4.04 Quiz WWI

Which was a cause of World War I?

• the Second Industrial Revolution

• Europe’s system of military alliances

• Russia’s race to industrialize

• the invention of the airplane

Which began the long chain of events that plunged Europe into war in August 1914?

• the formation of the Central Powers military alliance

• the declaration of war on Germany by France

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• the election of Georges Clemenceau as France’s prime minister

How did the reality of the Great War differ from expectations at the beginning of the war?

• Fewer countries were going to be involved than people expected.

• Technology was not going to have an impact as people expected it would.

• Fighting was only going to happen on land, while people expected naval battles.

• The war was going to last longer than people expected.

Which was a result of the use of new weapons and methods of warfare during World War I?

• Hand-to-hand combat disappeared from the battlefield.

• Fighting caused very little damage to infrastructure.

• The war only lasted two years.

• The war was the deadliest in history up to that point.

What was the situation on the Eastern Front in 1915?

• Russia was retreating and fighting for its very existence.

• The Ottoman Empire had joined the Allied Powers.

• Tsar Nicholas II made a series of brilliant tactical decisions.

• The British broke through at Gallipoli and invaded Austria-Hungary.

Why is the Armenian Massacre considered genocide?

• The Russians forced the Armenians to leave Russian territory.

• The Germans attempted to keep Armenians from practicing their religion.

• The Ottomans tried to systematically destroy the Armenian people.

• The Armenians cooperated with the Russians on the Western Front.

Which is an example of total war?

• the German navy building more U-boats

• the British government setting prices and determining wages

• the Italian army launching attacks against the Austrians in the Alps

• the U.S. president listing his Fourteen Points to help remake Europe

Which best explains why the United States had a policy of neutrality before 1917?

• Most Americans believed the war was a European conflict and didn’t want to get involved.

• The U.S. Congress refused to pass legislation to enlarge the army and navy.

• The Allied Powers refused to allow the United States to send troops to Europe.

• Americans were not willing to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow entry into the war.

Why did the United States enter the war on the side of the Allies?

• Austria-Hungary began using zeppelins against American colonies.

• Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare on Allied shipping.

• The Ottomans massacred tens of thousands of Armenian men and boys.

• The British were in danger of losing their colonies in Africa.

Which was an ideal that Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points?

• Diplomacy should not be allowed between nations.

• Colonized peoples should have no say in disputes involving them.

• People should be able to choose their own governments.

• Nations should not have armies or navies.