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World War One

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A policy of aggressive military preparedness; the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

2.

A group of nations and/or people that worked together to attack an enemy nation.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

3.

A policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

4.

A sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance System

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

5.

An agreement to stop fighting a war

a)

Armistice

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Reparations

e)

U Boats

6.

Statement made in 1918 by US President Wilson saying the Great War was being fought for noble reasons and for post-war peace.

a)

Armistice

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Reparations

e)

U Boats

7.

A form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches

a)

Armistice

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Reparations

e)

U Boats

8.

Military submarines operated by Germany during WWI.

a)

Armistice

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Reparations

e)

U Boats

9.

The peace treaty that ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers.

a)

Armistice

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Reparations

e)

U Boats

10.
From the answers provided, choose the best alternate title for the following list.
a)
Causes of Americas entry into WW1
b)
Reasons for the Spanish-American War
c)
The effects of the Spanish-American War
d)
The results of Americas entry into WW1
11.

The country with the strongest army in Europe in 1914 was:

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Britain

12.

how long did world war one last

a)

4 years

b)

18 months

c)

3 years

d)

2.5 years

13.

when did world war one start

a)

1918

b)

1914

c)

1438

d)

1924

14.

what was a warfare method they used in world war one

a)

blitz kreig

b)

air raids

c)

trench warfare

d)

tank warfare

15.

when did usa enter world war one

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1942

d)

1917

16.

when did world war one end

a)

1918

b)

1915

c)

1917

d)

1914

17.

What was another name for WWI? It was called this until WWII began.

a)

Grand War

b)

The Tsar's War

c)

The Great War

18.

The wasteland between trenches that existed during WWI

a)

The Artillery Zone

b)

The Barbwire Valley

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Death Acre

19.

What problems were associated with Militarism prior to WWI

a)

Every country had a war plan

b)

All countries were war ready

c)

Countries like Germany and England started to build Dreadnoughts.

20.

The problem associated with alliances prior to WWI...

a)

democratic ideals would spread throughout the continent

b)

a small dispute would develop into a large-scale war

c)

nations would be protected from economic exploitation

21.

True or False. Imperialism was a problems prior to WWI because it created intense rivalries.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The assassination of this Archduke in Sarajevo, Bosnia was the final spark that ignited World War I

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

David Lloyd George

d)

Georges Clemenceau

23.

The Arch Duke of Austria Hungary was assassinated by a member of which Serbian terrorist/nationalist group that desired all Slavic people united into one country.

a)

Tamil Tigers

b)

Slavic Knights

c)

Black Hand

24.

Which of the following were Causes of WWI

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

e)

Assignation of the Archduke of Austria Hungary

25.

Which of the following countries vowed to defend Serbia prior to WWI? This country also consisted of a large number of Slavic peoples.

a)

Austria Hungary

b)

Croatia

c)

France

d)

Russia

26.

Why did most of the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small area

a)

Each side cut off the fuel supply of the other

b)

The armies became immobile because of trench warfare

c)

There is only a small amount of flat land in all of Europe

27.

These countries fought for the Central Powers during WWI

a)

Germany

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

28.

These countries fought for the Allied Powers during WWI.

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Russia

29.

Which of the following terms refers to the German policy of sinking any ship in the war zone without warning

a)

blockade

b)

unrestricted submarine warfare

c)

naval engagement

30.

What is the definition of Genocide? Likewise, who committed the act of Genocide against the Armenian people during WWI?

a)

The systematic plan to eliminate a group of people based on their race, ethnicity, culture or religion.

b)

The Austrian Empire

c)

The Ottoman Empire

d)

The act of one person killing another.

31.

The United States attempted to stay out of the Great War. Which of the following best describes why the United States attempted to stay out of the war?

a)

The U.S. was committed to neutrality

b)

The U. S. did not have a strong military at the outbreak of the Great War.

c)

President Warren G. Harding believed this was a European affair.

32.

Which of the following were reasons why the United States either entered WWI or were pulled towards WWI?

a)

Zimmerman Note

b)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Armenian Genocide

33.

The sinking of the Lusitania a British passenger ship carrying American passengers was the ONLY reason the United States enter WWI in 1917.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Note/Telegram?

a)

For the purpose of asking Canada to bomb U.S. cities on the U.S/Canadian border.

b)

For the purpose of asking Mexico to bomb U.S. merchant ships in the Caribbean

c)

For the purpose of asking Mexico to invade the United States.

35.

The Great War ended...

a)

November 11, 1916

b)

November 11, 1917

c)

November 11, 1918

d)

November 11, 1919