World War One

What was the immediate cause of WWI?

• The invasion of France

• The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

• The assassination of Kaiser Wilhelm II

• The rise of militarism

One cause of the war was EXTREME devotion to the interests and culture's of one's nation called

• countryism

• nationalism

• patriotism

• socialism

Imperialism caused

• increased efforts to solve problems between countries

• decreased competition between countries

• increased competition between countries

• decreased tension between countries

Another cause of the war was an increase in military spending and a glorification of war called

• militarism

• neutrality

• alliances

• war glory

Which continent did most of the fighting of World War I take place?

• England

• France

• North America

• Europe

What does "neutral" mean?

• taking sides
• not taking sides

World War 1 was known as the:

• The Final War

• The European War

• The Great War

• The Civil War

The names of the two major alliances before WW1 were:

• The Axis & The Allies

• The Triple Alliance & The Triple Entente

• The West & The East

• Oceania & Eurasia

Alliances meant that ...

• A small war could quickly expand into a much larger war

• Europe was guaranteed not to fight a major war

• Countries didn't feel the need to build up their armies

• Small countries were too afraid to start wars

Just before WW1, the largest empire in the world was ...

• The German Empire

• The Russian Empire

• The British Empire

• The French Empire