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WWI Unit Test Preview Game

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

T/F: World War One happened because of the assassination of the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand.

a)

TRUE - this assassination caused the war to happen

b)

FALSE - this assassination started the war, but the causes were much deeper

2.

The Triple Entente included...

Mark THREE

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

e)

Great Britain

3.

According to the Schlieffen Plan, Germany would attack France before fighting Russia.  What neutral country would Germany attack THROUGH to get to France?

(a)  

4.

WWI on the Western Front was primarily fought...

a)

...in trenches that hardly moved.

b)

...in the skies above Belgium.

c)

...between Germany & Russia.

d)

...by horse cavalry charging each others' lines.

5.

By 1916, commanders on both sides hoped to win WWI through attrition. What does this mean?

a)

Gradually wearing down the enemy through by killing more than was lost.

b)

Smashing through enemy lines to capture their commanders.

c)

Influencing voters to protest for peace.

6.

T/F: Soldiers serving in the trenches found the experience exciting, as they heroically charged against their enemies and claimed victory!

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Why was poison gas not effective at breaking the stalemate or changing the outcome of the war?

a)

Because it could kill large numbers of men quickly

b)

Because both sides quickly invented gas masks

c)

Because both sides agreed to not use chemical weapons

8.

How did airplanes help the defenders in the trenches (& therefore not break the stalemate)?

a)

Attackers could drop bombs on the trenchlines & kill the defenders

b)

Defending commanders could see their enemy's movements & be prepared

c)

Airplanes were not invented in time to be used in World War I

9.

What disease spread across the entire world in 1918-1919, killing 50 million (more than WWI)?

a)

Coronavirus

b)

SARS-Covid19

c)

Spanish Flu

d)

Fort Riley, Kansas

10.

What was German General Erich Ludendorff's final gamble in March 1918?

a)

That one final grand offensive might win the war.

b)

That a new hydrogen-based mustard gas could defeat the American forces in France.

c)

That two pairs (queen high) would beat a small straight.

d)

That French, Moroccan, & American troops could be defeated at Paris.

11.

Why did the Germans consider the Treaty of Versailles to be "a harsh peace"?

a)

It declared that Germany was responsible (guilty) for starting the war & made them pay reparations.

b)

It removed the Kaiser from power & replaced him with a French-born king.

c)

It declared that Germany should be divided into eight separate countries & banned from re-uniting.

d)

It declared that Jewish bankers were the primary instigators of the war & should be arrested.

12.

Which of the "Big Three" leaders wanted to create a "league of nations" and a peace that would prevent future wars?

a)

US President Woodrow Wilson

b)

British Prime Minister David Lloyd-George

c)

French Premier Georges Clemenceau

d)

Soviet General Secretary Vladimir Lenin