8.2 WWI ACTION

Which of the following is an example of MILITARISM?

• People being really proud of their country

• Building big armies & constructing lots of battle ships

• Nations forming colonies overseas

• Nations agreeing to protect one another if from attacks

Answer explanation

When nations compete to have better weapons and stronger armies, this is called MILITARISM

After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, of Austria-Hungary...

• Austria-Hungary refused to declare war on Serbia

• Serbia apologized and negotiated with Germany & Russia

• Nations belonging to the Central Powers and Allied Powers prepared their troops and declared war

• The US entered and joined the Central Powers

Answer explanation

With Germany's support, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Then the nations belonging to the 2 alliances joined in and declared war.

Newer, deadlier weapons forced the militaries to adapt a strategy called ____________________

• Guerilla Warfare

• Strike & Counterstrike

• Slash & Burn

• Trench Warfare

Answer explanation

Long trenches were dug into the land and used as camps. The conditions were filthy and the trenches stretched for hundreds of miles...

The wide open space between trenches was called...

• The Dead Zone

• No Man's Land

• The Badlands

• The Ghost Field

Answer explanation

Here, enemy soldiers were ordered to leave the trenches and charge each other across an open field. This wide open zone was where automatic gun fire and bombshells caused tremendous losses of life and limb.

Another new weapon was _____________. Contact with this caused soldiers eyes, skin, and lungs to burn or melt.

• poison gas

• mind warps

• electric shock

• torpedoes

Answer explanation

Poison gas would causes blindness and suffocation. Soldiers had to wear gas masks to protect themselves.

With trench warfare, neither side gained much ground, so _____ were invented to break through No Man’s Land.

• U-Boats

• armored tanks

• para-shoots

• underground tunnels

Answer explanation

The first tanks were slow and broke down alot, but they did provide armor and protection near the trenches

WWI was the first war to use ___________________.

They could drop bombs, take pictures, and face off against each other in “dogfights”

• submarines

• cannons

• trains

• planes

Answer explanation

Here's what "dog fights" looked like

At sea, the Germans used deadly submarines, called __________ to surprise attack ships in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Kamikaze

• U-Boats

• Battle Cruisers

• Aircraft Carriers

Answer explanation

During the war, German U-Boats sunk at least 5,000 ships

2 main reasons the US entered the war and joined the Allied Powers...

• Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare and the secret Zimmerman Telegraph

• Britain had to pull out of war and France needed tanks

• Serbia called for help and Russia's economy collapsed

• Britain's military was destroyed and France called for help

Answer explanation

The Germans resumed submarine warfare after the sinking of the Lusitania. They also sent the Zimmerman telegraph to Mexico.

The US entered WWI, supporting Britain, France, and the Allied Powers. They helped to defeat the Central Powers by...

• Providing more fresh, strong troops

• Providing weapons and technology

• Winning important battles against the Germans

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Both Allied and Central Powers were tired and worn out by 1917. When the US entered with fresh troops and plenty of battle tech, they gave the Allied Powers a stronger advantage and helped win the war.