World War 1

Question 1

1) Where did World War 1 take place?

2) From what year to what year did the war occur?

Answer 1

Europe, 1914 - 1918

Question 2

Which European empire:

• took the most damage
• took the most casualties
• and ceased to exist after WW1

Answer 2

German Empire

Question 3

Which nation joins the war in 1917?

Answer 3

The United States

Question 4

As a total sum number, how many people died during the war?

Answer 4

20 million

Question 5

What does the M.A.I.N. causes of WW1 stand for?

Answer 5

• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Nationalism

Question 6

Who was assassinated that sparked the breakout of WW1?

Answer 6

Franz Ferdinand; Archduke of Austria-Hungary

Question 7

What is the aggressive build-up of military forces called?

Answer 7

Militarism

Question 8

What historic theory was believed to inevitably prevent war but failed at doing so?

Answer 8

A balance of power

Question 9

What could be a short reason why a balance of military power failed at preventing a war?

Answer 9

National leaders wanted to use their military forces (on other nations)

Question 10

What is a close association of nations formed to advance common interests called?

Answer 10

An alliance

Question 11

Alliances provide mutual military _______

Answer 11

defense

Question 12

What were the 4 well-known Central Powers during WW1?

Answer 12

• Austria-Hungary
• German Empire
• Ottoman Empire
• Bulgaria

Question 13

Which country would switch sides from Central Powers to the Allied Powers?

Answer 13

Italy

Question 14

What were the 5 well-known Allied Powers during WW1?

Answer 14

• Britain
• France
• Russia
• Serbia
• United States (joined 1917)

Question 15

1) What were the Allied Powers initially called?

2) Which 3 nations were involved in this alliance?

Answer 15

1) Triple Entente

2) Britain, France, and Russia

Question 16

Before WW1, countries didn’t necessarily know the _________ between nations which entangled them into the war.
(Hint: they were secret)

Answer 16

alliances

Question 17

What is the competition for overseas colonies called?

Answer 17

Imperialism

Question 18

Nations strategically extending over other foreign __________ to expand their territories rose animosities between countries.

Answer 18

boundaries or lines

Question 19

What is the devotion to the interests or culture of one’s nation called?

Answer 19

Nationalism

Question 20

What was a factor to militarism and imperialism?

Answer 20

Nationalism

Question 21

What motivated the question of independence for colonies?

Answer 21

Nationalism

Question 22

What Serbian nationalist group would be involved in the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary

Answer 22

The Black Hand

Question 23

Which 2 countries did Serbia ask for allied defense before Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia?

Answer 23

• Germany

- Russia

Question 24

Which government sent unreasonable demands to Serbia after Franz Ferdinand’s assassination?

Answer 24

Austria-Hungary