This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which country became a unified state in 1871 and began to create its own overseas empire and navy? A) France. B) Germany. C) Russia. D) Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 2. Which nation declared war on France and invaded neutral Belgium? A) Ottoman Empire. B) Germany. C) Great Britain. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 3. Which battle marked the first major Allied victory in the First World War? A) The Battle of Verdun. B) The First Battle of the Marne. C) The Battle of Tannenberg. D) The Battle of Gallipoli. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The First Battle of the Marne. 4. What were the main aims of the Schlieffen Plan? A) To attack France and fight a war on two fronts. B) To attack Russia and avoid a war on two fronts. C) To attack Belgium and invade France. D) To attack France first and avoid fighting a war on two fronts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To attack France first and avoid fighting a war on two fronts. 5. What was a major demographic effect of the Great Migration during WWI? A) Immigrants returning to Europe en masse. B) African Americans relocating North and West. C) Women moving from cities to small towns. D) Movement of Southerners to rural Midwest farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) African Americans relocating North and West. 6. According to the Defence of the Realm Act, which of the following was not allowed? A) Talking about naval or military matters in public places. B) Buying binoculars. C) Lighting bonfires or fireworks. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Before World War I the power that become synonymous to national prestige was A) Economic Strength. B) Military Strength. C) Naval Strength. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Military Strength. 8. Why were the Balkans considered a "powder keg" in the early 1900s? A) The Ottoman Empire engaged in a war for control of the region. B) The competing interests of nationalist groups and foreign countries destabilized the region. C) The countries of the region sough to establish their own colonial empires. D) Religious differences led to conflicts within the newly independent nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The competing interests of nationalist groups and foreign countries destabilized the region. 9. Why did Prime Minister Robert Borden decide to introduce conscription in 1917, despite his earlier promise not to? A) To fulfill a military alliance commitment. B) Due to pressure from the public. C) To address the shortage of military personnel. D) To gain political advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To address the shortage of military personnel. 10. Few of his fourteen points were included in the Treaty of Versailles, but his desire for the League of Nations was A) Arthur Zimmermann. B) Ferdinand Foch. C) Herbert Hoover. D) John J. Pershing. E) Woodrow Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Woodrow Wilson. 11. What did the Zimmerman telegram/note instruct a German ambassador to do? A) Create an alliance with Mexico and declare war on the United States. B) Create an alliance with Spain and declare war on the United States. C) Create an alliance with France and declare war on the United States. D) Create an alliance with England and declare war on the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Create an alliance with Mexico and declare war on the United States. 12. What was the Representation of the People Act of 1918? A) It allowed women to join the army. B) It permitted women over 30 to vote and be elected as MPs. C) It banned women from working in factories. D) It reduced women's wages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It permitted women over 30 to vote and be elected as MPs. 13. In 1914, Austria controlled the country of ..... A) O France. B) O America. C) O Bosnia. D) O Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) O Bosnia. 14. Which historian argued that Germany had long planned a war aimed against Russia and France? A) Christopher Clark. B) Sean McMeekin. C) Fritz Fischer. D) Niall Ferguson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fritz Fischer. 15. What is the meaning of Militarism? A) People that went a step further and felt that their country was better than other. B) Countries that looked for friends do back the up in a war. C) The desire to have big empires to control other nations. D) Countries that spent more money on huge armies and were prepared to defend or promote their countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Countries that spent more money on huge armies and were prepared to defend or promote their countries. 16. Who did the Allied Powers blame for starting WWI? This country was harshly punished at the end of WWI. A) France. B) Germany. C) Russia. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 17. Which country declared neutrality in 1914, despite being part of the Triple Alliance? A) Belgium. B) Switzerland. C) Italy. D) Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italy. 18. What was the Schlieffen Plan? A) The German strategy to go through Belgium to avoid French defenses. B) The French strategy to create a massive defensive line on the border with Germany. C) The British Strategy of mass bombing German factories in order to cripple their military production. D) The Austro-Hungarian strategy to deploy all of their troops in one massive battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The German strategy to go through Belgium to avoid French defenses. 