Test 12 The Great War
Directions: The test contains 20 questions, use your clicker to answer them.
True/False: Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Use A for true and B for false
1. The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria led to the outbreak of World War I.
2. Russia joined World War I because of a previous agreement to protect Serbia.
3. Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum presented to Serbia was the “spark” that ignited the Great War.
4. Sweden was considered the “powder keg” of Europe just prior to the start of the Great War.
5. The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the Great War.
6. Kaiser Wilhelm II was the leader of Germany prior to the start of the Great War.
7. Czar Nicholas II was the leader of Austria-Hungary and was a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm.
Multiple Choice: Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
8. Which of the following best describes Germany’s position for much of the war?
a. All of Germany’s military efforts were focused on Serbia.
b. Germany faced war on two fronts.
c. Germany did not have a military strategy for this war.
d. Germany was a neutral country.
9. What was the Zimmermann Note?
a. the German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Great Britain
b. Wilson’s speech detailing reasons why the United States should remain neutral
c. a note left behind by a suicide bomber in Serbia
d. a proposal by a German official that Mexico attack the United States in return for territory
10. The partnership formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the late 1800s was called the
a. Triple Entente.
c. Eastern Block.
b. Triple Alliance.
d. Central Powers.
11. Which series of events led to World War I?
a. Austria took over Bosnia, Serbia declared war on Austria, and Germany declared war on
Serbia.
b. Germany declared war on Serbia, Russia moved to support Serbia, and Great Britain
declared war on Russia.
c. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia moved to support Serbia, and Germany
declared war on Russia.
d. An Austrian-Hungarian nobleman was assassinated, Germany moved to support Austria,
and Great Britain declared war on Germany.
12. France, Russia, and Great Britain made up the
a. Triple Entente.
c. Eastern Block.
b. Triple Alliance.
d. Central Powers.
13. On which two fronts did Germany fight during World War I?
a. Russia to the east and Italy to the south.
b. France to the west and Belgium to the north.
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c. Russia to the east and France to the west.
d. Switzerland to the south and Russia to the east.
What was the immediate result of trench warfare?
a. an easy victory for the Allied Powers
c. fewer casualties on both sides
b. massive deadlock
d. an easy victory for the Central Powers
How did the Zimmermann Note affect American neutrality?
a. It led the United States to attack Mexico.
b. It made American leaders more resolved to safeguard their neutral rights.
c. It led to strong public support for U.S. entry into the war.
d. It led the Allies to beg the United States to support their war effort.
Which of the following is the name of the French river where the first major battle between French and
German troops was fought and German troops retreated.
a. Ypres
c. Marne
b. Seine
d. Versallies
What is the term used to describe a policy of glorifying the armed forces and keeping an army prepared for
war?
a. nationalism
c. militarism
b. imperialism
d. patriotism
What was a trench intended to accomplish on the battlelines between France and Germany during the fighting
in the Great War?
a. protect soldiers from machine gun fire
c. trap enemy soldiers in craters created by
artilery explosions
b. force enemy soldiers to pass through a “no d. all of the above
man’s land”
Which force best describes the motive behind Gavrilo Pricip’s assassination of the Archduke Frans Ferdinand
and his wife Sophie?
a. Imperialism
c. Alliances
b. Militarism
d. Nationalism
The entry of the United States into World War I
a. did not effect the war’s outcome.
b. added hundreds of thousands of troops to the Allied cause.
c. made German soldiers fight much harder than they had before.
d. infused much-needed cash into the Allied war effort.
Test 12 The Great War
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