World History Review

The event that sparked World War I was when a Serbian nationalist assassinated the Austria-Hungarian ________________,

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
• Adolf Hitler
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Which country later entered World War I and provided significant manpower and resources?

• the United States
• Canada
• Switzerland
• Nigeria

What is a stalemate?

• a deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
• deep trenches built to protect armies from fierce enemy fire
• an underground network that linked bunkers, communications trenches, and gun emplacements

What military technology was present during World War I that was a game changer?

• poison gas
• drones
• television
• robots

What was one effect of the failure of Germany's Schlieffen Plan to quickly defeat France?

• Germany had to make an alliance with France
• Germany had to fight the war on both the Eastern and the Western Front
• Germany was not able to bring Austria-Hungary into the war as its ally
• Germany was able to concentrate only on the Eastern Front

What was the most significant effect of U-boat attacks on the fighting on land?

• They created a stalemate.
• They destroyed vital supplies.
• They kept soldiers form the front lines.
• They killed many soldiers.

Why did the Ottoman empire suffer important losses in the Middle East?

• The Arabs revolted against their Ottoman rulers.
• The Ottomans were weakened by the Allied success at Gallipoli.
• The Armenian army fought well in the Middle East.
• The French did not provide the Ottomans with enough support.

What was an example of propaganda during World War I?

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What role did women play in the War effort?

Which of the following examples is a characteristic of total war?

• The press is censored to control public opinion.
• A stalemate bogs down the war for an extended time.
• Factories scale back on production to save energy for the war effort.
• Governments loosen economic controls.