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World War I Worksheet Questions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which three nations belonged to the Triple Entente?

a)

Italy, Serbia, Russia

b)

Russia, France, Great Britain

c)

Germany, A-H, Greece

d)

Germany, A-H, Italy

2.

Which three nations belonged to the Triple Alliance?

a)

Italy, Serbia and Russia

b)

Russia, France and Great Britain

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Greece

d)

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

3.

What event sparked the start of WWI?

a)

The declaration of war by Germany on Austria

b)

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

c)

The death of Kaiser Wilhelm

d)

The overthrow of Nicholas II

4.

This describes the land between the opposing trenches.

a)

nowhere land

b)

nothing land

c)

death trap land

d)

no mans land

5.

Which is a true statement about life in the trenches?

a)

It was not as bad as reported

b)

Exposed to the weather, dirty, lice filled, rat infested and very deadly

c)

They were exposed to the weather but there were few casualties

d)

Casualties were high but only when attempting to carry out the Schlieffen Plan

6.

The scramble for land outside of Europe was one of the causes of tension between the powers of Europe. This was called __________________________.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliances

7.

How could Germany be considered the aggressor at the onset of WWI?

a)

Germany declared war on France attempting to us their Schlieffen Plan

b)

Germany only declared war when they were challenged first

c)

Germany was only following Austria's lead

d)

Germany issued an ultimatum to Serbia

8.

Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of what nation?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Russia

9.

Which was NOT a cause of WWI?

a)

Alliances

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Nuclear Weaponry Build Up

10.

The United States was heavily involved in the fighting in WWI during its first two years?

a)

True

b)

False