19. Information designed to influence opinion is called A) Militarism. B) Communism. C) Propaganda. D) Facebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Propaganda. 20. Which nation allied with Austria-Hungary and Germany in the lead-up to the First World War? A) Italy. B) France. C) Britain. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italy. 21. Which of the following is NOT a REASON for the Great Migration? A) Job Opportunities. B) Better Education. C) To escape racism. D) Better fertile land for farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Better fertile land for farming. 22. What was the significance of the Salt March in 1930? A) It marked the beginning of the Non-Cooperation Movement. B) It was a protest against the salt tax. C) It led to the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi. D) It resulted in the end of British rule in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was a protest against the salt tax. 23. What was the significance of the Treaty of Trianon? A) It defined the borders of Hungary after the war. B) It established a military alliance between Hungary and Austria. C) It granted independence to Slovakia and Romania. D) It ended World War I in favor of the Central Powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It defined the borders of Hungary after the war. 24. Where did Archduke Franz Ferdinand visit on 28 June 1914? A) Budapest in Hungary. B) Vienna in Austria. C) Belgrade in Serbia. D) Sarajevo in Bosnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sarajevo in Bosnia. 25. Germany wanted to avoid a two-front war which lead to A) Germany attacking France at the start of the war. B) Germany attacking Russia at the start of the war. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany attacking France at the start of the war. 26. What was the greatest reason that World War I was not a smaller, localized conflict rather than a large war? A) Propaganda. B) The alliance system. C) Imperialism. D) The American Expeditionary Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The alliance system. 27. In what city was Franz Ferdinand killed? A) Prague. B) Sarajevo. C) Vienna. D) Belgrade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarajevo. 28. Which organization in Britain was responsible for war propaganda? A) Wellington House. B) Department of Enemy Propaganda. C) Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. D) Crewe House. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wellington House. 29. In 1911, the ratio of men to women was 100 men to every 101 women. What was the ratio in 1925? A) 100 men to every 120 women. B) 100 men to every 101 women. C) 100 men to every 90 women. D) 100 men to every 113 women. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100 men to every 113 women. 30. What was a logistical issue faced by Russia during the First World War? A) Efficient supply chains. B) Well-maintained roads. C) Abundant fuel reserves. D) Inadequate transportation infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inadequate transportation infrastructure. 31. Summarize the outcome of the 1916 referendum on conscription as described in the historical recount. A) The referendum resulted in a majority vote against conscription. B) The referendum resulted in a majority vote in favor of conscription. C) The referendum was inconclusive with no clear majority. D) The referendum was postponed and never held. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The referendum resulted in a majority vote against conscription. 32. Which weapon was used to fire a large amount of bullets very quickly? A) Tank. B) Artillery. C) Rifle. D) Machine Gun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Machine Gun. 33. Why was Britain so concerned with Belgium in August 1914? A) Britain sought to occupy Belgian ports for trade. B) Britain was bound by a treaty obligation to protect Belgian neutrality. C) Belgium had refused to mobilise against Germany. D) Belgium had requested to join the British Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Britain was bound by a treaty obligation to protect Belgian neutrality. 34. Approximately how many Australian soldiers were killed during the First World War? A) 60, 000. B) 30, 000. C) 20, 000. D) 40, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 60, 000. 35. What was the outcome of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact? A) Formation of a new government. B) End of the Civil Disobedience Movement. C) Immediate independence for India. D) Increased repression of nationalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) End of the Civil Disobedience Movement. 36. Russia, Great Britain, and France were all part of the A) Allied Powers. B) Central Powers. C) Axis Powers. D) Neutral Powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allied Powers. 37. What was one major reason of why the US entered WWI A) Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. B) Germany declared war on the US. C) Bombing of Pearl Harbor. D) They called Wilson a "poo poo head". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. 38. True or False:The German version of the Dreadnought was called the Nassau. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. What is the name of the alliance that was formed between the British Empire, France, and Russia? A) Triple Alliance. B) Triple Entente. