WWI

WWI might have only involved two countries, Austria Hungary and Serbia. What changed that?

• imperialism
• propaganda
• alliance system
• trench warfare

Which of the following was NOT a cause WWI?

• imperialist competition
• stockpiling of weapons
• American isolation
• European nationalism

Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in WWI?

• battlefront trenches
• hydrogen bombs
• pistols
• airplanes and tanks

The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance of:

• identifying the guilty party
• including powerful nations in peaceful relationships
• treating all nations, even the losers, fairly
• destroying the economy of the enemy

Because militarism had been a major cause of war, the framers of the Treaty of Versailles:

• required Germany to pay reparations for war damages
• stripped Germany of its colonies in the Pacific
• forced Germany to accept sole responsibility for the war
• barred Germany from maintaining an army

Isolationists would likely have backed which of these actions

• sending troops to aid the British because of business interest
• sending weapons and aid to Austria-Hungary
• staying out of the conflict in Europe because it was someone else's fight
• being prepared for war if the Allies were in a position to lose

A leader of a nation believes that it is in the country's best interest to build as many nuclear weapons as possible to make sure that no other country dare attack it. This leader supports:

• nationalism
• militarism
• isolationism
• peace without victory

The Zimmerman note suggested an alliance between Germany and Mexico

• True
• False

Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" speech described his plan for defeating Germany

• True
• False

Which of these provisions of the Treaty of Versailles was the most crucial to what President Woodrow Wilson sought in the hope that WWI would be a "war to end all wars"?

• freedom of the seas
• the establishment of the League of Nations
• burdening Germany with heavy reparations
• forcings Germany to give up its colonies