Name: _______________________________ Period #: __________ Date: _________________
Mr. Williams
World War I and Russian Revolution Unit Test
Part 1 - Multiple choice (50 points/ 2 points each)
Directions: Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Many Americans felt personally involved with the war between the Allies and the Central
Powers Because?
a. the cost of consumer goods was skyrocketing.
b. they felt ties of cultural and language to European countries.
c. troops were being sent overseas by the thousands.
d. the United States borders were closed to tourists and vacationers.
2. What rule was set down at the Paris Peace Conference?
a. Austria-Hungary would be colonized by the French.
b. Britain would be the decision-making leader during the conference.
c. Russia was not allowed to take part.
d. The Central Powers could have limited say in the negotiations.
3. World War I is said to be a global conflict because?
a. troops came from every country in the world.
b. it involved countries and colonies from the Europe, Asia, Middle East, and North America.
c. it was financed by money from every nation.
d. it made the headlines in every newspaper in the world.
4. The persecuted Armenians were of what religion?
a. Christian
b. Muslim
c. Jewish
d. Hindu
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5. The French hoped to recover the border provinces of __________, lost in the Franco-Prussian
War.
a. the Ottoman Empire
b. Flanders
c. Ferdinand and Sophie
d. Alsace and Lorraine
6. Which of the following statements best describes the role of women during World War I?
a. They took over many men’s jobs and kept the economies of their nations going.
b. Their role during wartime remained the same as their role during peacetime.
c. They did not make significant contributions to the war effort.
d. They fought alongside men on the front lines.
7. What phrase best describes the term entente?
a. a non-binding agreement to follow common policies.
b. an easing of tension between rivals.
c. nationalistic fervor
d. stalemate
8. When Czar Nicholas II went to the front to take personal control of the war, whom did Czarina
Alexandra rely on for domestic advice?
a. Leon Trotsky
b. Karl Marx
c. Gregory Rasputin
d. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
9. The Schlieffen Plan was a plan of attack against?
a. France
b. Germany
c. Italy
d. Britain
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10. World War I was different from earlier wars because it was the first war to make use of?
a. guerrilla tactics
b. naval power
c. trade alliances
d. modern technology and machinery
11. __________ was sent to the Middle East to support the Arab revolt against the Ottomans.
a. A Japanese officer
b. T. E. Lawrence
c. A U-boat
d. Gallipoli
12. Which of the following pairs of countries remained uncommitted at the beginning of World
War I?
a. Russia and the United States
b. France and Germany
c. Italy and Britain
d. Austria and Serbia
13. On the Western Front, where were the many battles fought?
a. in the trenches
b. on the water
c. in the cities
d. in the desert
14. When President Wilson encouraged Congress to declare war on Germany, how did he
describe the conflict?
a. “war to keep the lamps lit”
b. “war with selfish ends”
c. “war over there”
d. “war to end war”
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15. What term best describes the working class?
a. commissars
b. proletariat
c. Czars
d. soviets
16. What was the significance of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
a. It ended Russian participation in World War I.
b. It guaranteed the delivery of rations to soldiers in desolate areas.
c. It awarded areas of the Middle East to the Allies.
d. It promised that Germany would no longer utilize U-boats.
17. When was the armistice ending fighting during World War I achieved?
a. December 7, 1917
b. August 8, 1918
c. November 11, 1918
d. July 4, 1917
18. Germany experienced the “turnip winter” of 1916 and 1917 because?
a. turnips are easily stored on submarines.
b. the potato crop failed.
c. the North Sea region is full of turnips.
d. turnips boosted German morale.
19. Why did the Communists execute the former czar, czarina, and their five children?
a. One of the former czar’s children assassinated a top government official.
b. The communists wanted to prevent them from becoming a rallying symbol for
counterrevolutionaries.
c. The former czar was caught giving top-secret information to Germany.
d. The Communists wanted to show the Russian people the consequences for disloyalty to the
new government.
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20. The primary reason for America’s entry into World War I was?
a. the sinking of the Lusitania
b. the bombing of Pearl Harbor
c. the Zimmerman note
d. both a and c
21. Which of the following was a result of World War I?
a. the deaths of 8.5 million people
b. the collapse of the world economic system
c. the division of Germany by the Allies
d. Britain’s loss of its overseas colonies
22. Which prominent statesman was very much against the US joining the League of Nations?
a. President Wilson
b. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
c. Vladimir Lenin
d. British Prime Minister David Lloyd George
23. Why was Russia poorly equipped to fight a modern war like World War I?
a. They were the least industrialized of the great powers.
b. They had been drained by civil war for years.
c. They were dependent on the Ottoman Empire.
d. They had the most barriers in terms of language and culture.
24. Governments used propaganda to
a. supply the troops.
b. control public opinion.
c. finance the war effort.
d. keep the public informed of the facts.
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25. Lenin and the Bolsheviks promised the Russian people
a. “Victory and Recovery”
b. “Equality, Liberty, and Fraternity”
c. “Peace, Land, and Bread”
d. “Prosperity and Brotherhood”
Part 2 - Short answer (20 points/ 4 points each)
Directions: In a sentence or two write the answer to the following questions.
26. What two large alliances took shape before the beginning of World War I?
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27. What made World War I much more deadly than previous wars?
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28. In what ways was the war on Eastern Front different from the war on the Western Front?
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29. Why were the German delegates surprised when they read the peace treaty terms?
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30. How did the government and economy under Lenin differ from “pure” communism?
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Part 3 – Essay Question (30 points)
Directions: World War I was a definitive event of the 1900s. Write an essay in
which you analyze the cause and effect of an event that took place during World
War I or the Russian Revolution.
Your essay must follow appropriate essay format by having an introduction and
thesis statement, two supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph. The
essay should contain at least 3 accurate facts about the topic, have complete
sentences and little to no spelling or grammatical errors, and be at least 10
sentences long. (You can ask for more paper if you need it).
Essay Rubric
Proper
Introduction and
Thesis Statement
(10 points)
Content
Accuracy and
use of facts
(10 points)
Sentences &
Paragraphs
Structure
(5 points)
Spelling &
Grammar
(5 points)
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World War I and Russian Revolution Unit Test Answer Key
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. B
20. D
21. A
22. B
23. A
24. B
25. C
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