This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which policy helped push the United States into entering WW I? A) Isolationism. B) Imperialism. C) Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. D) Alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. 2. When was the armistice signed to end the First World War? A) 9 November 1918. B) 28 June 1919. C) 11 November 1918. D) 18 January 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 11 November 1918. 3. What was the main reason for the lukewarm response of Muslims to the Congress during the Civil Disobedience Movement? A) Alienation after the Non-Cooperation Movement. B) Lack of interest in independence. C) Support for British policies. D) Desire for a separate state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alienation after the Non-Cooperation Movement. 4. What was "Bloody Sunday" ? A) The Sunday when Czar Nicholas and his family was captured. B) The Sunday when Russian soldiers lost during WWI. C) The Sunday when thousands of people marched to Czar Nicholas and troops began to shoot in the crowd. D) The Sunday when Vladamir Lenin decided he was going to take over Russia and have Czar Nicholas killed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Sunday when thousands of people marched to Czar Nicholas and troops began to shoot in the crowd. 5. How did anti-German sentiment manifest in everyday American life during the war? A) Providing subsidies to German-owned factories. B) Renaming German-named foods like frankfurters. C) Expanding cultural exchanges with Germany. D) Mandating German-only classes in public schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renaming German-named foods like frankfurters. 6. Which nation was the assassin, Gavrilo Princip, from? A) Austria Hungary. B) Russia. C) Serbia. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Serbia. 7. What event sparked the beginning of the war in 1914? A) The construction of the Berlin Wall. B) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles. C) The Boston Tea Party. D) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. 8. ..... used poison gas so as to drive the enemy out of the trenches A) The Russian army. B) The German army. C) The British army. D) The Austro Hungarian army. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The German army. 9. Source A describes the royal visit to Sarajevo in Bosnia on 28 June 1914. According to the source, how many teenage terrorists were hidden among the crowds to kill the Archduke? A) Three. B) Eight. C) Six. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Six. 10. Tripple Alliance was formed in A) 1919. B) 1907. C) 1882. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1882. 11. Which statement best explains why World War I was considered a "total war" ? A) Only soldiers were involved in the fighting. B) Civilians were expected to avoid involvement in the war. C) The war was fought only in Europe. D) The entire population was mobilized to support the war effort. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The entire population was mobilized to support the war effort. 12. Which event from the passage shows how anti-German sentiment affected everyday life? A) Eugene V. Debs ran for president from jail. B) Cincinnati banned pretzels and renamed German foods. C) The War Industries Board allocated raw materials. D) The Supreme Court upheld Schenck's sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cincinnati banned pretzels and renamed German foods. 13. What event triggered the mobilization of Europe's largest armies just weeks after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? A) Assassination of the Russian Tsar. B) Assassination of the French President. C) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. D) Assassination of the British Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 14. The passage explains the reasons behind the colonial conflicts and national rivalries. Which of the following is a reason mentioned? A) Technological advancements. B) Peace treaties between nations. C) Cultural exchange between colonies. D) Economic competition among European powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economic competition among European powers. 15. The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance of, A) Identifying the guilty party in a war. B) Treating all nations justly, including the losers of a war. C) Including powerful nations like the United States in international peace-keeping organizations. D) Crippling any nations that might prove dangerous in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treating all nations justly, including the losers of a war. 16. A newspaper printed in Vienna in July 1914 says the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was done by a few young men, not the Serbian government. Which factor most affects how reliable this source is for studying the causes of World War I? A) Its focus on young men's actions. B) Its short quote length. C) Its origin in Austria-Hungary's capital city. D) Its mention of the month of publication. E) Its use of the word assassination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its origin in Austria-Hungary's capital city. 17. What new sports were introduced to the British public during the war? A) Hockey and Lacrosse. B) Rugby and Cricket. C) Baseball and Australian Rules Football. D) Basketball and Volleyball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baseball and Australian Rules Football. 18. WHO'S DEATH SPARKED THE START OF WORLD WAR ONE? A) ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND. B) ABRAHAM LINCOLN. C) THEODORE ROOSEVELT. D) SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND. 19. Which country helped Belgium with the German invasion? A) Serbia. B) France. C) Hungary. D) Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Britain. 20. What was the name of the message sent to Mexico that the US intercepted? A) Wilson Note. B) Wilson Telegram. C) Zimmerman Note. D) Zimmerman Telegram. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zimmerman Telegram. 21. What was the main demand of the peasants in Awadh during the rebellion? A) Abolition of the Rowlatt Act. B) Increase in wages. C) Reduction of revenue. D) Support for the British government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduction of revenue. 22. What did Christobel Pankhurst encourage women to do during the war? A) To protest against the war. B) To undertake employment to help the war effort. C) To stay at home. D) To join the army as soldiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To undertake employment to help the war effort. 23. Which are Long-term causes of the First World War? A) Nationalsm. B) Aliances. C) Mililerism. D) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperialism. 24. What two countries were involved in the Zimmerman telegram scandal? A) Germany and Cuba. B) Mexico and Cuba. C) Germany and France. D) Germany and Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany and Mexico. 25. What two alliances were formed in europe A) Triple Entente, and the Triple Alliance. B) The rebels. C) The alliance. D) The United Alliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triple Entente, and the Triple Alliance. 26. What factor led to an arms race between nations in Europe before the First World War? A) Technological advancements in agriculture. B) Competition in artistic achievements. C) Industrial output and military strength. D) Scientific discoveries in medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial output and military strength. 27. Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War I? A) European nationalism. B) Imperialist competition. C) American isolationism. D) The stockpiling of weapons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American isolationism. 28. Who was assassinated, triggering the start of the First World War? A) Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. B) Napoleon Bonaparte. C) Queen Victoria of England. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. 