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WorksheetsWorld War I Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 18mins
The belief of a government that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it
imperialism
nationalism
alliance
militarism
Loyalty to one's nation, wanting your country to be the best
nationalism
alliance
mercantilism
militarism
An agreement between two or more countries to fight together in war
capitalism
alliance
avengers
revenge
Treaty that ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
14 Points Treaty
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Vienna
What is the area between the front lines of the opposing sides?
wire break
revetment
parapet
no man's land
Pride in one's nation, promoting it's causes, cultures and interests is
militarism
nationalism
imperialism
alliances
This is what the Germans called their submarines
U-Boats
Convoy System
Red Scare
Reparations
This forced Germany to accept full blame for WWI.
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
Armistice
Red Scare
1917, 1918
Which of the following is the best example of how imperialism increased tensions in Europe in the years before World War I?
Increased competition between European countries
the Balkan wars
Glorified tales of the military
Led to distrust because of uneasy alliances
What was the reason behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
ethnic conflict in the Ottoman empire
extreme militarism in Germany
Serbian nationalism
economic competition between France and Germany
Which of the following is the best example of how World War I was a total war?
The alliance system drew nation after nation into the war.
Modern weapons caused high casualty rates on the Western Front.
Women took over many jobs in war industries.
U-boats attacked Allied shipping in the Atlantic.
What impact did rapid-fire machine guns have on the course of the war?
They gave Germany a strong technological advantage on the Eastern Front.
They contributed to high casualty rates by allowing troops to attack targets miles away.
They supported Allied offensives by allowing troops to move into "no-man's land."
They helped prolong the stalemate because they made it difficult for troops to advance.
What did Lenin's Russian Revolution accomplish?
Lenin succeeded in creating a democracy in Russia.
Lenin was defeated and czarist rule strengthened.
The creation of the first communist state.
Russia re-joined the war on the side of Germany.
What was the immediate result of the sinking of the British liner Lusitania by a German u-boat?
Britain instituted a naval blockade of German ports.
The United States entered the war on the Allied side.
Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare against the Allies.
Woodrow Wilson threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Germany.
What were President Woodrow Wilson's war goals?
to make the world safe for democracy
to encourage self-determination
to punish Germany for starting the war
to establish a mandate system
The chief goal of the League of Nations was to?
enforce the Treaty of Versailles.
end imperialism.
prevent future wars.
create a united European state
In 1914, what were the causes of WWI?
Zimmerman Telegram
MANIA
Lusitania
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
In 1917, why did the United States finally intervene in WWI? Check all that apply.
Sinking of the Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram,
USS Maine
Unrestricted submarine warfare,
What were some new war innovations used during WWI?
Machine guns, tanks, airplanes, poison gas, and submarines (u-boats)
Atomic Bombs and Hydrogen Bombs
Solar Panels, Nuclear Power Plants & Dames
Electric Light Bulb
What happened as a result of the use of machine guns and trench warfare?
Stalemate
US Won
Germany Won
Trench Foot
What policy did the U.S. use at the beginning of WWI in order to stay out of the war?
Imperialism
Neutrality
Big Stick Policy
Open Door Policy
What caused the U.S. to enter WWI because it was a secret message that revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany?
DeLome Letter
Zimmerman Telegram
Roosevelt Corollary
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
When did the U.S. enter WWI?
1898
1914
1917
1918
Alongside Militarism, International Alliances, Nationalism, and Imperialistic tensions, which event sparked the outbreak of World War I?
Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, 1941
Germany's Invasion of Poland, 1939
Bolshevik coup d'etat in Russia, 1917
Assassination of the Austrian Archduke in Bosnia, 1914
Who wrote the Treaty of Versailles?
Triple Entente (Britain, France, USA)
Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy)
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
Treaty of Versailles, officially ending the WWI
North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement, favorable trading rights to central Europe
Non-aggression Pact between the United States and Mexico during WWI
Zimmerman Note, which resulted in the US entering WWI.
"... 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?
Guerilla warfare
nuclear weaponry
biochemical weaponry
trench warfare
