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WWI Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did nationalism contribute to WWI?

a)

Nationalism led to competition among countries.

b)

Nationalism led to nations creating smaller national armies.

c)

Nationalism blinded people to what they had in common with people in different social classes.

d)

Nationalism led to a large middle class.

2.

How did industrialization affect the growth of the military in the nations of Europe?

a)

It a caused nations to desire a bigger military presence

b)

It lengthened the amount of time needed to build a military

c)

It led to new methods of shipbuilding and new weapons on a mass produce scale

d)

It removed the need for a military in most nations

3.

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

a)

democratic ideals would spread throughout the continent.

b)

nations would be protected from economic mistreatment.

c)

colonization of undeveloped nations would cease.

d)

small disputes would develop into large-scale wars.

4.

What countries were in the Central Powers?

a)

France, Great Britain, Russia, and Italy

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria

5.

What countries were in the Allied Power?

a)

France, Great Britain, Russia, and Italy

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria

6.

What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

The Balkans

c)

Northern French

d)

British Isles

7.

What single event was the most immediate trigger which started World War I?

a)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

c)

The alliance formed between Germany and Austria

d)

The death of the Czar in Russia

8.

Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by the (a)   .

9.

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. 

10.

Western front experienced (a)  

11.

“No-Man’s Land” consisted of:

a)

A stretch of barbed-wire and landmines

b)

The alliance of Britain, France and Russia

c)

The recruitment of 4.8 million U.S. soldiers

d)

The suppression at home of dissent against the war

12.

Which describes a key difference between the Western and Eastern Fronts?

a)

Innovations, such as the machine gun, were only found on the Western Front.

b)

Trench and air warfare were almost exclusively found on the Eastern Front.

c)

The Western Front was witness to far greater casualties than the Eastern Front.

d)

Armies on the Eastern Front were mobile, while Western Front armies were not.

13.

 In which way was Russia unprepared for war?

a)

There were no competent military leaders

b)

The military did not have enough soldiers.

c)

The military underestimated the terrible winter.

d)

The czar abdicated, and left Russia without government.

14.

Lenin and the Bolsheviks devoted themselves to:

a)

Destroying capitalism through revolution

b)

Ending the Romanov dynasty.

c)

Recruiting Rasputin to communism

d)

Electing Trotsky as President of Russia.

15.

Propaganda posters were used during WWI in order to:

a)

Vilify the enemy

b)

Promote patriotism

c)

Educate the public

d)

All the above

16.

A major cause of the Bolshevik Revolution was:

a)

Rasputin’s influence at the royal court.

b)

Russia’s withdrawal from World War I.

c)

Fiery rhetoric from Communist leaders.

d)

Czar Nicholas failed military and economic policies.

17.

A war of attrition is based on wearing the other side down with constant attacks and heavy losses.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

 A total war was a war that involved all the nations in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Germany viewed the Russian czar’s full mobilization of the army as an act of

a)

Support for Austria-Hungary

b)

Kindness

c)

War

d)

Bad judgment

20.

Which factors led to Russians’ disapproval with the monarchy?

a)

Suspicion of Rasputin’s influence on Alexandra

b)

Treatment of women

c)

High unemployment

d)

Striking workers

21.

Czar Nicolas’s abdication led to which of the following?

a)

A strong provisional government with wide support

b)

The creation of a new czarist government by the middle classes

c)

The growth of free-market capitalism and widespread peace

d)

A civil war and the establishment of a Communist government

22.

A conflict between which of the following complicated the Paris Peace Conference?

a)

France’s desire for territorial gains and Russia’s goal of global socialism

b)

Secret European agreements and Wilson’s principle of self-determination

c)

Britain’s goal of a world organization and France’s wish to punish Germany

d)

Wilson’s compromises on territorial agreements and German reparations

23.

The principle of self-determination (a nations’ ability to self-govern) proved difficult to implement because

a)

The eastern European population was too mixed to draw boundaries along ethnic lines

b)

The people of eastern Europe were opposed to the principle

c)

The Allied armies were too busy to enforce the decisions related to the principle

d)

The people in eastern Europe were unwilling to relocate to the new countries

24.

In July 1918, the Second Battle of the Marne resulted in

a)

A renewed push by German forces that led them closer to Paris

b)

The withdrawal of Russian forces from the Eastern Front

c)

Peace between Germany’s imperial government and the Allies

d)

A German defeat that assured the Allies’ ultimate victory

25.

During the Paris Peace Conference, Woodrow Wilson

a)

Refused to compromise on territorial agreements

b)

Convinced the U.S. Senate to ratify the treaty

c)

Successfully promoted the League of Nations

d)

Failed to present his goal of a League of Nations

26.

Which country was blamed for World War I according to Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

The Ottoman Empire

d)

Russia

27.

In the aftermath of World War I, new nations were created in Eastern Europe and the Middle East thanks to which document?

a)

The Paris Peace Conference

b)

The Conscription Act

c)

The Treaty of London

d)

The Treaty of Versailles

28.

What empire virtually disappeared as a result of World War I?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

The Ottoman Empire

29.

What event in January of 1905 saw the massacre of 92 peaceful protesters in front of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg?

a)

Bloody Sunday

b)

Bolshevik Revolution

c)

Good Friday

d)

Red Scare

30.

What did the Bolsheviks do on November 6th, 1917 at the Winter Palace?

a)

Set up a million-man protest for bread.

b)

Burned the building down to show their discontent with the government.

c)

seized control of the provisional government.

d)

executed the Romanov family.

31.

 The Red Army was led by Vladimir Lenin and the Communists

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The Anti Bolsheviks were known as the Blue Army

a)

True

b)

False

33.

 Over 10 million people died during World War I.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The four M.A.I.N causes of WWI were:

a)

Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

c)

Money, Alliances, Invasions, Neutrality

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Neutrality