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WorksheetsWWI Review
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 34mins
How did nationalism contribute to WWI?
Nationalism led to competition among countries.
Nationalism led to nations creating smaller national armies.
Nationalism blinded people to what they had in common with people in different social classes.
Nationalism led to a large middle class.
How did industrialization affect the growth of the military in the nations of Europe?
It a caused nations to desire a bigger military presence
It lengthened the amount of time needed to build a military
It led to new methods of shipbuilding and new weapons on a mass produce scale
It removed the need for a military in most nations
European diplomats hoped that Europe’s system of alliances would create a balance of powers and decrease the likelihood of war. Instead, these alliances meant that
democratic ideals would spread throughout the continent.
nations would be protected from economic mistreatment.
colonization of undeveloped nations would cease.
small disputes would develop into large-scale wars.
What countries were in the Central Powers?
France, Great Britain, Russia, and Italy
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
What countries were in the Allied Power?
France, Great Britain, Russia, and Italy
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe?
Austria-Hungary
The Balkans
Northern French
British Isles
What single event was the most immediate trigger which started World War I?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
The alliance formed between Germany and Austria
The death of the Czar in Russia
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by the (a) .
Germany's military plan, known as (a) , tried to eliminate France quickly; leaving the British stranded, so the German soldiers could focus their attention on Russia.
Western front experienced (a)
“No-Man’s Land” consisted of:
A stretch of barbed-wire and landmines
The alliance of Britain, France and Russia
The recruitment of 4.8 million U.S. soldiers
The suppression at home of dissent against the war
Which describes a key difference between the Western and Eastern Fronts?
Innovations, such as the machine gun, were only found on the Western Front.
Trench and air warfare were almost exclusively found on the Eastern Front.
The Western Front was witness to far greater casualties than the Eastern Front.
Armies on the Eastern Front were mobile, while Western Front armies were not.
In which way was Russia unprepared for war?
There were no competent military leaders
The military did not have enough soldiers.
The military underestimated the terrible winter.
The czar abdicated, and left Russia without government.
Lenin and the Bolsheviks devoted themselves to:
Destroying capitalism through revolution
Ending the Romanov dynasty.
Recruiting Rasputin to communism
Electing Trotsky as President of Russia.
Propaganda posters were used during WWI in order to:
Vilify the enemy
Promote patriotism
Educate the public
All the above
A major cause of the Bolshevik Revolution was:
Rasputin’s influence at the royal court.
Russia’s withdrawal from World War I.
Fiery rhetoric from Communist leaders.
Czar Nicholas failed military and economic policies.
A war of attrition is based on wearing the other side down with constant attacks and heavy losses.
True
False
A total war was a war that involved all the nations in the world.
True
False
Germany viewed the Russian czar’s full mobilization of the army as an act of
Support for Austria-Hungary
Kindness
War
Bad judgment
Which factors led to Russians’ disapproval with the monarchy?
Suspicion of Rasputin’s influence on Alexandra
Treatment of women
High unemployment
Striking workers
Czar Nicolas’s abdication led to which of the following?
A strong provisional government with wide support
The creation of a new czarist government by the middle classes
The growth of free-market capitalism and widespread peace
A civil war and the establishment of a Communist government
A conflict between which of the following complicated the Paris Peace Conference?
France’s desire for territorial gains and Russia’s goal of global socialism
Secret European agreements and Wilson’s principle of self-determination
Britain’s goal of a world organization and France’s wish to punish Germany
Wilson’s compromises on territorial agreements and German reparations
The principle of self-determination (a nations’ ability to self-govern) proved difficult to implement because
The eastern European population was too mixed to draw boundaries along ethnic lines
The people of eastern Europe were opposed to the principle
The Allied armies were too busy to enforce the decisions related to the principle
The people in eastern Europe were unwilling to relocate to the new countries
In July 1918, the Second Battle of the Marne resulted in
A renewed push by German forces that led them closer to Paris
The withdrawal of Russian forces from the Eastern Front
Peace between Germany’s imperial government and the Allies
A German defeat that assured the Allies’ ultimate victory
During the Paris Peace Conference, Woodrow Wilson
Refused to compromise on territorial agreements
Convinced the U.S. Senate to ratify the treaty
Successfully promoted the League of Nations
Failed to present his goal of a League of Nations
Which country was blamed for World War I according to Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
Great Britain
The Ottoman Empire
Russia
In the aftermath of World War I, new nations were created in Eastern Europe and the Middle East thanks to which document?
The Paris Peace Conference
The Conscription Act
The Treaty of London
The Treaty of Versailles
What empire virtually disappeared as a result of World War I?
Great Britain
France
Germany
The Ottoman Empire
What event in January of 1905 saw the massacre of 92 peaceful protesters in front of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg?
Bloody Sunday
Bolshevik Revolution
Good Friday
Red Scare
What did the Bolsheviks do on November 6th, 1917 at the Winter Palace?
Set up a million-man protest for bread.
Burned the building down to show their discontent with the government.
seized control of the provisional government.
executed the Romanov family.
The Red Army was led by Vladimir Lenin and the Communists
True
False
The Anti Bolsheviks were known as the Blue Army
True
False
Over 10 million people died during World War I.
True
False
The four M.A.I.N causes of WWI were:
Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Money, Alliances, Invasions, Neutrality
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Neutrality
