Chapter 8 WWI

Which of the following contributed to tensions in Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century?

• socialism

• militarism

• capitalism

• colonialism

Which European nation formed an alliance with France in 1893 in which each nation promised to protect the other if it was attacked?

• Russia

• Austria-Hungary

• Germany

• Bosnia

The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand affected Europe

• keeping people from enlisting in the army.

• causing an economic crisis.

• leading Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia.

• breaking an alliance between Russia and France.

A stalemate is a situation in which

• two countries must break their alliances.

• no side can win a decisive victory.

• a victor is declared.

• no side is able to launch an attack.

In the early 1900's, France, Russia, and Britain were known as the

• Central Powers.

• Southern Powers.

• Allied Powers.

• Northern Powers.

In World War I the new Strategy of trench warfare was an effective way to

• exchange secret messages.

• camouflage the soldiers in the wilderness.

• isolate soldiers suffering from contagious diseases.

• defend a position by fighting from within deep ditches.

What was the result of the First Battle of Marne when the French stopped the German army from reading Paris?

• World War I begins.

• Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo.

• Several German states unify to form the nation of Germany.

• The French and German armies engage in trench warfare along the western front.

Americans bought Liberty bonds during World War I to help

• U.S. manufacturers build warships and airplanes.

• families make up for wages lost when their men went to war.

• U.S. soldiers who were fighting in France.

• the Allied war effort in the form of billions of dollars in loans.

What role did woman play on the Western Front?

• They participated in combat.

• They risked their lives to care for the wounded.

• They turned against the war as a result of what they witnessed.

• They secretly enjoyed the danger.

The government of the United States increased food supplies for the troops by

• issuing a tax on food supplies.

• encouraging citizens to eat less wheat and meat.

• planting "victory gardens" on federal property.

• buying huge amounts of crops at discount prices.