WorksheetsGreat War (WW1)
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
The strip of territory that separated opposing trenches from each other during World War I was known as what?
A bunker
No-man’s-land
The parapet
Over the top
Why was WWI considered a war of attrition?
France was defeated at the start of the war
Troops were mobilized on the Eastern Front
Russia was defeated on many occasions on the Eastern Front
The Western Front had many long and bloody stalemates (few decisive victories)
Why did U.S. President Woodrow Wilson advocate for a League of Nations at the Paris Peace Conference?
To prevent future wars that pulled in multiple nations
To provide the outright annexation of former German territories to the Allies
To restore the Czar to power in Russia in order to end communism
To provide Germany with a repayment plan for war reparations
This image depicts the Schlieffen Plan in WWI. What choice best describes the outcome of this plan’s execution?
The Germans were successful in overtaking the French within the 6 week time period
Rivalry between the Russians and Germans over control of Poland.
The attempted invasion of France by the Germans was halted, leaving them to fight on two fronts (East & West)
The Germans invaded France out of fear that Russia would support Britain if they were instead invaded.
What concept refers to when a nation devotes all its resources and its economy to a war effort?
Total war
War of attrition
Scorched earth tactics
Reparations
Besides the 1914 assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, what caused nations to rush into World War I?
History, philosophy, and economic alliances
Science, religion, and mystical alliances
Nationalism, imperialism, and military alliances
Mercantilism, unionism, and clan alliances
The 1917 Zimmerman telegram from Germany to Mexico is possibly the reason the USA entered into WWI against Germany. What about the telegram caused the decision to enter the war?
It proposed Mexico end trade with the USA and instead only trade with Germany
It proposed Germany would help Mexico conquer multiple American states.
It proposed that Mexico attempt to change its national language to German.
It proposed that Mexico become a German state for financial and military benefits
In 1917, despite the USA entering the war in support of their enemy, the Allies, Germany felt they could still win WWI, why?
Russia withdrew from the war in 1917, so Germany could concentrate on one front instead of two
Mexico responded to the Zimmerman Telegram in 1917 and entered the war in support of Germany
American troops entering in 1917 were inexperienced and did not understand trench warfare or European geography
German colonies in Africa: Togo, Cameroon, Namibia, and Rwanda sent many reinforcements in 1917
