Matching 1-5
Deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other.
Stalemate
21. Which countries made up the Triple Entente in 1907?
A. Austria-Hungary, Sweden, and Russia
B. The United States, Germany, and Russia
C. Great Britain, France, and Russia
D. Belgium, Germany, and France
6. Organization for international cooperation established after World War I.
League of Nations
26. Great Britain’s stated reason for declaring war on Germany in 1914 was the
A. French attacks on German territories.
B. U.S. entry into the war.
C. Serbian assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
D. German invasion of Belgium.
11. Seized power in Russia during the October Revolution of 1917 led by Vladimir Lenin.
Bolsheviks
2. A conflict in which each side tries to win by wearing down the other.
War of Attrition
22. Which countries made up the Triple Alliance in 1907?
A. Austria-Hungary, Italy, and Russia
B. The United States, Great Britain, and Russia
C. Great Britain, France, and Russia
D. Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy
7. Serbian nationalist group that believed Bosnia should belong to Serbia. Behind the assassination of the Archduke.
Black Hand
27. Which of the following is the name of the French river where the first major battle between German troops was fought and German troops retreated?
A. Ypres
B. Seine
C. Marne
D. Versailles
12. Domination by one country of the political, economic, and cultural life of another country or region.
Imperialism
3. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country.
Nationalism
23. The assassination of which leader led to the outbreak of World War I?
A. Otto von Bismarck
B. Nicholas II
C. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
D. Kaiser Wilhelm II
8. Formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense.
Alliance
28. In World War I, why did battles on the Western Front result in little territorial gain?
A. German troops focused their efforts on the Eastern Front.
B. Trench warfare made the movement of troops difficult.
C. Troops on the Western Front were able to mobilize quickly.
D. Western rivers and mountains provided natural barriers.
13. The total area in which opposing armies face each other.
War Front
4. German Submarine.
U-Boat
Double Jeopardy
24. What was Germany’s initial problem at the beginning of the war?
A. They were completely outnumbered by the French and British troops.
B. They lacked any of the new technologies that the other countries had access to.
C. The Ottoman Empire was a very weak ally and could not help the Germans.
D. Germany was having to fight a two-front war and had to fight both the French and the Russians.
9. Disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies.
No Man's Land
29. World War I was the first war to use many new technologies. Which of the following was true of the use of chemical warfare?
A. The use of chemical weapons was very effective during the war, leading to a quicker end to the conflict.
B. The effects of chemical weapons were thought to be too gruesome to employ against enemy troops.
C. Neither side utilized chemical weapons as these had been banned in 1907, prior to the beginning of the war.
D. Weapons, such as poison gas, were developed as a reaction to the stalemate that occurred throughout most of the war.
14. Promise made by Germany to the United States to give adequate warning before sinking merchant and passenger ships.
Sussex Pledge
5. Signed June 1919. Peace terms ending WWI.
Treaty of Versailles
25. Germany’s Schlieffen Plan for military attack was to
A. first attack Russia with lightning speed before facing France in the West.
B. attack France in the West before Russia in the East had a chance to mobilize.
C. try to get the United States to align itself with Germany.
D. engage both France in the West and Russia in the east at the same time.
10. After WWI, a policy of Western powers administering territories.
Mandate System
30. What happened when the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed?
A. The Russian gave up land to Germany and pulled out of WWI.
B. The treaty ended World War I.
C. Germany withdrew from the war.
D. The United States entered the war.
15. A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from ditches dug into the ground facing each other.
Trench Warfare