Chapter 23

All of the following were members of the original Triple Entente EXCEPT

• Great Britain

• France

• Italy

• Russia

All of the following countries were members of the original Triple Alliance EXCEPT

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

• Russia

• Italy

Explain how this chart demonstrates a cause of World War I.

• Italy suddenly militarized and mobilized in 1914.

• Germany, France, and Great Britain noticeably militarized from 1870 to 1914.

• Russia, Italy, and Austria-Hungary created a military alliance in fear of Germany.

• German nationalist riots caused France to mobilize at its eastern border

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was most directly connected who which of the following long-term causes of World War I?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

What are reparations?

• Payments Germany was forced to pay to the Allies

• Repairs and improvements made to Germany after World War I

• Money that France would donate to Germany to help rebuild after World War I

• Payments that Russia would give to the Ottoman Empire after World War I

The Schlieffen Plan included all of the following strategies EXCEPT

• A double invasion (North and South)

• An invasion of France to invade a two-front war

• Cutting through Belgium to invade France

• Cutting through Switzerland to invade France

Who declared war on Serbia after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?

• Austria

• Russia

• Germany

• Great Britain

Why did Great Britain declare war on Germany?

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

• Russia mobilized troops

• Germany launched an attack on Belgium in order to invade France

• Germany declared war on Russia

The propaganda posters displayed

• Encouraged male membership in the military during World War I

• Encouraged civilians to buy war bonds and ration their food during World War I

• Discouraged total participation in World War I

• Portrayed the Germans in a negative light in the context of World War I

All of the following was true of the Western Front EXCEPT

• It was predominantly fought in France

• Russian troops made up the majority of soldiers here

• Trench warfare was commonly practiced

• This was established when Germany invaded France