World War I Sections 1 & 2 QUIZ

The feeling of intense loyalty to one's country or group.

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Imperialism

• Alliance

policy by which one nation controls another, usually smaller or weaker, nation.

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Imperialism

• Alliance

An understanding among nations

• Imperialism

• Judgery

• Entente

• Peace

_______ is a measure of a nation's strength in relation to other nations.

• Balance of Power

• Ethnic Groups

• Imperialism

• Alliance

a treaty of mutual protection made in May 1882 between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

• Triple Alliance

• Entente

• Balance of Power

Identify the Central Powers

• Italy, France, Russia

• Germany, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary

• Spain, Norway, Sweden

Why did the US want to stay neutral? (Select all that apply)

• Americans came from all the countries fighting.

• Many Americans thought that America was too weak to join the war.

• They wanted to stay out of European problems.

• Britain and Germany asked America to stay out.

Why did Germany sink American ships?

• Because they thought the US was a secret member of the Triple Entente.

• They wanted to stop supplies from reach Britain and France.

• They saw America as a natural enemy.

• They were not very good at telling American ships from British ones.

Why were Americans so upset about the sinking of the Lusitania?

• It made America look bad, since we were trading with Britain.

• Many innocent civilians were killed.

• The Lusitania was very expensive and many people had invested in it.

• Most Americans actually did not care about the sinking.

____ is the spread of information to influence public opinion. It may be true, false, or some combination of the two

• Alliance

• Propaganda

• Autocracy

• Neutrality