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World War 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Militarism means....

a)

A policy of building up armed forces and getting ready for war

b)

A strategy of promoting peace and diplomacy

c)

A focus on economic development and trade

d)

A movement advocating for disarmament and peace

2.

The peace treaty that ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Trianon

d)

Treaty of Ghent

3.

In addition to paying back war costs to the Allied Powers, how else was Germany punished?

a)

Germany lost about 10% of its land.

b)

Germany was required to pay reparations to the United States.

c)

Germany had to disband its military forces completely.

d)

Germany was forced to adopt a new government system.

4.

Having pride in your country is known as

a)

patriotism

b)

nationalism

c)

globalism

d)

regionalism

5.

What was the name of President Wilson's plan for peace?

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

New Deal

c)

Great Society

d)

Marshall Plan

6.

Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and later the USA led which coalition?

a)

Allies

b)

Axis

c)

Central Powers

d)

Entente

7.

Whose death sparked World War I?

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Czar Nicholas II

8.

What was the name of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Entente Powers

9.

This agency encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency.

a)

War Industries Board

b)

Federal Trade Commission

c)

National Labor Relations Board

d)

Environmental Protection Agency

10.

The Treaty of Versailles punished ____________ with big fines when the war was over.

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Austria

11.

What is the definition of Nationalism?

a)

Strong pride in your nation

b)

A belief in global unity

c)

A focus on individual rights

d)

A system of government based on monarchy

12.

Who were the new workers in factories during World War I?

a)

African Americans and women

b)

Immigrants and children

c)

Veterans and elderly

d)

Farmers and teachers

13.

During the war, how did the U.S. government generate the most supplies for soldiers?

a)

by taking supplies from people in Europe.

b)

by telling soldiers to use less.

c)

by setting limits, or rations, on goods civilians could have.

d)

by growing more crops.

14.

Choose the correct definition of propaganda.

a)

information that is biased or misleading in order to promote a particular cause.

b)

a form of communication that is always truthful and objective.

c)

a method of gathering information for research purposes.

d)

a technique used to entertain and amuse audiences.

15.

The movement of African-Americans out of the South to other areas of the country from 1916-1970 is known as the

a)

Great Migration

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Civil Rights Movement

d)

New Deal

16.

Who was the President during World War 1?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Calvin Coolidge

17.

Which of Woodrow Wilson's proposals was included in the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

the League of Nations

b)

the United Nations

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Treaty of Ghent

18.

On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank

a)

The Lusitania

b)

The Titanic

c)

The Britannic

d)

The Queen Mary

19.

Gaining power & wealth by taking over other countries

a)

Colonialism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Expansionism

20.

When did WW1 end?

a)

10 November 1918

b)

11 November 1918

c)

12 November 1918

d)

1 December 1918