Vocab
a non-binding agreement to follow common policies
entente
German nickname for submarine, Unterseeboot, which did tremendous damage to Allied ships
U-boat
an agreement to end fighting
armstice
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary formed secret treaties and became known as the
a. Triple Entente. c. Triple Alliance.
b. Triple Threat . d. Triple Double.
c. Triple Alliance.
World War I was called the _____ because of the vast number of troops involved from so many nations.
a. Great War c. War of Wars
b. Big War d. Super War
a. Great War
people who want an extreme change
radicals
groups of merchant ships travelling together while protected by warships
convoy
spreading ideas in support of a cause
propaganda
Which of the following events was the spark that ignited the Balkan powder keg and started WWI?
a. The formation of the Triple Alliance
b. The formation of the Triple Entente
c. The sinking of the Lusitania
d. The assassination of Francis Ferdinand
d. The assassination of Francis Ferdinand
In an attempt to avoid a two-front war, Germany utilized the _____ by attacking France on the west quickly while Russia mobilized their army on the east.
a. Bismarck Strategy c. Two-Front Plan
b. Schlieffen Plan d. Blitzkrieg Strategy
b. Schlieffen Plan
glorification of the military
militarism
a deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
stalemate
the spread of a disease over a large area
pandemic
Why were Serbian nationalists angry when Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary visited Bosnia?
a. They did not want him to succeed to the throne.
b. They wanted Bosnia to join the Russian empire.
c. They thought he supported the Slavs over the Serbs.
d. They saw the Austrians as oppressive foreign rulers.
d. They saw the Austrians as oppressive foreign rulers.
Both the Allies and Central Powers dug vast systems of deep _____ for protection from machine-gun fire, creating a deadly stalemate on the Western Front.
a. tunnels c. trenches
b. canals d. wells
c. trenches
the policy of not taking sides in a war
neutrality
large gas-filled balloons used to bomb the English coast by Germany
zeppelin
payments for war damage
reparations
Which of the following was NOT a reason the United States entered WWI?
a. Trade ultimatums issued by Germany
b. The Zimmerman telegram
c. the sinking of the Lusitania
d. Strong cultural ties between the Allies and U.S.
a. Trade ultimatums issued by Germany
What event boosted Allied morale in 1917?
a. The Zimmermann telegram revealed German weakness.
b. V. I. Lenin of Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
c. The Fourteen Points passed in the Senate.
d. The United States joined the war.
d. The United States joined the war.
requiring people to serve in the military or other service
conscription
a horrible act against innocent people
atrocity
requiring people to serve in the military or other service
conscription
Which of the following was NOT a reason that the Treaty of Versailles was ineffective?
a. Then Central Powers were uninvolved
b. It placed too much blame on Germany
c. France declared victory over Germany
d. It forced Germany to pay reparations
c. France declared victory over Germany
The League of Nations was weakened because
a. Britain and France refused to join it.
b. the United States refused to join it.
c. Woodrow Wilson did not support it.
d. it did not provide collective security.
b. the United States refused to join it.