Imperialism/ WWI Review

Which of the following was an idea that was included in both President Wilson's 14 Points and The Treaty of Versailles?

• Creation of a League of Nations 

• Independence for colonies 

• Germany must pay $30 Billion in damages and reparations 

• Germany must accept responsibility for the war

The secret agreement in which Germany promised to return territory from the United States to Mexico in exchange for Mexico’s assistance during World War I was the

• Fourteen Points

• Schlieffen Plan.

• Zimmerman Telegram.

• Triple Alliance.

Germany’s entrance into World War I was based on a pre-arranged agreement with Austria-Hungary. This is an example of

• An ultimatum

• An Alliance

• A Treaty

• A Contract

Which factor contributed most to the beginning of World War I?

• Economic Depression

• Territorial Disputes

• Secret Alliances

• Communist Ideology

Which nation was a member of the Triple Entente?

• Germany

• Austria-Hungry

• Italy

• Great Britain

Which event led to the immediate outbreak of World War I?

• the abdication of Czar Nicholas II of Russia

• Germany’s formation of the Central powers

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

• Germany’s use of submarine attacks against commercial ships

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand resulted in World War I because the

• tensions between western and eastern European allies were increased.

• Archduke symbolized the unification of Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

• incident ended plans for self-determination for the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

• Archduke was the sworn defender of the Serbian national government.

To those colonies and territories which as a consequence of the late war have ceased to be under the sovereignty of the States which formerly governed them and which are inhabited by peoples not yet able to stand by themselves . . . there should be applied the principle that the well-being and development of such peoples form a sacred trust of civilization and that securities for the performance of this trust should be embodied in this Covenant. —Article 22, The Treaty of Versailles, 1919

Which factor most influenced this portion of the treaty?

• the role that global conflict played in the growth of social welfare systems

• the role that nation states played in funding research into weapons technology

• the role that militarism played in the development of planned industrial economies

• the role that imperialism played in the creation of competing military alliances

Prior to World War I, why were the Balkans known as the “powder keg of Europe”?

• Nationalistic rivalries between major states resulted in conflict.

• The Ottoman Empire’s aggressive foreign policy disrupted the balance of power.

• Economic disparity caused instability in the region.

• The Serbian nationalists supported an invasion of Russia.

The increase in the number of women working in British factories between 1914 and 1918 was a result of

• the sharp decline in British wages that occurred during the war.

• the passage of a law allowing women to vote in Britain.

• the recruitment of British men to fight in World War I.

• the growth of the British Empire.