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WorksheetsCauses of WWI
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The heir to the Austrian throne, Franz Ferdinand, is assassinated by the Black Hand, a Serbian secret society committed to ridding Serbia of Austrian rule.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
2.
Bismarck, the Chancellor of Germany, tries to isolate France with a treaty with Austria-Hungry.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
3.
Fourteen European countries meet at the Berlin Conference in 1884-85 to devise rules to divide Africa amongst themselves.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
4.
Germany secretly gives Austria-Hungary assurance that they would come to their aid no matter what if attacked. This is called the “blank check.”
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
5.
Kaiser Wilhelm II, the ruler of Germany, declares, “I and the army were born for one another.”
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
6.
Between 1870 and 1914, European nations increase their spending 400 percent to build up military strength in the arms race.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
7.
There is a growing need for raw materials and markets to sell the goods being produced in factories.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
8.
France has never gotten over losing Alsace-Lorraine to Germany in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
9.
Italy and Germany states unify under a central government after centuries of being a collection of small independent ones.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
10.
European nations develop mobilization plans for the military to be ready quickly, as many felt war was coming.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
11.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
12.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
13.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
14.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
15.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
16.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
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