This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many nations supported the Allied Nations during the First World War? A) 18. B) 30. C) 14. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24. 2. What was the common perception of women's intelligence before the war? A) Educationally advanced. B) Not supposed to be intelligent. C) Moderately intelligent. D) Highly intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not supposed to be intelligent. 3. What was the impact of technology on the First World War? A) Minimal. B) Negligible. C) Significant. D) Nonexistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Significant. 4. What organisation assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand? A) The IRA. B) The Red Hand Gang. C) The Black Hand Gang. D) The Red Hand Defenders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Black Hand Gang. 5. What was a major role of women near the front lines during the war? A) Cooking and cleaning. B) Surveillance. C) Nursing. D) Combat fighters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nursing. 6. The Triple Alliance consisted of Germany, Italy and A) China. B) Austria Hungary. C) France. D) Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Austria Hungary. 7. What territories did Italy gain after the war? A) Trentino, Alto Adige, Venezia Giulia, and Trieste. B) Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, and Tuscany. C) Sicily, Sardinia, Liguria, and Calabria. D) Piedmont, Marche, Abruzzo, and Umbria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trentino, Alto Adige, Venezia Giulia, and Trieste. 8. The Franco-Prussian War (the last war of unification), starts because Otto von Bismarck A) Insults the French king (Napleon III). B) Declares war on William I. C) Wants Schleswig & Holstein. D) Wants to have free trade with England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insults the French king (Napleon III). 9. The peace treaty between Germany and the Allies that ended WWI A) American Expeditionary Force. B) Meuse-Argone offensive. C) The "lost generation". D) Treaty of Versailles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treaty of Versailles. 10. Which country did Germany secretly ask to attack the U.S.? A) Canada. B) Mexico. C) Spain. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mexico. 11. Match the statement:Two of the members had many similarities with each other. Which group does this describe? A) Triple Alliance. B) Triple Entente. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triple Alliance. 12. A British passenger ship that was sunk by a torpedo from a German U-boat A) Lusitania. B) Schlieffen Plan. C) Western front. D) Serbia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lusitania. 13. What was an immediate effect of the Treaty of Versailles? A) Wilson created his 14 points. B) European leaders wanted to punish Germany. C) New nations such as Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia were created. D) The United Nations of Earth was created. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) European leaders wanted to punish Germany. 14. What nickname was given to women working with TNT during the war? A) Lions. B) Canaries. C) Eagles. D) Doves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canaries. 15. What was a major consequence of the transportation issues faced by Russia during the war? A) Efficient movement of troops. B) Timely delivery of supplies. C) Severe supply shortages at the front. D) Improved infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Severe supply shortages at the front. 16. What did the Serbian response to the Austrian ultimatum lead to? A) An Austro-Serbian war in the Balkans. B) A world war. C) A continental war. D) A peaceful negotiated settlement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A world war. 17. Which act gave the government extensive powers over arms factories, control of the press, control of information, and civil liberties during the First World War? A) Defence of the Realm Act. B) Espionage Act. C) Sedition Act. D) War Measures Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defence of the Realm Act. 18. Which weapon was mainly used to conduct surveillance (reconnaissance) missions? A) Aircraft. B) Tanks. C) Submarines. D) Artillery(long range). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aircraft. 19. Why did countries want colonies? A) Countries wanted colonies for economic resources, strategic advantages, and national prestige. B) To establish military bases. C) To spread cultural beliefs. D) To increase population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Countries wanted colonies for economic resources, strategic advantages, and national prestige. 20. What outcome did many Native American veterans receive after WWI service? A) Automatic land grants in the West. B) Pathway toward U.S. citizenship by 1919. C) Exemption from future military drafts. D) Guaranteed placement in federal offices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathway toward U.S. citizenship by 1919. 21. What was one of the economic impacts of the First World War on India? A) Decrease in defence expenditure. B) Increase in agricultural exports. C) Reduction in custom duties. D) Introduction of Income Tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduction of Income Tax. 22. The Balkan Wars from 1912 and 1913 involved Serbia and Russia fighting against A) Austria-Hungary, that had just annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina to its empire. B) Austria Hungary and France. C) Bosnia-Herzegovina, which was part of the Ottoman Empire. D) The Invincible Alliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Austria-Hungary, that had just annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina to its empire. 23. What were the two nations, that, prior to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914, most Americans felt a common cultural and historical bond with? A) British and Serbians. B) Polish and French. C) British and Russians. D) British and French. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) British and French. 24. What weapon was most effective during World War 1 A) Tanks. B) Flamethrowers. C) Artillery. D) Poison Gas. E) Aircraft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artillery. 25. What was the response of Indian society to the outbreak of war in Europe? A) They declared their loyalty and support for Britain. B) They protested against the war. C) They remained neutral. D) They formed their own army. 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