World War 1

What country did Germany target in their Schlieffen Plan?

• Britain

• Russia

• France

• Italy

Nicholas II of Russia used a diplomatic telegram in an attempt to avoid war after this politician had been killed.

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• President McKinley

• Gandhi

• Patrice Lumumba

What geographic feature affected the advancement of Austria-Hungary's troops into Russia?

• Mountains

• Cold Climate

• Rivers

• Monsoons

What type of warfare contributed to the stalemate on the Western Front?

• guerilla

• nuclear

• trench

• submarine

Which peninsula was considered the "Powder Keg" of Europe prior to World War I?

• Iberian

• Turkish

• Italian

• Balkan

What caused Germany and Austria-Hungary to fight a 2 front war?

• Their lack of supplies.

• Their location in central Europe.

• Their proximity to the Black Sea.

• Their loss of World War II.

Based on these maps, why did Treaty of Versailles place blame for the war on Germany?

• Austria-Hungary had less responsibility for causing it.

• Austria-Hungary did not exist after the war so they could not be blamed.

• Germany gained territory after the war.

• Germany's military was responsible for the most deaths in the war.

The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente contributed to the start of World War I by

• failing to include Germany and France as members

• threatening countries in the Western Hemisphere

• allowing Japanese aggression in Korea

• increasing tensions between European countries

This 1912 cartoon depicts

• efforts to contain the Boxer Rebellion

• tensions in pre-World War I Europe

• reactions to the Bolshevik Revolution

• responses to the rise of the Weimar Republic

This cartoonist is suggesting the League of Nations will fail because

• France and England control the keystone

• The United States is relying too much on England and Italy for support

• the United States has not become a member

• England and Italy do not want help from Belgium and France