Chapter 18 Fill in the Blank

Question 1

The relative harmony among European nations following the in 1815 broke down in the mid-1800’s

Answer 1

Congress of Vienna

Question 2

, or the glorification of armed strength, was important to many European leaders and waste of the factors that fueled the movement towards war.

Answer 2

militarism

Question 3

launched the world’s first modern battleship, named the Dreadnaught in 1906

Answer 3

Great Britain

Question 4

In a move to isolate France, Bismarck persuaded to join Germany and Austria-Hungary in the Triple Alliance

Answer 4

Italy

Question 5

The alliance between France, Russia and Great Britain was called the

Answer 5

Triple Entente

Question 6

When Archduke and his wife were visiting Sarajevo, they were assassinated by a member of a Serbian nationalist group

Answer 6

Francis Ferdinand

Question 7

In , one party threatens harmful action if the demands it has made are not met

Answer 7

an ultimatum

Question 8

Four factors fueled growing tensions

Answer 8

nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances or the system of alliances

Question 9

emerged in Europe in the 1800s as various ethnic groups tried to gain more

Answer 9

Nationalism

political unity

Question 10

In 1906, Great Britain launched the , the world’s first modern battleship

Answer 10

Dreadnaught

Question 11

A powerful German empire, under the leadership of emerged with as their chancellor

Answer 11

Prussia

Otto von Bismarck

Question 12

Bismarck feared would seek revenge for its 1871 defeat in the

Answer 12

France

Franco-Prussian War

Question 13

Serbian nationalists wanted to gain the provinces of and because Serbia was

Answer 13

Bosnia
Herzegovina
landlocked

Question 14

, the largest Slavic country, saw itself as protector of Balkan Slavs

Answer 14

Russia

Question 15

was the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Answer 15

Sarajevo

Question 16

Belgium agreed not to help any , or warring nations

Answer 16

belligerents

Question 17

In October 1914, the entered the war on the side of Austria-Hungary and Germany

Answer 17

Ottoman Empire

Question 18

The Ottoman Empire occupied a strategic position: the , a strait between the Black and Mediterranean Sea

Answer 18

Dardanelles

Question 19

The warring countries formed two powerful sides:

Answer 19

Central Powers and the Allied Powers or Allies

Question 20

Unterseebooten meant “ “ and referred to

Answer 20

underwater boats

German subs

Question 21

Airplanes were mainly used for

Answer 21

observing enemy troop movements

Question 22

Skilled pilots called became famous flying legends

Answer 22

dogfight

aces

Question 23

Air battles among airplanes were called

Answer 23

dogfights

Question 24

Germany launched its main attack on France across neutral

Answer 24

Belgium

Question 25

In 1915 Great Britain and France tried to force their way through the and capture

Answer 25

Dardanelles

Constantinople

Question 26

The British decided to the North Sea and to keep merchant ships form reaching

Answer 26

blockade

Germany

Question 27

Eventually the blockade became an attempt to ruin the and

Answer 27

German economy

starve the German people

Question 28

By late 1915 the war had become a

Answer 28

stalemate

Question 29

British had a great influence on Americans

Answer 29

propaganda

Question 30

The resumption of by the Germans further pushed the US toward war

Answer 30

unrestricted submarine warfare

Question 31

In November 1918 the Germans signed , or an agreement, to stop fighting in World War I

Answer 31

an armistice

Question 32

An Allied force under French marshall stopped the German from capturing Paris

Answer 32

Ferdinand Foch

Question 33

, the old Habsburg empire, stopped fighting in October 1918 and broke apart to form two separate governments

Answer 33

Austria-Hungary

Question 34

The Allied morale was dampened when signed a separate peace treaty with Germany

Answer 34

Russia

Question 35

Six points of Wilson’s plan called for changes of a general nature, including freedom of the seas for all nations and

Answer 35

no secret treaties between countries