Causes of World War I

Which of the following is NOT a cause of World War I?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• All the above are causes of World War I

The Central Powers(bad guys) were an Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

• True

• False

The Allies were an Alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, the U.S., and Mexico

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a new form of technology used during this war (World War I)

• U-Boat and tanks

• Submachine Gun

• Artillery and Poison gas

• Atomic(nuclear) Bomb

Which of the following events led to U.S. motivation to get involved in World War I:

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• Zimmerman Note

• Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

• Both A and B are corect (Sinking of the Lusitania and Zimmerman note)

What was the direct cause that led to the beginning of World War I?

• Assassination of Woodrow Wilson

• Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

• One country took over another country

• All are direct causes of World War I

While soldiers were fighting in World War I, they engaged in trench warfare, when told to move out of the trenches, soldiers stepped into what was known as _________________

• Every man's land

• Free person's land

• No man's land

• Wasteland

Germany sent a message directed to Mexico to get an alliance against the U.S., promising to give Mexico some land back that U.S. got from them

• Lusitania

• Lusitania Note

• Ferdinand Note

• Zimmerman Note

This reason for World War I was about glorifying military power by creating new technology and always having a standing army ready to fight when needed:

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Alliance

True or False. New weapons from World War 1 included tanks, submachine guns, and planes.

• True

• False