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A strong feeling of support for one’s country or state.
Nationalism
Idea of a large powerful country controlling a smaller/weaker nation.
Imperialism
The idea of maintaining a strong or large military for a country.
Militarism
The idea of mobilizing an entire nation’s resources for war.
Total War
Before World War I, countries developed alliances with each other to protect themselves from bigger threats.
Alliance System
The Treaty of Versailles was considered a harsh peace, as Germany was subject to punitive measures for their part in the war. Which of the following was part of the peace accord but not punitive to the Germans?
free passage to the Dardanelles (a Turkish strait)
limited munitions buildup
reparations
Alsace-Lorraine returned to France
free passage to the Dardanelles (a Turkish strait)
World War I introduced an innovative strategy to war known as trench warfare. This new approach had soldiers dig deep ditches and spend endless days and nights in those long trenches. Which of the following was not a cause for this new technique of fighting? war planes barbed wire machine gun use mustard gas
war planes
Wilson’s Fourteen Points addressed the immediate need for resolution from WWI, but also provided a tool for continued peace with ____________.
the League of Nations
Belgium being returned to sovereign state
Italy’s defined borders
end of Ottoman Empire
the League of Nations
Newspapers reported on the events of WWI with articles and photos of the battlegrounds. Some of the most memorable news clippings from WWI were neither of these things. They were political cartoons. What was the most significant appeal of political cartoons in shaping people’s perspective of the war?
Use of parody and satire to provide content.
Use of vibrant colors to enhance the reader’s experience
Artists ensured detialed accuracy of subjects.
The large number of cartoons available.
Use of parody and satire to provide content.
The Fourteen Points plan for peace had three distinctive sections, which of the following is the best example for each of those sections.
The establishment of free trade, restored Belgium and League of Nations.
Ensuring free access to the seas, free trade and the League of Nations.
The end of empires, loss of colonies and limit on weapons.
The demand for reparations, end of alliances and limited weapons for every nation.
The establishment of free trade, restored Belgium and League of Nations.
Revolutions are usually a direct result of the people of a nation not having needs met and living in conditions that do not allow for any existence beyond mere survival, as such which of the following was not a cause for the Russian Revolution.
The empathetic and sympathetic responses to the Russian people by Czarina Alexandria.
The Romanov family’s extravegant lifestyle and expensive habits duing the 1900’s.
The promise made by Lenin for “peace, bread and land” for all.
The high price paid to ensure Russian soldiers remained in WWI.
The empathetic and sympathetic responses to the Russian people by Czarina Alexandria.
"The Big Four" was composed of the leaders that were in charge of designing the peace terms after WWI, which of the following was not in that group? Kaiser Wilhelm II George Clemenceau David Lloyd George Vittorio Orlando
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Nationalism was a major cause of WWI, which of the following is not an example of nationalism from the WWI era? Creation of a Jewish soveriegn state The "Black Hand" The Young Turks Unified German nation
Creation of a Jewish soveriegn state
The many alliances that existed among the various European nations was a direct cause of the rapid escalation of the regional conflict becoming a global war. Which of the following organizations was not considered an alliance but was an organized group of united countries. League of Nations Triple Entente Triple Alliance Three Emperors League
League of Nations
The most accurate example of Wilson's 14th Point is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. United Nations House of Representatives Free Press Greenpeace
United Nations
The Germans threatened the safety and security of civilians with their use of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ during WWI. unrestricted sub warfare air bombings of major cities poisonous gas long range missles
unrestricted sub warfare
Airplanes were used to survey and observe the enemy prior to World War I. During World War I which of the following is the best evolution of the advanced use of planes in direct fighting?
Wright Brothers invented the plane, France added weapons to planes and Germany improving the accuracy/efficiency of the armed planes.
Wright Brothers sold patent to Germans who added guns to planes.
Germany invented planes with French military adding a shooter with their two person plane design then England adding a machine gun as the final design for the armed plane.
Planes were invented but not used as weapons unitl WWII.
Wright Brothers invented the plane, France added weapons to planes and Germany improving the accuracy/efficiency of the armed planes.
Which of the following was not a part of the Central Powers? Russia Germany Austria Hungary Ottoman Empire
Russia
There were several secret alliances prior to the war. The Triple Entente and the Three Emperors League are two examples of those pacts among the European nations. After the war, Wilson chose to outlaw alliances as part of his peace plan. Why was Wilson against the alliance system?
The system was outdated with the League of Nations.
The US was not asked to join any accords.
The alliances escalated the war due to the secret pacts and alignments.
The alliances escalated the war due to the secret pacts and alignments.
