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World War 1 - Review

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 5hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which single event started a chain of events leading to war?

a)

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Sinking of the Titanic

c)

Germany attacked France

2.

Which country was NOT apart of The Triple Entente?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

3.

Imperialism is when a country expands its influence and power into a large empire.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Russia and Germany wanted to create their own vast empires.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What was Germany's military strategy?

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Auttoban

c)

Schlieffen Plan

6.

This treaty ended WW1

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Vienna

c)

Treaty of Versailles

7.

How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?

a)

divided Germany into four colonies

b)

took away German territory in Spain and Britain

c)

forced Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations

d)

Germany was not punished

8.

All of the following were members of the Allied Powers EXCEPT

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Russia

c)

USA

d)

France

9.

Which country dropped out of the war early due to a revolution back at home?

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

10.

An agreement between nations to unite for a common cause or to help each other out is

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

11.

No Man's Land was the name for

a)

area between 2 enemies' trenches

b)

burial ground

c)

bathroom area

d)

none of the above

12.

Why was nationalism a cause of the war?

a)

major European nations wanted to be the most powerful

b)

major European nations wanted to live in peace with other countries

c)

major European nations wanted all the countries to have equal power

13.

Why did nations get involved in imperialism?

a)

to improve their governments and politics

b)

to get rid of absolute monarchs

c)

to get natural resources cheaply for their factories

14.

The United States was in the war since 1914

a)

True

b)

False

15.
What is an alliance?
a)
An agreement between nations to defend one another.
b)
An agreement between nations to trade with one another.
c)
When nation's pick teams to fight against.
d)
Groups of countries that finished nationalism.
16.
Who started  WW1?
a)
Germany
b)
Usa
17.

What kind of new weapons were used during the war?

a)

poison gas

b)

swords

c)

submarines

d)

horses

e)

tanks

18.
This is where soldiers fought from during WW1.  They ate here, slept here, and some even died here.  These were dug for safty.
a)
Trenches
b)
No man's Land
c)
Ditches
d)
Tunnels
19.
The area outside of the trenches is called ___________.  This is a very dangerous place.
a)
Fighting ground
b)
Trenches
c)
No Man's Land
d)
No Peace Pasture
20.
British steamship that was torpedoed and sank by German submarines; more than 100 U.S. citizen died.
a)
Lusitania
b)
Titanic
c)
May Flower 
21.

After the central powers lost WW1, Germans were forced to take responsibility for all of the damages by signing what treaty?

a)

The Treaty of Nanjing

b)

The Treaty of WW1

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The treaty of Paris

22.
What was the goal of the League of Nations?
a)
to redraw boundaries
b)
to punish Germany
c)
to spread capitalism
d)
to preserve peace
23.
What was the goal of the League of Nations?
a)
to redraw boundaries
b)
to punish Germany
c)
to spread capitalism
d)
to preserve peace
24.

Who was America's president during WWI?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

George Washington

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

25.

Imperialism is when a country expands its influence and power into a large empire.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Russia and Germany wanted to create their own vast empires.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which was NOT a real cause of WW1?

a)

Politics

b)

Imperialism

c)

Stealing ammunition

28.

Which single event started a chain of events leading to war?

a)

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Sinking of the Titanic

c)

Germany attacked France

29.

Which country was NOT apart of The Triple Entente?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

30.

Imperialism is when a country expands its influence and power into a large empire.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Russia and Germany wanted to create their own vast empires.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Sarajevo

c)

Saudia Arabia

33.

Britain has the largest empire

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The two major alliances of WW1 was fought between consisted of the Allied and Eastern Powers.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

I was the Prime Minister of France from 1917 to 1920

a)

Gustave Flaubert

b)

Bryson Dechambeau

c)

Georges Clemenceau

36.

What was Georges Clemenceau's nickname?

a)

Tiger

b)

Bear

c)

Lion

37.

Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during the war?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Queen Eizabeth I

c)

David Lloyd George

38.

I was the Tsar of Russian at the start of WW1

a)

Josepf Stalin

b)

Nicholas II

c)

Vladamir Putin

39.

I was the American President that kept America out of the war.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

40.

Which country was not part of the Allied Powers during WW1?

a)

Russia

b)

Cuba

c)

Japan

41.

Which country was not part of the Central Powers during WW1?

a)

Sweden

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Bulgaria

42.

What was Germany's military strategy?

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Auttoban

c)

Schlieffen Plan

43.

The Ottoman Empire would form this country in 1923.

a)

Bosnia

b)

Turkey

c)

Croatia

44.

This treaty ended WW1

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Vienna

c)

Treaty of Versailles

45.

What is kaiser mean?

a)

queen

b)

emperor

c)

aristocrat

46.

I was the leader of German Empire during WW1

a)

Von Kaiser

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Von Miller

47.

In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1815 - 1818

b)

1914 - 1918

c)

1913 - 1917

d)

2005 - 2009

48.

Which of the following were causes of WW1?

a)

Militarism, Alliances,

b)

Imperialism, Nationalism

c)

Economics, Isolationsim

d)

Alliances, Nationalism

49.

What was the immediate cause of WW1?

a)

Assassination of Woodrow Wilson

b)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

c)

Assassination of Gavriel Princip

d)

Assassination of JFK

50.

The use of the Machine Gun in WW1 led to a stale mate which created what type of warfare?

a)

Field Ops

b)

Bench Warfare

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Suicide Squads

51.

