In January 1918, __________ had drawn up a series of peace proposals known as the Fourteen Points.
Widrow Wilson
Otto Von Bismarck
Kaiser Wilhelm
David Cleemenceau
_______________ was the ruler of Germany when the war started.
Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
<b>Kaiser Wilhelm II</b>
Otto von Bismarck
Bosnia and Herzegovina had a large Slavic population and hoped to absorb all the Slavs on the Balkan Peninsula.
True
False
In January 1917, _____ announced that their submarines would sink without warning any ship in the waters around Britain.
The Ottoman Empire
France
Austria-Hungary
Germany
The Russian army’s greatest asset was its advanced navy.
True
False
The German government signed an Armistice, which was an agreement to stop fighting with France.
True
False
Between 1864 and 1871, Prussia’s blood-and-iron chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, used war to unify Germany.
False
True
Article 231, also known as the, __________, ordered Germany to pay huge war reparations to Allied nations
Fourteen Points
"war guilt" clause
Self-Determination Clause
Mandates' Clause
One of the reasons World War I was considered a new kind of war was because _______________
Not many people died
it was not as destructive as the other wars
the economy was not affected
it involved the use of new technologies
The _________ had a long history of nationalist uprisings, ethnic clashes, and were known as the “powder keg” of Europe.
Balkans
Romans
Hapsburgs
British
Why was there hostility between Austria-Hungary and Serbia?
The Balkan area was in conflict.
Serbia had given up Bosnia
Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina
No one was interested in the Balkans
What is nationalism?
The common borders
Deep devotion to one's nation
An alliance of countries with a similar history
The unity of different nations
What was "rationing"?
Separating good and bad times
Soldiers ate and slept in mud
People were only allowed to buy small amounts of items needed for the war
Buying whatever people wanted
Archduke of Austria-Hungary who got killed while he was visiting Sarajevo with his wife Sophie
Kaisser Wilhelm
Otto Von Bismarck
Napoleon III
Franz Ferdinand
Imperialism and Militarism worked together to promote war.
False
True
Which THREE nations belonged to the Triple Entente?
Britain, France, Russia
Germany, Serbia and France
Russia, Italy and Great Britain
Great Britain, the USA and France
In March 1918, Germany and Russia signed the Treaty of ___________, which ended the war between them.
Mandates
Brest-Litovsk
Armstice
Versailles
Which THREE nations belonged to the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Italy and the Ottoman Empire
<b>Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary</b>
France, Great Britain and Japan
. Great Britain, France and the USA
A/An _______________ is a list of demands, that if not met, can lead to serious consequences.
annexation
military alliance
ultimatum
entente
Which of the following countries completely changed their name after WWI?
Italy
Romania
Austria-Hungary
Germany
The guiding principle behind Wilson's Fourteen Points was ___________.
Self-Determination
Colonization
None of the answers is correct
Mandates System
What region was referred to as the Powder Keg of Europe?
Alsace Lorrain
The Western Front
The Ottoman Empire
The Balkans
By securing the Dardanelles, the ________ believed they could take Constantinople.
Allies
Austro-Hungarians
Central Powers
Germans
Which countries formed the Central Powers?
<b>Germany, Austria-Hungary, then they were joined</b> <b>by Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire</b>
Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, then they were joined by Bulgaria, Ottomans
Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary and then were joined byGermany
Italy and France and then were joined by Bulgaria and theOttoman Empire.
The Germans launched a massive attack against the French near Verdun Castle in 1916.
True
False
The Zimmerman Note, which pushed USA into war exposed the German plans to ______
plant German spies in USA
help Mexico regain US territory
sink passenger ships without warning
make a truce with Russia
The area between the trenches was known as the Eastern Front.
False
True
The Black Hand was a secret society committed to ridding Bosnia of Austrian rule.
True
False
The deadlocked, stalemate, region in northern France became known as the Eastern Front.
True
False
___________ was a new WWI weapon that caused blindness, blisters and choking.
The submarine
The tank
Poison Gas
The machine gun
What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war called?
Militarism
Nationalism
Alliances
Imperialism
Where was the Eastern front?
<b>Along the border between Russia & Germany, Austria-Hungary</b>
Across Britain
From the North sea to the Swiss border
Across Italy
Which nation’s heir to the throne was assassinated in 1914 by a Serbian nationalist?
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Germany
France
The World War I alliance that included Great Britain, France and Russia was the ________.
