WWI review

Which of the following four causes is related to the desire to build empires during the 1800s?

• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Nationalism

Which of the following four causes of WWI is related to the building up of weapons and military during times of peace in preparation of war?

• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Nationaism

Which of the following four causes of WWI is related to one's love of their country and their willingness to defend it?

• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Nationalism

Why did alliances play such a key role as a cause to WWI?

• Countries in Europe didn't trust each other.
• Europe had many different languages and religions.
• Nationalism made the alliances stronger.
• One conflict immediately led to the involvement of many nations.

Which of the following was the immediate cause (trigger event) of WWI?

• competing alliances
• assassination of Franz Ferdinand
• the competition to build empires
• rise of militarism

The Zimmermann Telegram was intercepted revealing a plot that threatened the US.  This telegram was sent by ___________- to _____________ and helped convince the US that it was time to join the war.

• Japan to Mexico
• Germany to Japan
• Germany to Mexico
• Mexico to Germany

What happened after the United States joined the war?

• The Allies suffered heavy losses, and the Central Powers won the war.
• The war became a stalemate, and lasted 5 more years.
• The Central Powers eventually surrendered, and the Allies won the war.
• The French were defeated at Paris, then the US helped them defeat the Russians.

Which member of the Central Powers was forced to accept the blame for WWI?

• Germany
• Bulgaria
• Austria-Hungary
• Ottoman Empire

Which of the following was a result of WWI?

• The Germans had to pay $33 billion in war reparations.
• Americans and all Europeans enjoyed economic prosperity.
• France gave up land to Germany and Austria-Hungary.
• Austria-Hungary and Russia agreed to divide their land holdings.

What was the purpose of the League of Nations?

• To provide protection for countries that could not defend themselves.
• To provide economic relief to the defeated countries that needed to rebuild.
• To be an alliance of countries with the same ethnic or historical background.
• To be an organization in which member nations work together to keep the peace.