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  • 1. 
    The assassination of the presumptive heir of which country led to the outbreak of World War I?

  • Russia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Austria-Hungary

  • 2. 
    Which strategic plan formed the basis for the German offensive in 1914?

  • War Plan Orange
  • Plan 17
  • Schlieffen Plan
  • Blitzkrieg

  • 3. 
    The invasion of which country brought the United Kingdom into World War I?

  • France
  • Belgium
  • Russia
  • Serbia

  • 4. 
    What battle in September 1914 halted the German advance towards Paris?

  • Battle of Mons
  • Battle of the Frontiers
  • First Battle of Ypres
  • Battle of the Marne

  • 5. 
    The British and Japanese successfully laid siege to which German colonial possession in China during World War I?

  • Nanking
  • Chungking
  • Tsingtao
  • Shanghai

  • 6. 
    Which battle marked the first use of chemical weapons (poison gas) on the Western Front?

  • Second Battle of Ypres
  • Battle of Verdun
  • Battle of the Marne
  • Battle of Passchendaele

  • 7. 
    The sinking of which ship, as part of Germany’s unrestricted U-boat campaign, helped push the United States into World War I?

  • RMS Titanic
  • RMS Lusitania
  • USS Kearny
  • USS Reuben James

  • 8. 
    What did the American “Preparedness” movement advocate?

  • An expansion of the US army and navy
  • Universal military training
  • Development of the atomic bomb
  • A & B

  • 9. 
    Where did the Italians and Austro-Hungarians fight a dozen inconclusive battles during World War I?

  • Isonzo
  • Vittorio Veneto
  • Piave River
  • San Matteo

  • 10. 
    The failed Allied amphibious landings at Gallipoli were intended to knock out which member of the Central Powers?

  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Austria-Hungary
  • The Ottoman Empire

  • 11. 
    When did the Battle of the Somme occur?

  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917

  • 12. 
    Which battle was the largest engagement between surface naval ships of World War I?

  • Battle of Dogger Bank
  • Battle of Jutland
  • Battle of the Atlantic
  • Battle of Heligoland Bight

  • 13. 
    Which engagement on the Eastern Front resulted in a Russian victory?

  • Brusilov Offensive
  • Masurian Lake
  • Battle of Tannenberg
  • None of the above

  • 14. 
    Which battle saw the first use of tanks during World War I?

  • Battle of the Somme
  • Battle of Verdun
  • Battle of Arras
  • Battle of Passchendaele

  • 15. 
    Which engagement was the longest battle of World War I?

  • Battle of the Somme
  • Battle of Verdun
  • Battle of Arras
  • Battle of Passchendaele

  • 16. 
    What was the name of the German defensive line on the Western Front between 1916 and 1917?

  • Maginot Line
  • Gothic Line
  • Hindenburg Line
  • Ludendorff Line

  • 17. 
    Where did T. E. Lawrence lead a successful uprising against the Central Powers?

  • Asia
  • Africa
  • The Middle East
  • Belgium

  • 18. 
    Who were the Harlem Hellfighters?

  • A group of Italian-Americans who fought in the US Army.
  • A group of African-Americans who fought in the US Army.
  • A group of African-Americans who fought in the French Air Force.
  • A group of German-Americans who fought in the US Army.

  • 19. 
    Which battle included the explosion of subterranean mines that were one of the largest man-made detonations until the atomic bombs?

  • Battle of the Somme
  • Battle of Verdun
  • Battle of Arras
  • Battle of Messines

  • 20. 
    The Zimmerman telegram was intended to draw which country into the war on the side of the Central Powers?

  • Turkey
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Austria-Hungary

  • 21. 
    When did the United States enter World War I?

  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918

  • 22. 
    When did the Bolsheviks launch a revolution in Russia?

  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918

  • 23. 
    Which pilot was America’s top flying ace in World War I?

  • Richard Bong
  • Eddie Rickenbacker
  • Hubert “Hub” Zemke
  • Robin Olds

  • 24. 
    Which American won the Medal of Honor for capturing 132 Germans during the Battle of St. Mihiel?

  • Audie Murphy
  • Dan Daly
  • Alvin York
  • Ernst E. Evans

  • 25. 
    The Battle of Belleau Wood plays an important part in the lore of which part of the armed forces?

  • The US Marine Corps
  • The Lafayette Escadrille
  • The Lost Battalion
  • The Harlem Hellfighters

  • 26. 
    Which French commander was known as the “Lion of Verdun?”

  • Joseph Joffre
  • Philippe Petain
  • Robert Nivelle
  • Ferdinand Foch

  • 27. 
    Which British officer was known as the “Butcher of the Somme?”

  • Douglas Haig
  • John French
  • Horatio Kitchener
  • Bernard Montgomery

  • 28. 
    Which general commanded the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I?

  • Douglas MacArthur
  • Billy Mitchell
  • John Pershing
  • George Patton

  • 29. 
    Which German commander preferred to focus resources and manpower on the Eastern Front?

  • Paul von Hindenburg
  • Erich von Falkenhayn
  • Carl von Clausewitz
  • Gerhard von Scharnhorst

  • 30. 
    Which pilot was the highest scoring flying ace of World War I?

  • Manfred von Richthofen
  • Billy Bishop
  • Rene Fonck
  • Herman Goering

  • 31. 
    Which of these events occurred on the US home front during World War I?

  • Creation of victory gardens
  • More women entering the workforce
  • The Great Migration
  • All of the above

  • 32. 
    Which of the following was NOT a part of President Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points?

  • Creation of the United Nations
  • Freedom of the seas
  • Disarmament
  • Free trade
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