political positions after the war
women's work in the military led to higher pay and benefits for them
women developed new agricultural methods that stopped food shortages
Many soldiers like th eones shown here chose to fight in World War I in hopes of doing which of the following?
overthrow their colonial rulers
win new territory from the Ottoman empire
learn about modern military technology
gain self-rule or independence
