1. What is one way the Eastern Front was different from the Western Front?

Question

A. The Eastern Front was fought with more military technology than the Western Front.
B. The Western Front provided the Central Powers with their most decisive victories.
C. The Western Front suffered more casualties than the Eastern Front.
D. The Eastern Front had front lines that moved widely, while the Western Front did not.

2. What was the most significant effect of U-boat attacks on the fighting on land?
A. They killed many soldiers.
B. They kept soldiers from the front lines.
C. They destroyed vital supplies.
D. They created a stalemate.

3. Which new type of warfare was responsible for civilian and military deaths and was banned after the war?
A. poison gas
B. armored tanks
C. trench warfare
D. aerial ”dogfights”

4. What claim did the Ottoman government make against the Armenians living in the Caucasus Mountains?
A. They would not allow the Ottomans passage through the mountains.
B. They were traitors.
C. They cut off Allied supply lines to Russia.
D. They stopped the Central Powers from advancing into Italy.

5. What did it mean to “go over the top” during World War I?
A. It was the phrase for when soldiers suffered mentally from the effects of mustard gas.
B. It was the phrase for when soldiers left the trenches to rush into No Man’s Land.
C. It was the phrase for when soldiers refused a direct order from a superior and appealed to the general or admiral.
D. It was the phrase for when soldiers peered over the edge of their trenches through barbed wire.

6. Why did the British introduce the tank in World War I?
A. They hoped to sneak into enemy camps and get behind enemy lines.
B. They hoped to help support their strategy of ambushes and raids in the west.
C. They hoped to break the stalemate by successfully conquering No Man’s Land.
D. They hoped to protect communications and keep troops mobile.

7. How did the Russian commanders’ response to reduced war production increase the casualties in World War I?
A. They surrendered due to the lack of supplies, such as rifles and helmets.
B. They sent masses of peasant soldiers into combat, some unarmed.
C. They increased production and advanced past the front.
D. They diverted forces to build railroads and highways.

8. In which way was the Central Powers’ offensive at Verdun similar to the Allied offensive at Somme?
A. Both battles were turning points for the Allies in World War I.
B. Neither battle was fought using trench warfare on the Western Front.
C. Neither battle used the modern weapons that had been introduced earlier in the war.
D. Both battles had high casualties without either side winning an advantage.

Answer 1

1. D. The Eastern Front had front lines that moved widely, while the Western Front did not.

2. C. They destroyed vital supplies.

3. A. Poison gas.

4. B. They were traitors.

5. B. It was the phrase for when soldiers left the trenches to rush into No Man’s Land.

6. C. They hoped to break the stalemate by successfully conquering No Man’s Land.

7. B. They sent masses of peasant soldiers into combat, some unarmed.

8. D. Both battles had high casualties without either side winning an advantage.