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Justinrowe09

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What was the name of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire?

a)

allies

b)

central powers

2.

What is the definition of Nationalism

a)

a.    Strong pride in your nation

b)

a.    When colonies rebel against their mother country

3.

Great Britain, France, Russia, and other nations who fought on their side are....

a)

Central powers

b)

Allies

4.

World War 1 was also known as the...

a)

a.    The War between the states

b)

the Great War

5.

This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.

a)

Alliances

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

6.

Which was not a cause of WW1?

a)

militarism

b)

isolationism

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

7.

   Whose death sparked World War I?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm

b)

Archbishop Ussher

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

8.

What is the definition of Imperialism

a)

The domination of one country over another

b)

a.    Exporting more than you import

c)

Strong pride in your nation

9.

   What was the name given to the German battle plan proposed in 1905 and used during World War I?

a)

Manstein Plan

b)

Plan XVII

c)

Schlieffen Plan

d)

Operation Hush

10.

   In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1914 - 1918

b)

1815 - 1818

c)

1913- 1917

11.

Which side did the US support

a)

Allies

b)

central powers

12.

Why did Germany declare war on Russia on August 1, 1914?

a)

Germany wanted to provoke a war with Russia’s ally Great Britain.

b)

Russia moved troops close to the German border

c)

Germany feared that Russia would begin blockading Germany’s ports.

13.

How did the Great War affect life on the home front?

a)

Governments championed civil liberties like the freedom of the press.

 

b)

Economies were geared toward providing consumer goods.

c)

Essential items needed for the war effort were rationed

14.

Which statement accurately describes the Russian military throughout WWI?

a)

Their armies were short of war material due to insufficient industrialization.

b)

Their soldiers were heavily outnumbered in many of their battles against Germany.

c)

Their generals failed to defeat the Austrian army in any of their battles.

d)

Their navy controlled the sea passages allowing supplies to be sent to their allies.

15.

.......................................................is a war in which countries use all their resources for the war

a)

total war

b)

rationing

c)

Eastern front

16.

Propaganda means?

a)

agreement to stop fighting

b)

fighting took place Germany’s plan for winning the war on two fronts

c)

one-sided information designed to persuade

17.

Rationing means?

a)

agreement to stop fighting

b)

control of the amounts and kinds of goods people can have

c)

region along German-Russian border where much

18.

..................................using submarines to sink any ship without warning

a)

rationing

b)

total war

c)

unrestricted warfare.

19.

............................ fighting from trenches dug in the battlefield

a)

air

b)

submarine

c)

Trench warfare

20.

Schlieffen plan was designed to help Germany achieve victory on

a)

USA

b)

France and Russia

c)

Italy and Ottoman Empire