WorksheetsWorld War I
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
Whose assassination led to the start of the Great War?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne
Kaiser Wilhelm II, the German emperor
Tsar Nicholas II, leader of Russia
Nikola Pasic, Prime Minister of Serbia
Who did Austria-Hungary place the blame on for the assassination?
Russia
Serbia
United States
Germany
Who had an alliance with Serbia prior to World War I?
Austria-Hungary
France
Belgium
Russia
The United States practiced what policy at the beginning of WW1?
communism
capitalism
isolationism
imperialism
Who had an alliance with Germany prior to World War I?
France
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Select the countries that formed the Allied Powers.
France
United States
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
Select the countries that formed the Central Powers during the war.
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Russia
Ottoman Empire
The majority of the war was fought on which continent?
Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
Who was responsible for the sinking of the RMS Lusitania?
Russia
Great Britain
Germany
Austria-Hungary
What kind of new weapons were used during the war?
poison gas
swords
submarines
horses
tanks
Which country did Germany send a telegram to in order to persuade them to join the war on the Central Powers side?
Canada
China
United States
Mexico
Which country dropped out of the war early due to a revolution back at home?
USA
France
Italy
Russia
What was civilian life like during the war?
Great, they weren't the ones fighting
Eh it wasn't good or bad
It was bad, there were food shortages, and loss of family members
None of the above
What was the name of the German official that sent the telegram?
Franz Ferdinand
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Arthur Zimmerman
Woodrow Wilson
Prior to the US entering the war, the Central Powers were winning the war.
True
False
Which Central Power was the last to surrender?
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
Germany
France
The Treaty of Versailles placed the full blame of World War I on which country?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Russia
Why did the United States refuse to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
Congress believed it was too easy on Germany.
Wilson believed it was not tough enough on all countries involved.
Congress wanted land in Europe for the US role in ending the war.
Congress believed that it would draw the United States into more world wars.
President Wilson did not want the treaty to be too harsh on any country after the war.
True
False
Which organization was created when the Treaty of Versailles was signed?
American Red Cross
United Nations
League of Nations
Brotherhood of Europe
The Central Powers won the war largely due to America's help.
True
False
How did the Treaty of Versailles affect the German army?
the German army increased its spending
the German army was forced to decrease its amount of soldiers
the German army was granted more military power
Which Central Power nation was broken into smaller countries after the war?
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Serbia
