World War I

Who was a fervent anti-Communist and a great admirer of Benito Musolini?

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Francisco Franco

• Vladimir Lenin

What country was punished most severely by the Treaty of Versailles?

• Italy
• Japan
• Russia
• Germany

In what way did the Treaty of Versailles established conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II?

• It called for eliminating the League of Nations.
• It gave Germany too much power by letting them keep land conquered in World War I.
• It required France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies.
• It imposed harsh reparations on Germany, which led to economic and political instability

Which type of political philosophy gave rise to dictators with total power, who denied other individuals freedoms?

• Socialism

• Communism

• Anarchism

• Fascism

Since the fighting in WWI was so fierce, what did the soldiers soon begin fighting from?

• The air
• The seas
• trenches
• bases

What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?

• The Zimmerman Telegram
• The Outlandish Letter
• The Surprising Phone Call

What new weapon of WWI was feared because it burned lungs and blinded eyes if a soldier came into contact with it?

• poison water
• poison food
• poison gas

World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.

• 1914, 1917
• 1917, 1918

• 1914, 1918

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne in

• Germany
• Italy
• Austria-Hungary
• Serbia

The following countries make up which alliance system: Austria-Hungary, Germany, & Ottoman Empire

• Triple Entente
• Allies
• Central Powers
• Axis