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World War I & Russian Revolution

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are the MAIN causes of World War I?

a)

Militarism, Absolutism, Intelligence Operations, Nationalism

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

c)

Money, Atomic Bombs, Imperialism, Nepotism

d)

Mercantilism, Absolutism, Imperialism, Napoleon

2.

Which event triggered the war to start?

a)

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Russia mobilizes their military

c)

Germany invaded Belgium

d)

the Zimmerman Telegram

3.

Also known as the "powder keg of Europe," this region fought for independence from the Ottoman Empire and caused conflict between nations of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.

a)

Baltics

b)

Balkans

c)

Serbia

d)

Middle East

4.

Who gave Austria their full support, and consequently the "blank check", when Austria declared war on Serbia?

a)

Russia

b)

Bosnia

c)

Hungary

d)

Germany

5.

The Triple Alliance consisted of which 3 countries?

a)

France, Germany, Italy

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, France

d)

France, Russia, Great Britain

6.

Which countries were a part of the Triple Entente Alliance?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, France

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

c)

France, Russia, Great Britain

d)

Russia, Italy, France

7.

The German army implemented this plan to quickly defeat France in WWI...

a)

Blitzkrieg War

b)

Schlieffan Plan

c)

Schlafen Zeit

d)

The Continental System

8.

The Schlieffan Plan was implemented by Germany to prevent Germany from....

a)

Losing to Spain

b)

Becoming a republic

c)

Unifying with Austria

d)

fighting a 2 front war

9.

What reason forced Great Britain to enter WWI?

a)

Germany invaded Belgium

b)

Germany declared war on France

c)

The United States did not come to the aid of the Allies

d)

Germany bombed Britain

10.

The space between opposing trenches was called...

a)

deadlock on the battlefield

b)

Dead Zone

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Battlements

11.

What is a stalemate?

a)

deadlock on the battlefield

b)

heavy casualties

c)

trench warfare

d)

the strategy of one side breaking enemy lines

12.

Which front (eastern or western) was a stalemate?

a)

eastern

b)

western

13.

In 1915, the Triple Entente decided to launch the ________ Campaign to seize the Dardanelles Straits to get supplies to Russia.

a)

Gallipoli

b)

Verdun

c)

Tannenburg

d)

Tannenburg

14.

At the end of WWI, France gained which territory from Germany?

a)

Alsace-Lorraine

b)

Normandy

c)

Prussia

d)

Serbia

15.

Which of the following technologies was not introduced during WWI?

a)

atomic bombs

b)

machine guns

c)

poison gas

d)

airplanes

16.

Which of the following events occurred first

a)

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

b)

The US declares war on Germany

c)

Germany invades Belgium

d)

Russia mobilizes for war

17.

Which of the following events occurred last?

a)

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

b)

The US declares war on Germany

c)

Germany invades Belgium

d)

Russia mobilizes

18.

The main purpose for the League of Nations was to....

a)

support peace by solving conflicts through negotiations

b)

plan for world disarmament

c)

aid troubled nations through weapon supplying

d)

enforce the Reinsurance Treaty

19.

The end of the fighting in World War I came with the

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

armistice of November 11, 1918

c)

withdrawal of Russian troops

d)

entrance of the United States

20.

What is self-determination?

a)

nations are given full control over their colonies

b)

the idea that Germany should be treated fairly

c)

nationalities are given the right to establish their own governments

d)

the idea that Germany should take full responsibility for the "blank check"

21.

Which allied leader urged fair and moderate treatment of Germany following WWI?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Georges Clemenceau

d)

Franz Ferdinand

22.

Which WWI figure led Italy during the war?

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Georges Clemenceau

c)

Vitorio Orlando

d)

Woodrow Wilson

23.

Which WWI figure led France during the war?

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Georges Clemenceau

c)

Vittorio Orlando

d)

Woodrow Wilson

24.

Which WWI figure led Great Britain during WWI?

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

George Clemenceau

c)

Vittorio Orlando

d)

Woodrow Wilson

25.

Which WWI figure led Germany during the war?

a)

Victor Emmanuel III

b)

Wilhelm II

c)

Franz Joseph

d)

Nicolas II

26.

After WWI, many nations gained new mandates. Which nation gained control of Syria & Lebanon?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

27.

After WWI, many nations gained new mandates. Which nation gained control of Iraq & Palestine?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

28.

According to the Schlieffan Plan, Germany would attack France before attacking this country....

a)

Italy

b)

Belgium

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

29.

In 1915, the Germans sunk the ________, a British passenger ship, killing over 100 American citizens

a)

Lusitania

b)

Titanic

c)

Olympic

d)

Mauretania

30.

