WWI

How was WWI different from previously fought wars?

• Women were allowed to serve in the army
• It was fought mainly on water
• New weaponry made war more deadly
• Only European nations were involved

Which event led to the US entry into WWI?

• The Russian Revolution
• the sinking of the USS Maine
• the Zimmerman Telegram
• the Treaty of Versailles

Which of the following nations were members of the central powers?

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

How did the alliance system contribute to the start of WWI?

• it failed to include Germany and France as members
• it threatened countries in the western hemisphere
• it allowed Japanese aggression in Korea
• it increased tensions between European countries

What were the MAIN causes of WWI?

• manufacturing, agriculture, industry, and nationalism
• militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
• money, alliances, industry, navy
• modernization, aggression, imperialism, and nationalism

Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?

• alliances
• nationalism
• mercantilism
• imperialism

What was a major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917?

• defeat of Germany in the Russian campaign
• marriage of Czar Nicholas II to a German princess
• economic differences between social classes
• appeal of socialism to the Russian nobility

What was a major cause of WWI?

• a decline in the policy of imperialism
• the existence of opposing alliances
• an increase in acts of aggression by England
• the spread of communism throughout Europe

Which of the following was NOT a provision of Wilson's Fourteen Points?

• no military build up
• no secret alliances
•  the right to self-determination
• payment of reparations

What did the major European victors want from the Treaty of Versailles?

• to help Germany rebuild its economy
• to punish Germany for its role in WWI
• to establish lasting world peace in the future
• to punish Russia for its role in WWI