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M.A.I.N. Causes of World War One (WWI)

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Which cause of WWI can be best described as the belief that a country/people should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

e)

Ethnocentrism

2.

Which cause of WWI can be best described as a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially among countries

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

e)

Ethnocentrism

3.

Which cause of WWI can be best described as a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

e)

Ethnocentrism

4.

Which cause of WWI can be best described as love for one's country OR wanting one's own country?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

e)

Ethnocentrism

5.

Choose the two answers that best describe two aspects of how Nationalism can contribute to state building?

a)

by unifying smaller states to make one large new nation

b)

by carving out a new nation from a larger country or empire

c)

by providing a more efficient means of tax collection

d)

by advocating for the free market

e)

by allowing for a democratic representation of people in a state

6.

What were the two alliance systems before the start of World War I (choose two)?

a)

Triple Entente

b)

Triple Alliance

c)

League of Nations

d)

United Nations

e)

Hanseatic League

7.

In 1914, Serbian Nationalist (1)________ shot Archduke (2)________ to start World War I.

a)

(1) Gavrilo Princip

(2) Franz Ferdinand

b)

(1) Giuseppe Mazzini

(2) Otto von Bismarck

c)

(1) Adolf Hitler

(2) Wilhelm II

d)

(1) Vladimir Lenin

(2) Nicholas II

e)

(1) Francisco Franco

(2) Alfonso XIII

8.

Which of the following was NOT a new technology used in World War I?

a)

Cavalry

b)

Tanks

c)

Planes

d)

Machine Guns

e)

Poison Gas