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SS8 The Great War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Germany's plan to fight a two-front war was first to defeat _______ and then to focus on the much bigger enemy, Russia.

a)

France

b)

the US

c)

Belgium

d)

Britain

2.

Germany's plan to fight a two-front war was first to defeat _______ and then to focus on the much bigger enemy, Russia.

a)

France

b)

the US

c)

Belgium

d)

Britain

3.

Britain entered the war when Germans attacked the neutral country of ________.

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Serbia

d)

Russia

4.

The US entered the war when _____.

a)

German submarines started sinking American ships again

b)

Germany attacked the United States

c)

France and Britain asked America to help

d)

Russia asked America to help

5.

What is an Armistice?

a)

When a war becomes global

b)

An agreement to stop fighting

c)

An agreement to begin fighting

d)

The end of a war

6.

Policy of aggressive military preparedness

a)

militarism

b)

alliances

c)

nationalism

d)

mobilze

7.

Military agreement uniting Britain, Russia, and France

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Entente

c)

Central Powers

d)

Allied Powers

8.

Alliance formed by Austria Hungary and Germany and later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Entente

c)

Central Powers

d)

Allied Powers

9.

Alliance formed by Britain, France, and Russia; later joined by Italy in 1915 and the US in 1917

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Entente

c)

Central Powers

d)

Allied Powers

10.

German leader who believed the Schlieffen Plan would bring an end to the war

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Victoria

c)

George III

d)

Wilhelm II

11.

A nationalist group from which country killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Serbia

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Germany

d)

France

12.

The policy of extending the rule of a nation over foriegn countires is......?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Allaince

13.

Who created many of the alliances before WW1?

a)

Otto Von Bismarck

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Winston Churchill

14.

Why did Russia get involved in WW1?

a)

They were an ally with Serbia

b)

They disliked Austria-Germany

c)

They thought they could control all of Europe

d)

They decided to end an alliance with France

15.

The 28th president of the United States was ________________ oversaw American entry into WWI. Created the 14- points and League of Nations - aiming for Lasting Peace

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Boban Marjanović

16.

The Commander of American Troops during WWI, helped push for Allied Victory and the eventual surrender of Germany was:

a)

General John "Blackjack" Pershing

b)

Colonel Sanders

c)

General George Patton

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

17.

The Treaty of Versailles placed all of the blame for the Great War onto which of the following countries?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Great Britain

d)

None of the Above

18.

The sinking of this cruise liner and consequent death of nearly 1200 citizens and 123 Americans pushed the USA to the brink of war:

a)

Titanic

b)

USS Maine

c)

Lusitania

d)

HMS Boaty McBoatface

19.

World War 1 was also known as the...

a)

The War between the states

b)

The Great War

20.

What was the purpose of the League of Nations?

a)

to stop Germany from starting WWII

b)

to end Communism in Russia

c)

to start end any war that started

d)

to keep peace among nations