WORLD WAR I TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(GRADE 11)
What are the main causes for WWI? - Answers :-Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand is killed
-Austria, Hungary sends ultimatum to Serbia
-Serbia agrees to ultimatum, but refuses two major points
-Austria, Hungary declares war
Another name for the Allied powers was: - Answers :Triple Enetente
Who were the four major Allied countries? - Answers :France, Russia, Great Britain, and
United States
List the Central Powers: - Answers :Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
What single event started a chain of events leading to the war? - Answers :Archduke
Ferdinand is assassinated
Serbs, Bosnian, Croats, and Slovenes lived in the: - Answers :Balkans
Who declared war on Serbia in July 1914? - Answers :Austria
Why did the British enter WWI? - Answers :To support France and Russia
How many troops fought in WWI for the United States? - Answers :4,355,000
How many U.S. troops lost their lives? - Answers :541,000
Who was the President of the U.S. during the war? - Answers :Woodrow Wilson
Who was the military leader for the U.S.? - Answers :General John J. Pershing
What two Allied countries had the most soldiers killed during WWI? - Answers :Russia
and France
What countries made up the Central Powers? - Answers :Germany, Austria-Hungary,
and Bulgaria
What was Germany's military plan called? - Answers :Schlieffen Plan
What did the plan call for? - Answers :A strategy that Germany had for fighting a war on
two fronts.
What year did the U.S. join the war? - Answers :1917
, What was the Lusitania? - Answers :American passenger ship
How many Americans were on the May 1st voyage? - Answers :128
What happened to the Lusitania on May 7, 1915? - Answers :It sank
How many people died from the attack? - Answers :1200
Who were the four major Allied countries and reasons for the war? - Answers :-German
u-boats sank the Lusitania
-Sussex Pledge Germany ignores warning
-Zimmerman note
-The Russian Revolution
The Zimmerman Telegram was a secret message sent from Germany to the German
ambassador in ___________. It Proposed that__________ ally with Germany against
the ___________. Germany promised Mexico the territories of _________, _______
___________, and Arizona. - Answers :-Mexico
-Mexico
-United States
-Texas
-New Mexico
What happened on April 6, 1917? - Answers :U.S. declares war on Germany
What was the nickname for US soldiers during the war? - Answers :Doughboys
Describe the war on Eastern Front? - Answers :Russian forces faced many difficulties.
What was trench warfare? - Answers :Soldiers dug trenches as a means of protection
from modern weapons.
What is "No Man's Land"? - Answers :The space between the opposing trenches
Battle of Verdun - Answers :281,000 Germans, 315,000 French-the longest battle in the
history of WWI
Battle of Somme - Answers :420,000 British, 200,000 French, 450,000 Germans-British
offensive to relieve troops
Who Selective Service Act did determined who was drafted? - Answers :African
Americans
What was the only group of women in the military sent overseas in WWI? - Answers
:Army Nursing Corps
(GRADE 11)
What are the main causes for WWI? - Answers :-Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand is killed
-Austria, Hungary sends ultimatum to Serbia
-Serbia agrees to ultimatum, but refuses two major points
-Austria, Hungary declares war
Another name for the Allied powers was: - Answers :Triple Enetente
Who were the four major Allied countries? - Answers :France, Russia, Great Britain, and
United States
List the Central Powers: - Answers :Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
What single event started a chain of events leading to the war? - Answers :Archduke
Ferdinand is assassinated
Serbs, Bosnian, Croats, and Slovenes lived in the: - Answers :Balkans
Who declared war on Serbia in July 1914? - Answers :Austria
Why did the British enter WWI? - Answers :To support France and Russia
How many troops fought in WWI for the United States? - Answers :4,355,000
How many U.S. troops lost their lives? - Answers :541,000
Who was the President of the U.S. during the war? - Answers :Woodrow Wilson
Who was the military leader for the U.S.? - Answers :General John J. Pershing
What two Allied countries had the most soldiers killed during WWI? - Answers :Russia
and France
What countries made up the Central Powers? - Answers :Germany, Austria-Hungary,
and Bulgaria
What was Germany's military plan called? - Answers :Schlieffen Plan
What did the plan call for? - Answers :A strategy that Germany had for fighting a war on
two fronts.
What year did the U.S. join the war? - Answers :1917
, What was the Lusitania? - Answers :American passenger ship
How many Americans were on the May 1st voyage? - Answers :128
What happened to the Lusitania on May 7, 1915? - Answers :It sank
How many people died from the attack? - Answers :1200
Who were the four major Allied countries and reasons for the war? - Answers :-German
u-boats sank the Lusitania
-Sussex Pledge Germany ignores warning
-Zimmerman note
-The Russian Revolution
The Zimmerman Telegram was a secret message sent from Germany to the German
ambassador in ___________. It Proposed that__________ ally with Germany against
the ___________. Germany promised Mexico the territories of _________, _______
___________, and Arizona. - Answers :-Mexico
-Mexico
-United States
-Texas
-New Mexico
What happened on April 6, 1917? - Answers :U.S. declares war on Germany
What was the nickname for US soldiers during the war? - Answers :Doughboys
Describe the war on Eastern Front? - Answers :Russian forces faced many difficulties.
What was trench warfare? - Answers :Soldiers dug trenches as a means of protection
from modern weapons.
What is "No Man's Land"? - Answers :The space between the opposing trenches
Battle of Verdun - Answers :281,000 Germans, 315,000 French-the longest battle in the
history of WWI
Battle of Somme - Answers :420,000 British, 200,000 French, 450,000 Germans-British
offensive to relieve troops
Who Selective Service Act did determined who was drafted? - Answers :African
Americans
What was the only group of women in the military sent overseas in WWI? - Answers
:Army Nursing Corps
