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WWI General Note Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country sunk the Lusitania as part of war?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

2.

What was the Lusitania?

a)

A German submarine

b)

A United States battleship

c)

An Italian cargo ship

d)

A British luxury cruise ship

3.

What was a U-boat?

a)

A boat shaped like a U

b)

A small speedboat

c)

A fancy sailboat

d)

A German submarine

4.

Name one reason the US entered WW1.

a)

President Wilson didn't like the German leader.

b)

An archduke was assassinated.

c)

Mexico and Germany attacked the US.

d)

German submarines were attacking US ships.

5.

Which one is not a major event of WW1.

a)

US citizens are attacked by German forces.

b)

The US formally enters WW1.

c)

Japan invades China.

d)

The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat.

6.

What caused the US to enter into WW1?

a)

The sinking of the USS Maine.

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand

d)

The sinking of the Lusitania.

7.

Which country was not part of the Allied Powers?

a)

Russia

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Bulgaria

8.

Which countries were part of the Central Powers? Mark all that apply.

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

France

d)

United States

9.
What does "neutral" mean?
a)
taking sides
b)
not taking sides
10.
A secret telegram from Germany to Mexico was the:
a)
Tooleriod Telegram
b)
Zimmerman Telegram
c)
Lusitania Telegram
11.
What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?
a)
Germany wanted Mexico to join the war and fight against the US.
b)
Germany wanted Mexico to stay out of the war.
12.
The Zimmerman Telegram
a)
Officially announced the entry of the USA into WWI
b)
Was a message sent by the British requesting help from the USA
c)
Asked Mexico to attack the USA in return for land
d)
Warned passengers of the Lusitania that the ship would be sunk
13.
Who did Germany send the Zimmerman telegram to?
a)
France
b)
Mexico
c)
Great Britain
d)
Canada
14.

Did Mexico ever declare war on the United States during WW1?

a)

yes

b)

no

15.

Why did the Zimmerman note cause outrage among Americans?

a)

It revealed Mexico was getting ready to enter the war on the German side.

b)

It promised Mexico that Germany would help it reclaim territory in the U.S. if the United States entered the war against Germany.

c)

Zimmermann was passing American secrets to Germany with the help of Mexican leaders.

d)

The telegram contained secret messages sent by American leaders its commanders on European battlefields.

16.

Which policy involved a country staying out of another country's business (including war)?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Communism

d)

Democracy

17.
What is a trench?
a)
A border around the garden
b)
A ditch dug by soldiers to shelter them from enemy bullets
c)
The name for the officers billets
d)
A platform providing a secret lookout for soldiers
18.
What is the problem shown that troops suffered from?
a)
Gangrene
b)
Cold feet
c)
Trench foot
d)
Elephantiasis 
19.

Trenches were generally dug in a long straight line.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What pattern were trenches dug in?

a)

Straight lines

b)

Zig zags

c)

Criss cross

d)

H-shape

21.

Around how deep was the typical trench?

a)

2-4 feet

b)

4-5 feet

c)

8 feet

d)

10-12 feet

e)

30 feet

22.

What was No Man's Land?

a)

The area behind the trenches

b)

The homefront

c)

The area in between the trenches

d)

The Trenches

23.

What was Shell Shock?

a)

When you get sand in your eye, on the beach

b)

Mental damage caused by the horrors of war

c)

Getting hit by a shell in the face

d)

Bombs which were made of shells, typically thrown over by the Germans

24.

When not fighting, what were the soldiers do?

a)

repair the trenches

b)

guard duty

c)

clean weapons

d)

all of the above

25.

Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Atomic Bomb

c)

Guerilla Warfare

d)

No-Man's Land

26.

Britain invented this WW I technology

a)

Tanks

b)

Submarines

c)

chemical warfare

d)

the machine gun

27.

The I's in IMANIA stand for?

a)

Industrialism

b)

Individual

c)

Both Individual and Industrialism

d)

Imperialism

e)

Both Imperialism and Industrialism

28.

The M in IMANIA stands for?

a)

Militarism

b)

Money

c)

Mandate

d)

Mighty

e)

None of these

29.

The N in IMANIA stands for?

a)

Negate

b)

Native-Americans

c)

Nationalism

d)

Natural Rights

e)

NAACP

30.

Agreements between two or more nations to assist one another, especially in the event of an attack or war.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

e)

Assassination

31.

The A's in IMANIA stand for?

a)

Allegiance

b)

Alliances

c)

Both Allegiance and Alliances

d)

Both Assassination and Alliances

e)

Assassination

32.

An arms race may occur as a result of which of the following causes of WWI?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

33.

A book like this is an example of...

a)

Symbology

b)

Nationalism

c)

Anger

d)

Military spending

34.

This picture would best show this...

a)

A disagreement

b)

An alliance

c)

A fight

d)

Militarism

35.

This is an example of this cause of WWI

a)

Imperialism

b)

Anger

c)

Allai

d)

Digression

36.

Many European countries began taking over less powerful countries and taking the natural resources. This caused competition between the European countries as they each tried to build their empires bigger and bigger. Which WW1 cause would this fall under?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

37.

Which terrorist group was responsible for the attempt to kill Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Black Hand

b)

Green Thumb

c)

Red Foot

d)

Black Knee

38.

Was Franz Ferdinand killed by the first bomb thrown at his car?

a)

Yes

b)

No

39.

Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of which empire?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Britain

d)

Russia

40.

Which country was responsible for the invention of the U-boat or submarine?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

United States