World War I Review

Match each MAIN cause of World War I to its description.

• Powerful nations had opposing allies

• Imperialism

• Created conflicts over colonies

• Nationalism

• Belief that a specific nation is superior to others

• Alliances

• Building up of armaments

• Militarism

What event started World War I?

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Germany invading Belgium

• Signing of Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Match each nation to the side it fought on in World War I.

• Allied Powers

• France

• Central Powers

• Great Britain

• Central Powers

• Ottoman Empire

• Central Powers

• Austria‑Hungary

• Allied Powers

• Germany

Select all new weapons or strategies used in World War I.

• Trench warfare

• Tanks

• Machine guns

• Barbed wire

• Submarine warfare (u‑boats)

What does “no‑man’s land” mean in World War I?

• The space between the trenches of both sides

• A neutral country

• An area for supplies behind the front lines

• A demilitarized zone after the war

What was the term for the situation on the Western Front where neither side could move forward?

• Stalemate

• Armistice

• Mobilization

• Mutiny

At the start of World War I, what was President Woodrow Wilson's and most Americans' view on U.S. involvement?

• They wanted to join the Allies immediately

• They supported the Central Powers

• They thought the U.S. should stay neutral

• They wanted a naval blockade of Europe

What weapon did Germany use to break the British Navy’s blockade?

• Battleships with heavy artillery

• Tanks crossing the Channel

• Submarines with unrestricted warfare

• Airships bombing raids

What happened to the Lusitania?

• A British passenger ship was sunk by a German submarine and many Americans were killed

• An American warship was captured by German forces

• A German submarine was destroyed by British mines with no casualties

• A peace conference was held aboard a British liner ending naval warfare

What was the Zimmerman Note?

• Germany promised to stop using submarines

• A telegram from German official Arthur Zimmerman to Mexico to declare war on the U.S.

• A British letter urging the U.S. to join the war

• The U.S. declared war on Germany