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World War I - MUCH NEEDED REVIEW

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What effect did the sinking of the Lusitania have on World War I?

a)

England surrendered to the Axis Powers.

b)

America decided to support Germany.

c)

World War I began in Europe.

d)

The United States joined the war.

2.

What did Germany use to sink British and US ships in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

I-boats

b)

E-boats

c)

U-boats

d)

G-boats

3.

Which of the following BEST describes Americans' attitudes on entering WWI when fighting first started in Europe?

a)

Most Americans wanted to get involved in the war.

b)

Most Americans wanted to punish Germany.

c)

Most Americans wanted to protest the president for entering the war.

d)

Most Americans wanted to stay out of the war.

4.

Which term refers to a country's belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it?

a)

Allies

b)

Isolationism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Militarism

5.

This group were known as the Central Powers during World War I.

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria

b)

Great Britain, France, Russia

c)

Great Britain, France, Germany

d)

France, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain

6.

Pride in one's nation, promoting it's causes, cultures and interests is

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

alliances

7.

The belief that a country needs a strong army is called

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Socialism

8.

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Socialism

9.

This is what the Germans called their submarines

a)

U-Boats

b)

Convoy System

c)

Red Scare

d)

Reparations

10.
A 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join in an alliance with Germany.
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Lusitania
c)
Zimmerman's Telegram
d)
The Great War
11.

What does neutral mean?

a)

cold

b)

hot

c)

take no sides

d)

middle

12.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
13.
Soldiers fought in long deep ditches dug for protection across from France from the English Channel to the border with Switzerland.
a)
Nuclear Warfare
b)
Guerrilla Warfare
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Defensive Warfare
14.
When did War World I begin?
a)
1912
b)
1915
c)
1918
d)
1914
15.
What were the two sides called?
a)
Allied Powers and Central Powers
b)
Americans and Communists
c)
British and Russians
d)
Allied Powers and City Powers
16.
What was a MAIN cause of the U.S. entering WWI?
a)
sinking of the Maine
b)
Russia dropping an atomic bomb
c)
sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Japan dropping an atomic bomb
17.
When did the U.S. enter WWI?
a)
1914
b)
1917
c)
1918
d)
1920
18.
What does the M in M.A.I.N stand for?
a)
Money
b)
Missiles
c)
Militarism 
d)
Martialism  
19.
What does the A in M.A.I.N stand for?
a)
Allegiance
b)
Assignment
c)
Alliances 
d)
Aliens
20.
What does the I in M.A.I.N stand for?
a)
Isolationism 
b)
Inspectionism 
c)
Inception  
d)
Imperialism 
21.
What does the N in M.A.I.N stand for? 
a)
Nationalism
b)
Nation
c)
Negligence
d)
Newism 
22.
WWI was the first total war in history. What is total war?
a)
everything was open to fighting, including civilians and cities
b)
the first time the army, navy, and air force were used together
c)
every country in the world was involved in fighting
d)
all of a country's money would go totally to war
23.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne in
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Serbia
24.
One of the first countries to jump to the defense of Serbia was:
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Britian
25.
The following countries make up which alliance system: Austria-Hungary, Germany, & Ottoman Empire
a)
Triple Entente
b)
Allies
c)
Central Powers
d)
Axis
26.
What was the land between two enemy trenches called?
a)
No Man's Land
b)
His brother's land
c)
Auntie Anne's Land
d)
Pen Cattle
27.
Who was the president during WWI?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William McKinley
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
28.
Who is to blame for the war according to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Serbia
29.
What was a nickname given to WWI?
a)
The Big War
b)
The Bad War
c)
The Great War
d)
The Worldly War
30.
How did Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare anger the American people?
a)
American companies lost a lot of money when British ships were sunk.
b)
When the Lusitania was sunk, 128 Americans were killed.
c)
The American people did not like having goods made in Germany.
d)
The Germans did not want America to trade with enemy countries. 
31.

