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World War I reading guide BFYNB Ch. 36

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Peace in Europe was so fragile that anything could have set off a (a)   - it was a powder keg waiting for a spark to form.

2.

The _____ overtaking Europe played a big part in the road to World War I

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

3.

Increasing _______ also made countries ready to do battle.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Conflict

4.

The Triple Entente included Russia, Great Britain, and ______.

a)

Spain

b)

The United States

c)

Germany

d)

France

5.

The Triple Alliance included Germany,______, and Italy

a)

Russia

b)

Serbia

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Portugal

6.

With Austria-Hungary's declaration of war, Russia began to _______ its army.

a)

Dismantle

b)

Mobilize

7.

The First Battle of the ________ was the first battle of World War I

a)

Somme

b)

Verdun

c)

Marne

d)

Balkans

8.

Years of trench warfare on the _______ Front left Germany and France at a stalemate

a)

Northern

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Western

9.

On the Eastern Front, the _______ were defeated by the Germans about a month into the war

a)

Americans

b)

Russians

c)

Japanese

d)

French

10.

_______ joined on the side of the Allied Powers in May 1915

a)

Egypt

b)

Italy

c)

The U.S.

d)

Spain

11.

Lenin established the first ________ government in the world, based on the ideas in Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto

a)

Communist

b)

Capitalist

c)

Socialist

12.

On ________ well before the war ended, President Wilson justified why the U.S. had gone to war and gave a set of goals

a)

January 8, 1918

b)

February 2, 1915

c)

July 20, 1919

d)

June 28, 1914

13.

How many points was President Wilson's plan

a)

12

b)

10

c)

14

d)

6

14.

On November _____ 1918, following Austria-Hungary's exit from the war, the Germans agreed to sign an Armistice

a)

20

b)

25

c)

11

d)

6

15.

And in 1919, Germany signed the Treaty of ______, which forced Germany to accept sole responsibility for the war.

a)

Paris 1919

b)

Versailles

c)

Berlin

d)

London