World War I Begins

Industrialization and Imperialism contributed to what prior to World War I?

• European Rivalries

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Alliances

Who was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914?

• Czar Alexander II

• Archduke Francis Ferdinand

• Winston Churchill

• King Edward VIII

When was war declared in Europe?

• July 28, 1914

• April 18, 1917

• November 11, 1918

• December 7, 1941

Germany, Austria Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria consisted of the

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

• Triple Alliance

• Triple Entente

What battle marked the abandonment of the Schlieffen plan?

• Gallipoli

• Somme

• Marne

• Verdun

Where was the Western Front located with 500 miles of trenches dug?

• Austria Hungary - Russia border

• The Dardenelles, near Constantinople

• Northern France

• British countryside

What was the area between the trenches called?

• Over the top land

• No man's land

• Land mine lane

• Dangerville

Who introduced submarine warfare?

• British

• French

• Germans

• Americans

This battle was in Northern Frances, considered an Allied victory; it forced the German retreat, but had 483,000 casualties

• Battle of Marne

• Battle of Gallipoli

• Battle of Somme

• Battle of Verdun

This battle was in Northern France, comprising the mail Allied attach on the Western Front; the outcome was indecisive, though leans toward the Allies, but there were 1.2 million casualties.

• The Battle of Marne

• The Battle of Gallipoli

• The Battle of Verdun

• The Battle of Somme