World War II Begins with World War I

What do you know about World War II Begins with World War I?  Try this US World War 2 History Made Easy Quiz.  "Check Your Answers" at the end of the page.

1) World War I begins with the assignation of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne by Serbian Gaurilo Princip on June 22, 1914.  Who was the heir?

• Czar Nicholas II

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Duke Arnold Schwarzenegger

2) What was the date the U.S. declared war on Germany and then entered World War I?

• April 1, 1916

• April 6, 1917

• April 21, 1921

3) When was World War I armistice?

• November 11, 1918

• November 11, 1919

• November 11, 1923

4) At the end of World War I, it saw the growth of one country as a new power.  What is the country?

• Egypt

• United States

• China

5) What was the principal instrument to enforce the Versailles Treaty that officially ended World War I?

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

6) What U.S. Senator led the fight against ratifying the Treaty of Versailles?

• Robert Johnson

• Henry Cabot Lodge

• Barry Goldwater

7) France built a defensive fortification from the Switzerland border 200 miles to near the Belgium border.  What was the line’s name?

• Sigfried Line

• Maginot Line

• Normandy Line

8) Finland was the only nation that did not default on its World War I loans from the U.S.  What year did they pay off their debt?

• 1941

• 1960

• 1976

9) What event in the U.S. set off a chain of events that contributed to the unraveling of the whole system of European security?

• Herbert Hoover’s election

• The Great Depression

• The Dust Bowl

10) A disarmament conference was held in Washington, DC in 1922.  What nation did not have a reduction in armaments?

• Germany

• United Kingdom

• Japan

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