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Causes of WWI Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is industrialization?

a)

The change from human workers to work by machines in a country or region on a wide scale.

b)

Advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.

c)

A person who advocates a redistribution of landed property, especially as part of a social movement.

d)

Relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.

2.

What was the best way to protect a Nation if you were not strong enough to fight an enemy nation on your own?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Industrialization

c)

Alliances

d)

Agrarians

3.

Which nations were part of the Central Powers? Choose 3

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Austria-Hungary

e)

Ottoman Empire

4.

Which countries were a part of the "Allies"? choose 3

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Britain

e)

Ottoman Empire

5.

an agreement between nations to work together for a common goal or to defend each other in the event of war (a)  

Choose from the below words
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
6.

when a nation takes over another nation to rule them and take their natural resources (a)  

Choose from the below words
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
7.

building up and maintaining a strong, well equipped military in order to defend, gain power, or achieve goals

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

8.

feeling loyal and proud of your nation and believing your nation is better and more important than other nations

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

9.

Match the following

a)

Militarism

1.

stockpiling of weapons

b)

Alliances

2.

your friends

c)

Imperialism

3.

I own it, don't touch it.

d)

Nationalism

4.

Pride in your nation

e)

Isolationism

5.

I don't want to get involved

10.

Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

James Earl Ray

11.

Which terrorist group was responsible for the attempt to kill Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Black Hand

b)

Green Thumb

c)

Red Foot

d)

Black Knee

12.

What happened to Franz Ferdinand's wife?

a)

she was shot and killed, too

b)

she remarried a few years later

c)

she saved her husband's life

d)

she helped to kill her husband

13.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
14.
desire to remain separated in the affairs or interest of other groups
a)
avoidance
b)
isolationism
c)
stalemate
d)
internationalism
15.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
16.

What was the British ship sunk by Germany, killing over 1,000 passengers and 128 Americans that led to the US entering WWI?

a)

USS Maine

b)

Titanic

c)

Lusitania

d)

Envoy

17.

A type of military tactic where ocean warfare was used to attack without warning in neutral waters

a)

Total War

b)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Tactical Invasion

18.

What is unrestricted submarine warfare?

a)

Britain attacking German submarines

b)

German submarines attacking from the sky

c)

U.S. submarines attacking German ships

d)

German submarines attacking suspected enemy ships without care

19.

Members of the Triple Alliance -Choose 3

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

France

20.

Members of the Triple Entente - Choose 3

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

21.

A German General named Schlieffen came up with a plan to fight a 2 front war. The Schlieffen plan called for Germany to quickly defeat ​ (a)   and then attack ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
France
Russia
the USA
Italy
Egypt
Mexico
Belgium