Condition soldiers would get from standing in water too long.

a)

stench foot

b)

trench foot

c)

ingrown toe nails

d)

gang green

52.

Name of German Submarines used in WW1?

a)

Titanic

b)

Warships

c)

Uboats

d)

Cruisers

53.

What is the space between the trenches called?

a)

dead zone

b)

every man's land

c)

no man's land

d)

out of bounds

54.

At the beginning of WW1 Belgium was...

a)

a neutral country

b)

an aggressive country

c)

the most dangerous country in the world

d)

a German supporter.

55.

The United States practiced what policy at the beginning of WW1?

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Imperialism

56.

After the central powers lost WW1, Germans were forced to take responsibility for all of the damages by signing what treaty?

a)

The Treaty of Nanjing

b)

The Treaty of WW1

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The treaty of Paris

57.

This image is an example of WW1...

a)

Advertisement

b)

News Article

c)

Famous Art

d)

Propaganda

58.

Who is this man?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Woodrow Wilson

59.
Who were the countries fighting for the ally powers?
a)
France, Belgium, Alaska, Mexico
b)
Iraq, Iran, India, Greece
c)
France, Belgium, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia
d)
Central Powers
60.

What ship was sunk by the Germans to bring the U.S into the war?

a)

USS Maine

b)

Lusitania

c)

Mayflower

d)

USS Eisenhower

61.
How did WWI begin?
a)
A Serbian killed  Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor 
c)
The sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Abraham Lincoln died 
62.

In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1815 - 1818

b)

1914 - 1918

c)

1913 - 1917

d)

2005 - 2009

63.

What is a form of combat in which soldiers dug deep ditches to seek protection form enemy fire and to defend their positions

a)

Guerilla warfare

b)

Trench warfare

c)

Ditch warfare

d)

Hole warfare

64.

Who was the commander of the American Expeditionary Force?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Alfred T Mahan

c)

John J Pershing

d)

Henry Johnston

65.

U-boats were German

a)

submarines used against Allied supply ships

b)

supply ships that blocked allied ports

c)

artillery

d)

dreadnoughts

66.

Soviet Union is also called the

a)

USSR

b)

USRS

c)

URSU

d)

USSS

67.

The revolution in Russia which ended in taking power in Russia by the bolsheviks is called

a)

October Revolution

b)

February Revolution

c)

Great Revolution

d)

Russian Revolution

68.
WORLD WAR 1:
United States, Russia, Italy, France, Great Britian, Serbia
were part of the _____________
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
The United Nations 
d)
The Four Horseman
69.
WORLD WAR 1:
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria
were part of the _____________
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Axis Powers 
c)
The New World Order
d)
The U.S.S.R. 
70.
WORLD WAR 1:
What country had to accept blame for WW1? 
a)
Serbia 
b)
Russia
c)
Germany 
d)
Austria-Hungary 
71.

One cause of WW1 that involved the nations of Europe being jealous of each other's territories in Africa and Asia.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Alliances

d)

Militarism

72.
What was the Lusitania
a)
it was a British liner that got sunk
b)
It was a German sumberine
c)
it was a rocketship
d)
it was the first airplane ever to be built and it was made by the Wright brothers
73.

Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900?

a)

Socialists had seized power

b)

Some nations refused to trade with each other.

c)

Nations began mobilizing for war

d)

People were joining the Black Hand.

74.

Why was Germany especially opposed to Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

forced Germany to reduce the size of its army and navy.

b)

returned the territories of Alsace and Lorraine to France.

c)

awarded sections of eastern Germany to the new Polish state.

d)

held Germany (and Austria) responsible for the war and required reparations

75.
In what year did WW! start
a)
1912
b)
1914
c)
1916
d)
1920
76.
What year did WW1 end?
a)
1930
b)
1919
c)
1918
d)
1900
77.
What were the submarines called that were used by Germany?
a)
W Boats
b)
U Boats
c)
Tanks
d)
Missiles
78.
Who sank the British Passenger ship?
a)
Belgium
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
US
79.
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sank by the Germans?
a)
The Titanic
b)
The Carnival Cruise Ship
c)
Lusitania
d)
The World Ship
80.

On April 2, 1917, which US president went before Congress and asked for US troops to be sent into battle against Germany?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

William McKinley

81.

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.

82.

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.

83.

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.

84.

Why is the Treaty of Versailles important to WW1? Mark all that apply.

a)

It was a peace treaty that officially ended WW.

b)

It was a meeting held between Versailles and Germany

c)

It forced Germany to "accept the responsibility for causing all the loss and damage" of the war.

d)

It changed the map of Europe.

85.

What was the name of the British passenger liner that was sunk by German submarines?

a)

Titanic

b)

Lusitania

c)

USS Maine

d)

USS Arizona

86.

Which country was not part of the Allied Powers?

a)

Russia

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Bulgaria

87.

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

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

France

d)

Ottoman Empire

88.

What is another name for WW1? Mark all that apply.

a)

The Great War

b)

All Nations War

c)

The War to End All Wars

d)

The German-American War

89.

Why is November 11, 1918 significant?

a)

The Germans attacked the Lusitania.

b)

The Battle of Somme

c)

Germany requested an armistice, which is when both sides agree to stop fighting.

d)

The attack on Pearl Harbor