Chapter 13 Test

What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?

• nationalism

• militarism

• imperialism

• patriotism

What region was referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe?

• The Middle East

• Alsace-Lorraine

• Austria-Hungary

• the Balkan Pennisula

Who led Germany during the last decade of the 1800s and most of World War I?

• Otto von Bismark

• Adolf Hitler

• Kaiser Wilhelm II

• Georges Clemenceau

Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan that Germany created to prepare for a two-front war?

• Attack France first, then Russia

• Attack Russia first, then France

• Send half the army to France, and half to Russia

• Ally with Russia to fight France

Why were Germany and Austria-Hungary known as Central Powers?

• because the war was fought on two fronts

• because of their combined armies

• because of their alliance in the war

• because of their location in the heart of Europe

Which nation’s actions caused the United States to fight in World War I.

• Russia

• Mexico

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

7.              What did the war become once the participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?

• industrial war

• world war

• total war

• uncontrolled war

Which of the following was a goal of the Allies’ Gallipoli campaign?

• to gain access to Africa

• to capture Sarajevo

• to destroy Germany's U-boat fleet

• to establish a supply line to Russia

What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?

• Britain's policy to sink any ship in German waters without warning

• Germany's policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning

• The U.S. Navy's warning of the type of warfare the Central Powers could expect

• Germany's decision to focus its resources on the waters surrounding Europe

What was trench warfare intended to accomplish?

• To protect soliders from enemy gunfire on the front lines

• To trap enemy soldiers in the mud pits on the front lines

• To force enemy soldiers to pass through a "no man's land"

• All of the above