World War I Terms Quiz

What is an 'armistice'?

• A type of weapon

• A truce or agreement to stop fighting

• A battle strategy

• A form of government.

Fill in the blank: The Zimmerman telegram was a letter from Germany to _______ to encourage them to attack the USA.

• Canada

• Mexico

• France

• Japan

Which countries were part of the 'Big Four' during the Treaty of Versailles?

• U.K., U.S.A., France, Italy

• Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey

• Russia, Japan, China, India

• Spain, Portugal, Greece, Netherlands

The Schlieffen Plan was a strategy where if war happens, Germany will attack ______ and Russia.

• Italy

• France

• Spain

• Belgium

What was the purpose of the League of Nations?

• To promote peace among countries

• To build military alliances

• To expand territories

• To control trade routes.

Militarism refers to the building up of the ______.

• economy

• military

• education system

• healthcare

Intense loyalty and pride in one’s country is known as which of the following?

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Unilateralism

• Communism

The money to pay for the cost of war damages.

• propaganda

• isolationsists

• reparation

• zeppelin

an area of land between 2 frontlines or trenches between enemies.

• No Man's Land

• Torpedo

• Trench Warfare

A situation in a conflict in which neither side can make progress against the other.

• stalemate

• domino effect

• neutral

• alliance