WWI Review

Which area of the world was referred to as a "powder keg" before World War I?

• Russia

• Germany

• The Balkans

• Japan

Which is an example of how Imperialism affected WWI?

• European countries forcing colonized countries to fight for them

• The Military buildup of European countries

• Secret agreements between countries meant nobody knew where they stood

• Emerging nationalism meant European countries felt superior to other countries

Whose assassination triggered a tangled web of alliances to declare war on each other?

• John F Kennedy

• Abraham Lincoln

• William McKinley

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

What German military plan involved quickly attacking France and then turning on Russia?

• The Blitzkrieg

• The Blintz Krieg

• The Schlieffen Plan

• The Simple Plan

Why did the US see far fewer casualties from WWI than other countries?

• They entered the war in 1917

• They entered the war in 1941

• They entered the war in 2004

• They had super soldiers

Which countries made up the Central Powers?

• Germany

• Australia

• Ottoman Empire

• Austria-Hungary

Which countries made up the Allied Powers?

• Russia

• Britain

• Mexico

• France

Which was a technological advance seen during WWI?

• Sonar

• Snapchat

• Machine guns

• Atomic bombs

Trench warfare was characterized by which of the following?

• Impressive gains

• Bermuda shorts

• Horrible living conditions

• All the modern comforts

What major event changed the makeup of the Allied Powers?

• Pearl Harbor

• The Russian Revolution

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The stock market crash