What was "in World War I, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side"?

a)

Allies

b)

Central Powers

c)

Triple Alliance

d)

Triple Entente

e)

Axis Powers

32.

What is "the belief that people should be loyal mainly to their nation—that is, to the people with whom they share a culture and history—rather than to a king or empire"?

a)

mobilization

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

militarism

e)

mercantilism

33.

What is "a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a

standing army always prepared for war"?

a)

mobilization

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

militarism

e)

mercantilism

34.

What is "a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially"?

a)

armistice

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

militarism

e)

mercantilism

35.

What was "a form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield"?

a)

trench warfare

b)

foxhole warfare

c)

ditch warfare

d)

trench wafers

e)

gully warfare

36.

What is "a conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort"?

(a)  

37.

What is "information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent's cause"?

a)

propaganda

b)

indoctrination

c)

implantation

d)

brainwashing

38.

What is "the limiting of the amounts of goods people can buy—often imposed by governments during wartime, when goods are in short supply"?

a)

rationing

b)

hooverizing

c)

conservationism

d)

apportionment

39.

What was "the peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied powers after World War I"?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Berlin

40.

Fill in the blank: What was "the use of submarines to sink without warning any ship (including neutral ships and unarmed passenger liners) found in an enemy's waters"? Fill-in-the-blank: (a)   submarine warfare

41.

Which country was not part of the Central Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Bulgaria

42.

Which country was not part of the Allies?

a)

Great Britain

b)

United States

c)

Serbia

d)

Austria-Hungary

43.

Where did the soldiers of the Western Front in WWI live, fight, and die?

a)

Trenches

b)

Bunkers

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Ships

44.

With the Zimmerman Note, Germany tried to get this country to attack the United States.

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

Brazil

45.

In 1914, when the war first broke out in Europe, president Wilson asked Americans to... (LT 1A)

a)

Adopt a policy of neutrality.

b)

Make the world safe for democracy.

c)

Offer loans and sell supplies to our allies.

d)

Compete for trade and territory with our enemies.

46.

All of the following are characteristics of trench warfare EXCEPT:

a)

Large barriers of barbed wire circled each side’s front line and extended into the open area between the opposing trenches – an area called No-man’s land.

b)

Trenches effectively protected soldiers from air raids, tank raids and chemical warfare.

c)

The muddy trenches smelled of rotting bodies, sweat, overflowing latrines and were often infested with rats and lice.

d)

Mustard gas was released into trenches that could cause blindness, painful blisters and lethal damage to the lungs.

47.
What is an agreement among nations to defend one another?
a)
World War I
b)
nationalism
c)
alliance
d)
isolationism
48.
Since the fighting in WWI was so fierce, what did the soldiers soon begin fighting from?
a)
The air
b)
The seas
c)
trenches
d)
bases
49.
What policy did the United States prefer at the start of WWI?
a)
nationalism
b)
isolationism
c)
militarism
d)
imperialism
50.
What was the name of the British steamship that the Germans torpedoed which killed 100 US citizens?
a)
Lusitania
b)
Prince William
c)
King George
d)
Queen Anne
51.
What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
The Outlandish Letter
c)
The Surprising Phone Call
52.
What was the main reason the U.S. decided to enter the war on the Allied side?
a)
Germany's unrestricted submarine attacks
b)
Germany's attempt to get Mexico involved in the war
c)
Germany's sinking of the Lusitania
53.
What new weapon of WWI was feared because it burned lungs and blinded eyes if a soldier came into contact with it?
a)
poison water
b)
poison food
c)
poison gas
54.
Biased communication intended to influence people’s thoughts and actions is known as ____________________.
a)
Propaganda
b)
Espionage
c)
Sedition
d)
Dissent
55.
What is the message of the propaganda poster above? 
a)
Rationing 
b)
Demonization of Germany 
c)
Enlisting in the army 
d)
Buying war bonds 

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