Quiz on World war-1
1. Which country made the first declaration of war?
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Germany
Serbia
Russia
Austria-Hungary
2. In what city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
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Zagreb
Sarajevo
Belgrade
Vienna
3. At the beginning of World War I, Bosnia-Herzegovina was part of
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Austria-Hungary
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Croatia
4. To which other prominent leader was Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
related?
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Woodrow Wilson of the United States
Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary
Nicholas II of Russia
Winston Churchill of Britain
5. Germany’s attack upon which country directly provoked Britain to go
to war?
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France
Russia
Belgium
Holland
6. Germany’s plan for fighting France and Russia was called
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The Hindenburg Plan
The Schlieffen Plan
Operation Barbarossa
Sturm und Drang
7. What key fortress was the scene of the heaviest fighting during the
German invasion of Belgium?
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Liege
Fort Heineken
The Hague
Maginot
8. Which Russian general lost the Battle of the Masurian Lakes?
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Samsonov
Kornilov
Kerensky
Rennenkampf
9. Which early battle marked the first major German defeat?
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Tannenberg
The Marne
Mons
Masurian Lakes
10. Which best describes Austria-Hungary’s progress early in the war?
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Defeat by Russia; defeat by Serbia
Victory over Russia; defeat by Serbia
Defeat by Russia; victory over Serbia
Victory over Russia; victory over Serbia
11. What event prompted the Ottoman Empire to enter the war?
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A British attack on the Dardanelles
A German attack on Russia
A Russian attack on Austria
A British attack on Gallipoli
12. The commander of the German East Asia Squadron was
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Otto von Bismarck
Erich Ludendorff
Alfred von Tirpitz
Maximilian von Spee
13. The Battle of the Falkland Islands resulted in
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Victory for Britain
Victory for Argentina
Victory for Germany
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Victory for Turkey
14. Which is generally not true of sea warfare during World War I?
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Submarines and mines were a cheap and effective way to threaten
battleships
Convoys eventually proved to be the most effective defense against
submarines
The British navy dominated the world’s oceans through its aggressive use of
submarine warfare
Great sea battles between surface ships were relatively rare during the war
15. Why did Britain need control of the Dardanelles?
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To open shipping routes with Russia
To gain access to the Persian Gulf
To cut off German naval bases in the Black Sea
To prevent Russian ships from entering the Baltic Sea
16. Which was a political result of Britain’s invasion of Gallipoli?
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Winston Churchill was elected prime minister
The Royal Air Force was formally established
Australia and New Zealand refused any further participation in the war
A major shakeup in the leadership of the Royal Navy ensued
17. What was the initial purpose of Britain’s invasion of Mesopotamia?
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To open shipping routes on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
To liberate Kuwait
To seize oil fields along the Persian Gulf
To capture Tehran
18. Which best describes the outcome of Townshend’s campaign in
Mesopotamia?
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Ten thousand British troops were surrendered after a failed march on
Baghdad
Townshend’s army took 100,000 Turkish prisoners of war in a single day
The Ottoman Empire lost control of the entire region
Constantinople was cut off from the Turkish mainland
19. How is the western front in World War I best characterized?
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A stagnant war fought from trenches, with neither side gaining or losing
much ground in spite of huge casualties
One of the most dynamic front lines of the twentieth century
The first war front in history dominated by air power
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A mostly inactive front, along which both sides took a primarily defensive
stance, resulting in relatively few casualties
20. Italy’s action in the war was primarily against
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Germany
Greece
Austria-Hungary
France
21. A war of attrition is defined as
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A war in which both sides periodically exchange prisoners and then continue
fighting
A war that is ended by a single crushing strike
A war that is won by cutting off the enemy’s supply line
A war in which victory is determined not by which side seizes the most
territory but by which side loses the most men
22. Which battle lasted for ten months, the longest of the war?
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Battle of the Somme
Battle of Messines Ridge
Battle of Verdun
Battle of Passchendaele
Which country joined the war on the side of the Allied Powers in 1916?
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Bulgaria
Greece
Serbia
Romania
24. What major change in German policy contributed to the United
States entering the war?
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An end to diplomatic relations with the United States
The declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare
Economic sanctions against the United States
An anti-British propaganda campaign in the American media, paid for by the
German embassy
25. The Zimmermann telegram urged which country to attack the United
States?
