World War I

During World War I, developments in military technology led to

• an early victory by the Allied powers

• the establishment of industrial capitalism

• the use of poisonous gas and submarine attacks

• an increase in ethnic tension in western Europe

Which statement explains the decline in unemployment rates in Britain between 1914 and 1918?

• World War I generated jobs at home in England and in the military.

• Many new jobs were available in Britain’s African colonies.

• Assembly-line production of consumer goods required more workers.

• The British were buying huge amounts of war materials from the United States.

Which hypothesis can best be supported by this passage?

• Allied forces were on the verge of winning the war.

• Technology had created a military stalemate.

• Revolution in Russia hastened the end of the war.

• Conditions contributed to low troop morale.

The technology developed during World War I resulted in

• smaller nations becoming part of larger empires after the war

• a smaller number of refugees during the war

• increased military casualties in battles fought during the war

• a slowdown in transportation improvements after the war

Which means of warfare is described in this passage?

• guerilla

• nuclear

• biological

• trench

The immediate cause of World War I was the

• assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

• Japanese alliance with Germany

• treaty agreement at Versailles

• German invasion of Poland

This World War I poster is an example of

• diversity

• dissent

• toleration

• propaganda

The 1917 cartoon above by American cartoonist Clifford Berryman refers to the

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Schlieffen Plan

• sinking of the Lusitania

• Wilson's Fourteen Points

The intent of the artist in creating this political cartoon was to

• strengthen American ties to the Central Powers

• stir up anti-German sentiment

• maintain American neutrality

• promote an alliance with Mexico

War on the Western Front from late 1914 through most of 1918 can best be characterized by

• a stalemate during which little ground was gained

• aerial battles involving large numbers of aircraft

• each side repeatedly gained and then lost vast areas

• large fast-moving tank battles over vast open areas