1.

After the sinking of the British ship the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram, who
entered World War I?
2. Roosevelt and Churchill signed a treaty of friendship in August 1941. What was this
agreement called?
3. Who agreed to let Germany attack the Czechoslovakia so they could avoid war with
them?
4. The Germans surrendered in World War II 8 days after what major event?
5. What was Hitlers biggest mistake during the war?
6. Hitler planned to invade Britain, but he knew he needed to destroy who first?
7. During the 1920s, who was the richest country in the world?
8. Who committed suicide on April 30, 1945?
9. World War I was a war mainly fought where?
10. The surprise attack in France on June 6, 1944 is famously known as __-Day.
11. Nearly how many soldiers died as a result of World War I?
12. After the Wall Street Crash, banks and businesses failed and millions of people lost their
jobs. This period is known as the _______ _________.
13. What happened on September 1, 1939?
14. How many people are estimated to have been killed during the Holocaust?
15. What is the Holocaust?
16. Many women worked on the front lines during World War I as what?
17. This song became famous amongst soldiers during World War I. What was it called?
18. The lasting impact of World War I lied in the peace agreement. While the countries tried
to bring peace, they mainly caused _______ and ___________.
19. One-sided information designed to persuade, to keep up morale and support for the war is
another way to say what?
20. On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, on the 11th month (November 11, 1918), what happened?
21. What two major countries signed the armistice that ended World War I?
22. ___________ was the phrase the soldier told their wives and families as they went off to
war during World War I.
23. Even though the Great War was initially between Serbia and Austria-Hungary, why did it
become a major conflict with multiple countries?
24. What is a centralized government under the authority of a dictator that suppresses the
opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of nationalism and
racism.
25. During World War I, the government depended on whom like never before?
26. What event started World War 1?
27. Hitler planned on making an empire of what kind of people?
28. America didnt enter World War I until late because for most of the war we were what?
29. In the trenches, when you go up and over, this means you are going up and out of your
trench and then over to the other trench. However, before you get there you must cross
what?
30. Who was the Nazi secret police?
31. Who was a part of the Triple Entente during World War I?
32. Who was a part of the Triple Alliance during World War I?
33. Who was a part of the Axis Powers during World War II?

34. What happened on June 28, 1914?

35. Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany at the beginning of World War II?
36. Hitler persuaded people that his problems were caused by who?
37. In 1933 Hitler became the leader of the _____________ government.
38. To protect themselves, most countries during World War I began building strong armies
and navies. They also started forming what?
39. What were the MAIN causes of war?
40. At the start of the 1900s, the people in Europe were filled with a great sense of ______.
41. Name two threats you faced while living in a trench.
42. The Family Feud, The Great War, and the War to End All Wars are all names for which
major war in world history?
43. World War I involved the use of new _________.
44. For most of World War I the United States practiced what?
45. As a result of World War I, what happened to an entire generation of people in Europe?
46. The men slept in mud, washed in mud, ate mud, and dreamed mud. This quote is more
than likely describing the lives of soldiers who lived where?
47. When the United States joined the war in 1917, which side did we join with?
48. Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?
49. NOTICE! Travelers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that the a
state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that
the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with
formal notice given by the Imperial German government, vessels flying the flag of Great
Britain, or any of her allies, are liable to destruction in those waters and that travelers
sailing the war zone on ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their own risk.
Germany sent this notice but one ship ignored it. What ship was it?
50. How long was World War I going on before the U.S. finally entered it?
51. In _________ the people were desperate as a result of the depression, and turned to the
National Socialist Workers Party.
52. What two events made the United States join World War I?
53. What event made the United States join World War II?
54. What did Germany offer Mexico in the Zimmerman Telegram?

TRUE OR FALSE
1.
2.
3.
4.

The depression in the USA affected the entire world.

Once in power, Hitler allowed all other political parties to run against the Nazis.
At one point, Hitler controlled all of Western Europe.
The British Air Force had fewer planes and that is why they were defeated by the Nazis.
5. The British entered Berlin and this caused Hitler to commit suicide?