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World War I

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whose assassination led to the start of the Great War?

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II, the German emperor

c)

Tsar Nicholas II, leader of Russia

d)

Nikola Pasic, Prime Minister of Serbia

2.

Who did Austria-Hungary place the blame on for the assassination?

a)

Russia

b)

Serbia

c)

United States

d)

Germany

3.

Who had an alliance with Serbia prior to World War I?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

France

c)

Belgium

d)

Russia

4.

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

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

isolationism

d)

imperialism

5.

Who had an alliance with Germany prior to World War I?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Serbia

6.

Select the countries that formed the Allied Powers.

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

Great Britain

d)

Austria-Hungary

7.

Select the countries that formed the Central Powers during the war.

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

8.

The majority of the war was fought on which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Europe

9.

Who was responsible for the sinking of the RMS Lusitania?

a)

Russia

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Austria-Hungary

10.

What kind of new weapons were used during the war?

a)

poison gas

b)

swords

c)

submarines

d)

horses

e)

tanks

11.

Which country did Germany send a telegram to in order to persuade them to join the war on the Central Powers side?

a)

Canada

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

Mexico

12.

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

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

13.

What was civilian life like during the war?

a)

Great, they weren't the ones fighting

b)

Eh it wasn't good or bad

c)

It was bad, there were food shortages, and loss of family members

d)

None of the above

14.

What was the name of the German official that sent the telegram?

a)

Franz Ferdinand

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Arthur Zimmerman

d)

Woodrow Wilson

15.

Prior to the US entering the war, the Central Powers were winning the war.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which Central Power was the last to surrender?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Germany

d)

France

17.

The Treaty of Versailles placed the full blame of World War I on which country?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Serbia

d)

Russia

18.

Why did the United States refuse to sign the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Congress believed it was too easy on Germany.

b)

Wilson believed it was not tough enough on all countries involved.

c)

Congress wanted land in Europe for the US role in ending the war.

d)

Congress believed that it would draw the United States into more world wars.

19.

President Wilson did not want the treaty to be too harsh on any country after the war.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which organization was created when the Treaty of Versailles was signed?

a)

American Red Cross

b)

United Nations

c)

League of Nations

d)

Brotherhood of Europe

21.
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
22.

The Central Powers won the war largely due to America's help.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect the German army?

a)

the German army increased its spending

b)

the German army was forced to decrease its amount of soldiers

c)

the German army was granted more military power

24.

Which Central Power nation was broken into smaller countries after the war?

a)

Russia

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Italy

d)

Serbia