World War I: Early Stages Quiz
10 prs
Directions: Read pages 8-10 about the early stages of World War I. Answer each question
below by circling the correct answer.
1. Which country was never a member of
the Triple Alliance?
a. Germany
b. Great Britain
c. Austria-Hungary
d. Italy
2. Which country did Germany invade
in order to attack France along an
unguarded border?
a. Russia
b. England
c. Belgium
d. Spain
3. What did European nations want from
Asian and African colonies?
a. wealth
b. cheap manpower
c. weapons
d. both a and b
4. Which act by a nation was considered
essentially an act of war?
a. making alliances
b. conquering colonies,
c. mobilizing an army
d. remaining neutral
Whose assassination led directly to
World War I?
a. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b. Queen Victoria
c. Kaiser Wilhelm II
d. Woodrow Wilson
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6. In what year did the United States enter
World War I?
a. 1918
b. 1917
c. 1914
d. 1915
7. Which of these countries was not a
major European power in 1914?
a. France
b. Belgium
c. Austria-Hungary
d. Gerinany
8. What is the name of a knife attached to
the barrel of a rifle?
a. hand grenade.
b. machine gun
c. bayonet
d. trench
9. Which of the following was not a
characteristic of trench warfare?
a. quick recovery of wounded
b. mud, filth, and insects
c. poisonous gas
d. bayonet fights
10. What kind of gas was used in World
War I against soldiers in the trenches?
a. hydrogen and ammonia
b. oxygen and hydroxide
c. argon and dioxide
d. chlorine and mustard