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Chapter 20: World War 1 Study Guide

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

America's flying ace in World War I

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Vittorio Orlando

c)

Georges Clemenceau

d)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

e)

Eddie Rickenbacker

2.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

Italy's representative at Versailles

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Vittorio Orlando

c)

Georges Clemenceau

d)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

e)

Eddie Rickenbacker

3.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

his assassination in Sarajevo ignited the war

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Vittorio Orlando

c)

Georges Clemenceau

d)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

e)

Eddie Rickenbacker

4.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

took Russia out of the war

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Vittorio Orlando

c)

Georges Clemenceau

d)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

e)

Eddie Rickenbacker

5.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

French premier

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Vittorio Orlando

c)

Georges Clemenceau

d)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

e)

Eddie Rickenbacker

6.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

U.S. president during World War I

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Woodrow Wilson

e)

Ferdinand Foch

7.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

headed the Food Administration

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Woodrow Wilson

e)

Ferdinand Foch

8.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

commander of the American Expeditionary Force

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Woodrow Wilson

e)

Ferdinand Foch

9.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

supreme Allied commander

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Woodrow Wilson

e)

Ferdinand Foch

10.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

Britain's representative at Versailles

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Woodrow Wilson

e)

Ferdinand Foch

11.

Whose assassination in Sarajevo ignited the war?

(a)  

12.

In what year did World War I break out in Europe?

(a)  

13.

Name the two important international alliances formed before World War I.

(a)  

14.

What were the names given to the two opposing sides in World War I?

(a)  

15.

In World War I dogfights, who was Germany’s top ace?

(a)  

16.

Who was America’s flying ace during World War I?

(a)  

17.

What neutral country did the German army invade at the beginning of World War I?

(a)  

18.

What was the name of the British passenger ship that the Germans sank, adding pressure on America to enter the European war?

(a)  

19.

What tactic did Germany use to reduce British trade?

(a)  

20.

What tactic did the United States use to protect its troop ships bound for Europe?

(a)  

21.

What government body was established to organize industrial production for the war effort?

(a)  

22.

What killed more people during World War I than the war activity?

(a)  

23.

What government body was established during the war to help unions settle labor disputes with management in vital industries?

(a)  

24.

What was the nickname given to American soldiers of the World War I era?

(a)  

25.

Who was the commander of the American Expeditionary Force?

(a)  

26.

Who was the supreme commander of all the Allied troops in Europe?

(a)  

27.

What was the name of the American force that fought in Europe?

(a)  

28.

To get Russia out of the war, Germany aided what man’s return to that country?

(a)  

29.

What holiday commemorated the end of World War I?

(a)  

30.

On what day did the fighting of World War I end?

(a)  

31.

What was Woodrow Wilson’s plan for rebuilding and establishing peace in Europe?

(a)  

32.

What was Wilson’s fourteenth point?

(a)  

33.

What term refers to payments that nations who lose a war pay to the victors for war damages?

(a)  

34.

Where did the Allied delegates meet to work out a peace settlement for Europe?

(a)  

35.

What are the names of the men who were known as the “Big Four”?

(a)  

36.

What was the name of the treaty made to settle Germany’s condition after the war?

(a)  

37.

What country received all the blame for the war according to the Treaty of Versailles?

(a)  

38.

All of the following were major reasons for World War I except . . .

a)

alliances

b)

militarism

c)

imperialism

d)

reparations

39.

The Allied powers included all of the following countries except . . .

a)

Austria-Hungary.

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Russia

40.

The incident that ignited World War I in 1914 was the . . .

a)

sinking of the Lusitania.

b)

assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

c)

invasion of neutral Belgium.

d)

return of Vladimir Lenin to Russia.

41.

All of the following countries were a part of the Central powers except . . .

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Turkey

42.

Which of the following countries was not one of the Central powers?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Turkey

c)

Russia

d)

Bulgaria

43.

All of the following warfare innovations were introduced in World War I except . . .

a)

airplanes

b)

poisonous gas

c)

the atomic bomb

d)

tanks

44.

Germany’s use of which of the following launched surprise torpedo attacks?

a)

airplanes

b)

tanks

c)

mines

d)

U-boats

45.

Which of the following countries had its neutrality violated?

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Turkey

46.

Although the United States tried to remain neutral in World War I, it tended to favor the Allies for all of the following reasons except . . .

a)

the influence of Allied propaganda.

b)

America’s numerous investments with the Allied nations.

c)

recognition of America’s heritage and the heritage of most of its peoples.

d)

Allied commitment to the establishment of the League of Nations.

47.

The final major incident that prompted the United States to declare war was the . . .

a)

invasion of Belgium.

b)

sinking of the Lusitania.

c)

use of mustard gas.

d)

Zimmermann telegram revelation.

48.

The United States formally entered World War I on . . .

a)

June 28, 1914.

b)

November 11, 1918.

c)

April 6, 1917.

d)

January 18, 1919

49.

To protect ships bound for Europe during the war, American’s used . . .

a)

convoys

b)

reconnaissance planes

c)

doughboys

d)

submarines

50.

All of the following were parts of the American war effort at home except . . .

a)

draft boys

b)

“Victory Gardens”

c)

the Open Door policy

d)

the War Labor Policies Board

51.

Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I, was . . .

a)

June 28, 1914.

b)

November 11, 1918.

c)

April 6, 1917.

d)

January 18, 1919.

52.

All of the following were locations of famous World War I battles except . . .

a)

The Argonne Forest.

b)

St.-Mihiel.

c)

Château-Thierry.

d)

Versailles.

53.

To settle the state of Europe after the war, Woodrow Wilson proposed . . .

a)

making Germany pay reparations.

b)

establishing an international organization for cooperation among the countries.

c)

giving the Allied nations portions of Germany.

d)

allowing Britain and France to claim imperial gains in the weak countries of Eastern Europe.

54.

America never ratified the Treaty of Versailles because of the opposition of . . .

a)

President Wilson.

b)

the Senate.

c)

President Wilson’s cabinet.

d)

Germany.