WWI

The competition for lands abroad, especially in _______, led to conflict and heightened the existing rivalries among European states.

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

• North America

How did European ethnic groups without nations feel about their situation?

• It caused nations to desire a bigger military presence.

• It lengthened the amount of time needed to build a military.

• It led to new methods of shipbuilding and new weapons.

• It removed the need for a military in most nations.

Austria-Hungary was concerned about Serbia’s desire to be an independent state because

• support for Austria-Hungary.

• kindness

• war

• bad judgement

In trench warfare, soldiers fought by running constantly from one trench to another.

• True

• False

A war of attrition is based on wearing the other side down with constant attacks and heavy losses.

• True

• False

A total war was a war that involved all the nations in the world.

• True

• False

Both sides used propaganda in World War I.

• True

• False

What did trench warfare cause?

• defeat of France at the start of the war

• Russia’s defeat on the Eastern Front

• stalemate on the Western Front

• troop movement on the Eastern Front

The strip of territory that separated the troops from each other was known as

• no-man’s-land.

• the trenches.

• the sky.

• at sea.

During the war, new roles in the workforce were created for women because

• they were experienced workers.

• women needed something to do.

• women demanded equality with men

• so many men entered the military effort.