WWI Review

Which group of countries form the Allied Powers in the early years of World War I?

• Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary
• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
• Russia, Germany, and Italy
• Britain, France, and Russia

What caused the involvement of the U.S. in World War I?

• German invasion of Belgium
• German blockade
• Sinking of the Lusitania
• German embargo on U.S. goods

Which event was the catalyst (sparked the outbreak) of World War I?

• (1) attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan

• (2) Germany's invasion of Poland

• (3) Bolshevik coup d'état in Russia

• (4) assassination of the Austrian Archduke

"Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed the Central Powers"

"Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia by a Serbian National"

The events in these headlines contributed most directly to the

• (1) beginning of World War I

• (2) outbreak of the Cold War

• (3) development of communist rule in Europe

• (4) strengthening of European monarchies

This nation was blamed for World War One and was punished severely in the Treaty of Versailles.

• United States

• Britain

• Russia

• Germany

______________ is a competition between countries to see who can create the most powerful weapons.

• Militarism

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• None of the above

A policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world

• capitalism militarism imperialism nationalism

• militarism

• imperialism

• nationalism

This type of warfare led to a stalemate (no one wins) on the Western front during WW One?

• conventional warfare

• trench warfare

• nuclear warfare

• naval warfare

An________________ is a promise, a treaty, an agreement between countries.

• enemy

• empire

• alliance

• nationalism

What Treaty forced Germany to pay reparations after

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Berlin

• Treaty of Winnebago

• Treaty of Versailles