WorksheetsSS8 The Great War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Germany's plan to fight a two-front war was first to defeat _______ and then to focus on the much bigger enemy, Russia.
France
the US
Belgium
Britain
Germany's plan to fight a two-front war was first to defeat _______ and then to focus on the much bigger enemy, Russia.
France
the US
Belgium
Britain
Britain entered the war when Germans attacked the neutral country of ________.
Belgium
France
Serbia
Russia
The US entered the war when _____.
German submarines started sinking American ships again
Germany attacked the United States
France and Britain asked America to help
Russia asked America to help
What is an Armistice?
When a war becomes global
An agreement to stop fighting
An agreement to begin fighting
The end of a war
Policy of aggressive military preparedness
militarism
alliances
nationalism
mobilze
Military agreement uniting Britain, Russia, and France
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Alliance formed by Austria Hungary and Germany and later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Alliance formed by Britain, France, and Russia; later joined by Italy in 1915 and the US in 1917
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
Central Powers
Allied Powers
German leader who believed the Schlieffen Plan would bring an end to the war
Nicholas II
Victoria
George III
Wilhelm II
A nationalist group from which country killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
Germany
France
The policy of extending the rule of a nation over foriegn countires is......?
Imperialism
Nationalism
Militarism
Allaince
Who created many of the alliances before WW1?
Otto Von Bismarck
Woodrow Wilson
Franz Ferdinand
Winston Churchill
Why did Russia get involved in WW1?
They were an ally with Serbia
They disliked Austria-Germany
They thought they could control all of Europe
They decided to end an alliance with France
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
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
James K. Polk
Boban Marjanović
The Commander of American Troops during WWI, helped push for Allied Victory and the eventual surrender of Germany was:
General John "Blackjack" Pershing
Colonel Sanders
General George Patton
Theodore Roosevelt
The Treaty of Versailles placed all of the blame for the Great War onto which of the following countries?
France
Russia
Great Britain
None of the Above
The sinking of this cruise liner and consequent death of nearly 1200 citizens and 123 Americans pushed the USA to the brink of war:
Titanic
USS Maine
Lusitania
HMS Boaty McBoatface
World War 1 was also known as the...
The War between the states
The Great War
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
to stop Germany from starting WWII
to end Communism in Russia
to start end any war that started
to keep peace among nations
