World History (2nd Sem) Unit 4 (*NEW)

“I shall not live to see the Great War, but you will see it, and it will start in the east.”

When he made the above prediction, German chancellor Otto von Bismarck was most likely referring to

• nationalist and ethnic tensions in the Balkans.

• colonial rivalries in China and Southeast Asia.

• the growing strength of the Japanese navy.

• the rivalry between France and Germany over Alsace and Lorraine.

The naval rivalry between Germany and Britain was the direct result of

• the Moroccan incident.

• growing German imperialism in Africa.

• German U-boat attacks on shipping in the Atlantic.

• the German invasion of Belgium.

The major goal of the Pan-Slavic movement in Serbia was to

• join with Russia to create a united Slavic empire.

• destroy the power of the Ottoman empire.

• remove all non-Slavic people from Serbia.

• free Serbia from Austrian domination.

The image shown here could best be used to illustrate which of the following causes of World War I?

• extreme nationalism

• economic rivalry

• the alliance system

• militarism

Which phrase completes this chart?

• Was attacked by Germany

• Was bound to honor its alliance with France

• Pledged to defend Belgium

• Supported Pan-Slavism

What would be the best title for this photograph taken in late 1914?

• "If War Comes, We're Ready!"

• "Victory at Last!"

• "Horror Lies Ahead!"

• "The Yanks Are Coming!"

Which situation shown on this map shaped Germany's military strategy in World War I?

• the alliance between Britain and France

• the alliance between France and Russia

• the neutrality of Switzerland and the Netherlands

• the absence of a German port on the Mediterranean Sea

“There were vast stretches of mud, of fields once cultivated, but now scarred with pits ... rusty barbed wires.

The roads were rivers of clay. They were lined with dugouts, cellars, and caves.”

—Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent

This passage describes the impact of

• total war.

• poison gas.

• trench warfare.

• the use of airplanes in World War I.

The military technology shown in this illustration was important in World War I because it allowed

• troops to attack targets more than 100 miles away.

• gunners to mow down waves of advancing soldiers.

• soldiers on land to target submarines at sea.

• advancing troops to smash through trenches.

Which type of military technology played the largest role in creating the long stalemate on the Western Front?

• u-boats

• zeppelins

• tanks

• machine guns