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WorksheetsCauses of WWI
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
An acronym for some of the long-term causes of WW1 is M.A.I.N. What word does each letter represent?
Militarism, Armies, Imperialism, Nationalism.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Modernism, Alliances,
Imperialism, Nationalism.
Mistakes, Armies, Imperialists and Nationalists.
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
Which cause of WWI can be best described as a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially among countries
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
"Should one of the High Contracting Parties be attacked by another Power, the other High Contracting Party binds itself hereby, ...to support the aggressor against its high Ally..."
What MAIN cause does the above passage describe.
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
"By the 1890s, the great land armies of France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia had no equals on earth except one another. Nicholas warned that ‘the accelerating arms race,’ which was producing larger armies, more powerful artillery, and bigger warships." What MAIN cause does the above quote discuss?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Many European countries began taking over less powerful countries and taking the natural resources. This caused competition between the European countries as they each tried to build their empires bigger and bigger. Which WW1 cause would this fall under?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
People felt so much pride in their country and ethnic group that they started to become overconfident, thinking their country is superior, which made them more likely to go to war.
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
How did Britain respond to the 'Arms Race'?
Increased their army and by 1914 had nearly 4 million soldiers
They did not want to get involved in European politics and so did not respond to any military threats
Increased the size of their navy and introduced new battleships.
Built a railroad to transport troops.
Members of the Triple Alliance or Central Powers
Germany
Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
France
Members of the Triple Entente or Allied Powers
France
Russia
Great Britain
Spain
What problem was the Schlieffen Plan designed to overcome?
Germany wanted to secure oil for its military
Germany wanted to overcome the superior British navy
Germany wanted to avoid fighting on two fronts
Austria Hungary wanted to stop Italy joining up with Russia
Germany wanted a quick victory against...
France
Austria Hungary
Italy
Holland
The plan meant Germany would go around French defences via the country of...
Holland
Britain
Switzerland
Belgium
Germany needed to defeat France in...
two weeks
six weeks
two months
six months
Schlieffen Plan addressed how Germany was to act in a case where there was war against which 2 countries?
(a)