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triple Entente. 40. Which report in May 1915 claimed that Germans mutilated women and children in Belgium? A) Bryce Report. B) Creel Report. C) Northcliffe Report. D) Crewe House Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bryce Report. 41. How did the war impact the prices of food grains in India? A) They decreased. B) They rose by 60 percent. C) They rose by 93 percent. D) They remained the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They rose by 93 percent. 42. What was a major consequence of the economic competition between Germany and England? A) Peace treaties. B) Cultural exchanges. C) Intense rivalry. D) Military alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intense rivalry. 43. What does ANZAC stand for? A) Australian New Zealand available combats. B) Austalian New Zealous Army Corps. C) All New Zealand Army Corps. D) Australian New Zealand Army Corps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Australian New Zealand Army Corps. 44. What is the term given to having an increased devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation and is seen as one of the major reasons for the start of the First World War? A) Nationalism. B) Imperialism. C) Nativism. D) Militarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nationalism. 45. Why did the medics send soldiers who reported "sick with their nerves" back to the trenches? A) Because they thought they were making it up. B) Because they didn't like them. C) Because they weren't physically injured. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because they weren't physically injured. 46. The tensions in the ..... led to the start of World War I. A) Mexican border. B) Southeast Asia. C) West Indies. D) Balkan Powder Keg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Balkan Powder Keg. 47. Which country did Austria-Hungary ask for help after the assassination of the Archdique Franz Ferdinand? A) Germany. B) Serbia. C) France. D) Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 48. Activities:Look at the table of military personnel by nation, 1900-1914. Which country has the largest army in 1914? A) Germany. B) Britain. C) France. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia. 49. Who was the Prime Minister of Canada when the First World War began? A) Lester B. Pearson. B) John A. Macdonald. C) William Lyon Mackenzie King. D) Robert Borden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Robert Borden. 50. War is a sensible solution to disagreement and conflicts between countries. This is ..... A) Idealism. B) Diplomacy. C) Militarism. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Militarism. 51. Which country began competing for markets in Asia and Africa in the late 19th century? A) Germany. B) Italy. C) Russia. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 52. True or false? One of the causes of WWI was the fact that the European countries wanted show each other they were the best and most powerful. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. History Detective:Why would a bigger navy help in the acquisition of more colonies? A) It could protect sea routes and project power to seize or defend overseas territories. B) It would make land armies unnecessary for colonial control. C) It would reduce the cost of maintaining an empire to almost nothing. D) It would prevent other countries from trading with each other on land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It could protect sea routes and project power to seize or defend overseas territories. 54. What was the primary career option available to women before the First World War? A) Political positions. B) Business roles. C) A good marriage. D) Academic professions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A good marriage. 55. Why was imperialism a threat to peace? A) Because competition for colonies brought nations into conflict in many different locations. B) Because people in the 19th century did not place a high value on human life. C) Because it always involved the military conquest of other countries. D) Because peace is always "fragile". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because competition for colonies brought nations into conflict in many different locations. 56. The United States became increasingly involved in world affairs through all of the following except: A) Roosevelt's Square Deal. B) Panama Canal. C) Open Door Policy. D) Spanish-American War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roosevelt's Square Deal. 57. Which organization was established to recruit women for work in agriculture during the First World War? A) Women's Land Army. B) Royal Air Force. C) Women's Social and Political Union. D) National Union of Teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women's Land Army. 58. Which country joined the war late? A) Serbia. B) America. C) Austria-Hungary. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) America. 59. What was the significance of the image of Bharat Mata in the Indian Nationalist Movement? A) It was used to promote British culture. B) It was a religious symbol. C) It symbolized unity and nationalism. D) It represented British rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It symbolized unity and nationalism. 60. The discovery of this document helped change the U.S. policy on WW1 in 1917. A) Zimmerman Telegram. B) Zorich Paper. C) Schifflein Plan. D) Declaration of Independence. 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