Sample Assessment Items

Asterisk (*) indicates correct answer.

  1. What are the correct dates for World War I?
    A. 1900-1905
    B. 1905-1909
    C. 1914-1918*
    D. 1929-1932.

  2. The leader of Germany during World War I was
    A. Nicholas II.
    B. Wilhelm II.*
    C. Adolf Hitler.
    D. Archduke Ferdinand.

  3. What was the "spark" that started World War I?
    A. Germany’s invasion of France
    B. The sinking of the Lusitania
    C. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand*
    D. The murder of Russian Tsar Nicolas II

  4. The leader of the Bolsheviks was
    A. Vladimir Lenin.*
    B. Joseph Stalin.
    C. Franz Ferdinand.
    D. Tsar Nicholas II.

  5. The Treaty of Versailles was especially harsh against which participant in the war?
    A. Germany*
    B. Great Britain
    C. France
    D. Russia

  6. Which country joined the Allies in 1917?
    A. United States*
    B. Japan
    C. Canada
    D. Italy

  7. Which term means "money paid for war damages?"
    A. Reparations*
    B. Collective bargaining
    C. Credit
    D. Diplomacy

  8. Which of the following is NOT a cause of World War I?
    A. Communism*
    B .Imperialism
    C. Militarism
    D. Failure of diplomacy

  9. The Treaty of Versailles did all of the following EXCEPT:
    A. It set up the League of Nations.
    B. It gave all of Germany's Eastern lands to Russia.*
    C. It forced Germany to pay reparations.
    D. It limited Germany’s military.

  10. The U.S. President during World War I was
    A. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    B. Harry Truman
    C. Teddy Roosevelt
    D. Woodrow Wilson*

  11. The leader of Russia during World War I was
    A. Nicholas II
    B. Peter II
    C. Vladimir Lenin*
    D. Joseph Stalin

  12. Before World War I, Russia had this form of government.
    A. Parliamentary democracy
    B. Absolute monarchy*
    C. Representative democracy
    D. Oligarchy

  13. Which of the following is NOT a reason the Russian Revolution took place?
    A. There was anger over military defeats during World War I.
    B. Japan defeated Russia in the Russo- Japanese War.
    C. The Russian legislature was executing anyone who opposed it.*
    D. Landless peasants wanted to own their own property.

  14. Lenin’s New Economic Policy (NEP) did which of the following?
    A. forced peasants to give their food to the communists
    B. allowed capitalism in order to give incentives for food production*
    C. rapidly industrialized Russia
    D. gave free education to all citizens

  15. “What! This isn’t peace! This is just a truce for 20 years!” (Marshal Foch, 1919). The author of this statement is predicting that
    A. Germany will never fight in another war again.
    B. the peace treaty will effectively keep peace for many years to come.
    C. another war is likely because the peace treaty is unfair.*
    D. France will win the next war

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