WorksheetsCauses of World War One
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 53mins
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?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Ethnocentrism
Which cause of WWI can be best described as a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially among countries
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Ethnocentrism
Which cause of WWI can be best described as a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Ethnocentrism
Which cause of WWI can be best described as love for one's country OR wanting one's own country?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Ethnocentrism
In 1914, Serbian Nationalist (1)________ shot Archduke (2)________ to start World War I.
(1) Gavrilo Princip
(2) Franz Ferdinand
(1) Giuseppe Mazzini
(2) Otto von Bismarck
(1) Adolf Hitler
(2) Wilhelm II
(1) Vladimir Lenin
(2) Nicholas II
(1) Francisco Franco
(2) Alfonso XIII
The German invasion of Belgium brought which country into the war?
Britain
Russia
Italy
Serbia
The names of the two major alliances before WW1 were:
The Axis & The Allies
The Triple Alliance & The Triple Entente
The West & The East
Oceania & Eurasia
This country switched sides - it was allied with Germany & Austria before the war but ended up joining Britain & France in 1915
Italy
Switzerland
The United States
Australia
Austria-Hungary was politically very unstable due to...
climate change leading to failure of many crops
the economic chaos caused by the great depression
grinding poverty and a big gap between rich and poor
being a multi-ethnic country, with many groups wanting to leave Austria & form their own nations
Just before WW1, the largest empire in the world was ...
The German Empire
The Russian Empire
The British Empire
The French Empire
This continent was almos completely taken over by European powers in the late 1800s, who established empires here
South America
Asia
Africa
Europe
Of all the major European powers, Germany had the smallest empire. This was because...
They were not interested in empire building
They were too weak militarily to conquer other countries
They believed tat taking over other countries was evil
They unified much later than other great powers and had missed their chance to grab land
Imperialism helped cause WWI because...
Enslaved peoples of the world rebelled against their Imperial masters
Competition between Europe's great powers over control of foreign empires led to tensions
Natural resources from these empires allowed countries to build up vast armies
It didn't help cause World War One
The invention of this weapon sparked an arms race between Britain and Germany that created a lot of tension between them
Bomber Aircraft
Tanks
Dreadnought Battleships
Submarines
MAIN stands for ...
Miitarism, Alliances, Intervention, Non-Aggression
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Militarism, Adventurism, Imperialism, Non-Aggression
Mutually Assured Instant Nihilism
What country was to blame for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Germany
France
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
