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ST GU Chap 23 WW1
ST GU Chap 23 WW1
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Date _________________ Chapter 23 Study Guide
World War I
1. Which country made the first declaration of war?
1 D
5
5. Germany’s attack upon which country directly provoked Britain to go to war?
C
6. Germany’s plan for fighting France and Russia was called _______________________________
6 B
7. What key fortress was the scene of the heaviest fighting during the German invasion of Belgium?
7 A
11. What event prompted the Ottoman Empire to enter the war?
11 B
12. The commander of the German East Asia Squadron was _______________________________
12 D
14. Which is generally not true of sea warfare during World War I?
14 C
22. Which battle lasted for ten months, the longest of the war?
22 C
23. Which country joined the war on the side of the Allied Powers in 1916?
23 D
24. What major change in German policy contributed to the United States entering the war?
24 B
25. The Zimmermann telegram urged which country to attack the United States?
25 A
27. What was the name of the first U.S. civilian ship to be sunk by a German submarine?
27 B
28. On what date did the United States declare war on Germany?
28 B
31. What did Germany do in 1917 to hasten Russia’s exit from the war?
31 C
32. Which of the following best describes Lenin’s role in the February Revolution?
32 A
34. What was Lenin’s first decree after the Bolshevik Revolution?
34 D
37. In 1918, the city of Paris suffered repeated attacks from German _________________________
37 C
39. Which of the following was a point of contention between the United States and the French and
British?
39 A
40. What pandemic disease threatened soldiers and civilians on all sides during the late stages of the
war?
40 C
41. Which battle was the first major victory for American troops?
41 A
42. What country was the first of the Central Powers to surrender?
42 D
43. Who assumed power in Germany and led negotiations with the Allies after Wilhelm II lost
power?
43 A
44. Over which border region did fighting break out between Poland and Ukraine at the end of the
war?
44 B
46. What immediate condition was required of the Ottoman Empire in order to make peace?
46 C
6 B
Part II
1. Where was the armistice signed after the end of the war?
2. Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland?
3. At which battle were the tanks first used?
4. Which British liner did a German U ? boat sink on May 5th 1915?
5. Which French hero of World War I was tried for treason after World War II?
6. Which German Military leader of World War I became President of Germany in 1925?
7. Where was the German fleet scuttled in 1919?
8. Who became German chief of staff in 1916 , directing the German war effort alongside
Hindenburg?
9. At which battle was poison gas first used?
10. Which French general dictated the term of allied victory (World War I)?