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13-1 The Stage is Set for War

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word can help you remember the causes of WWI?

a)

NAME

b)

MAIN

c)

AIM

d)

MAINE

2.

Before World War I, which countries competed to control land in the Balkans

a)

Britain and Russia

b)

Austria-Hungary and France

c)

Russia and Austria-Hungary

d)

Britain and France

3.

Which of these led European nations to compete for markets and natural resources?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

4.

Which of these led to arms races and very large standing armies all throughout Europe?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Alliances

d)

Militarism

5.

The alliance system was designed to keep peace in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy

b)

Germany, Britain, and Russia

c)

Russia, France, and Italy

d)

Austria-Hungary, France, and Britain

7.

Which countries were part of the Triple Entente?

a)

Russia, Serbia, & Germany

b)

France, Russia, & Britain

c)

Britain, Italy, and Germany

d)

Italy, Russia, and Serbia

8.

Which country made a mistake by letting their alliance treaty with Russia lapse (end)?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Germany

9.

Which two countries were competing to control Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Balkans?

a)

Russia and Austria-Hungary

b)

Austria-Hungary and Serbia

c)

Serbia and Italy

d)

Russia and Bosnia

10.

Which country annexed (took over) Bosnia?

a)

Serbia

b)

Russia

c)

Austria-Hungary

11.

Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary because he was angry they gained control of Bosnia. What country was Princip from?

a)

Serbia

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

12.

Which country urged Austria-Hungry to be aggressive with Serbia after Ferdinand's assassination?

a)

Russia

b)

Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

13.

The spark that caused the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

a)

True

b)

False