WWI Review

What single event caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia, sparking WWI?

• the invasion of Poland by General von Scholl

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• the sinking of the Titanic in Serbian waters

• the military buildup of troops along the border of Austria-Hungary

The alliance of Great Britain, France, and Russia was known as the

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

• Axis Powers

• European Powers

Which of the following countries belonged to the Central Powers alliance?

• Great Britain, France, Russia

• Italy, Germany, Japan

• Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

• Serbia, Great Britain, United States

All of the following were causes of WWI EXCEPT

• imperialism

• nationalism

• alliances

• isolationism

The buildup of armed forces is known as

• militarism

• nationalism

• isolationism

• communism

The new weapons introduced during WWI affected the fighting because they

• gave Germany a fighting advantage over other European countries

• made the Allies quickly surrender rather than continuing facing those weapons

• caused soldiers to not enlist due to a strong fear of dying

• caused more deaths as compared to previous war weapons

All of the following were new weapons used during WWI EXCEPT

• poisonous gas

• railroads

• machine guns

• tanks

On the Western Front between France and Germany, the stalemate caused the war to be fought from

• tanks

• submarines

• trenches

• airplanes

What new weapon, or strategy, did Germany start to use against the Allied troops to break the British sea blockade?

• airplane attacks

• trench warfare

• U-boat attacks

• poison gas

All of the following are problems soldiers faced in trench warfare EXCEPT

• rats spreading diseases

• standing water causing trenchfoot

• fear of dying from poison gas

• being buried alive from collapsing buildings