This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War Quiz 45 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Propaganda posters: A) Did not work. B) Used peoples emotions to get them to obey rules and regulations. C) Were only used in Quebec. D) Made fun of Canadian laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used peoples emotions to get them to obey rules and regulations. 2. In 1917 the USA entered on side of ..... A) Allies ( the Entente Powers). B) The Central Powers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allies ( the Entente Powers). 3. What doe 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. 4. Before the war, Britain was responsible for what percentage of the world's manufactured goods? A) 27%. B) 15%. C) 40%. D) 5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 27%. 5. Who was the Prime Minister of Canada during the First World War? A) Sir Robert Borden. B) Sir John A. Macdonald. C) William Lyon Mackenzie King. D) Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sir Robert Borden. 6. Why did England declare war on Germany? A) Because of German Submarine warfare. B) Because of the Zimmerman Telegram. C) Because Germany invaded neutral Belgium. D) Because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because Germany invaded neutral Belgium. 7. When the First World War broke out, how did Canadians react to the idea of participating in it A) Both English and French opposed it. B) Both English and French supported it. C) English opposed it; French supported it. D) English supported it; French opposed it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) English supported it; French opposed it. 8. Why the Schlieffen Plan failed. Which is the odd one out? A) It was outdated. B) Belgium resisted. C) Russia were ready in 10 days. D) Britain remained neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Britain remained neutral. 9. The building up of a nation's army is called A) Militarism. B) Nationalism. C) Imperialism. D) Alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Militarism. 10. During the war, the U.S. government generated the most supplies for soldiers A) By taking supplies from people in Europe. B) By telling soldiers to use less. C) By setting limits, or rations, on goods civilians could have. D) By growing more crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By setting limits, or rations, on goods civilians could have. 11. When was Rasputin assassinated? A) 30th December 1917. B) 1st January 1915. C) 30th December 1916. D) 25th December 1916. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30th December 1916. 12. PTSD from continued bombing during WWI A) Koopa shelled. B) Shell shocked. C) Electric shock. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shell shocked. 13. What word describes countries racing to build more weapons? A) Military buildup. B) Arms race. C) Defense strategy. D) Weapon proliferation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arms race. 14. What were two common weapons used in World War One? A) TANKS AND SUBMARINES. B) MACHINE GUNS AND STUFFED ANIMALS. C) TANKS AND BOOTS. D) SUBMARINES AND U-BOATS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TANKS AND SUBMARINES. 15. Getting started:Which of the following was a benefit for a country remaining neutral during the war? A) Conserving resources and avoiding casualties. B) Gaining colonies through conquest without fighting. C) Immediate economic collapse was avoided only by entering the war. D) Automatic access to allies' territory through binding commitments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conserving resources and avoiding casualties. 16. Which country's naval dominance was threatened by the new German navy in the early 20th century? A) France. B) Russia. C) Germany. D) Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Britain. 17. What was the name of the agency that encouraged companies to use mass production to increase efficiency and standardize their products in an effort to boost the production of war related material? A) Committee on the War Effort (CWE). B) War Information Agency (WIA). C) Committee on Public Information (CPI). D) War Industries Board (WIB). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) War Industries Board (WIB). 18. Which practice on the U.S. home front aimed to support soldiers directly? A) Rationing food and resources to conserve. B) Ending school programs nationwide. C) Eliminating mail service to save fuel. D) Banning women from factory work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rationing food and resources to conserve. 19. The United States entered WWI in what year? A) 1914. B) 1915. C) 1916. D) 1917. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1917. 20. What is total war? A) A war where everyone has a role in winning, including men, women, and children. B) A war where there is no winner. C) A war that is fought around the world. D) A war that has massive destruction, including entire cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A war where everyone has a role in winning, including men, women, and children. 21. A group of ships transporting troops and supplies, guarded by warships was called a? A) Alliances. B) Convoy. C) Contour. D) Tactical formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convoy. 22. Approximately how many Canadian lives were lost during the First World War? A) 6, 600. B) 66, 000. C) 660, 000. D) 1, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 66, 000. 23. How many military deaths did Britain incur during the First World War? A) 715, 000. B) 500, 000. C) 1, 200, 000. D) 900, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 715, 000. 24. GradeStudio:The following were all partially responsible for the outbreak of the First World War:(i) the alliance system, (ii) German militarism, (iii) conflict in the Balkans. Which do you think was the most responsible? A) The alliance system. B) German militarism. C) Conflict in the Balkans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The alliance system. 25. What was one major reason for the decline of the Liberal Party in British politics by 1929? A) The resignation of Arthur Henderson from wartime coalition. B) The introduction of the Beveridge Report. C) The implementation of Keynesian economic theory. D) The creation of the National Health Service. 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