WWI & Russian Revolution Practice Questions

Why was the Balkan Region of Austria-Hungary unstable before the war?

• Franz Ferdinand visited

• Ethnic Nationalism of Serbians

• French Imperialism

• German's unrestricted submarine warfare

How did Europeans react to the start of World War I?

• They celebrated patriotically

• They were fearful

• They blamed the governments of Europe

• They braced for a long war

Which country attempted the Sclieffen Plan to avoid a two-front war?

• Germany

• Russia

• United States

• France

What was Germany doing that eventually drew the United States into the war?

• Bombing American naval outposts

• Using tanks on the Eastern Front

• Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

• The use of poison gas on civilians

What persuasion technique was used to draw more soldiers into WWI?

• Propaganda

• Name Calling

• Taunting

• Arm-Twisting

The Treaty of Versailles blamed what country for starting WWI?

• France

• Austria-Hungary

• Russia

• Germany

Why did the United States remain neutral during the first three years of the war?

• They were selling war materials to fighting countries

• They were scared of losing

• They did not want to fight with Great Britain

• They didn't have a big enough army

Why were many countries printing more and more money and creating inflation?

• To feed the hungry

• To repair broken tanks

• To pay for the war

• To re-pay the United States

Why did the United States refuse to enter the League of Nations after the war?

• They didn't want to be on a team

• We refused to reduce the size of our military

• We believed it would lead us into more wars

• The senators did not like Woodrow Wilson

What happened to Germany's imperial territories after the war?

• Given as mandates to allied countries to supervise

• Given back to Germany

• Given to Russia

• Given to the Ottoman Empire