WWI Test - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which countries were in the Central Powers alliance during WWI?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman-Empire, & Bulgaria

Bulgaria & India

Mexico, Philippines, & Japan

Canada, Russia, & China

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which countries were in the Allied Powers alliance during WWI?

New Jersey, New Mexico, & New York

Great Britain, Russia, France, and Serbia

Scotland & Ireland

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was not a cause of WWI?

Countries continued to expand their empires, competing with other counties for additional land and natural resources.

Feelings of nationalism continued to increase as people felt their country or ethnic group was superior to all others.

Serbians assassinated Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Ferdinand.

Germany refused to sign an alliance with Russia.

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why were troops unable to advance on the Western Front during WWI?

Trench warfare had created a “No Man’s Land” that was almost impossible for troops to cross.

There were many rivers that had strong currents, and troops were unable to cross them.

The Allied Powers built military air bases along the Western Front and attacked the Central Powers often using airplanes.

The Allied and Central Powers signed a treaty stating they would not invade each other’s territories.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How were airplanes not used during WWI?

Machine guns were mounted on airplanes to shoot down enemy planes.

Airplanes were used to gather intelligence on enemy troops.

Airplanes dropped bombs on enemy troops and cities.

Airplanes were used to create blockades to prevent supplies from reaching enemy troops.

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why were the Russian people upset with Tsar Nicholas II?

Russians were forced to join the army to fight in WWI and weren’t given proper supplies, equipment, or training.

Many Russian civilians did not have enough food to eat or coal to keep warm.

Many Russians worked for little pay and had few rights.

All of the above

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was an outcome of the treaty Russia and Germany signed in 1917?

Russia gave up lands rich in natural resources to Germany.

Russia began fighting alongside the Central Powers during WWI.

Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II became the ruler of Russia.

None of the above

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which country signed an alliance with Germany before the outbreak of WWI but did not fight alongside Germany during WWI?

Belgium

Philly

Italy

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Tanks first appeared in WWI during the Battle of the ________ but they weren’t very effective or reliable.

Somme

Tattle

Cattle

Marnes

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

On March 15, 1917, Tsar Nicholas II ABDICATED, his throne ending the Romanov ____________in Russia.

Family

Castle

Monarchy

Title

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

After failing to take the city of __________, in the First Battle of the Marne, German troops had to then fight Allied troops from both the east and west.

Paris

London

New York

Los Angeles

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

__________________ helped make “No Man’s Land” almost impossible to pass because these weapons could fire up to 500 bullets per minute.

Tanks

Soldiers

Cows

Machine Guns

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

____________ led the Bolshevik Revolution and changed Russia to the Soviet Union in 1922.

Putin of Russia

Charles Dickens

Vladimir Lenin

Woodrow Wilson

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Germany was not allowed to join the _________________, an organization of countries that would work together to prevent another world war from occurring.

Battle of Cows

League of Nations

Assembly of countries

United Association

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Soviet Union became the first _________ country in the world.

Communist

Republic

Democratic

Socialist

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Both sides used airplanes to do __________________ to find out what enemy troops were doing.

RECONNAISSANCE

SCAVENGE

SCARE TATICS

SIGHT SEEING

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Tsar Nicholas II’s own soldiers_____________ against him during the Russian Revolution.

MUTINIED

EMBARSSED

PRAYED

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Submarines fired ____________ to attack enemy ships.

TORNADO

ARTILLERY

TORPEDOES

TANKS

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Even though Tsar Nicholas II was no longer ruling Russia, the government remained an ________________.

AUTOCRACY

DEMOCRACY

SOCIALISM

CANNIBALISM

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is one reason the US ended its neutrality in WWI?

Germany sank a British passenger liner called the Lusitania that had Americans on board.

The Italians believed that sending a message to Mexica asking them to invaded the U.S.

Germany promised Canada it would help regain lost territory in the Zimmerman Telegram.

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is one way alliances led to WWI?

Austria-Hungary offered aid to Germany when Germany declared war on Serbia.

Great Britain was pulled into WW1 because it was allies with Russia.

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Dictator is a a ruler with total control of a country and usually comes to power by force

True

False

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Fortification is an act of building military defenses to protect against an attack.

False

True

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Define

mobilize

to assemble military for active service

a person killed or injured in battle

attacking cows

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Define

ethnic group

to assemble military for active service

relating to a group of people with common characteristics and customs

a person killed or injured in battle

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

bombardment

a continuous attack with shells or bombs

a person killed or injured in battle

using strong armies and threats of war

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Imperialism is extending a country’s political power by acquiring foreign lands.

True

False

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Casualty is a person killed or injured in battle.

True

False

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Artillery is large guns that are used to shoot over a large distance.

True

False

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Militarism is using strong armies and threats of war.

False

True

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