1. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand caused a conflict between which two countries (that led to WWI)? a. Russia & Serbia
b. Germany & Austria-Hungary
c. Russia & France d. Serbia & Austria-Hungary
d.

2. Which of the following was NOT a cause ofWWI
a. European nationalism
b. Imperialist competition
c. American isolationism
d. Stockpiling weapons
3. Which of the MAIN causes of the Great War involved an arms race between European countries?
a. Alliances
b. Militarism
c. Nationalism
d. Imperialism
4. France, England, Russia were members of which groups?
a. Central Powers/Triple Entente
b. Allied Powers/Triple Alliance
c. Central Powers/Triple Alliance
d. Allied Powers/Triple Entente
5 . Germany and Austria-Hungary were members of which groups?
a. Central Powers/Triple Entente
b. Allied Powers/Triple Alliance
c. Central Powers/Triple Alliance
d. Allied Powers/Triple Entente
6. Which of the following nations were members of the Central Powers during World War I?
a. United States, Russia, and Japan
c. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
b. Russia, France and Britain
d. Italy, Germany and Japan
7. “Bombardment, tanks, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand grenades - words, words, but they hold the horror of the world” - Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
This quotation best describes the effects of the
a. technology used during World war I
b. formation of alliances in World War I

c. tension between the superpowers during the cold war
d. dangerous working conditions caused by the industrial revolution

8 . Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced for the first time in WWI?
a. Airplanes
b. Rifles
c. Bayonets
d. Cannons
9 . Which of the following was NOT an example of “Total War” during World War I?

a. Converting factories to make weapons and military supplies
b. Allowing freedom of speech and rejecting the use of propaganda
c. Government rationing programs d. Drafting soldiers into the military

10. During WWI, governments used rationing to limit
a. civilian antiwar activities. c. overuse of important resources like food and fuel.

b. purchases of goods produced by women in factories.
d. production and purchasing of luxury item

11 . What is unrestricted submarine warfare?

a. The U. S. navy’s warning of the type of warfare the Central Powers could expect.
b. Germany’s policy of sinking any ship in British waters without warning.
c. Britain’s policy of sinking any ship in German waters without
warning.
d. Germany’s decision to focus its resources on the Black Sea.

12 . Why was it difficult to gain an advantage over the enemy in trench warfare?
a. Too many soldiers died of disease in the trenches.
b. The machine gun made it nearly impossible for troops to advance into “no man’s land.”
c. No weapons were used.
d. Too few soldiers were willing to kill the enemy.
13 Why was the Battle of Verdun important during World War I?

a. One million soldiers died without a clear winner
b. Germany used unrestricted warfare for the first time
c. Germany’s Schlieffen plan was successful
d. It showed how trench warfare could help quickly win the war

14. All of the following are reasons why the U. S. entered World War I in 1917 EXCEPT:

a. Fear of the spread of Communism
c. Zimmerman Telegram
b. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
d. Propaganda and loans to Allies
15. Americans were outraged when sent a letter to offering incentives to attack the United States
a. France, Germany
c. Germany , Mexico
b. Austria-Hungary , Serbia
d. Germany , Canada
16. * Led the Bolsheviks in a revolution (1917)
* Promised “Peace, Land, and Bread”
* Was inspired by Karl Marx and The Communist Manifesto
Which leader is described by these statements?
a. Joseph Stalin c. Vladimir Lenin
b. Czar Nicholas II d. Rasputin

17. * Five Year Plans
* Collective Farms
* Purges of political opponents
Who is most associated with these policies ?
. a. Rasputin

b. Vladimir Lenin
c. Joseph Stalin
d. Czar Nicholas II
18 . The most important of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points was his desire to ...

a. punish Germany for its role in the war
b. avoid self -determination when

c. create a League of Nations to promote peace
redrawing the map of Europe
d. increase the size of the British and French militaries

19. The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in WWI by...

a. dividing Germany into four occupied zones
b. taking away German territory in the Balkans and Spain
c. supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations
d. Forcing Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations

20. Because militarism had been a major cause of the war, the framers of the Treaty of Versailles...

a. Required Germany to pay reparations for war damages
b. Barred Germany from maintaining an army
the Pacific
d. Forced Germany to accept sole responsibility for the war