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Start of WWI

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some people willing to take any action to support their nation, regardless of effect on others.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

2.

An arms race developed before 1914 as each country tried to build a larger war machine than their rivals.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

3.

The policy of establishing colonies away from the homeland and building an empire.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

4.

These are formed when countries band together against a common threat.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

5.

Check all Central Powers

a)

Germany

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

United States

d)

Ottoman Empire

e)

France

6.

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

7.

At the beginning of WWI America practiced

a)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

b)

Communism

c)

Isolationism/Neutrality

d)

Blitzkrieg

8.

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

9.

What British passenger ship did Germany attack that resulted in 123 Americans dead, angered Americans, and was a major cause in USA joining WWi?

a)

Sussex

b)

Lusitania

c)

Titanic

d)

Arabic

10.

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

A telegram sent to the U.S. from Germany offering the U.S. a deal to attack Mexico

b)

A telegram sent to Britain from Germany offering the U.S. a deal to attack Mexico

c)

A telegram sent to Mexico from Germany offering Mexico a deal to attack the U.S.

d)

A telegram sent to Britain from Germany offering Britain a deal to attack the U.S.