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World War I Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The belief of a government that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it

a)

imperialism

b)

nationalism

c)

alliance

d)

militarism

2.

Loyalty to one's nation, wanting your country to be the best

a)

nationalism

b)

alliance

c)

mercantilism

d)

militarism

3.

An agreement between two or more countries to fight together in war

a)

capitalism

b)

alliance

c)

avengers

d)

revenge

4.

Treaty that ended WWI

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

14 Points Treaty

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Vienna

5.

What is the area between the front lines of the opposing sides?

a)

wire break

b)

revetment

c)

parapet

d)

no man's land

6.

Pride in one's nation, promoting it's causes, cultures and interests is

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

alliances

7.

This is what the Germans called their submarines

a)

U-Boats

b)

Convoy System

c)

Red Scare

d)

Reparations

8.

This forced Germany to accept full blame for WWI.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Armistice

d)

Red Scare

9.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
10.
Soldiers fought in long deep ditches dug for protection across from France from the English Channel to the border with Switzerland.
a)
Nuclear Warfare
b)
Guerrilla Warfare
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Defensive Warfare
11.
President Woodrow Wilson’s goals for peace after World War I.
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
League of Nations
c)
Schifflen Plan
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
12.
England, France and Russia sided with the United State during World War I where known as the 
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Triple Powers 
d)
Triple Alliance 
13.
Germany along with Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire during World War I were known as the 
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allie Powers
c)
Triple Entente
d)
Triple Powers 
14.

Which of the following is the best example of how imperialism increased tensions in Europe in the years before World War I?

a)

Increased competition between European countries

b)

the Balkan wars

c)

Glorified tales of the military

d)

Led to distrust because of uneasy alliances

15.

What was the reason behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

a)

ethnic conflict in the Ottoman empire

b)

extreme militarism in Germany

c)

Serbian nationalism

d)

economic competition between France and Germany

16.

Which of the following is the best example of how World War I was a total war?

a)

The alliance system drew nation after nation into the war.

b)

Modern weapons caused high casualty rates on the Western Front.

c)

Women took over many jobs in war industries.

d)

U-boats attacked Allied shipping in the Atlantic.

17.

What impact did rapid-fire machine guns have on the course of the war?

a)

They gave Germany a strong technological advantage on the Eastern Front.

b)

They contributed to high casualty rates by allowing troops to attack targets miles away.

c)

They supported Allied offensives by allowing troops to move into "no-man's land."

d)

They helped prolong the stalemate because they made it difficult for troops to advance.

18.

What did Lenin's Russian Revolution accomplish?

a)

Lenin succeeded in creating a democracy in Russia.

b)

Lenin was defeated and czarist rule strengthened.

c)

The creation of the first communist state.

d)

Russia re-joined the war on the side of Germany.

19.

What was the immediate result of the sinking of the British liner Lusitania by a German u-boat?

a)

Britain instituted a naval blockade of German ports.

b)

The United States entered the war on the Allied side.

c)

Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare against the Allies.

d)

Woodrow Wilson threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Germany.

20.

What were President Woodrow Wilson's war goals?

a)

to make the world safe for democracy

b)

to encourage self-determination

c)

to punish Germany for starting the war

d)

to establish a mandate system

21.

The chief goal of the League of Nations was to?

a)

enforce the Treaty of Versailles.

b)

end imperialism.

c)

prevent future wars.

d)

create a united European state

22.

In 1914, what were the causes of WWI?

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

MANIA

c)

Lusitania

d)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

23.

In 1917, why did the United States finally intervene in WWI? Check all that apply.

a)

Sinking of the Lusitania

b)

Zimmerman Telegram,

c)

USS Maine

d)

Unrestricted submarine warfare,

24.

What were some new war innovations used during WWI?

a)

Machine guns, tanks, airplanes, poison gas, and submarines (u-boats)

b)

Atomic Bombs and Hydrogen Bombs

c)

Solar Panels, Nuclear Power Plants & Dames

d)

Electric Light Bulb

25.

What happened as a result of the use of machine guns and trench warfare?

a)

Stalemate

b)

US Won

c)

Germany Won

d)

Trench Foot

26.

What policy did the U.S. use at the beginning of WWI in order to stay out of the war?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Neutrality

c)

Big Stick Policy

d)

Open Door Policy

27.

What caused the U.S. to enter WWI because it was a secret message that revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany?

a)

DeLome Letter

b)

Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Tea Pot Dome Scandal

28.

When did the U.S. enter WWI?

a)

1898

b)

1914

c)

1917

d)

1918

29.

Alongside Militarism, International Alliances, Nationalism, and Imperialistic tensions, which event sparked the outbreak of World War I?

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, 1941

b)

Germany's Invasion of Poland, 1939

c)

Bolshevik coup d'etat in Russia, 1917

d)

Assassination of the Austrian Archduke in Bosnia, 1914

30.

Who wrote the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Triple Entente (Britain, France, USA)

b)

Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy)

31.

The Germans asked Mexico to join them in fighting the United States. In return for Mexico's participation, the victorious Germans would have given Mexico the southwestern United States. This was was the content of the

a)

Treaty of Versailles, officially ending the WWI

b)

North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement, favorable trading rights to central Europe

c)

Non-aggression Pact between the United States and Mexico during WWI

d)

Zimmerman Note, which resulted in the US entering WWI.

32.

"... a group of men[...] assembled north of France to rest and dig for the night. The artillery was still firing furiously, bu the enemy's bombardment ceased suddenly about 10:00 am. and now only occasional shells from long -range rifles would explode in the vicinity [...] Yet it was with that methodical care that this characteristic of worn out men that we prepared out foxholes, carrying board and iron sheeting from abandoned machine gunners dugouts in order to make our 'houses' as comfortable as possible, even though for only one night."

-William l. Langer, Gas and Flame in World War I


What type of warfare during WWI is described in this passage?

a)

Guerilla warfare

b)

nuclear weaponry

c)

biochemical weaponry

d)

trench warfare