Start of WWI

What is nationalism?

• a force that causes countries to separate
• a belief that each nationality should have their own government
• a right to create a new nation
• the identity of a person with another country

Militarism refers to 

• Dismantling the military
• having the emperor control the military
• reliance on military strength
• serve in the military

What was a big cause of NATIONALISM in the early 1900's?

• Countries welcomed differences
• Monarchies forced this way of thinking
• Protests by the peasants/serfs
• Citizens thought their country and ethnicity was better than others

Which of the following was NOT a new weapon in WWI?

• Poison Gas
• Nuclear Bomb
• Machine Gun
• Tank

Which side won the war?

• Allies
• Central Powers

Which group did the United States form an alliance with?

• Allies
• Central Powers

How did Europeans use their colonies during WWI?

• target practice
• trench warfare
• they did not use their colonies
• men and supplies

What country joined the allies in 1917?

• US
• France
• Russia
• Balkan States

Which group of countries allied themselves to form the Triple Entente (Allies) in the years before World War I?

• Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary
• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
• Russia, Germany, and Italy
• Britain, France, and Russia

What was the British ship sunk by Germany, killing over 1,000 passengers and 128 Americans?

• USS Maine
• Titanic
• Lusitania
• Envoy