Quiz: Europe Plunges Into War

Under the Schlieffen Plan, Germany was to focus first on defeating ___.

• Great Britain

• France

• Russia

• Austria-Hungary

The battles of the Marne, Somme and Verdun were fought on ___ soil.

• Austrian

• German

• French

• Russian

Although ___ had been a part of the Triple Alliance, it refused to join the Central Powers.

• Italy

• Japan

• Serbia

• Germany

Trench warfare was the primary form of warfare on the ___ Front.

• Eastern

• Western

• Balkan

• Middle Eastern

In the first weeks of the war, the ___ included Great Britain, France, Russia and Japan.

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

• Triple Alliance

• Triple Entente

The territory between the trenches was known as ___.

• "no man's land"

• "over the top"

• "the dead zone"

• a middle school dance floor

After Russia began mobilizing troops on its western border, ___ declared war on Russia. Two days later, it declared war on France.

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

• Great Britain

• the United States