WORLD WAR I (chapter 13)

Which of the following helped bring about WWI

• The rise of nationalism

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• All of the above are correct

How did Nationalism lead to WWI?

• Many small enclaves within larger empires wanted independence

• Nationalism set up fierce rivalries and territorial disputes

• Nations were fighting to control resources globally through imperialism

• All of the above are correct

The organization the "Black Hand" was formed to thwart which empire from expanding into Serbia?

• Ottoman

• Austro-Hungarian

• Russian

• British

Who promised to defend Serbia if the assassination of the Austrian Archduke led to war.

• The Austro-Hungarian Empire

• Russia

• The Ottoman Empire

• The United States

This are was known as the "powder keg" of Europe because of many diverse ethnic groups intermixed and the crossroads of the Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, and Russian Empires.

• The Iberian Peninsula

• Scandinavia

• Alsace-Lorraine

• The Balkans

Germany and Austria-Hungary were known as the...

• Triple Entente

• Baltic Alliance

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

The Schlieffen Plan was designed by ___________ to invade the nation of _____________ through ______________.

• Germany / France / Switzerland

• Germany / France / Belgium

• France / Germany / Belgium

• France / Italy / Switzerland

What developed after the Schlieffen Plan failed to quickly capture Paris?

• An armistice

• massive ariel bombing of civilian areas

• Trench Warfare

• A revolution in Germany

The British attempt to "open the Black Sea lanes" to Russia failed with the loss at this battle against the Ottoman Empire.

• Gallipoli

• Verdun

• Marne

• Jutland

German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare led to...

• the quick surrender of the British Empire

• the sinking of the Lusitania civilian cruise ship turning public opinion against Germany

• Russia being forced out of the Black Sea

• Britain bombing Berlin in retaliation