MCQs of WWI

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MCQs of WWI

1. Which country made the first declaration of war?


 Austria-Hungary

2. How long did World War 1 go for?


 4 years

3. Who was president of the United States during World War I?


 Woodrow Wilson

4. What is the name the international organization created at the end of the First
World War?
 League of Nations

5. Which treaty formalized the collapse of the Habsburg Empire after WWI?
 Treaty of Saint-Germain

6. When did the United States enter World War I?


 1917

7. Which of the following was a German submarine that attacked enemy ships during
World War I?
 U-boat

8. What was Woodrow Wilson's proposal during WWI for a postwar peace
settlement?
 Fourteen Points

9. Which disease caused a worldwide pandemic that started during World War I?
 Influenza

10. Which country was forced to sign the "war guilt clause" in the Treaty of
Versailles?
 Germany

11. Which flower became a symbol of World War I?


 Poppy

12. What year did WW1 start & finish?


 1914-1918

13. What were the Neutral States?


 They didn't side with anyone
14. Why did the Anzacs lose Gallipoli?
 They landed at the wrong beach

15. Who were the Anzacs fighting against at Gallipoli?


 The Turks

16. Where were most of the battles fought in?


 Europe

17. Why did the Germans have an advantage over the Allies on the Western Front?
 They were on higher ground

18. Why did Australia fight in World War 1?


 They were controlled by Britain

19. Where was Gallipoli?


 In Turkey

20. Italy’s action in the war was primarily against


 Austria-Hungary

21. Which country joined the war on the side of the Allied Powers in 1916?
 Romania

22. What major change in German policy contributed to the United States entering the
war?
 The declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare

23. Zimmermann telegram urged which country to attack the United States?
 Mexico

24. On what date did the United States declare war on Germany?
 April 6, 1917

25. In 1918, the city of Paris suffered repeated attacks from German
Long-range artillery

26. After declaring war, the United States was


 At war only with Germany, not with Austria-Hungary

27. What immediate condition was required of the Ottoman Empire in order to make
peace?
 Free shipping had be reopened through the Dardanelles

28. The formal peace treaty with Germany


 Was signed at Versailles

29. Which of these nations was neutral in World War I?


 Norway
30. Name the English nurse who became a popular heroine during WWI?
 Edith Cavell

31. Who was the king of England during WWI?


 George V

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