This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War Quiz 28 (25 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) Russia. C) Germany. D) Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany. 2. Which nation declared war on France and invaded neutral Belgium? A) Germany. B) Russia. C) Great Britain. D) Ottoman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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 Britain. B) O Bosnia. C) O France. D) O America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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. What does militarism mean? A) Building up of a big army. B) When countries promise to help each other out. C) Wanting to control other countries and make them part of an empire. D) The love of your country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Building up of a big army. 17. Who did the Allied Powers blame for starting WWI? This country was harshly punished at the end of WWI. A) Russia. B) Germany. C) America. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. Information designed to influence opinion is called A) Militarism. B) Communism. C) Propaganda. D) Facebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Propaganda. 21. Which nation allied with Austria-Hungary and Germany in the lead-up to the First World War? A) France. B) Britain. C) Russia. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Italy. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Where did Archduke Franz Ferdinand visit on 28 June 1914? A) Vienna in Austria. B) Budapest in Hungary. C) Belgrade in Serbia. D) Sarajevo in Bosnia. 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