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WW1 Week #2

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary goal of propaganda?

a)

To inform objectively

b)

To entertain

c)

To persuade or influence public opinion

d)

To provide scientific data

2.

Which medium is NOT commonly used for spreading propaganda?

a)

Television

b)

Radio

c)

Scientific journals

d)

Newspapers

3.

What was the goal of the Schlieffen plan?

a)

Quickly knock France out of the war

b)

Invade Great Britain

c)

Unify Germany under the Nazi Party

d)

Defeat the Ottoman Empire

4.

Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail?

a)

Underestimated Belgium's resistance

b)

Poor planning

c)

Failure to secure supply lines

d)

All of the above

5.

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

a)

July 28

b)

August 2

c)

August 4

d)

July 31

6.

The invasion of Belgium was the beginning of what?

a)

Schlieffen Plan

b)

Battle of the Somme

c)

The Lederhosen Charge

d)

Battle of Brussels

7.

Who invaded Russia August 10, 1914?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Britain

8.

Allied forces halted German forces September 9, 1914 at which battle?

a)

Marne

b)

Somme

c)

Verdun

d)

Brussels

9.

Who created a naval blockade around Great Britain?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

France

d)

Russia

10.

The war on the Western Front was primarily which type of warfare?

a)

Trench

b)

Mobile

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Lebensraum

11.

Other than defense, what were trenches used for?

a)

Communication

b)

Hospital

c)

Sleeping

d)

All of the above

12.

Disease was widespread in the trench

a)

True

b)

False

13.

One of the most common diseases in the trench was what?

a)

Trench Foot

b)

Cancer

c)

Stomach flu

d)

Athlete's Foot

14.

Roughly how long did trenches span along the Western Front?

a)

A few miles

b)

Hundreds of miles

c)

There barely were trenches

d)

Hundred of thousands of miles

15.

The Christmas Truce happened in which year of the war?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1917

16.

The Truce began with what?

a)

Germans singing

b)

Allies singing

c)

Germans delivering presents

d)

Allies delivering presents

17.

The two sides met in No Man's Land to share food and?

a)

Buttons

b)

Coins

c)

Ammo

d)

Poems

18.

Ultimately, the truce ended and was never again seen in any war.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Soldiers renewed fighting, often under threat of what?

a)

Death

b)

Prison

c)

Removed from duty

d)

All of the above

20.

The Gallipoli Campaign was meant to do what?

a)

Open supply route to Russia

b)

Knock Egypt out of the war

c)

Collapse the Bulgarian Empire

d)

All of the above

21.

When did the campaign begin?

a)

Feb. 19, 1915

b)

Feb. 19, 1916

c)

Jan. 10, 1916

d)

Jan. 10, 1915

22.

The belief was that Gallipoli could be used to break the stalemate on the Eastern Front.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Why did the troop deployment fail in April-August?

a)

Decided to use trenches

b)

Poor planning

c)

Racism

d)

All of the above

24.

What is the goal of this piece of propaganda?

a)
Enlist in the Military
b)
Dehumanize the Enemy
c)
Produce or Conserve Resources
d)
Finance the War
25.
What was the land between two enemy lines called?
a)
No Man's Land
b)
His brother's land
c)
Auntie Anne's Land
d)
Pen Cattle
26.
What did the trench rats feed on?
a)
Food stolen from sleeping soldiers
b)
Flesh of corpses
c)
Leather equipment
d)
All of the above