WWI Part 1

What is extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?

• imperialism
• nationalism
• militarism 

What is the belief that a people who share a common language, history, and culture should constitute an independent nation, free of foreign domination?

• imperialism
• nationalism
• militarism 

What is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests?

• imperialism
• nationalism
• militarism

What is a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries?

• imperialism
• nationalism
• militarism
• alliances

Prior to World War I this region was described as “the powder keg of Europe.”

• Iberian Peninsula
• Balkan Peninsula
• British Isles
• Scandinavia

Some historians call World War I the first industrial war. Several new technologies were developed for warfare. All of the following were new weapons used in WWI EXCEPT

• drones
• planes
• poison gas
• blimps

“He kept us out of the war!” proved to be a successful slogan for President Wilson in 1916, in large part due to which of the following?

• the fact that his opponent, Theodore Roosevelt, had led the nation into war with Spain years earlier
• the strong desire for alliances that would keep us out of the war
• the desire of many citizens to only enter the war once it appeared that Germany was beaten
• the fact that isolationism was a common sentiment in the US at the time

In what year did World War I begin?

• 1914

• 1915

• 1913

• 1916

What were the main causes of the war? Check all that apply.

• communism

• Militarism,

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Alliances

By 1916, Russia's war effort was near collapse, unlike the nations of the west, Russia had not yet _____________

• mobilized its troops

• adapted new weapons

• industrialized

• used new military tactics