ZIMSEC O Level History World War One 1914 to 1918 questions

Question 1

After the First World War, which country emerged as an economic giant that dominated the European economy by loaning money and selling goods to Europe?

Accepted Answer

USA

Question 2

Which international organisation was formed as a political result of the First World War, aiming to prevent future wars between nations?

Accepted Answer

League of Nations

Question 3

Which agreement of 1904 between Britain and France immediately preceded and led to the Triple Entente of 1907?

Accepted Answer

Entente Cordiale of 1904

Question 4

During the First Moroccan Crisis of 1905, the German Kaiser visited which city to voice support for Moroccan independence against France?

Accepted Answer

Tangier

Question 5

Which treaty ended the Second Balkan War of 1913, after Bulgaria was defeated by Serbia, Greece, Romania and Turkey?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Bucharest

Question 6

In 1908, a rebellion within the Ottoman Empire demanded a constitutional government on Western lines and full equality between Christians and Muslims. What was this movement called?

Accepted Answer

Young Turk movement

Question 7

What was the name of the German gunboat sent to Agadir in 1911 during the Second Moroccan Crisis?

Accepted Answer

the Panther

Question 8

Name one country that fought against Turkey in the First Balkan War of 1912.

Accepted Answer

Serbia

Question 9

Name one of the two original members of the Entente Cordiale of 1904.

Accepted Answer

Britain

Question 10

In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed two provinces it had been administering since 1878, angering Serbia by asserting full control over them. Which provinces were these?

Accepted Answer

Bosnia and Herzegovina, provinces Austria-Hungary had administered since 1878

Question 11

Austria-Hungary's 1908 annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina angered Serbia because Austria-Hungary had only been administering, not owning, these provinces since which year?

Accepted Answer

1878

Question 12

In the System of Alliances that existed between 1900 and 1914, which of the following countries belonged to the Triple Alliance?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 13

Which of the following was a Balkan state between 1900 and 1914?

Accepted Answer

Serbia

Question 14

Between 1900 and 1914, which of the following European powers held colonial interests in North Africa?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 15

Which of the following was one of the five Balkan states that took part in the Second Balkan War of 1913?

Accepted Answer

Bulgaria

Question 16

In 1911, Germany sent a gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir, claiming German interests there were in danger. This gunboat was called the...

Accepted Answer

Panther

Question 17

One way in which the First World War benefited the United States of America (USA) economically was that...

Accepted Answer

the USA loaned large sums of money to the fighting countries and overtook Europe as an economic giant

Question 18

By 1912, which of the following had become an independent Balkan state after Turkish rule?

Accepted Answer

Albania

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