WW1 USH

WW1 USH

Multiple Select

Check the 4 options that are the four "main" reasons Europe was ripe for war in 1914...

• Nationalism

• Alliances

• Aliases

• Militarism

• Imperialism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of militarism as it affected 1914 Europe?

• Militarism, as in spending more money on beefing up one's military.

• Militiarism, as in building up each country's navies to have more dreadnoughts.

• Militarism, as in generals and high ranking military leaders having more political say in government.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are correctly stated alliances of World War 1? (check all that apply)

• France was allied with Russia

• Austria-Hungary was allied with Germany

• Serbia was allied with Russia

• The Ottoman Empire would join up with Austria-Hungary and Germany

• Italy would switch sides, and join the Allies (France, Britain, Russia)

Multiple Choice

True or False? Germany, being a newer and younger country, was envious of the old superpowers, like France, and their colonies around the world.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE regarding nationalism as it pertains to Europe in 1914?

• Nationalism is pride in one's nation, or putting your own country's interests first.

• Nationalism was an issue in a country like Austria-Hungary because there were many different ethnicities in the empire, and many didn't want to be a part of that empire.

• Nationalism would be a major part of the reason Russia had a revolution.

Multiple Choice

True or false? Many historians argue that Gavrilo Princip is one of the most influential persons in World History, due to his assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

• Vero

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? Princip was only 18 years old.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? The first assassination attempt of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was a failure--a bomb (grenade) was thrown at the Archduke's car but it missed and hit the car behind him.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which of the following is true about the German Schlieffen plan? (check all that apply)

• It was designed to quickly defeat France, so Germany could focus its firepower and troops to the Eastern front to defeat the massive Russian army.

• It had been several years in the planning

• It was named after a German named Count Alfred von Schlieffen

• It was a success--it enabled quick German victory.

Multiple Choice

True or False? The Western front, after early German success, was much of a stalemate, with the front only moving a matter of miles after many months of fighting, and hundreds of thousands of deaths.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? By contrast, the Eastern front had more decisive movement on the frontlines.

• Vero

• Falso

Poll

What is the most impressive/devastating new piece of technology that was featured in WW1?

• The deadly efficiency of the machine gun

• The sheer scale and improvements of artillery

• Zeppelins, and overall air units being put into use

• U-boats and Dreadnoughts as naval units

• Poison gas... :(

Poll

Whose fault do you think it was for the sinking of the Lusitania?

• The Allies, for conducting war business (trading munitions) while also transporting passengers. Also, the Germans warned them...

• The Germans, you should never bomb a civilian ship even if there are munitions on board and there was fair warning in the newspaper...

Multiple Select

Which of the following (check all that apply) are true about the "Zimmergram" ?

• It was intercepted and decoded, and presented to the US by the British.

• It was a message supposed to be delivered to Mexico asking them to wage war against the US in exchange for "general financial assistance" and a returning of lands like New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.

• It infuriated the American public once it was released.

• It actually wasn't released to the American public right away, because they didn't want Germany to know that they could decode their messages!

Multiple Choice

True or False? Once the United States did declare war on Germany, it had a draft, known as the Selective Service Act.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the system that successfully transported Americans across the Atlantic to fight in Europe?

• The Transport System

• Transportation: Efficient and Effective

• The Convoy System

• The Collateral System