Unit 10: WWI Test Review

This political cartoon is illustrating which aspect of World War I?

• Divisions between European countries

• Causes of the Russian Revolution

• Causes of World War I

• Divisions between Asian countries

What term is used to describe the “weapons” that many countries used to influence their citizens to support the war effort?

• Trench Warfare

• Artillery

• Reparations

• Propaganda

The tensions in Europe finally resulted in war due a cascading series of events started by what major action shown in this newspaper headline?

• The sinking of the British passenger ship RMS Lusitania

• The assassination of the Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

• The attack on Poland by the German Wehrmacht

• The assassination of the King of England

How did the alliance system between the various European powers that resulted in the two major alliances, the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente, contribute to the outbreak of World War I?

• The alliances increased tensions and tribalism between the two sides

• The alliances allowed Japan to invade and conquer Korea

• The alliances were threatening to invade the Western Hemisphere

• The alliances failed to include Germany and France as members

“A weary, exhausted, nerve-racked group of men at noon, on November 1, assembled north of Sommerance [France] to rest and dig in for the night. The artillery was still firing furiously, but the enemy’s [bombardment] had ceased suddenly about 10:00 A.M. and now only occasional shells from long-range rifles would explode in the vicinity. The weather was gloomy and the moist air chilled one to the bone. Yet it was with that [methodical] care that is characteristic of worn-out men that we prepared our foxholes, carrying boards and iron sheeting from abandoned machine-gunners’ dugouts in order to make our ‘houses’ as comfortable as possible, even though only for one night.”

What defining characteristic of combat in World War I is described in this quote?

• The use of biological weapons like mustard and chlorine gas

• The nature of guerilla combat by ambushing unsuspecting enemies

• The employment of trench warfare tactics

• The development and eventual use of nuclear weaponry

The Red Army (Bolsheviks) gained support with the use of which slogan as a promise to the Russian people?

• “Peace, Bread, & Land!”

• “Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness!”

• “Life, Liberty, & Equality!”

• “Peace, Bread, & Communism!”

Which country was responsible for the unrestricted use of U-Boats during World War I?

• United States of America

• Great Britain

• Germany

• France

“Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy Form an Alliance!”

“Serbian Nationalism Grows throughout the Balkans!”

“Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Sarajevo!”

These simulated newspaper headlines all describe which of the following?

• The beginnings of World War I

• The development of communist rule in Europe

• The outbreak of the Cold War

• The strengthening of European monarchies

The rapid buildup of arms

Competition over colonies

Alliances and backdoor deals

Rabid desire to glorify nations through war

The characteristics above all describe which event in history?

• The February and October Revolutions

• The Cold War

• World War II

• World War I

Which of the following best describes militarism?

• Loyalty to your nation above all else

• The avoidance of military involvement abroad

• The rapid buildup of armaments in preparation for war

• The direct and indirect control of territories abroad for economic and political gain