29. A line of trenches between Belgium and Switzerland where fighting occurred between the Germans and the Allies during WWI A) Lusitania. B) Serbia. C) Schlieffen Plan. D) Western front. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Western front. 30. Germany and Austria-Hungary were among the Central Powers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Germany was restricted to A) 22 Ships. B) 25 Ships. C) 24 Ships. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24 Ships. 32. Where did the soldiers live in war time? A) House. B) Trenches. C) Underground. D) Mud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trenches. 33. What was the name of the German plan to win the war? A) Victory Plan. B) Secret War Plan. C) Schlieffen Plan. D) German Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schlieffen Plan. 34. What caused a spike in tensions between the Great Powers in Europe? A) Industrialization. B) Imperial expansion. C) Militaristic education in schools. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. "The White Man's Burden" , written by Rudyard Kipling, refers to A) The cost of abolishing slavery in Africa. B) The need for Christian missionaries to undermine Islam in Africa and Asia. C) The moral duty of the west to work to "civilize" the rest of the world. D) The cost of creating and supporting an empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The moral duty of the west to work to "civilize" the rest of the world. 36. He was the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne. A) O David Livingstone. B) O Robert Clive. C) O Muhammad Ali. D) O Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) O Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 37. Before the War, in which roles were women mostly employed? A) Teachers, nurses, and domestic servants. B) Engineers and scientists. C) Politicians and lawyers. D) Soldiers and pilots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teachers, nurses, and domestic servants. 38. Americans did not want to join World War I because many of them were ..... A) Nationalists. B) Militarists. C) Isolationists. D) Neutralists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isolationists. 39. The Central Powers were ..... A) Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. B) France, Russia, Italy, the US and Japan. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. 40. What were the main causes of the First World War? A) Social inequality, cultural differences, environmental factors. B) Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. C) Political instability, territorial disputes, economic depression. D) Economic competition, religious conflicts, technological advancements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. 41. Did Britain have any choice but to declare war on Germany on 4 August 1914? A) No, German action against Belgian neutrality left Britain little choice under its obligations. B) Yes, Britain could have ignored the Treaty of London and remained neutral. C) Yes, because Germany had withdrawn from Belgium before midnight. D) No, because Russia had already defeated Austria-Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, German action against Belgian neutrality left Britain little choice under its obligations. 42. The Allies were Britain, France A) Russia. B) Germany. C) Italy. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Russia. 43. Which idea was included in the Treaty of Versailles to show the Allies wanted to punish the Central Powers for their role in World War I? A) All nations shall maintain open covenants of peace. B) Freedom of the seas will be maintained. C) Germany will accept full responsibility for causing the war and force them to pay reparations. D) Territorial settlements shall be made along clearly recognizable lines of nationality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany will accept full responsibility for causing the war and force them to pay reparations. 44. American young people who struggled to recover a feeling of hope and purpose in life after the terrible war A) The "lost generation". B) Treaty of Versailles. C) American Expeditionary Force. D) Meuse-Argone offensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The "lost generation". 45. What nation had a revolution in 1917, the result of which was the abolishment of their ancient monarchial system and implementation of a new 'democracy'? A) Ukraine. B) Russia. C) Estonia. D) Yugoslavia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russia. 46. What killed many civilians across Europe at the end of the First World War? A) Gas attacks. B) Influenza. C) Air raids. D) Starvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influenza. 47. During this last major offensive of WWI, many soldiers were suffering from influenza A) Battle of the Jutland. B) Battle of the Somme. C) Battle of Verdun. D) Meuse-Argonne offensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meuse-Argonne offensive. 48. Which of the following is considered the immediate cause of the First World War A) Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary. B) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. C) German invasion of Belgium. D) German invasion of Poland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 49. What is the name of the alliance that was formed between Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary? A) Triple Alliance. B) Triple Entente. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triple Alliance. 50. Americans claimed the ..... Acts limited their First Amendment right to the freedom of speech. A) X-Files Acts. B) Espionage & Sedition Acts. C) 19th Amendment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Espionage & Sedition Acts. 51. Fill in the blank:New industrial techniques were introduced:standardisation, mass production and more efficient ..... A) Management. B) Transportation. C) Communication. D) Machinery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Management. 52. What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information in the United States? A) To influence public opinion in favor of the war effort. B) To spread false information about the enemy. C) To promote peace and diplomacy. D) To censor the media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To influence public opinion in favor of the war effort. 53. How did the First World War influence the rise of nationalism in African colonies? A) It led to immediate independence. B) It suppressed nationalist movements. C) It fueled nationalist sentiments. D) It had no influence on nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It fueled nationalist sentiments. 54. How was the Kapp Putsch dealt with? A) The Freikorps crushed the rebellion. B) The army crushed the rebellion. C) The workers went on strike. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The workers went on strike. 55. What was the outcome of the Battle of Jutland? A) It led to the sinking of the entire British fleet. B) It resulted in a decisive German victory. C) It ended with a peace treaty between Britain and Germany. D) It confirmed British naval dominance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It confirmed British naval dominance. 56. What was a military problem faced by Russia during the First World War? A) Abundant medical supplies. B) Effective use of modern tactics. C) Poorly equipped army. D) Fast railway and road transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poorly equipped army. 57. What does the N in M.A.I.N stand for? A) Nation. B) Nationalism. C) Negligence. D) Newism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nationalism. 58. Factors leading to unsettled relations among European nations included everything except: A) Military build-ups. B) Conflicts over colonies. C) US interference. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) US interference. 59. Activities:Which country took the lead in the use of tanks during the First World War? A) Russia. B) Britain. C) Germany. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Britain. 60. Which year did World War I begin? A) 1918. B) 1914. C) 1939. D) 1945. 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