This Treaty brought an end to the fighting between Germany & Russia and ended Russia's involvement in WWI

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Vienna

c)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

d)

Treaty of Ghent

31.

Germany was forced to accept this as part of the Treaty of Versailles

a)

War Guilt Clause

b)

a gift basket

c)

the loss of Bruges

d)

the partition of Berlin

32.

Germany was required to accept all of the following punishments as a result of the War Guilt Clause, EXCEPT...

a)

Responsibility for starting the War

b)

The payment of Reparations for war damages

c)

The reduction of armaments & size of its military

d)

All of the above

33.

All of the following are major causes of the Russian Revolution of 1917 EXCEPT:

a)

Failure of Communism

b)

Military casualties of World War I

c)

Defeat in war with Japan in 1905

d)

Incompetence  of Tsar Nicholas II

34.

Which statement best describes the relationship between the Russian Revolution and World War I?

a)

World War I helped restore confidence in the Czar to end the Russian Revolution

b)

World War I gave Russia’s army the experience to suppress the revolution

c)

World War I created conditions within Russia that helped lead to a revolution

d)

The Russian Revolution inspired its citizens and allies to win World War I

35.

The response of Czar Nicolas II to the 1905 Revolution (Bloody Sunday) was...

a)

To call the Duma (parliament)

b)

To dissolve the Duma

c)

To put down the revolution by force

d)

To give up the throne

36.

The leader of the Bolsheviks was

a)

Lenin

b)

Rasputin

c)

Nicolas II

d)

Alexander Kerensky

37.

Vladimir Lenin’s promise of “peace, land, and bread” during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was made in an effort to:

a)

End France’s occupation of Russian territory

b)

Restore Czar Nicolas back to the throne

c)

Gain popular support to take control of the government

d)

Resolve conflicts between the farmers and the ruling class

38.

Which of the following was a result of the Bolshevik Revolution?

a)

Civil war in Russia

b)

World War I

c)

War between Russia and Japan

d)

Fighting between the Bolsheviks and the Red Army

39.

Germany aided the downfall of the Provisional Government by

a)

Marching on St. Petersburg

b)

Urging that the czar be returned to his throne

c)

Helping Lenin return to Russia from exile

d)

Forcing Nicolas to abdicate the throne

40.

The two sides in the Russian Civil War were the...

a)

Anti-Communists (White Army) vs. Bolsheviks (Red Army)

b)

Lancastrians vs Yorkists

c)

Roundheads vs. Cavaliers

d)

Romanovs vs. Pierogis

41.

What name was given to the policy adopted by Lenin that allowed a limited return to private enterprise in Russia?

a)

New Economic Policy

b)

War Communism

c)

Five Year Plan

d)

Nationalism

42.

The two main contenders to succeed Vladimir Lenin as the leader of Russia were

a)

Adolf Hitler and Karl Marx

b)

Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin

c)

Nicolas II and Leon Trotsky

d)

Joseph Stalin and Adam Smith

43.

Who ruled Russia from 1894 to 1917?

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Alexander II

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Nicolas II

44.

In 1928, Stalin broke with Lenin’s NEP polices by

a)

Encouraging free markets and private industry

b)

Launching forced industrialization and collectivization

c)

Encouraging foreign investment in the Soviet Union

d)

Allowing buying and selling for profit

45.

During 1930’s, Russian peasant farms were replaced with larger units through a policy known as

a)

Five year planning

b)

Collectivization

c)

New Economic Policy

d)

War Communism

46.

Forced-labor camps in the Soviet Union were called

a)

Soviets

b)

Gulags

c)

Kremlins

d)

Collective Farms

47.

To eliminate all potential threats to his power in the 1930’s, Joseph Stalin

a)

Had many top officials of the Communist Party tried and executed

b)

Established some democratic reforms

c)

Began planning a war against Germany

d)

Stopped publication of all newspapers and magazines

48.

One result of the First Five Year Plan (1928-1932) was the

a)

Doubling of agricultural production

b)

Success of the New Economic Policy

c)

Greater acceptance by the people of communist rule

d)

Death of millions of people

49.

After losing the power struggle to lead the USSR, Leon Trotsky

a)

Was executed for treason

b)

Committed suicide

c)

Was assassinated abroad

d)

Died in prison

50.

The Romanov Royal family ruled Russia for 300 years until Nicolas II abdicated in 1917. Upon the rise of the Bolsheviks, the family was swiftly...

a)

Exiled

b)

Murdered

c)

Returned to Power

d)

Imprisoned in a Gulag

51.

The United States finally enters WWI for all of the following EXCEPT

a)

The sinking of the Lusitania

b)

The Zimmerman Note

c)

British Propaganda

d)

The invasion of Belgium