World War I

The term militarism can best be defined as

• loyalty to a nation or ethnic group

• buildup of the army in preparation for war

• avoidance of military involvement in civil wars

_____________ is the idea that nations should be formed by a group of people who share common heritage, language, and customs or traditions.

• Conservatism

• Nationalism

• Monarchy

The strips of land between trenches were called ___________.

• no-man's-land

• the great divide

• the open field

What was a major cause of World War I?

• rebellions (revolutions) in colonial lands in Africa and Asia

• expansion of communism into western Europe

• militarism in the nations of Europe

What was the immediate cause of World War I in Europe?

• start of the civil war in Russia

• sinking of the British liner, Lusitania

• assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

The Triple Entente was made up of ___________.

• Britain, France, and Russia

• Britain, France, and Germany

• Britain, Germany, and Russia

The Triple Alliance was made up of ___________.

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

• Britain, France, and Russia

• Morocco, Poland, and the Ottoman Empire

The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente were established in the decades just

• before the Congress of Vienna

• before World War I

• after the Treaty of Versailles

___________ was the President of the United States during World War I.

• Woodrow Wilson

• Georges Clemenceau

• David Lloyd George

Which type of warfare was widely used during World War I?

• guerilla

• biological

• trench