6- World War I

Whose assassination caused the beginning point of WWI?

• A Serbian

• A German

• An Austria-Hungarian

• An American

Countries choosing sides is referred to as

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Alliances

True or False: The trenches were typically cold, wet, dirty and diseases spread quickly

• True

• False

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

• Document that gave more power to Germany

• Peace agreement to end the war

• Agreement to give back some of the Native American's land

• agreement to punish Serbia for starting the war

True or False: The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept blame and pay 33 billion dollars

• False

• True

The League of Nations was created for what reason?

• prevent future conflict

• to set up alliances

• to build up the armies of nations

• to divide up the land after the war

The partial outline below describes what important historical developments?

I. ____________________

A. Growing nationalism in Europe

B. Growing militarism in Europe

C. The creation of secret alliances

• The colonization of Africa and Asia

• The rise of democracy

• The causes of communism

• The causes of WWI

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of which conflict?

• World War I

• The Franco-Prussian War

• World War II

• The Russo-Japanese War

All of the following are regarded as primary causes of World War I except___________

• alliances.

• nationalism.

• militarism.

• communism.

• Imperialism.

Which statement best describes militarism?

• establishing a classless society through government force

• the policy of maintaining a large armed force for the aggressive pursuit of national interests

• the policy of requiring citizens to serve during a country crisis

• restricting the activities of the army when maintaining public order