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Leaders and Causes of World War One

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the President during World War 1?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

2.

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)

The Lusitania was sunk.

3.

Which of the following is the best example of imperialism?

a)

France building a powerful navy

b)

England's alliance with France

c)

German schools teaching English

d)

England and Germany competing for colonies

4.

Which of the following best defines 'The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.'?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

5.

The term that relates to one country taking over another during the later half of the Ninetenth Century was?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

nationalism

6.
The war might have involved only two nations, if not for
a)
imperialism.
b)
propaganda.
c)
the alliance system.
d)
Germany.
7.

Nationalism is defined as what?

a)

When a country increases their power and wealth by bringing additional territories under their control.

b)

The development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.

c)

A devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation.

8.

Select all that apply: Which of the following are causes of World War I?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

e)

Religion

9.

Leader of Austria-Hungary. His death was the "spark" for the start of World War 1

a)

Czar Nicholas

b)

Frank Ferdinand

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Georges Clemenceau

10.

Leader of Russia during World War One

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Czar Nicholas

c)

David Lloyd George

d)

Franz Ferdinand

11.

Leader of Germany during World War One.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Czar Nicholas

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

12.

Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War 1?

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm

c)

Georges Clemenceau

d)

Czar Nicholas

13.

Which role was held by Georges Clemenceau during World War One?

a)

Kaiser of Germany

b)

Czar of Russia

c)

President of the United States

d)

Premier of France

14.

What were the two sides in WW1 (select 2 answers)

a)

Allied powers

b)

central powers

c)

axis nations

d)

league of nations

e)

Warsaw powers

15.

What were the two sides in WW1 (select 2 answers)

a)

Allied powers

b)

central powers

c)

axis nations

d)

league of nations

e)

Warsaw powers

16.

Who was the Kaiser of the German Empire during WW1?

a)

Wilhelm II

b)

Mehmed V

c)

Franz Joseph

d)

Adolf Hitler

17.

Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Central Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

France

d)

Ottoman Empire

18.

Which countries were part of the Central Powers? Choose all that apply.

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Austria-Hungary

19.

How did the "Central Powers" get their name?

a)

They had supernatural powers.

b)

They were in the center of Europe.

c)

It's a mystery! No one really knows.

20.

Who did the Central Powers fight against in WW1?

a)

Allies

b)

Bad Guys

c)

Axis Powers

d)

All Eyes

21.

Who was the president of the United States during WW1?

a)

Wilhelm II

b)

Georges Clemenceau

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Nicholas II

22.

Who was Prime Minister of France during WW1?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Mehmed V

c)

Georges Clemenceau

d)

Franz Joseph

23.

Who was Emperor of the Russian Empire during WW1?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

George V

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Donald Trump

24.

Which countries were part of the Allied Powers in WW1? Choose all that apply.

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

e)

Russian Empire

25.

Which country was NOT a member of the Allied Powers?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Russian Empire

c)

British Empire

d)

France

26.

Who did the Allied Powers fight against in WW1?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Bad Guys

c)

Axis Powers

d)

China

27.

What was another name for the British Empire?

a)

Great Britain

b)

King's Land

c)

United States of America

d)

New England