WWI & WWII Quiz

Question 1

Which new weapon put the war into stalemate?

Answer 1

Machine Guns

Question 2

According to the Zimmerman Telegram, which two countries were making alliances and under what conditions? (Two questions)

Answer 2

“German” offered the US territory if Mexico would side with them.

Question 3

Which country was to blame for all of WWI?

Answer 3

Germany

Question 4

Which country made the “first” declaration of war during WWI?

Answer 4

Austria-Hungary

Question 5

Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand and why is he important to WWI? (Two questions)

Answer 5

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was an Austrian leader who was killed (assassinated) in Bosnia by Serbian nationalist group who believed Bosnia belonged to Serbia.

Ferdinand’s death sparked (started) the war.

Question 6

How was the western front in WWI best characterized? What did both sides use that caused them to be stagnant? (Two questions)

Answer 6

the western front in WWI is best characterized as a stagnant (little achievement) war fought from the trenches and with machine guns.

Fighting from the trenches with machine guns caused neither side to advance and caused many casualties (people hurt and killed).

Question 7

Who intercepted the Zimmerman telegram?

Answer 7

British

Question 8

What is the Zimmerman Telegram, and what impact did it have on the US? (Two questions)

Answer 8

The Zimmerman Telegram said that Germany would offer the US territory to Mexico if they sided with them.

The result was the US entered the war.

Question 9

What date did the US declare war on Germany?

Answer 9

April 6, 1917

Question 10

What countries were in the Central Powers?

Answer 10

Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey/Ottoman Empire

Question 11

Who were the leaders of the Axis Powers in WWII?

Answer 11

Think ABE. AH, BOWEL MOVEMENT, EH 1) Adolf Hitler, (2) Benito Mussolini, and (3) Emperor Hirohito.

Question 12

What is meant by appeasing someone or something? (appeasement)

Answer 12

Giving someone something to make them happy in an effort for them to leave you alone.

Question 13

What caused Germany to be bitter after World War I?

Answer 13

The Treaty of Versailles reported that Germany was to blame for WWI and had to pay reparations to the Allies.

Question 14

Germans used a technique that meant “lighting war” to overwhelm armies. This term is called what?

Answer 14

Blitzkrieg [blits-kreeg] BLITZ MEANS RUN FAST IN FOOTBALL.

Question 15

This term describes the systematic annihilation of European Jews.

Answer 15

The Holocaust

Question 16

WWII lasted from what year… to what year…

Answer 16

1939 to 1945

Question 17

The three totalitarian leaders: Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini had what in common?

Answer 17

They all established a dictatorship.

Question 18

May 8th, 1945 marked what in Europe?

Answer 18

V-E Day, Victory in Europe. (end of the war)

Question 19

What was the Manhattan Project?

Answer 19

Creation of the atomic bomb by the United States.

Question 20

When and why did the United States enter WWII?

Answer 20

December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii to sink U.S. ships. United States immediately entered the war with Japan and then Germany.

Question 21

What were the circumstances around the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer 21

The attack was a complete surprise to the United States. We even had been discussing peace with Japan previously. Our radar had picked the Japan fighters up, but we dismissed it because we expected some of our flights in on the same day.

Question 22

WWI
______________ brought World War I into a stalemate.

a. Poisonous gas
b. Machine gun
c. barb wire
d. atomic bomb

Answer 22

B. Machine gun

Question 23

WWI
The __________________ proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany.

a. Espionage Act
B. Treaty of Versailles
C. Zimmermann Telegram
D. National Defense Act

Answer 23

C. Zimmerman Telegram

Question 24

WWI
___________________ was forced to assume total responsibility for World War I.

a. Austria-Hungary
b. France
c. Germany
d. Russia

Answer 24

C. Germany

Question 25

WWI Which country made the first declaration of war? a. Germany b. Serbia c. Russia d. Austria-Hungary

Answer 25

D. Austria-Hungary

Question 26

WWI In what city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated? a. Zagreb b. Sarajevo c. Belgrade d. Vienna

Answer 26

B. Sarajevo

Question 27

WWI How was the western front in World War I best characterized? a. One of the most dynamic frontlines of the twentieth century b. The first war front in history dominated by air power. c. A stagnant (little advancement) war fought from trenches, with neither side gaining or losing much ground in spite of high casualties. d. A mostly inactive front, along which both sides took a primarily defensive stance, resulting inrelatively few casualties.

Answer 27

C. A stagnant (little advancement) war fought from trenches, with neither side gaining or losing much ground in spite of high casualties.

Question 28

WWI The Zimmermann telegram urged which country to attack the United States? a. Mexico b. Cuba c. Panama d. Canada

Answer 28

A. Mexico

Question 29

WWI What country first intercepted the Zimmermann telegram? a. the United States b. Canada c. France d. Great Britain

Answer 29

D. Great Britain

Question 30

WWI On what date did the United States declare war on Germany? a. December 7, 1914 b. April 6, 1917 c. January 29, 1918 d. November 4, 1917

Answer 30

b. April 6, 1917

Question 31

WWI The ______________ powers were Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Germany, and Bulgaria. a. Allied b. Axis c. Central d. Communist

Answer 31

C. Central

Question 32

WWII The three totalitarian leaders of the Axis powers were a. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin b. Charles de Gaulle, Franklin Roosevelt, Benito Mussolini c. Adolf Hitler, Charles De Gaulle, Franklin Roosevelt d. Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito

Answer 32

d. Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito

Question 33

WWII Why was Germany so bitter after World War I? a. According to the Treaty of Ghent, German and Austria were to blame for WWI and had to pay war damages. b. According to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was blamed for WWI and had to pay reparations to the allies. c. They were bitter because they lost the war and the Treaty of Paris forced them to pay reparations. d. According to the Treaty of Vienna, Germany was blamed for WWI and had to pay reparations to the allies.

Answer 33

b. According to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was blamed for WWI and had to pay reparations to the allies.

Question 34

WWII Appeasement is - a. allowing a person to make mistakes and then punishing them. b. giving someone something to make them happy and leave you alone. c. giving money to a country so that they can use it for their own economy. d. allowing Germany to negotiate with Great Britain and France.

Answer 34

b. giving someone something to make them happy and leave you alone.

Question 35

WWII What is the term used to describe Nazi Germany's systematic annihilation of European Jews? a. blitzkrieg b. the Holocaust c. Kristallnacht d. the Manhattan Project

Answer 35

b. the Holocaust

Question 36

WWII What year did World War II start? a. 1936 b. 1938 c. 1939 d. 1935

Answer 36

c. 1939

Question 37

WWII What did Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini have in common? a. all were communists. b. all were monarchies c. all were republics d. all established dictatorships

Answer 37

d. all established dictatorships

Question 38

WWII V-E Day, May 8, 1945, marked a. the start of the largest landing by sea in history b. the Allied attach on North Africa c. the end of the war in Europe d. the end of the war in the Pacific

Answer 38

c. the end of the war in Europe

Question 39

WWII The goal of the Manhattan Project was to a. develop an atomic bomb b. devise a strategy for invading Japan c. build eight new aircraft carriers d. defend New York City from submarine attacks

Answer 39

a. develop an atomic bomb

Question 40

WWII What year did the USA enter the war? a. 1933 b. 1939 c. 1940 d. 1941

Answer 40

d, 1941