World War I Test

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Armenian Genocide		Term referring to Russia under communist rule
Russian Civil War		Austrian heir whose assassination set off a chain of events resulting in WWI
League of Nations		Combat where opposing armies fight from parallel sets of fortified ditches
Western front		British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, angering the US
R.M.S. Lusitania		Legal right of a people to form their own country and government
Fourteen Points		War policy of firing on all ships, military and civilian, without warning
trench warfare		Theater of WWI stretching along the French and German border from the Atlantic to the Alps
machine guns		Systematic deportation and execution of Armenians by the Ottoman government during WWI
Bolshevik		Woodrow Wilson's idealistic plan for peace following WWI
chemical weapons		Russian term for a radical socialist
Treaty of Versailles		New weapon innovated prior to WWI that could fire hundreds of bullets per minute
self-determination		War policy that targets civilians and the economy like soldiers, involving the entire country in the war effort
Soviet Union		Peace that formally ended WWI; heavily punished Germany for its role in the conflict
Archduke Franz Ferdinand		Conflict between the communist Reds and anti-communist Whites immediately following the October Revolution
unrestricted submarine warfare		New weapons innovated during WWI that used poison gases to kill or injure
total war		International association created after WWI designed to prevent future global conflicts

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Which statement best explains why the Bolsheviks revolted in 1917 and overthrew Russia's provisional democratic government?

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What effect of World War I is shown in this image?

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The military technology shown in this illustration was important during World War I because it allowed...

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Many foreign soldiers like these shown below chose to fight in World War I in the hopes of achieving...

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Which statement describes a feature of “war communism” in Russia?

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The Armenian refugees shown in the picture here were fleeing from...

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Which statement best describes why many historians view the Treaty of Versailles as disasterous?

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What happened right after the sinking of the British ship Lusitania by a German U-boat?

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Why were posters like this a core part of the US war effort?

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Which statement best describes Lenin’s contribution to the creation of the Soviet Union?

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Which statement best expresses why military technologies like tanks, chemical weapons, and aircraft were innovated during World War I?

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Which of the following reasons best describes why Britain entered World War I?

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“We shall now occupy ourselves in Russia in building up a proletarian socialist state.”
— Vladimir Lenin

Which measure did Lenin adopt in trying to achieve the promise made in this statement?

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Use of the masks on the soldiers seen below was a direct response to the invention of...

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The British naval blockade of the North Sea contributed to...

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Which type of military technology played the largest role in creating the long stalemate on the Western Front?

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Who won the Russian Civil War?

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Which of the following was a political impact of World War I?

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Which of the following is the best example of total war during World War I?

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Which was a lasting effect of the Treaty of Versailles?

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The chief goal of the League of Nations was to...

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Which situation, highlighted by the map, most heavily influenced Germany's military strategy throughout most of World War I?

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“The peoples of Austria-Hungary, whose place among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and assured, should be accorded the freest opportunity of autonomous development.”
— Woodrow Wilson, The Fourteen Points

The quotation above reflects which goal of Woodrow Wilson?

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“There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, but now scarred with pits . . . rusty barbed wires. The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, cellars, and caves.”
— Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent

This passage describes the impact of...

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“We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them.”
— Woodrow Wilson

Which post-war conflict amongst the Allied Powers is highlighted by these words?

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“The second bullet struck the Archduke close to the heart. He uttered only one word, ‘Sofia’— a call to his stricken wife. Then his head fell back and he collapsed. He died almost instantly.”
— Borjove Jevtic, co-conspirator

What was the reason behind the incident described in this passage?

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What is one reason for the staggering casualties that Russia suffered in World War I?

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Which of the following best describes a core weakness of the League of Nations?

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How did US entrance into World War I shift the conflict towards Allied victory?

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Choose TWO of the questions below to answer in complete and coherent sentences:
Briefly describe how trench warfare influenced the direction of technological advancement in Europe.
Explain how the role of women changed during the course of World War I.
Explain why many historians view the Treaty of Versailles as a troublesome document that pushed Europe closer to a second major conflict.
Briefly explain one of the four parts of MAIN and how it helped to cause World War I.

World War I Test

Which statement best explains why the Bolsheviks revolted in 1917 and overthrew Russia's provisional democratic government?

What effect of World War I is shown in this image?

The military technology shown in this illustration was important during World War I because it allowed...

Many foreign soldiers like these shown below chose to fight in World War I in the hopes of achieving...

Which statement describes a feature of “war communism” in Russia?

The Armenian refugees shown in the picture here were fleeing from...

Which statement best describes why many historians view the Treaty of Versailles as disasterous?

What happened right after the sinking of the British ship Lusitania by a German U-boat?

