1/4/17 Quiz

Question 1

When did WW1 start

Answer 1

1914

Question 2

Causes of war

Answer 2

Nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and entangling alliances combined with other factors

Question 3

Theory of social Darwinism

Answer 3

Survival of the fittest

Question 4

What were the measurements of wealth and greatness

Answer 4

Economic strength and overseas empire

Question 5

Analyze the impact of technological innovation in ___ that resulted in stalemate on the western front

Answer 5

Weaponry

Question 6

____, German emperor and King of Prussia until the end of WW1 in ___. Sent ultimatum to Serbia

Answer 6

William II, 1918

Question 7

July 28, 1914

Answer 7

Serbia didn’t meet demands, Austria Hungary declared war

Question 8

___ mobilized to help Serbia, which caused Germany to declare war against Russia

Answer 8

Russia

Question 9

Name the Central Powers

Answer 9

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman-Empire

Question 10

Name the Allied Powers

Answer 10

France, Russia, Britain, Serbia

Question 11

Analyze reasons behind isolationism and neutrality in the US before 1917

Answer 11

1/3 of Americans were foreign born in 1914

Question 12

Explain why the US entered the conflict on the side of the Allies

Answer 12

US entered WW1 after Germany betrayed the Sussex pledge

Question 13

goods prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported

Answer 13

contraband

Question 14

German submarine

Answer 14

U-boats

Question 15

sunk on May 7, 1915) - British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat during WWI

Answer 15

Lusitania

Question 16

telegram written by German Foreign Minister Zimmerman proposing an alliance between Mexico and Germany against the US during WWI

Answer 16

Zimmerman note

Question 17

the US declared war on Germany

Answer 17

April 2, 1917