Unit 4.5 - Intro to World War I

Which of these was NOT a cause of World War I?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Political Moves of Hitler and Stalin

What two nations were competing to see who could have the largest navy with the biggest battleships?

• USA and Canada

• Germany and the United Kingdon

• Germany and Russia

• The United Kingdom and France

What was the main problem with the Alliance System?

• It required countries to go to war with any country that attacked an ally

• It cost $7.5 billion to exit the alliance

• It only allowed nations from Asia and Africa to enter the system

• It took forever for Europe to finally embrace it

This is the term for the great powers of Europe swallowing up territories all over the world...

• Imperialism

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Totalitarianism

What group of people (helped by Serbia and Russia) wanted to break free from the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

• Slavs

• Dutch

• Afrikanners

• Spanish

Who was the Emperor of Germany in 1914?

• Wilhelm II

• Frederick III

• Dieter IV

• Augustus XIII

Who was shot and killed (along with his wife) in June of 1914?

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Adolf Hitler

• Woodrow Wilson

• Kaiser Soze

Who was the assassin that started a chain of events that became World War I?

• Gavrilo Princip

• John Wilkes Booth

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• Sirhan Sirhan

What was The Schlieffen Plan?

• Defeat France quickly and then focus on Russia

• Defeat Russia quickly and then focus on France

• Defeat America quickly and then focus on England

• Defeat Spain quickly and then focus on Italy