Battles & Death
Which new weapon, first used effectively on a large scale by the German army caused significant casualties and psychological trauma due to its indiscriminate nature?
option 1: Machine guns
option 2: Poison gas (chlorine)
option 3: Tanks
option 4: Submarines (U-boats)
Poison gas (chlorine)
Which of the following countries was a member of the Central Powers during World War I?
option 1: Ottoman Empire
option 2: United Kingdom
option 3: United States
option 4: Russia
Ottoman Empire!
True or False:
Germany was allowed to have full representation and negotiating power during the drafting of the Treaty of Versailles.
False, Germany was most excluded from the negotiations and presented with the treaty on a "take it or leave it" scenario, not having much say
Which system increased tensions in Europe by forcing countries to defend one another?
option 1: Colonialism
option 2: Militarism
option 3: Alliance System
option 4: Nationalism
Alliance systems
Whose assassination sparked the beginning of WW1?
option 1: David Lloyd George?
option 2:Kaiser Wilhelm?
option 3: Franz Joseph?
options 4: Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand? David Lloyd George? Kaiser Wilhelm? Franz Joseph? (Answer: Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand?)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand!
Him and his wife were killed on June 28, 1914
Name four countries present in the Allied powers!
United States, United Kingdom, China, France, Great Britain, Russian Empire, Italy, Japan, Serbia, Belgium, Portugal, Montenegro, Romania, Greece
What did Germany promise Mexico in exchange for joining the war against the United States?
option 1: Financial support and the return of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
option 2: A fleet of U-boats to command in the Atlantic
option 3: Immediate recognition of Mexico as a global superpower
option 4: Access to German industrial technology in Europe
Financial support and the return of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona!
Which country felt threatened by Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
option 1: Germany
option 2: Russia
option 3: France
option 4: Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary!
Which countries were harmed the most during WW1?
option 1: Italy, Japan & Great Britain?
option 2: Serbia, Russia & Germany?
option 3: France, Romania & Belgium?
option 4: Ottoman empire, Bulgaria & United States?
Serbia, Russia & Germany!
What alliance was formed first during WW1?
option 1: Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria?
option 2: The Dual Alliance with Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy?
option 3: The central powers with the German Empire
option 4: The triple entree with the British Empire, France and Russian Empire?
The Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary
(1879) this alliance was the first major alliance formed, later becoming the core of the Central Powers.
Which nation intercepted and decoded the Zimmermann Telegram?
option 1: The United States
option 2: France
option 3: Great Britain
option 4: Japan
Great Britain!
Which term describes the buildup of armies and navies before World War I?
option 1: Imperialism
option 2: Militarism
option 3: Neutrality
D) Communism
Militarism!