How much do you know about WWI?
1) What assassination is usually cited as the proximate cause of WWI?
A) The assassination of Czar Nikolai II of Russia.
B) The assassination of Karl Marx, communist revolutionary.
C) The assassination of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austro-Hungary.
D) The assassination of Arthur Zimmermann, German Foreign Secretary.
E) The assassination of Peter I of Serbia.
2) Who first issued an ultimatum of war, and to whom?
A) Britain and France to Germany.
B) Germany to Britain and France
C) Germany and Austro-Hungary to Russia.
D) Austro-Hungary to Serbia.
E) Russia to the Ottoman Empire.
3) What was the “Schlieffen Plan”?
A) Germany’s plan to conquer France in three weeks while leaving its own Eastern front open to invasion by Russia.
B) Germany’s plan to bring Mexico into the war against the United States by promising to recognize Mexican claims to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
C) Germany’s plan to foment communist revolution in Russia.
D) Germany’s covert nuclear weapons program.
E) A conspiracy of German army officers to assassinate German emperor Wilhelm II.
4) What was the “Zimmerman Telegram”?
A) A British diplomatic effort to make a separate peace with Germany.
B) A German diplomatic effort to bring Mexico into the war against the United States by promising to recognize Mexican claims to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
C) The German decision to send communist revolutionary V.I. Lenin to Russia.
D) A covert U.S. communique to negotiate arms sales to Germany.
E) The instrument of surrender sent by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann to end the war.
5) When was the first large-scale use of poison gas as a weapon of war, and by whom?
A) By the French at the Marne, 1914.
B) By the Germans on the Eastern Front, 1915.
C) By the British at the Somme, 1916.
D) By the Germans in Operation Michael, 1918.
E) By the U.S. in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918.
6) When was the first use of tanks in battle, and by whom?
A) By the French at the Marne, 1914.
B) By the Germans on the Eastern Front, 1915.
C) By the British at the Somme, 1916.
D) By the Germans in Operation Michael, 1918.
E) By the U.S. in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918.
7) When was the last successful cavalry charge in history, and by whom?
A) By the Japanese at Tsingtao, 1914.
B) By Boer rebels in South Africa, 1915.
C) By the Turks at the siege of Kut, 1916.
D) By ANZAC units of the British army at Beersheba, 1917.
E) By U.S. forces at Saint-Mihiel, 1918.
8) What wartime leaders were first cousins?
A) U.S. president Woodrow Wilson was the first cousin of both Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Queen Marie of Romania.
B) French prime minister Georges Clemenceau was the first cousin of both German emperor Wilhelm II and emperor Franz Joseph of Austro-Hungary.
C) British prime minister David Lloyd George was the first cousin of both British King George V and U.S. president Woodrow Wilson.
D) German emperor Wilhelm II was the first cousin of both Czar Nikolai II of Russia and British King George V.
E) Czar Nikolai II of Russia was the first cousin of both emperor Franz Joseph of Austro-Hungary and Queen Marie of Romania.
9) What was the “Lusitania”?
A) A powerful cannon used by the Germans on the Western front.
B) A fortress in the Balkans fought over by Serbia and Austro-Hungary.
C) A British passenger ship sunk by the Germans in 1915.
D) A song sung by American troops to improve morale.
E) A nickname given to Queen Marie of Romania.
10) What was “Big Bertha”?
A) A powerful cannon used by the Germans on the Western front.
B) A fortress in the Balkans fought over by Serbia and Austro-Hungary.
C) A British passenger ship sunk by the Germans in 1915.
D) A song sung by American troops to improve morale.
E) A nickname given to Queen Marie of Romania.
11) What was the main effect of the Russian Revolution on the war?
A) Newly communist Russia was able to renew its offensive against Germany, leading to the fall of Berlin.
B) Newly communist Russia dropped out of the war in exchange for Germany ceding Silesia and Western Poland to Russia, which weakened Germany’s industrial base.
C) Newly communist Russia dropped out of the war and ceded the Baltic countries and Eastern Poland to Germany, allowing Germany to renew its offensive against France.
D) Newly communist Russia made covert arms sales to Germany.
E) Newly communist Russia supported the Turks against the British.
12) Which of its enemies was the only one Austro-Hungary was consistently able to defeat in battle?
A) Italy.
B) France.
C) Britain.
D) U.S.
E) Russia.
13) Approximately how many British troops were killed in action on the first day of the battle of the Somme?
A) 20
B) 200
C) 2,000
D) 20,000
E) 200,000
14) Approximately how many German troops were killed in action trying to take the French city of Verdun?
A) 20
B) 200
C) 2,000
D) 20,000
E) 200,000
15) Paul von Hindenburg, future president of Germany, became a national hero for which battle?
A) The Battle of the Marne, 1914.
B) The Battle of Tannenberg, 1914.
C) The Battle of the Somme, 1916.
D) The Battle of Jutland, 1916.
E) Operation Michael, 1918.
16) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, future president of Turkey, became a national hero for which battle?
A) The Battle of Basra, 1914.
B) The Battle of Sarikamish, 1914-1915.
C) The Gallipoli Campaign, 1915-1916.
D) The Siege of Kut, 1915-1916.
E) The Battle of Beersheba, 1917.
17) The new nation of Czechoslovakia was formed from territory formerly part of which empire?
A) The British Empire.
B) The Russian Empire.
C) The German Empire.
D) The Ottoman Empire.
E) The Austro-Hungarian Empire.
18) The new nation of Syria was formed from territory formerly part of which empire?
A) The British Empire.
B) The Russian Empire.
C) The German Empire.
D) The Ottoman Empire.
E) The Austro-Hungarian Empire.
19) Which wartime leader said his country only wanted its “place in the sun”?
A) Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.
B) U.S. president Woodrow Wilson.
C) French General Robert Nivelle.
D) British First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill.
E) Turkish general Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
20) Which wartime leader swore “they shall not pass”?
A) Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.
B) U.S. president Woodrow Wilson.
C) French General Robert Nivelle.
D) British First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill.
E) Turkish general Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
21) Which country was successful at stirring up internal dissent within its enemies?
A) Serbia, by supporting Bosnian independence from Austro-Hungary.
B) Germany, by supporting communist revolutionaries in Russia.
C) Germany, by supporting Irish independence from Britain.
D) Britain, by supporting Arab independence from the Turks.
E) All of the above.
22) Which technological innovation made bayonet charges obsolete?
A) Recoilless cannons.
B) Machine guns.
C) Barbed wire.
D) Telegraph communications.
E) All of the above.
23) Which development in naval technology made battleships obsolete?
A) Submarines.
B) Long-range gunnery.
C) Depth charges.
D) Steel plating.
E) All of the above.
24) Which country fought on the side of Germany, Austro-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire?
A) Romania.
B) Bulgaria.
C) Japan.
D) Italy.
E) All of the above.
25) Approximately how many people were killed in total, civilian and military, on all sides in WWI?
A) 5 million
B) 10 million
C) 20 million
D) 50 million
E) 100 million
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