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
Schlieffen Plan
Allied Powers / Western Front
The United States entered the war on the side of the Allies.
False
True
Which nation greatly regretted its loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany in 1870?
Austria-Hungary
Britain
Germany
France
Where did the German government representative meet with French Commander Marshal Foch?
In a railway car near the Turkish borders
In a railway car near Austria
In a railway car near Germany
In a railway car near Paris
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between ____________ to stop the war between them.
Great Britain & France
USA & Germany
Germany & Russia
Italy & Russia
The Balkan peninsula, in the southern corner of Asia, was home to an assortment of ethnic groups
True
False
Why was the Balkans known to be the “powder keg” of Europe?
This was the name given to it
There was one ethnic group living there
There was no interest in that area
It was an area of nationalist uprisings and ethnicclashes
Which nation annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908?
France
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
WWI soon became a _________________.
Proxy War
Total War
Religious War
Cold War
A promising strategy for the Allies was to attack a region in the Ottoman Empire known as __________.
Canakkale
Dardanelles
Bosporus
Constantinople
Great Britain was represented at the Paris Peace Conference by George Clemenceau.
True
False
In this type of warfare, soldiers fought each other from trenches.
Submaribe warfare
Deadlock
Eastern Front
Trench warfare
Where was the Western Front?
Across Germany
Along the borders of Italy with Austria-Hungary
Along the borders of France with Germany
Across Russia
Which term best describes extreme pride in one's country?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliances
Although Japan had been part of the Triple Alliance, it refused to join the Central Powers.
False
True
Before WWI, the two alliances were called __________
Triple Alliance and Axis Powers
Homefront and Warfront
Triple Entente and Allied Powers
Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
Two nations deliberately excluded from the League of Nations were Germany and Russia.
True
False
The quest for colonies or _______________ pushed Europe to the brink of war.
Socialism
colonialism
militarism
imperialism
Which TWO non-Balkan nations competed for dominance of the Balkans?
Serbia and Austria-Hungary
Great Britain and Italy
Austria-Hungary and France
Japan and Italy
The post-WWI international organization whose goal was to keep peace among nations was called the ____________.
League of Nations
Eastern Front
Western Front
UN
Article 231, also known as the "war guilt" clause, ordered _____________ to pay huge war reparations to Allied nations
Ottoman Empire
France
Britain
Germany
Which of the European powers had the strongest navy?
Russia
Bulgaria
Briatian
France
Which nation was the first to declare war in what would come to be called the Great War?
Central Powers
Austria-Hungary
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
Although it had been on the side of the Central Powers at first, _____________, joined the Allies later, during the war.
Bulgaria
The Ottoman Empire
Italy
Austria-Hungary
The stretch of battlefield along the German and Russian border was the __________.
Eastern Front
Trench warfare
Western Front
Balkans
On November 9th, 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm stepped down and Germany declared itself a republic.
True
False
After WWI, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, formerly part of ___________, became independent nations.
The Ottoman Empire
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
In 1908, Russia annexed, or took over, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
True
False
Trench warfare was the primary form of warfare used on the Eastern Front.
True
False
A promising strategy for the Allies was the _______ (attacking a region in the Ottoman Empire known as Dardanelles).
unrestricted submarine warfare
Gallipoli Campaign
rationing
propaganda
The League of Nations was to be an international association whose goal would be to keep peace among nations.
True
False
Life in the trenches was pure _____________.
fun
misery
enjoyment
rich
Japan and Italy joined the Triple Entente and were known as __________________.
Neutral Powers
Triple Powers
Central Powers
Allied Powers
One of the five treaties negotiated by the Allies was known as the Treaty of Versailles
True
False
Why were Germany and Austria-Hungary known as Central Powers?
They had combined armies
Due to their alliance in the war
Due to their geographic location in the heart of Europe
This is because the war was fought on two fronts
Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan that Germany created to prepare for a two-front war?
Attack Russia first, then France
Ally with Russia to fight France
<b>Attack France first, then Russia</b>
Send half of the army to France and half to Russia
Bulgaria was in the Triple Alliance but later switched sides after accusing their partners of unjustly starting a war.
False
True
The Triple Alliance was made up by Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy.
True
False
By early 1915, opposing armies on the Western Front had dug miles of parallel ___ to protect themselves from enemy fire.
Trenches
Turnpikes
Tunnels
Submarines
Which terms describe a defense agreement between countries to assist each other?
Nationalism
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism