WHII SOL 8 WWI

Which was an immediate cause and major event of WWI?

• Zimmerman telegram became public.

• The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

• German U-boats torpedoed and sank passenger ships

• The United States declared war on Germany

Who was the German leader during WWI?

• Nicholas II

• Francis Joseph

• Kaiser Wilhelm II

• Vittorio Orlando

Who was the U.S. President during WWI?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William H. Taft

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

This chart showing 1914 statistics best characterizes what long-term cause of WWI?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialsim

• Nationalism

This battle was a 1914 victory for Germany on the Eastern Front where Russia lost an entire section of its army and equipment.

• Marne

• Gallipoli

• Tannenberg

• Somme

This 1914 battle was a Franco-British victory over Germany forces 30 miles outside Paris.

• Verdun

• Marne

• Tannenberg

• Gallipoli

This 1916 battle between Franco-British forces and German forces on the Western Front was an allied victory, but was the most costly of the war.

• Verdun

• Berlin

• Somme

• Paris

Which of these best characterizes trench warfare?

• Swift invasions with decisive actions

• System of communication that allowed the war to end quickly

• Heavy causalities with little territorial gains

• Strategy used to avoid stalemates in attacks

Alliance systems were meant to prevent war, ended up doing what?

• Created a banking crisis

• Allowed for the demilitarization of Europe

• Eased tensions in the colonies

• Divided Europe into competing camps

This was Germany's two-front battle plan to win the war.

• Anaconda

• Marne

• Schlieffen

• Kaiser