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The League of Nations was weakened because
Britain and France refused to join it.
the United States refused to join it.
Woodrow Wilson did not support it.
it did not provide collective security.
the United States refused to join it.
the policy of not taking sides in a war
neutrality
Glorification of the military
militarism
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.
a final demand
ultimatum
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
requiring people to serve in the military or other service
Conscription
A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
Stalemate
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.
a. Triple Entente.
the spread of a disease over a large area
pandemic
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
a horrible act against innocent people
atrocity
German nickname for submarine, Unterseeboot, which did tremendous damage to Allied ships
U-Boat
Which of the following events was the spark that ignited the Balkan powder keg and started WWI?
The formation of the Triple Alliance
The sinking of the Lusitania
The formation of the Triple Entente
The assassination of Francis Ferdinand
The assassination of Francis Ferdinand
spreading ideas in support of a cause
propaganda
What event boosted Allied morale in 1917?
The Zimmermann telegram revealed German weakness.
V. I. Lenin of Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
The Fourteen Points passed in the Senate.
The United States joined the war.
The United States joined the war.
payments for war damage
reparations
Groups of merchant ships travelling together while protected by warships
Convoy
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 extreme change
radicals
Which of the following was NOT a reason the United States entered WWI?
Trade ultimatums issued by Germany
The Zimmerman telegram
the sinking of the Lusitania
Strong cultural ties between the Allies and U.S.
The Zimmerman telegram
an agreement to end fighting
armistice
Large gas-filled balloons used to bomb the English coast by Germany
Zepplin
Which of the following was NOT a reason that the Treaty of Versailles was ineffective?
Then Central Powers were uninvolved
It placed too much blame on Germany
France declared victory over Germany
It forced Germany to pay reparations
France declared victory over Germany
a non-binding agreement to follow common policies
entente