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World War One

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What year did World War One begin
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1918
d)
1939
2.
What country was Archduke Franz Ferdinand from?
a)
Serbia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
3.
Which of these was NOT a World War One weapon?
a)
Submarine
b)
Flame thrower
c)
Tank
d)
Nuclear bomb
4.
This map shows...
a)
The Eastern front in WWI
b)
The border between Axis and Allies
c)
The line of trenches in WWI
d)
The border between the Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
5.
Which of the following was a member of the "Black Hand?"
a)
Franz Ferdinand
b)
Nicholas II
c)
Gavrilo Princip
d)
David Lloyd George
6.
Which of the following was a member of the Triple Entente?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Italy
7.
Who would be invaded first under the Schlieffen Plan?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
Serbia
8.
Which country was the first to declare war in World War One?
a)
Serbia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
9.
The Zimmerman Telegram was sent to...
a)
Germany
b)
The United States
c)
Mexico
d)
Britain
10.
The American president during World War One was...
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
11.
The sinking of the ______ had the most to do with American entry into World War One.
a)
Bismarck
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titanic
d)
Queen Mary
12.

The Lusitania was torpedoed by _________

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

France

13.

What is the purpose of a propaganda poster?

a)

To advertise goods in shops

b)

To inform people of the realities of war

c)

To warn people of the dangers of war

d)

To persuade people to aid the war effort

14.

What year did World War One end?

a)

1916

b)

1917

c)

1918

d)

1919

15.

What were the MAIN causes of WW1

a)

Militarism, Antagonism, Imperialism, Nationalism

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Interrogation, Nationalism

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nepotism

16.

What was the name of Germany's plan to avoid a two-front war?

a)

They didn't have a plan

b)

The Final Solution

c)

The Schlieffen Plan

d)

The Stricker Plan

17.

This Alliance included Britain, France and Russia

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Entente

18.
Which neutral country did Germany invade so that they could carry out the Schlieffen Plan?
a)
Italy
b)
Austria
c)
Sweden
d)
Belgium
19.
What did the War Guilt Clause do?
a)
Gave Germany its colonies
b)
Abolished Germany's government
c)
Made Germany lose its independence 
d)
Made Germany accept full blame for the war
20.
Which of the following countries is NOT part of the Central Powers?
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Ottoman Empire
21.
The Zimmerman Telegram was sent to...
a)
Germany
b)
The United States
c)
Mexico
d)
Britain
22.

One cause of the war was EXTREME devotion to the interests and culture's of one's nation called

a)

countryism

b)

nationalism

c)

patriotism

d)

socialism

23.

Imperialism caused

a)

increased efforts to solve problems between countries

b)

decreased competition between countries

c)

increased competition between countries

d)

decreased tension between countries

24.

Another cause of the war was an increase in military spending and a glorification of war called

a)

militarism

b)

neutrality

c)

alliances

d)

war glory

25.

An agreement between two or more countries to give other people help if needed is

a)

a treaty

b)

an alliance

c)

a partnership

d)

a friendship

26.

Which continent did most of the fighting of World War I take place?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

North America

d)

Europe

27.
What does "neutral" mean?
a)
taking sides
b)
not taking sides
28.

Which pair of countries were allied to each other before WWI?

a)

USA and Britain

b)

Russia & Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary & Ottoman Empire

d)

Britain & France

29.

The names of the two major alliances before WW1 were:

a)

The Axis & The Allies

b)

The Triple Alliance & The Triple Entente

c)

The West & The East

d)

Oceania & Eurasia

30.

Alliances meant that ...

a)

A small war could quickly expand into a much larger war

b)

Europe was guaranteed not to fight a major war

c)

Countries didn't feel the need to build up their armies

d)

Small countries were too afraid to start wars

31.

This country switched sides - it was allied with Germany & Austria before the war but ended up joining Britain & France in 1915

a)

Italy

b)

Switzerland

c)

The United States

d)

Australia

32.

All of the following were contributing factors to the US entering WWI except

a)

unrestricted submarine warfare

b)

freedom of the seas

c)

the Zimmerman telegram

d)

the spread of socialism

33.

The political cartoon refers to which cause of the the US entering the war?

a)

Zimmerman telegram

b)

sinking of the Louisitania

c)

unrestricted submarine warfare

d)

the Roosevelt Corollary

34.

Which of the following was NOT one of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen points?

a)

freedom of the seas

b)

end of imperialism

c)

reduction of arms production

d)

expansion of production of submarines

e)

self-dermination

35.

The image is in reference to what?

a)

Habeas Corpus

b)

Royal Message

c)

DeLome Letter

d)

Zimmerman Telegram

36.

What was the nickname given to WW1?

a)

The Great War

b)

World War Premier

c)

The First World War

d)

War 1