First world war general knowledge questions and answers | current gk

Know all about the first world war ( causes of first world war/countries ) through these short common GK questions and answers 

• When did the first world war began ?

   -> 28th July ,1914

• Which incident led to the outbreak of First World War ?

   -> The assassination of Austrian prince in Sarajevo

• What was the prince's name who was killed in Sarajevo ?

   -> Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand

• Who was the President of America during the First World War ?

   -> Woodrow Wilson

• What was the name of the American ship that was destroyed by Germany ?

   -> Lusitania

• In which battle was Russia defeated in First World War ?

   -> Battle of Tannenberg

• Which organization was established after First World War ?

   -> League of Nations

• Which countries were most important allies of First World War ?

   -> Russia , England , France

• Which countries fought with the allies in the First World War ?

   -> Austria , Italy , Germany

• Which new nations were formed after the First World War ?

   -> Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and Czechoslovakia

• Name the countries which were defeated in the First World War ?

   -> Turkey , Germany and Austria

• What is Sarajevo incident ?

   -> The Austrian prince Francis Ferdinand was murdered in Sarajevo in                         1914 and it became the immediate cause of the First World War 

• Which were the two rival blocks of First World War ?

   -> Triple Entente( Russia, France, England ) and Triple Alliance( Austria, Germany, Turkey ) 

• Name the emperor of Germany during the First World War and which policy did he believe in ?

   -> Kaiser William II . He believed in the policy of world power or downfall 

• Which territories France wanted to retrieve from Germany during the First World War ?

   -> Lorraine and Alsace

• Why did America enter the First World War ?

   -> Because Germany destroyed the American ship Lusitania 

• Which countries won the First World War ?

   -> Triple Entente( England, France, Italy and America )

• When did the First World War ended ?

   -> 11th November 1918

• Which treaty led to the end of First World War ?

   -> Treaty of Versailles

• When was the Treaty of Versailles signed ?

   -> 1919

• Who drafted the Treaty of Versailles/ Wilson's 14 points ?

   -> American President Woodrow Wilson