The Great War
A quiz of familiarity with the Great War
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What is your name? *
1. What year did the Great War begin? *
2 points
2. Who was the President of the United States when the Great War began in Europe? *
2 points
3. What is the other (and now more common) name for "the Great War"? *
2 points
4. Identify which side each of the countries listed below fought with during the Great War. *
8 points
The Allied Powers (us)
The Central Powers (them)
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
France
Germany
Great Britain
Ottoman Empire
Russia
U.S.A.
5. Identify the capital city of each of the nations listed below as they were organized in the first two decades of the twentieth century.  (N.B. some nations may have more than one right answer; mark all that apply.) *
6 points
Berlin
Budapest
London
Moscow
Paris
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
France
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
6. What event led to the beginning of the Great War? *
2 points
7. Aside from the event identified in the previous question, many historians say "imperialism" was an underlying cause of the Great war.  What is "imperialism"? *
1 point
8.  What was the first of the many declarations of war in 1914 that initiated the entire First World War? *
2 points
9. Identify the leaders of each of the nations listed below in 1914. *
4 points
Franz Joseph I
George V
Nicholas II
Wilhelm II
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
10. What kind of warfare was common on the ground in the Great War, especially on the front between Germany and France? *
2 points
11. Which of the following weapon systems were common parts of naval warfare throughout the Great War? *
2 points
Required
12. What was generally the accepted term for the submarines of the German Navy? *
2 points
13. What British passenger ocean liner (with American passengers on board) was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915? *
2 points
14. What effect did the sinking of the British ocean liner by a Germany U-boat in 1915 have on the American public? *
2 points
15. What was the principal role of the airplane in the beginning and throughout much of the Great War? *
2 points
16. Who was the most famous and successful aviation ace (accomplished fighter pilot) of the Great War on either side? *
2 points
17. What was the common nickname for the aviation ace identified in the previous question? *
2 points
18. In 1915 (before the U.S. had entered the Great War), President Woodrow Wilson screened the first movie to ever be shown in the White House.  What was that movie? *
2 points
Read the following paragraph taken from the IMDB website regarding the film mentioned in the previous question: "The film is credited as one of the events that inspired the formation of the 'second era' Ku Klux Klan at Stone Mountain, Georgia in 1915.  After its release, it was used as a recruiting tool for the KKK.  Despite the film's controversial content, the producer's innovative film techniques make it one of the most influential films in the commercial film industry, and it is often ranked as one of the greatest American films of all time."
19. Which of the following best summarizes the author's overall position on this movie based on the text above? *
2 points
20. What was the purpose of the major military operation, known at the time as the "Punitive Expedition, U.S. Army," conducted from March of 1916 until February of 1917? *
2 points
21. Who was in command of the Punitive Expedition, U.S. Army (now known as the "Mexican Expedition") conducted in 1916-1917? *
2 points
22. What major event arose in Russia in March of 1917 and continued throughout the remainder of the Great War and even for a few years beyond it. *
2 points
23. Who was the leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution? *
2 points
24. What did Tsar Nicholas II of Russia choose to do in March of 1917 in response to the revolution? *
2 points
25. What secret message was sent in January of 1917 to propose an alliance between Germany and Mexico if the U.S. were to enter the Great War? *
2 points
26. What did the 1917 message from Germany mentioned above promise to the Mexicans if they were to join the Central Powers against the U.S.? *
2 points
27. When did the United States finally enter the Great War? *
2 points
Read the following paragraph taken from History Matters: "President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to seek a Declaration of War against Germany in order that the world may “be made safe for democracy.”  Four days later, Congress voted to declare war, with six senators and fifty House members dissenting. “It is a fearful thing,” he told Congress in his speech, “to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance.”  Wilson did not exaggerate; in 1917 the war in Europe had already lasted two-and-a-half bloody years and had become one of the most murderous conflicts in human history.  By the time the war ended a year and a half later, an entire generation was decimated—France alone lost half its men between the ages of twenty and thirty-two. The maimed bodies of millions of European men who survived bore mute testimony to the war’s savagery."
28. What did President Wilson most likely mean when he said the world must "be made safe for democracy"? *
2 points
29. Who were the "great peaceful people" President Wilson was referring to in his speech? *
2 points
30. What does the word "decimate" mean? *
1 point
31. In 1919, General John Pershing was promoted to the rank of "General of the Armies of the United States" in recognition of his outstanding leadership during the Great War.  Although no official pin was ever made or even designed for this rank, how many stars are most commonly associated with it? *
1 point
32. Other that Gen. Pershing, who was the only other American officer to be promoted to the rank of General of the Armies? *
2 points
33. When did Germany sign the armistice that ended the fighting of the Great War? *
2 points
34. What happened to the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of the Great War? *
2 points
35. What treaty officially ended the Great War and defined specific penalties to be levied on Germany? *
2 points
36. Which four countries were considered the “big four” Allied powers who had the biggest impact on drafting the treaty identified in the previous question? *
3 points
Required
37. How did the German people react in 1919 to the treaty that ended the Great War? *
2 points
38. Who had to pay $33 billion ($450 billion in today’s money) in reparations after the conclusion of the Great War? *
2 points
39. Who is the German corporal in the photo below?  (The picture was taken around 1916.) *
2 points
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40. What did Adolf Hitler think about his time serving in the German Army during the Great War? *
2 points
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