WorksheetsWorld War I Quiz
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does the acronym MAIN stand for?
Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Militarism, Alliances, Immigration, Nationalism
Militarism, Agriculture, Imperialism, Nationalism
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What is it called when a country takes over new lands and makes it subject to their rule?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Alliances
Militarism
Which empire was the largest imperial power in the world by 1900?
British Empire
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
French Empire
What is it called when military forces are given high profile by a country's government?
Militarism
Imperialism
Nationalism
Alliances
What is it called when a person is a strong supporter of one's country's rights and interests?
Militarism
Imperialism
Alliances
Nationalism
Which two countries had a deep hatred over the region of Alsace-Lorraine
Russia and Germany
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
Germany and France
Britain and Germany
What was the special ship developed by Britain?
Cruiser
Battleship
Dreadnought
Submarine
What did Germany do in response to Britain's development of a new ship?
Declared war on Britain
Increased government spending to have the same
Decreased military spending
Formed an alliance with France
Which country was outraged when Austria-Hungary took control of Bosnia?
Germany
France
Russia
Serbia
To what empire was Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Britain
Serbia
What was the name of the Serbian terrorist group that sought to kill Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
United Serbia Front
The Black Sport
The Black Hand
What was the name of the assassin who eventually killed the Archduke?
Gavrilo Princip
Von Schlieffen
Franz Ferdinand
Kaiser Wilhelm II
On what date did the assassination take place?
29th June 1914
4th August 1914
15 December 1914
1st August 1914
In what city did the assassination take place?
Vienna
Serbia
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Which country was Britain trying to protect when it entered WWI?
Germany
France
Russia
Belgium
What was the name of the promise that Germany gave to Austria-Hungary regarding war with Serbia?
The Blank Cheque
The July Crisis
The Black Hand
The Ultimatum
On what date did Austria-Hungary officially declare war on Serbia?
1st August 1914
15 December 1914
4th July 1914
28th July 1914
Which country did Bosnia want to join?
Germany
Russia
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
Which country had an alliance with Serbia and promised to protect them?
Germany
France
Russia
Austria-Hungary
The Battle of the Somme was intended to distract German troops from what other major Western Front battle in 1916?
Pozieres
Verdun
First Battle of the Marne
Fromelles
Approximately, how many British troops were either injured or killed on the first day of the Somme offensive?
6,000,000
600,000
6000
60,000
The Australian attack on Fromelles was called a 'feint' attack. What does the word 'feint' mean?
In multiple waves
Fake
All-out
Combined
What was the name of the French town that Australian troops occupied from July to August of 1916?
Fromelles
The Somme
Verdun
Pozieres
Who started the Battle of Verdun?
The British
The French
The Australians
The German
What was the primary objective of the Battle of Verdun?
To distract the German troops from the Battle of the Somme
To 'bleed the French white' (e.g. to kill most of the French army)
To surprise the Turkish troops at Gallipoli
To drive the Germans back to the Hindenburg Line
What did the British army do for almost a week before the Battle of the Somme?
Send most of their troops to Verdun
Send constant waves of poisonous gases over the German trenches
Bombard the German trenches with artillery
Recruit French civilians into their army
How long did the Battle of the Somme eventually last?
About two years
About five months
About a month
About a week
What new technology was used for the first time during the Battle of the Somme?
Aircraft
Submarines
Tanks
Artillery
On what day did the Battle of the Somme begin?
4th August 1914
1st July 1916
4th August 1916
31st March 1916
