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