Chapter 20 ME test review

Select all that are true: Why was WWI like no conflict fought before?

• Germany was involved

• deadliness of weapons

• large loss of life

• size of armies

Why did Britain enter the war?

• Germany invaded Belgium which was a neutral country

• Britain was allied with Germany

• Britain's allies were entering the war

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

• Germany's plan to capture Belgium

• Germany's plan to remilitarize

• Germany's strategy that attempted to avoid 2 front war

What does outflank mean?

• to outmaneuver an enemy

• to make new alliances

• to be killed in battle

Which best describes trench warfare? Select all that apply

• fighting mostly done in the sea

• fast, effective warfare

• network of holes surrounded by barbed wire

• slow fighting resulting in a stalemate

Was the Schlieffen Plan successful?

• yes

• no

Once Russia left the war, Germany concentrated where?

• the eastern front

• the northern front

• the southern front

• the western front

What caused the deadliness of WWI?

Select all that apply

• poorly trained troops

• trench warfare

• the blockade

• new, deadlier weapons

On what side did Italy enter with in 1915?

• The Allies

• The Central Powers

Which weapon was not used in WWI?

• u-boats

• tanks

• atomic bomb

• poison gas