World War I (1914-18) came from the aftermath of the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinad in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. What followed was a stalemate leading to trench warfare on the Western Front. The forces of the British Empire including soldiers from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India fought along with the French against the German army. The end of the war came after the USA joined World War I on the side of the Allies including Britain on April 6, 1917. The War finally ended on November 11, 1918. The Treaty that was signed after World War I was in Versailles outside of Paris. Between the war was a period of economic turmoil called the Great Depression that lasted from 1929 and 1941. World War II (1939-1945) started in Europe with the German invasion of Poland. The USA joined World War II after an attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Question 1 1. World War I was: (1 point) Responses A. 1914-1918 A. 1914-1918 B. 1939-1945 B. 1939-1945 C. 1915-1920 C. 1915-1920 D. 1989-2000 D. 1989-2000 Question 2 2. The killing of what character led to World War 1?(1 point) Responses A. Kaiser Wilhelm A. Kaiser Wilhelm B. Archduke Franz Ferdinand B. Archduke Franz Ferdinand C. Winston Churchill C. Winston Churchill D. Franklin D. Roosevelt D. Franklin D. Roosevelt Question 3 3. What was the name of the type of warfare that defined the Western Front? (1 point) Responses A. Guerilla warfare A. Guerilla warfare B. Total war B. Total war C. Trench warfare C. Trench warfare D. Appeasement D. Appeasement Question 4 4. Soldiers from Australia, New Zealand, Canada & India fought for what Empire in World War I?(1 point) Responses A. German A. German B. French B. French C. Belgian C. Belgian D. British D. British Question 5 5. The joining of what nation led to World War I in 1917, led to a victory for the Allies? (1 point) Responses A. Soviet Union A. Soviet Union B. USA B. USA C. Great Britain C. Great Britain D. Germany D. Germany Question 6 6. What treaty was created after World War I? (1 point) Responses A. London A. London B. Liverpool B. Liverpool C. Berlin C. Berlin D. Versailles D. Versailles Question 7 7. The longest and deepest downturn in the history of the modern industrial economy globally lasting from 1929-1941 was called? (1 point) Responses A. The Great Recession A. The Great Recession B. The Great Depression B. The Great Depression C. World War I C. World War I D. World War II D. World War II Question 8 8. The years of World War II were: (1 point) Responses A. 1914-1918 A. 1914-1918 B. 1940-1947 B. 1940-1947 C. 1939-1945 C. 1939-1945 D. 1915-1920 D. 1915-1920 Question 9 9. The beginning of World War II in Europe was started by the invasion of what country by Germany? (1 point) Responses A. Poland A. Poland B. Italy B. Italy C. France C. France D. Soviet Union D. Soviet Union Question 10 10. The USA joined the war after an attack by the Japanese at this location: (1 point) Responses A. Iwo Jima A. Iwo Jima B. Guadalcanal B. Guadalcanal C. Guam C. Guam D. Pearl Harbor (answer all 10 questions)
1. A. 1914-1918
2. B. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
3. C. Trench warfare
4. D. British
5. B. USA
6. D. Versailles
7. B. The Great Depression
8. C. 1939-1945
9. A. Poland
10. D. Pearl Harbor