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World War 1

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
World War started in _______ in 1914.
a)
Australia
b)
Europe
c)
South America 
d)
Antarctica
2.
Formal friendship between nations are called:
a)
treaties
b)
alliances
c)
clubs
d)
democracies
3.
Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power in World War 1?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
the United States and France
c)
Britain and France
d)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
4.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
5.
9)  WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
6.
10)  At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. was neutral, which means
a)
We did not choose sides.
b)
We helped Europe.
c)
We gave both sides money.
d)
Both B and C
7.

Having excessive pride in your country is known as

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

imperalism

d)

alliances

8.
What is the most probable link between militarism and imperialism?
a)
A country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them
b)
Army expands, the country wants colonies to recruit troops
c)
Colonies, grow, the military stages training exercises there
d)
Army expands, a country seeks colonies to prevent protesting
9.

A U-boat is...

a)

a German passenger or ship.

b)

an ocean liner.

c)

a type of submarine.

d)

a passenger ship with a U-shaped hull.

10.

Which ship being sunk was a major cause of the U.S. joining World War I?

a)

The USS Kennedy

b)

The Lusitania

c)

The U boat

d)

The Titanic

11.
What is a trench?
a)
System used in war that extends over 100 miles
b)
A way to fight wars in open land
c)
A type of Guerilla Warfare
d)
The strategy the US used to defeat France
12.

Central Powers

a)

Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Australia

d)

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

13.

Zimmerman Note

a)

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

b)

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

c)

1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S.

d)

British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

14.

Mark all the things that were used in World War 1

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
15.

Soldiers mainly fought from:

a)
b)
c)
16.

America got involved in the war when Germany sank the:

a)
b)
c)
17.

What is the name of the deadly pandemic that started at the end of World War 1?

a)

H1N1

b)

Cronovirus

c)

Spanish Flu

d)

Kansas Pig Flu

18.

What was the effect of the new technology that was used during WWI?

a)

For the first time, many soldiers experienced "Shell Shock."

b)

Soldiers had to learn new fighting techniques

c)

World War 1 became the deadliest war of that time.

d)

All of these are correct.

19.

What is the name of the telegram that asked Mexico to invade the United States on behalf of Germany?

a)

Scarlet Letter

b)

Zimmerman Note

c)

German/Mexican Exchange note

d)

All of these are correct.