Why were posters like this a core part of the US war effort?

Which statement best describes Lenin’s contribution to the creation of the Soviet Union?

Which statement best expresses why military technologies like tanks, chemical weapons, and aircraft were innovated during World War I?

Which of the following reasons best describes why Britain entered World War I?

“We shall now occupy ourselves in Russia in building up a proletarian socialist state.” — Vladimir LeninWhich measure did Lenin adopt in trying to achieve the promise made in this statement?

Use of the masks on the soldiers seen below was a direct response to the invention of...

The British naval blockade of the North Sea contributed to...

Which type of military technology played the largest role in creating the long stalemate on the Western Front?

Who won the Russian Civil War?

Which of the following was a political impact of World War I?

Which of the following is the best example of total war during World War I?

Which was a lasting effect of the Treaty of Versailles?

The chief goal of the League of Nations was to...

Which situation, highlighted by the map, most heavily influenced Germany's military strategy throughout most of World War I?

“The peoples of Austria-Hungary, whose place among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and assured, should be accorded the freest opportunity of autonomous development.” — Woodrow Wilson, The Fourteen PointsThe quotation above reflects which goal of Woodrow Wilson?

“There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, but now scarred with pits . . . rusty barbed wires. The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, cellars, and caves.” — Richard Harding Davis, war correspondentThis passage describes the impact of...

What is one reason for the staggering casualties that Russia suffered in World War I?

Which of the following best describes a core weakness of the League of Nations?

How did US entrance into World War I shift the conflict towards Allied victory?

Which statement best explains why the Bolsheviks revolted in 1917 and overthrew Russia's provisional democratic government?

What effect of World War I is shown in this image?

The military technology shown in this illustration was important during World War I because it allowed...

Many foreign soldiers like these shown below chose to fight in World War I in the hopes of achieving...

Which statement describes a feature of “war communism” in Russia?

The Armenian refugees shown in the picture here were fleeing from...

Which statement best describes why many historians view the Treaty of Versailles as disasterous?

What happened right after the sinking of the British ship Lusitania by a German U-boat?

Why were posters like this a core part of the US war effort?

Which statement best describes Lenin’s contribution to the creation of the Soviet Union?

Which statement best expresses why military technologies like tanks, chemical weapons, and aircraft were innovated during World War I?

Which of the following reasons best describes why Britain entered World War I?

“We shall now occupy ourselves in Russia in building up a proletarian socialist state.” — Vladimir LeninWhich measure did Lenin adopt in trying to achieve the promise made in this statement?

Use of the masks on the soldiers seen below was a direct response to the invention of...

The British naval blockade of the North Sea contributed to...

Which type of military technology played the largest role in creating the long stalemate on the Western Front?

Who won the Russian Civil War?

Which of the following was a political impact of World War I?

Which of the following is the best example of total war during World War I?

Which was a lasting effect of the Treaty of Versailles?

The chief goal of the League of Nations was to...

Which situation, highlighted by the map, most heavily influenced Germany's military strategy throughout most of World War I?

“The peoples of Austria-Hungary, whose place among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and assured, should be accorded the freest opportunity of autonomous development.” — Woodrow Wilson, The Fourteen PointsThe quotation above reflects which goal of Woodrow Wilson?

“There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, but now scarred with pits . . . rusty barbed wires. The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, cellars, and caves.” — Richard Harding Davis, war correspondentThis passage describes the impact of...

What is one reason for the staggering casualties that Russia suffered in World War I?

Which of the following best describes a core weakness of the League of Nations?

How did US entrance into World War I shift the conflict towards Allied victory?

“We shall now occupy ourselves in Russia in building up a proletarian socialist state.”
— Vladimir Lenin

Which measure did Lenin adopt in trying to achieve the promise made in this statement?

“The peoples of Austria-Hungary, whose place among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and assured, should be accorded the freest opportunity of autonomous development.”
— Woodrow Wilson, The Fourteen Points

The quotation above reflects which goal of Woodrow Wilson?

“There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, but now scarred with pits . . . rusty barbed wires. The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, cellars, and caves.”
— Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent

This passage describes the impact of...

“We shall now occupy ourselves in Russia in building up a proletarian socialist state.”
— Vladimir Lenin

Which measure did Lenin adopt in trying to achieve the promise made in this statement?

“The peoples of Austria-Hungary, whose place among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and assured, should be accorded the freest opportunity of autonomous development.”
— Woodrow Wilson, The Fourteen Points

The quotation above reflects which goal of Woodrow Wilson?

“There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, but now scarred with pits . . . rusty barbed wires. The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, cellars, and caves.”
— Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent

This passage describes the impact of...