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Causes of WWI

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a deep devotion to a person's country and its culture (food, language, religion, et

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliances

2.

This is when a country increases the number of soldiers and weapons over a period of time.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationialism

c)

Alliances

d)

Militarism

3.

This is when powerful countries take over "weaker " countries and take their natural resources for their own benefit.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

4.

This when two countries choose to help each other in case one of them is attacked.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

5.

European countries were invading and colonizing parts of the world to ...

a)

Spread Christianity

b)

Get raw materials

c)

compete with other European countries

d)

All answers are correct

6.

Because of ethnic tensions, before WWI, the Balkan's compared to a ...

a)

a ticking time bomb

b)

a loaded spring

c)

a powder keg

7.

The assassin who 'sparked" the beginning of WWI was ...

a)

Franz Princip

b)

Gavrilo Princip

c)

Gavrilo Ferdinand

8.

The terrorist group responsible for the attempt to kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

a)

Black Hand

b)

Red Foot

c)

Green Thumb

d)

Black Knee

9.

When did World War I begin?

a)

1929

b)

1884

c)

1914

d)

1941

10.

What was the nickname given to WWI?

a)

The Big War

b)

The Terrible War

c)

The World War

d)

The Great War

11.

Which of the following was not a cause of WWI?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

12.

What happened to Archduke Ferdinand's wife?

a)

She survived without a scratch

b)

She helped the Black Hand kill her husband

c)

She was killed also

d)

None of the above

13.

Examine the map. Which alliance does the PURPLE represent?

CLICK THE MAP TO SEE IT BETTER.

a)

The Allied Powers

b)

The Central Powers

14.

Examine the map. Which alliance is represented by the GREEN color? CLICK THE MAP TO SEE IT BETTER.

a)

The Allied Powers

b)

The Central Powers

15.

Which of the follow is NOT an underlying cause of WWI?

a)

Imperialism

b)

The "Assassination "

c)

Nationalism

d)

Militarism

16.

When a country is "neutral" during a war it means that...

a)

the country is not choosing a "side"

b)

that the country has joined an alliance

c)

that the country is responsible for starting the war

d)

All answers are correct

17.

What country was the assassin that killed the Archduke from?

a)

Serbia

b)

Mexico

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Russia

18.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was going to be the emperor (leader) of what empire?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Russia

19.

According to this cartoon, what was the major cause of WWI?

a)

Alliance system

b)

Militarism

c)

Hitler attacking Poland

d)

Imperialism

20.

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force, usually to gain raw materials

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Socialism