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Mexico
Cuba
Panama
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Canada
26. What country first intercepted the Zimmermann telegram?
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The United States
Canada
France
Great Britain
27. What was the name of the first U.S. civilian ship to be sunk by a
German submarine?
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Lusitania
Housatonic
Titanic
Maine
28. On what date did the United States declare war on Germany?
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December 7, 1914
April 6, 1917
January 29, 1918
November 4, 1917
29. Who was the commander of U.S. forces in Europe?
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Eddie Rickenbacker
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Theodore Roosevelt
John J. Pershing
30. Following the declaration of war, U.S. forces
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Immediately attacked Germany
Mobilized and deployed to Europe but did not enter combat for many
months
Concentrated on defending the U.S. mainland
Went on alert but did not mobilize
What did Germany do in 1917 to hasten Russia’s exit from the war?
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Hired mercenaries to assassinate the tsar
Bombed food warehouses in major Russian cities
Helped Russian revolutionaries in exile to get back to Russia
Revealed that the tsar’s German-born wife was spying for the kaiser
32. Which of the following best describes Lenin’s role in the February
Revolution?
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He was not involved
As a member of the Duma, he put pressure on the tsar to abdicate
He supplied arms to the demonstrators
He planned the revolt
Who ordered the Russian offensive on July 1, 1917?
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Tsar Nicholas II
Vladimir Lenin
Alexander Kerensky
Leon Trotsky
34. What was Lenin’s first decree after the Bolshevik Revolution?
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An order that the Russian army surrender to Germany
A request to the Central Powers to begin armistice negotiations
A proclamation that Germany must be defeated at all costs
A declaration of peace
35. Which best describes the outcome of Russia’s peace negotiations?
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Russia gained territory
Russia lost territory
Russia neither gained nor lost territory
Russian soldiers would have to serve in the German army on the western
front
36. How did Russia’s withdrawal affect the Allied forces?
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Allied troops were soon to be outnumbered by the Germans
With Russia out of the picture, peace negotiations would become easier
Without Russian help, Serbia fell to Austria-Hungary
France withdrew from Alsace-Lorraine
In 1918, the city of Paris suffered repeated attacks from German
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Tanks
Bombers
Long-range artillery
Poison gas shells
38. After declaring war, the United States was
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Officially part of the Central Powers
At war only with Germany, not with Austria-Hungary
Officially part of the Allied forces
At war only with Austria-Hungary, not with Germany
39. Which of the following was a point of contention between the United
States and the French and British?
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U.S. commanders refused to allow American troops to serve in French or
British regiments
The U.S. did not send any troops to Europe
There were many unpleasant incidents between U.S. soldiers and local
civilians
U.S. commanders refused to coordinate their actions with Allied
commanders
40. What pandemic disease threatened soldiers and civilians on all sides
during the late stages of the war?
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Dysentery
Measles
Influenza
Cholera
41. Which battle was the first major victory for American troops?
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Cantigny
Lys
Moreuil Wood
Passchendaele
42. What country was the first of the Central Powers to surrender?
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Italy
Austria-Hungary
Greece
Bulgaria
43. Who assumed power in Germany and led negotiations with the Allies
after Wilhelm II lost power?
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Max von Baden
Paul von Hindenburg
Otto von Bismarck
Manfred von Richthofen
44. Over which border region did fighting break out between Poland and
Ukraine at the end of the war?
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Sudetenland
East Galicia
Transylvania
Belorussia
45. Which new country was created as a “south Slavic state”?
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Czechoslovakia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Montenegro
Yugoslavia
46. What immediate condition was required of the Ottoman Empire in
order to make peace?
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Constantinople had to be given back to Greece
All troops had to be withdrawn from Gallipoli
Free shipping had be reopened through the Dardanelles
The ships Goeben and Breslau had to be returned to Germany
47. Where was the initial armistice with Germany negotiated?
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In the Reichstag building in Berlin
In a train car near Compiègne, France
At the Vatican
At Versailles, France
48. Austria-Hungary made its armistice
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Jointly with Germany
After negotiations with Russia held in Yalta
After negotiations held in Italy
At a formal ceremony at the White House
49. Which is true of Kaiser Wilhelm II?
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He abdicated voluntarily following a mutiny in the German navy
Prince Max von Baden announced the kaiser’s abdication without his consent
He committed suicide
He personally signed the armistice agreement
50. The formal peace treaty with Germany
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Was signed under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Was signed on a ship sailing in neutral waters
Stipulated that Germany must give up its entire northern coastline
Was signed at Versailles