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Review for 7B World War I

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which events led to the united States' entry into WWI? (all that apply)

a)

the Russian Revolution

b)

the sinking of the USS Maine

c)

the Zimmerman Telegram

d)

unrestricted submarine warfare

2.

Which nations were members of the Central Powers? (Choose ALL that apply)

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Great Britain

3.

How was WWI different from wars that were previously fought?

a)

Women were allowed to serve in the army

b)

New weapons made war more deadly

c)

It was fought mainly on water

d)

Only European nations were involved

4.

How did the alliance system contribute to the start of World War I?

a)

It failed to include Germany and France as members

b)

It increased tensions between European countries

c)

It threatened countries in the western hemisphere

d)

It allowed Japanese aggression in Korea

5.

What were the MAIN causes of WWI?

a)

manufacturing, agriculture, industry, and nationalism

b)

money, alliances, industry, and navy

c)

militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism

d)

modernization, aggression, imperialism, and nationalism

6.

What is No Man's Land?

a)

Land between the opposing trenches

b)

Land used for battlefields

c)

Land used for the bathroom

d)

Land behind the trenches

7.

What was the “spark” that started World War I?

a)

the armistice

b)

The Zimmerman Telegram

c)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

The sinking of the Lusitania

8.

What was the significance of November 11, 1918?

a)

armistice (cease-fire) was signed

b)

America entered the war

c)

Germany fired on U.S. soil

d)

Archduke Ferndinand was assassinated

9.

 Why did Germany send the Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico?

a)

Promising land in America if Mexico would start WWIII with the Americans

b)

Promising land in America if Mexico would agree to sink the British ships

c)

Promising land to Mexico if they would agree to attack the U.S.

d)

Promising land to America if they would agree to attack South America

10.

New technology included all of the following EXCEPT which one

a)

gas mask

b)

machine guns

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

flamethrowers

11.

The Russians wanted out of the war for several reasons. All of the following are reasons why EXCEPT which one.

a)

political rights

b)

working conditons

c)

they liked the president

d)

unhappy over high taxes

12.

The U.S. was ______ at the beginning of the war.

a)

on the side of the Russians

b)

neutral

c)

on the side of the Germans

d)

on the side of the British

13.

When men left their jobs to go to war, who took over those jobs?

a)

children

b)

no one

c)

women

d)

their boss had to do all the work

14.

What treaty was signed between many of the countries that participated in the war, placing blame on Germany and forcing the country to pay reparations, or repayments for their part in the war?

a)

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

b)

The Treaty of Lusitania

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

The Treaty of Versailles

15.

World War I was also called what?

a)

The Cold War

b)

The Great Debate

c)

The Great War

d)

The Halocaust

16.

The majority of trench fighting on the Western Front was between which countries?

a)

The French and British on one side and the Germans on the other side.

b)

The Austro-Hungarians on one side and the Russians on the other side.

c)

The Bulgarians and Ottoman Empire on one side and the Russians on the other side.

d)

The French and Dutch on one side and the Germans on the other side.

17.

Which country was forced to take responsibility for WWI?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Russia

18.

What were German submarines called?

a)

Missles

b)

Warships

c)

U boats

d)

tanks

19.
Why was the Balkan region referred to as the “Powder Keg of Europe” prior to World War I?
a)
The aggression of the Ottoman Empire was disrupting the balance of power in Europe.
b)
Yugoslavia was aggressively invading its neighboring countries.
c)
Nationalistic and imperialistic rivalries were increasing.
d)
The area was the leading supplier of military equipment to the rest of the world.
20.

What is the best title for the list?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Central Powers

d)

Eastern Powers

21.

Which events led to US entry into WWI? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Sinking of the Lusitania

b)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

the Zimmerman Telegram

d)

explosion of the USS Maine

22.

a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other. The middle ground between opposing trenches is known as no man's land

a)

Neutrality

b)

Propaganda

c)

Rationing

d)

Trench Warfare

23.

This telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from Germany in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.

a)

Lusitania

b)

Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

League of Nations

24.
The Treaty of Versailles placed total blame for World War I on one country.  It included harsh punishments which led to World War II.  Which country was blamed by the treaty?
a)
Germany
b)
Serbia
c)
Russia
d)
France
25.
How did many women show strength and independence during World War I?
a)
by serving in the U.S. Congress
b)
by fighting with the army in France
c)
by going to college in large numbers
d)
by working in jobs left by men in the military
26.
Women helped out during the war in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a)
working as nurses
b)
fighting overseas in trench warfare
c)
working in factories to make weapons
d)
sewing uniforms
27.
As countries in Europe built up their armies in the early 1900s, they also made alliances with one another.  Which of the following BEST describes an alliance?
a)
a belief that your country is superior to others
b)
a declaration of war by one country against another
c)
an agreement that nations make to defend one another
d)
a conflict in which one country takes over another country
28.

During the War, soldiers lived in the trenches for weeks at a time, fighting boredom and terror and enduring cold, mud, rats, and disease.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

To attack, the soldiers charged “over the top” of their own trenches and ran across “no man’s land” to the enemy’s trenches.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The year 1916 opened with the war on the Western Front still stalemated.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

World War 1 took place in:

a)
b)
c)
32.

Germany started the war after Franz Ferdinand was:

a)
b)
c)
33.

World War 1 took place from:

a)
b)
c)
34.

True or False: People thought this would be a short and easy war.

a)
b)
c)
35.

Soldiers mainly fought from:

a)
b)
c)
36.

Mark all the things that were used in World War 1

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

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