Test Your Knowledge of World War 1- July 27th, 1914

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15 Questions About World War I

Questions

1. What was the immediate cause of World War I?
2. Which two major alliances formed before the war?
3. What was the name of the region in Europe that was known as the "powder keg" before the war?
4. What type of warfare characterized the Western Front?
5. What new weapon had a devastating impact on soldiers during World War I?
6. Which country entered the war in 1917, significantly tipping the balance in favor of the Allies?
7. What was the name of the British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat, which helped bring the United States into the war?
8. What was the name of the peace treaty that officially ended World War I?
9. Which country was held primarily responsible for the war and forced to pay heavy reparations under the Treaty of Versailles?
10. What was the name of the political ideology that emerged after the war, partly as a reaction to the devastation?
11. Who was the leader of Germany during World War I?
12. Who was the President of the United States during World War I?
13. What was the name of the battle in 1916 that resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides?
14. Which country suffered the highest number of casualties during World War I?
15. What was the name of the armistice that ended the fighting on November 11, 1918?

Answers

1. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
2. The Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy) and the Triple Entente (France, Russia, Great Britain).
3. The Balkans.
4. Trench warfare.
5. The machine gun.
6. The United States.
7. The Lusitania.
8. The Treaty of Versailles.
9. Germany.
10. Fascism.
11. Kaiser Wilhelm II.
12. Woodrow Wilson.
13. The Battle of the Somme.
14. Germany.
15. Armistice Day.

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