Belgium is specifically named in Wilson’s Fourteen Points, why is that?
France and Belgium united prior to the war.
It was newly created from Germany’s lost lands.
Belgium had been invaded and occupied by Germany.
Belgium had been invaded and occupied by Germany.
Free trade is trade with little or no regulations and few, if any, taxes on the transfer of goods. Why do you think free trade was important to Wilson?
Both of these are accurate in regards to free trade.
Free trade enables each and every nation to make the most of their resources and products with no barriers.
Free trade encourages innovation.
Both of these are accurate in regards to free trade.
Wilson felt it was necessary to have a reduction in the military and to lower the number of arms for the assurance of international peace. The Treaty of Versailles did not align to this with all nations, only _____________ was required to reduce their amount of arms.
France
Germany
United States
Germany
Congress and the American people were not eager to accept the League of Nations, the last point of Wilson’s plan. The main reason for their negative response was the following?
The price to join was very high and unaffordable to the US.
Congress wanted to have the League of Nations under Congressional review.
The US would become even more involved with European affairs.
The US would become even more involved with European affairs.
Black Jack Pershing
Led AEF in World War I
James Flagg
Artist/Illustrator of WWI posters
Vittorio Orlando
Italian leader during WWI
Queen Victoria
Common relative in many European royal families
Rasputin
“Mad monk”
Alexi
Youngest member of Romanov Family
Duchess Sophie
Wife of Archduke Ferdinand
Princip
Black Hand’s assasin
Bolsheviks
Revolted agains Russian royal family
Wilhelm II
German Emperor
Which of the following led to World War I?
The Russian Revolution
Militarism, The Nazi Party, and The Stock Market Crash
Militarism, Alliance System, Nationalism, and Imperialism
Nationalism, Trench Warfare, and Airplanes
Militarism, Alliance System, Nationalism, and Imperialism
Which of the following led to trench warfare and high casualties in World War I? the atomic bomb battleships the machine gun jet airplanes
the machine gun
Wilson’s Fourteen Points speech identified reasons for war. Which of the following best resolves those issues?
universal freedom of speech, state religion and free enterprise globally
a unified world court, global trade commission, and unrestricted armaments.
arms limitations, trade regulations and confederation
the self dermination of ethnic groups, free access to trade and negotiation
the self dermination of ethnic groups, free access to trade and negotiation
The following nations asserted colonial powers within Europe, as well as worldwide. These nations established themselves as world powers by restraining the rights of other regions to self rule. The nations aligned and stood as one against the world with a rapid escalation of conflict due to their alliances.
Sweden, Mexico, and France
Germany, France, and Russia
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire
Russia, Great Britain, and France
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire
The Treaty of Versailles took its name from what person, place or event? The French president Versailles a German general. the battle of Versailles the town of Versailles
the town of Versailles
Although the Allied forces claimed victory in World War I, historians have come to see the war as one of attrition. Why is this the case?
There was an agreed upon cease fire.
One side had no more materials to make guns and munitions.
The League of Nations demanded a peace accord.
There was no major final battle.
One side had no more materials to make guns and munitions.
Which nation was blamed for starting World War I and forced to pay reparations to the Allied Powers? Great Britain The United States Germany France
Germany
What was a long term result of World War I?
a period of short economic boom followed by a world wide depression
a new war the next year allowed the US to be a major naval supplier to all European nations
the US borrowing vast amounts of money at high interest rates
Germany joining France to form a new nation
a period of short economic boom followed by a world wide depression
When a nation uses the majority of its budget to make weapons and asks civilians to grow their own food so commercial stores can be sent to soldiers abroad, and creates a universal draft to build its forces, this is called– profiteering. total war. militarism. blitzkrieg.
total war.
lavish wealth assassination related to Queen Victoria life threatening illness. The list above describes members of–
the Romanov family.
the Clemenceau family.
the Ottoman rulers.
the Wilson family.
the Romanov family.
Drought, overproduction of goods, and stock speculation were causes of what event? the Great Depression German inflation World War I the Treaty of Versailles
the Great Depression
What was the purpose of propaganda, used by both sides, during World War I?
It was used to generate funds, resources and support for the war effort.
It was the only funding source for most nations.
It helped to create a anti- war climate.
It served to educate the public on the war.
It was used to generate funds, resources and support for the war effort.
Many nations took democratic forms of government after World War I. What was the form of government of these new nations prior to the end of World War I?
Most of these were feudal kingdoms.
Most of these areas were colonial states of an empire.
Many were independent principalities.
Most were conquered provinces with a regent as ruler.
Most of these areas were colonial states of an empire.
