World War I

Which of the following is NOT one of the main causes of World War I?

• Alliances
• Militarism
• Industrialization
• Nationalism

The idea that people who share a common heritage should have their own nation is called ______________________.

• Militarism
• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Nationalization

Which country was blamed for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

• Austria-Hungary
• Serbia
• Germany
• Great Britain

At the beginning of the war, _________________ won a few initial victories.

• Germany
• Serbia
• France
• Russia

The first three years of fighting consisted of a(n) __________________.

• Stalemate
• Quick victory
• Armistice
• Great Migration

In the end, how did the U.S. Senate respond to the proposed Treaty of Versailles?

• Rejected it
• Ratified it
• Amended it
• Made a paper airplane out of it (hey, I couldn't think of a fourth answer...give me a break))

The U.S. rejected the Treaty of Versailles for the following reasons EXCEPT:

• It was too harsh
• It didn’t give enough self-determination to colonial peoples
• It was a sell-out to imperialism
• The proposed League of Nations was too weak and needed to go further

Which is NOT true about the Zimmermann Note?

• Germany sent it to Mexico
• Germany promised to help Mexico recover lost territory in the U.S.
• Britain intercepted it and told the U.S. about it
• Mexico sent it to Germany

Which of the following is NOT one of the new ways of fighting developed during World War I?

• Machine guns
• Trench warfare
• Barbed wire
• Atomic bomb

The Great War officially ended on:

• November 11, 1918
• November 11, 1916
• April 6, 1917
• May 7, 1915