The World Wars Quiz
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 Il after an attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1. World War I was: (1 point)
O A. 1914-1918|
O B. 1939-1945
• C. 1915-1920
O D. 1989-2000
2. The killing of what character led to World War 1? (1 point)
O A. Kaiser Wilhelm
O B. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
OC. Winston Churchil OD. Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. What was the name of the type of warfare that defined the Western Front? (1 point)
O A. Guerilla warfare
O B. Total war
O C. Trench warfare
OD. Appeasement
4. Soldiers from Australia, New Zealand, Canada & India fought for what Empire in World War I? (1 point)
O A. German
O B. French
O C. Belgian
O D. British
5. The joining of what nation led to World War I in 1917, led to a victory for the Allies? (1 point)
O A. Soviet Union
OB. USA OC. Great Britain OD. Germany
6. What treaty was created after World War I?
(1 point)
OA. London
O B. Liverpool
O C. Berlin
O D. Versailles
7. The longest and deepest downturn in the history of the modern industrial economy globally lasting from 1929-1941 was called?
LESSON FEEDBACK
(1 point)
O A. The Great Recession
• B. The Great Depression
O C. World War I O D. World War II
8. The years of World War Il were: (1 point)
O A. 1914-1918
O B. 1940-1947
• C. 1939-1945
OD. 1915-1920
9. The beginning of World War Il in Europe was started by the invasion of what country by Germany? (1 point)
OA. Poland
OB. Italy OC. France
O D. Soviet Union
10. The USA joined the war after an attack by the Japanese at this location: (1 point)
• A. Iwo Jima
• B. Guadalcanal
• C. Guam |
• D. Pearl Harbor
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