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World War I and Russian Revolution Test Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This group was known as the Triple Alliance

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

b)

Great Britain, France, Russia

c)

Great Britain, France, Germany

d)

France, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain

2.

All of the following were causes for the initial outbreak of WWI EXCEPT...

a)

Militarism and nationalism

b)

imperialism and alliances

c)

assassination of Franz Ferdinand

d)

Sinking of the Lusitania

3.

What was the most effective defensive weapon used in WWI?

a)

machine gun

b)

zeppelin

c)

planes

d)

flame throwers

4.

What type of warfare developed due to a stalemate on the Western Front?

a)

trench

b)

hit and run

c)

air battles

d)

naval

5.

Radical communist group that gained control during the Russian Revolution

a)

Romanovs

b)

Tsars

c)

Bolsheviks

d)

Black Hand

6.

What is conscription?

a)

vaccine for poison gas

b)

a military draft

c)

A peace agreement

d)

prisoner of war

7.

USSR policy that called for gov't ownership of banks and factories to supply the Red Army.

a)

self-determination

b)

planned economy

c)

laissez faire

d)

war communism

8.

The spread of ideas to influence public opinion for or against a cause

a)

propaganda

b)

bullying

c)

imperialism

d)

racism

9.

Assembling tools and supplies for war

a)

mobilization

b)

collective bargaining

c)

strike

d)

self-determination

10.

Battlefield in which warfare is based on lines of ditches

a)

guerrilla warfare

b)

espionage

c)

trench

d)

cold war

11.

The initial German plan to invade France, emphasizing to keep the right wing strong.

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

French Connection

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Schlieffen Plan

12.

US President during WWI, came up with 14 Points Plan that included League of Nations

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Calvin Coolidge

13.

Leader of Bolsheviks during Russian Revolution and Civil War. First dictator and Marxist.

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Mikhael Gorbachev

d)

Vladimir Putin

14.

Heir to the Austrian throne, he and his wife were assassinated, igniting WWI.

a)

Franz Ferdinand

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm

d)

Lord Balfour

15.

All of the following led the US into WWI EXCEPT...

a)

The Zimmerman Note

b)

Sinking of the Lusitania

c)

resumption of sub attacks by Germans

d)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

16.

The most effective use of German U-boats during WWI was to...

a)

attack passenger ships

b)

attack Allied supply ships

c)

spy on Allied coastlines

d)

shoot long range missiles

17.

The name given to the Bolshevik “Reds” main opponents during the Russian Civil War

a)

Soviets

b)

Whites

c)

Nazis

d)

Gulags

18.

The League of Nations failed as a result of all of these EXCEPT

a)

lack of an army to enforce decisions

b)

nations just dropped out

c)

US never joined

d)

the idea was a bad one

19.

What illness killed 30 million between 1918-1919 after the war

a)

polio

b)

smallpox

c)

influenza (flu)

d)

chicken pox

20.

All of the following were new innovations used during WWI EXCEPT?

a)

zeppelins

b)

tanks

c)

planes

d)

helicopters

21.
The building up of a nation's army is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism 
c)
Imperialism 
d)
Alliances
22.
What were the causes of WWI?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Isolationism
c)
Militarism, Against, Nice, Iguanas
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Impractical
23.

War-Guilt Clause

a)

A statement of principles by President Wilson that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I

b)

The agreement that ended World War I

c)

Statement that blamed Germany for the events of World War I, forcing them to give up land and pay reparations for its damages

d)

The first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace

24.

What is an agreement among nations to defend one another?

a)

World War I

b)

nationalism

c)

alliance

d)

isolationism

25.

What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?

a)

The Zimmerman Telegram

b)

The Outlandish Letter

c)

The Surprising Phone Call

26.

This group was known as the Triple Entente, who were allied at the beginning of WWI against the Central Powers.

a)

Great Britain, France, Germany

b)

United States, Germany, Russia

c)

Great Britain, France, Russia

27.
Notice the map?  Which countires were the Allies during WWI?
a)
Germany, Austria - Hungary, Bulgaria, The Ottoman Empire
b)
The United Kingdom, France, and Russia
c)
Spain and Turkey
d)
Norway and Sweden
28.
Notice the map.  Who were the Central Powers during WWI?
a)
France, The United Kingdom, and Russia
b)
Spain and Turkey
c)
Sweden and Norway
d)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and The Ottoman Empire
29.

What issues were going on in Russia that led to the Russian Revolution

a)

Food shortages

b)

Involvement in war

c)

Unhappiness with the government

d)

All of those issues were going on

30.

Who promised the Russian people “peace, bread, land?

a)

Lenin

b)

Putin

c)

Yeltsin

d)

Gorbachev

31.

What is a totalitarian state?

a)

a state in which the people have a direct say in their government

b)

a state in which the people elect representatives to the legislature

c)

a state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life

d)

a state in which the working class is glorified and has the greatest voice in government

32.
What was the lasting impact of WWI for Russia?
a)
Russia was inevitably forced to withdraw from the war & the war led to revolution in Russia.
b)
Russia was seen as victorious & the rule of Tsar Nicholas was strengthened.
c)
Russia suffered severe losses, but the Tsar was successful in preventing revolution in his country.
d)
Russia was seen as victorious & the Tsar was successful in preventing revolution in his country.
33.

What mistake or mistakes did the czar make that led to his downfall?

a)

He Lost the Russo-Japanese War

b)

He stayed in World War I

c)

He ordered his soldiers to shoot at protestors (Bloody Sunday)

d)

All of the Above

34.

What is a gulag?

a)

Army barracks

b)

Labor camp

c)

Weekend retreat

d)

Political asylum camp

35.

What was "Bloody Sunday"?

a)

When Czar Nicholas and his family was captured.

b)

When Russian soldiers lost during WWI

c)

When thousands of people marched to the Winter Palace and troops began to shoot in the crowd.

d)

When Vladamir Lenin decided he was going to take over Russia.

36.

What is it called when you overthrow a government?

a)

Revolution

b)

Autocracy

c)

Coup d'etat

d)

Rebellion

37.

During what international war did the Russian Revolution take place?

a)

World War II

b)

Russo-Japanese War

c)

Napoleonic War

d)

World War I

38.

What was Germany's strategy to quickly defeat France before fighting against Russia?

a)

Conscription

b)

Schlieffen Plan

c)

Triple Entente

d)

Socialism

39.

What was President Wilson's proposed plan called that he brought to Versailles?

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Tordesillas

c)

Treaty of Verdun

d)

The Big Four

40.

A system where people could only buy small amounts of those items that were also needed for the war effort.

a)

The Gallipoli Campaign

b)

total war

c)

unrestricted submarine warfare

d)

rationing

41.

An agreement to stop fighting

a)

Lusitania

b)

armistice

c)

propaganda

d)

Fourteen Points

42.

The peace treaty signed June 28, 1919 that officially ended World War I.

a)

The Big Four

b)

Self-determination

c)

League of Nations

d)

Treaty of Versailles

43.

When World War I began, the official United States policy was

a)

to enter on the side of the Allied Powers

b)

the enter on the side of the Central Powers

c)

to remain militarily and politically neutral

d)

to support the Central Powers by providing war materials

44.

What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to and end?

a)

A propaganda campaign was waged.

b)

An armistice was signed

c)

A surrender was given

d)

The allies won a major battle.

45.

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar Germany?

a)

Left a legacy of hatred in the hearts of the German people.

b)

It stabilized the German economy.

c)

It left Germany in the same state as it was before the war.

d)

It gave Germans the drive to rebuild their nation.