Unit 5 Flashcards
Germany increased their size of their army and navy to expand and protect their empire. This is an ex of?
Militarism
Which is not a cause of World War I?
Lack of desire to attack other countries
Great Britain and Japan are example of small countries with limited resources that became powerful empires by acquiring the colonies, this is an example of?
Imperialism
European nations is established these with other countries to try to create a balance in the time before World War I?
Alliances
Pride in their culture and heritage gave rise to rebel groups. The rebels would fight for freedom for their countries. This is an example of?
Nationalism
Soldiers rush to the battlefield in search of a quick victory. Instead, they dug in and found themselves fighting in a new type of war strategy called
Trench warfare
Which is not a member of the Allied powers?
Bulgaria
Which countries not a member of the Central Powers?
Russia
This was the spark that set off a chain reaction that would be known as the great war?
The assassination of franz Ferdinand
During World War I where did the US fight?
Alongside Britain France but only after staying neutral for three years
Which of the following best describes the reason for so many casualties never seen in prior wars?
It was the first war to feature modern weaponry
Where is the fighting on the Western front take place
France and Germany
All of the following were new weapons technologies that reason World War I except?
Atomic bomb
The US entered World war one after what two major events?
Sinking of the US ships in the Zimmerman telegram
What caused Russia to pull out of World War I
A civil war within Russia caused by Bolsheviks