World War 1 TEST

Question 1

Name the four causes that brought out the war

Answer 1

1. Militarism
2. Alliance System
3. Imperialism
4. Nationalism

Question 2

What was known as the “powder keg of europe”?

Answer 2

The Bulkan peninsula

Question 3

Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

Answer 3

Heir to the throne of Austria- Hungary

Question 4

What was the Black hand

Answer 4

Serbian Terrorist Group

Question 5

Killer who assasinated archduke and his wife

Answer 5

Gavrillo Princep

Question 6

What was Pan-Slavism

Answer 6

A Nationalist Movement

Question 7

How did the assasination of archduke and his wife create a world war

Answer 7

Austria-Hungary- gives Serbia an ultimatum and they refuse it

Question 8

What was the original purpose of the alliance system?

Answer 8

To create a “Balance of power” throughout europe

Question 9

Name five modern weapons used in WW1 for the first time

Answer 9

1. Machine Gun
2. Artilery
3. Poison Gas
4. Tanks
5. Flame throwers
6. Zeppelins

Question 10

Name three purposes of propaganda used in WW1

Answer 10

1. Recruitment of Men
2. Promote patriotism at home
3. Make enemy look evil

Question 11

The western front extended from where to where

Answer 11

North Sea- Switzerland (500 miles)

Question 12

Eastern front

Answer 12

Baltic sea - Black sea (1,000 miles)

Question 13

What were the three main reasons the USA entered the war in 1917?

Answer 13

1. Sinking of the Lusitania
2. Unrestricted submarine warfare
3. Zimmerman Telegram

Question 14

Describe why Russia eventually pulls out of the war in 1917

Answer 14

1. Corrupt government
2. Poor living conditions
3. War had destroyed the economy
4. Slaughter of the army

Question 15

Why were the allied powers so concerned that russia pulled out of the war?

Answer 15

Germany could now concentrate all its forces on the western front.

Question 16

What were the American Impacts on the war?

Answer 16

1. Boosted Morale
2. Fresh man power
3. Supplies and equipment
4. Turning point of the war

Question 17

In 1915 WW1 turned into a “BLOODY STALEMATE” what does that mean?

Answer 17

Neither side could win, MIllions of young men were slaughtered

Question 18

Name the big four countries and leaders that were represented at the paris peace talks:

Answer 18

Great Britian- David George Lloyd
France- Georges Clemenceu
USA- Woodrow Wilson
Italy- Vittorio Orlando

Question 19

What was the purpose of the first five points of wilsons peace plan?

Answer 19

They were ways to prevent future wars.

Question 20

Points 6-13 dealt with something called self-determination. What did that mean?

Answer 20

Nations should have the right to govern themselves

Question 21

What was the league of nations? WHAT WAS ITS GOAL OF PURPOSE?

Answer 21

An international peace keeping organization. Purpose was to prevent future wars

Question 22

List four results of WW1

Answer 22

1. Death Toll: 20 Million Died
2. Bolshevik revolution
3. Led to WW2
4. Usa becomes a world power

Question 23

NAme the three major nations of the central powers:

Answer 23

Central powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, And Ottoman trunks
Allied Powers: Russia, France, and great britian.

Question 24

What event Marked the turning point of the war?

Answer 24

WHEN USA JOINED THE WAR