World War One

Question 1

Germany's strategy for avoiding a two front war by defeating France quickly was called the

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Schlieffen Plan

Question 2

President Wilson helped form this organization of countries to try to prevent another world war

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League of Nations

Question 3

This improved type of weapon would be responsible for the majority of deaths in WW1.

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machine guns

Question 4

As losers of the war Germany was forced pay this to countries they invaded and destroyed

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reparations

Question 5

The Schlieffen Plan would fail when this country came to Belgium's defense against Germany.

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Great Britain

Question 6

The U.S. got ready for war when this message from Germany to Mexico was intercepted.

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Zimmerman Telegram

Question 7

Which of the following was not a cause of World War One?

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Neutrality

Question 8

This country would take most of the blame for starting WW1 and would be punished most severely

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Germany

Question 9

This was the dangerous area where most casualties during trench warfare occurred.

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no man's land

Question 10

The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire was called the

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Central Powers

Question 11

The sinking of this cruise ship by a German submarine killed 128 Americans.

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Lusitania

Question 12

The terms of Germany's surrender and punishment for WW1 were written in the

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Treaty of Versailles

Question 13

When this country declared war on Russia August 1914 it led to the start of the fighting.

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Germany

Question 14

His assassination would be the spark that lit the fuse leading to WW1

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Franz Ferdinand

Question 15

This country would pull out of WW1 in 1917 due to the Bolshevik Revolution.

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Russia

Question 16

The official end of World War 1 was on this date in 1918

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November 11

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