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World War I Quiz

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the acronym MAIN stand for?

a)

Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Immigration, Nationalism

c)

Militarism, Agriculture, Imperialism, Nationalism

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

2.

What is it called when a country takes over new lands and makes it subject to their rule?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Alliances

d)

Militarism

3.

Which empire was the largest imperial power in the world by 1900?

a)

British Empire

b)

German Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

French Empire

4.

What is it called when military forces are given high profile by a country's government?

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliances

5.

What is it called when a person is a strong supporter of one's country's rights and interests?

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Alliances

d)

Nationalism

6.

Which two countries had a deep hatred over the region of Alsace-Lorraine

a)

Russia and Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary and Serbia

c)

Germany and France

d)

Britain and Germany

7.

What was the special ship developed by Britain?

a)

Cruiser

b)

Battleship

c)

Dreadnought

d)

Submarine

8.

What did Germany do in response to Britain's development of a new ship?

a)

Declared war on Britain

b)

Increased government spending to have the same

c)

Decreased military spending

d)

Formed an alliance with France

9.

Which country was outraged when Austria-Hungary took control of Bosnia?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Serbia

10.

To what empire was Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Britain

d)

Serbia

11.

What was the name of the Serbian terrorist group that sought to kill Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

United Serbia Front

c)

The Black Sport

d)

The Black Hand

12.

What was the name of the assassin who eventually killed the Archduke?

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

Von Schlieffen

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

13.

On what date did the assassination take place?

a)

29th June 1914

b)

4th August 1914

c)

15 December 1914

d)

1st August 1914

14.

In what city did the assassination take place?

a)

Vienna

b)

Serbia

c)

Sarajevo

d)

Bosnia

15.

Which country was Britain trying to protect when it entered WWI?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Belgium

16.

What was the name of the promise that Germany gave to Austria-Hungary regarding war with Serbia?

a)

The Blank Cheque

b)

The July Crisis

c)

The Black Hand

d)

The Ultimatum

17.

On what date did Austria-Hungary officially declare war on Serbia?

a)

1st August 1914

b)

15 December 1914

c)

4th July 1914

d)

28th July 1914

18.

Which country did Bosnia want to join?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Serbia

d)

Austria-Hungary

19.

Which country had an alliance with Serbia and promised to protect them?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Austria-Hungary

20.

The Battle of the Somme was intended to distract German troops from what other major Western Front battle in 1916?

a)

Pozieres

b)

Verdun

c)

First Battle of the Marne

d)

Fromelles

21.

Approximately, how many British troops were either injured or killed on the first day of the Somme offensive?

a)

6,000,000

b)

600,000

c)

6000

d)

60,000

22.

The Australian attack on Fromelles was called a 'feint' attack. What does the word 'feint' mean?

a)

In multiple waves

b)

Fake

c)

All-out

d)

Combined

23.

What was the name of the French town that Australian troops occupied from July to August of 1916?

a)

Fromelles

b)

The Somme

c)

Verdun

d)

Pozieres

24.

Who started the Battle of Verdun?

a)

The British

b)

The French

c)

The Australians

d)

The German

25.

What was the primary objective of the Battle of Verdun?

a)

To distract the German troops from the Battle of the Somme

b)

To 'bleed the French white' (e.g. to kill most of the French army)

c)

To surprise the Turkish troops at Gallipoli

d)

To drive the Germans back to the Hindenburg Line

26.

What did the British army do for almost a week before the Battle of the Somme?

a)

Send most of their troops to Verdun

b)

Send constant waves of poisonous gases over the German trenches

c)

Bombard the German trenches with artillery

d)

Recruit French civilians into their army

27.

How long did the Battle of the Somme eventually last?

a)

About two years

b)

About five months

c)

About a month

d)

About a week

28.

What new technology was used for the first time during the Battle of the Somme?

a)

Aircraft

b)

Submarines

c)

Tanks

d)

Artillery

29.

On what day did the Battle of the Somme begin?

a)

4th August 1914

b)

1st July 1916

c)

4th August 1916

d)

31st March 1916