World

War One Unit Test

1. Serbia and the Black Hand are associated with the
a. formation of the Triple Entente
b. 2nd Balkan War
c. Revolution of Russia
d. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

2. Which of the following helped the Allies to achieve the breakthrough they sought in World War I?
a. the Russian Revolution
b. the involvement of the United States
c. the waging of total war
d. the battle of Gallipoli

3. Which of the following statements is true regarding the role of women during World War I?
a. they contributed little to the war effort
b. their role differed very little from their role during peacetime
c. they kept their nations economies going during the war
d. they focused their efforts to ending the war

4. Germanys military strategy to avoid a war on two fronts by quickly defeating France was called the
a. Zimmerman Note
b. Tirpitz Plan
c. Schlieffen Plan
d. Petain Plan

5. What nation did Austria-Hungary annex which led to an escalation of tension in the Balkans?
a. Serbia
b. Romania
c. Bulgaria
d. Bosnia

6. Who was credited as being the founder of the League of Nations?
a. Harry Truman
b. Franklin D. Roosevelt
c. Winston Churchill
d. Woodrow Wilson

7. Which of the following was NOT a result of the Versailles Treaty on Germany
a. allowed them to keep acquired land during the war
b. sign the war guilt clause
c. pay $30 Billion dollars in reparations
d. limited the size of the German military

8. What was the name of the British passenger liner that the German U-Boats sunk, causing the U.S. to enter the war?
a. Titanic
b. Maine
c. Old Ironsides
d. Lusitania




9. What method of fighting did they use on the Western Front?
a. trench warfare
b. Napoleonic Method
c. Throwing balls of paper
d. Staring contests

10. Which of the following was NOT a battle fought during World War I?
A. Somme
B. Verdun
C. Vienna
D. Marne

11. Which of the following was NOT one of the conditions troops faced in the trenches?
A. Rats
B. Lack of Sleep
C. Lack of Supplies
D. Mud Everywhere

12. In what year did the United States enter World War I?
A. 1915
B. 1916
C. 1917
D. 1918

13. Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of total war in Europe?
A. governments took control of their economies
B. government began to ration foods
C. governments encouraged anti-war discussions
D. governments suppressed anti-war discussions

14. Which of the following was NOT a way that women contributed to the war effort?
A. women replaced men in factories, offices, and shops
B. women replaced men in government jobs
C. women kept supply lines for the troops
D. women worked on the front lines as nurses

15. What was the date that World War I ended?
A. September 11, 1918
B. October 11, 1918
C. November 11, 1918
D. December 11, 1918

16. Which of the following was not one of the new nations that were formed out of Austria-Hungary?
A. Czechoslovakia
B. Yugoslavia
C. Poland
D. Hungary

17. Which of the following was not a nation that was formed from former Russian territory?
A. Yugoslavia
B. Estonia
C. Latvia
D. Lithuania

18. The Dual Alliance was between what two nations?
A. Britain and France
B. Germany and Austria-Hungary
C. Britain and Germany
D. France and Austria-Hungary

19. Which of Wilsons points ended secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade, and reduced arms?
A. Points 1-4
B. Point 5
C. Points 6-13
D. Point 14

20. Which of Wilsons points created a general assembly to negotiate world conflicts?
A. Points 1-4
B. Points 5
C. Points 6-13
D. Point 14


21. influenza A. process where people chose their government type and make their own decisions
22. militarism B. offered to Serbia by Austria after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
23. propaganda C. media that is used to sway the opinion of another toward an implied or stated goal
24. self-determination D. belief that a nation should maintain a strong defense and be ready to use it
25. ultimatum E. a new threat that killed 20 million people worldwide in 1918

26. Adolf Hitler A. soldier injured by mustard gas during World War I
27. Alvin York B. man whose death sparked World War I
28. Franz Ferdinand C. leader responsible for planning the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign
29. Jeannette Rankin D. American war hero awarded the Medal of Honor
30. Winston Churchill E. 1st woman to be elected to the US Congress

31. Triple Entente A. the term that described the areas between the fronts
32. no mans land B. union of the nations of Britain, France, and Russia
33. powder keg C. term to describe the cultural tension that existed in the pre-war Balkans
34. Triple Alliance D. phrase for the German policy of attacking any ship in the war zone
35. unrestricted submarine warfare E. union of the nations of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

36. Harlem Hellfighters A. term for the nationality of the people of the Balkans
37. Red Baron B. an agreement to stop fighting for a time
38. armistice C. sent to Mexico asking for their help in the war against the US
39. Slavic D. nickname for the German fighter pilot with the red plane
40. Zimmerman Telegram E. nickname for an American, all black fighter pilot unit in WW I
 For the following questions, mark A for true and B for false.

41. The main advantage of Russia in World War I was their methods of industrialization.

42. When the United States joined the war their fought on the side of the Allies.

43. The Treaty of Versailles only reflected the use of one of Woodrow Wilsons 14 Points: number fourteen.

44. In 1917, Russia withdrew from the war after the communist takeover of the government.

45. The radical who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and set off World War I was Mohandas Gandhi.

46. The loss of farms and homes as well as the financial cost of the war caused economic challenges in Europe.

47. Many post-war artists explained the effect the war had on them as enlightenment.

48. The Ottoman Empire was reduced down to only the nation of Persia after the war.

49. Many European colonies were upset because the Treaty of Versailles did not grant them their freedom.

50. China and Japan were upset that after the war they did not receive more territories.

 Short Answer Answer these on the bottom of this sheet. Answers may be in list form.

1. Answer the question of who started World War One by supporting your answer with historical evidence. (4 points)

2. List the three original members of the Triple Alliance and the three original members of the Triple Entente and
identify the groups (6 points).

3. List the members of the Big Four at the Treaty of Versailles negotiations (country and leader). (4 points)

4. Describe three facts about the experience of soldiers in trench warfare in World War I (6 points).

5. Explain the impact of two of the following weapons of World War I (tanks, submarines, airplanes, machine guns,
poison gas)(6 points).

6. Identify the meaning of each letter of MAIN. Then describe how each was specifically a cause for World War I in one
sentence. (8 points)

7. Describe what the Treaty of Versailles decided following World War I. (10 points)
a. Who were the winners? (2 points) d. What was the response of Italy and Japan? (2 points)
b. Who was given the blame? (2 points) e. What was the overall impact of the treaty? (4 points)
c. What was their punishment? (6 points)