World War I Flashcards
1.Which statement best describes the use of convoys in World War I?
a. Merchant ships were protected by warships against U-boat attack.
b. British zeppelins flew along with merchant ships across the Atlantic.
c. Trenches were dug in the Eastern Front specifically for commercial purpsoses.
d. Long range artillery was employed against enemy tanks.
a.Merchant ships were protected by warships against U-boat attack.
2.Which of the following is the best explanation for Russia’s entrance into World War I?
a. Russia stood by its one dependable ally, Austria-Hungary.
b. Austria declared war on Serbia, and Russia was its ally.
c. Russia wanted to punish Serbia for encouraging terrorism.
d. Russia wanted to avoid facing Germany alone at a later date.
b.Austria declared war on Serbia, and Russia was its ally.
3.Which of the following is NOT considered one of the long term causes of World War I?
a. nationalism
c. miltiarism
b. industrialism
d. alliance systems
b.industrialism
4.U-boat is another word for
a. merchant ship
c. the Dardanelles
b. submarine
d. zeppelin
b.submarine
5.A stalemate developed along the Western Front early in the war because
a. the German army fought with outdated weapons.
b. The United States immediately joined the war.
c. the French army was able to push Germany out.
d. Trench warfare made it difficult for either side to win an advantage.
d.Trench warfare made it difficult for either side to win an advantage.
6.For which of the following reasons did the Schlieffen Plan fail?
a. Germany did not have a strong army.
c. Russia mobilized its army quickly.
b. Belgium could not be defeated.
d. The United States joined the war.
c.Russia mobilized its army quickly.
7.Why did Serbian nationalists plot the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary?
a. The Archduke had murdered many Serbs.
b. They wanted to start a world war.
c. They were protesting Austrian rule over Bosnia.
d. The Archduke was making democratic reforms.
c.They were protesting Austrian rule over Bosnia.
8.Governments used propaganda to
a. keep the public informed of the facts.
c. control public opinion.
b. finance the war effort.
d. supply the troops.
c.control public opinion.
9.President Wilson favored __________, the right of people to choose their own form of government.
a. armistice
c. propaganda
b. conscription
d. self-determination
d.self-determination
10.How did women help in the war effort?
a. They fought on the front lines alongside men.
b. They voted to support their leaders.
c. They worked in war industries.
d. They organized wawrtime blockades.
c.They worked in war industries.
11.What event boosted Allied morale in 1917?
a. The 14 Points Plan passed in the Senate.
b. The United States joined the war.
c. V.I. Lenin of Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
d. The Zimmerman Telegram revealed German weakness.
b.The United States joined the war.
12.What was the immediate result of Russia’s withdrawal from the war?
a. Russia instituted a democratic government.
b. Bread riots erupted into a Russian Revolution
c. Germany concentrated its forces on the Western Front.
d. The Allies overthrew the tsar.
c.Germany concentrated its forces on the Western Front.
13.What term best describes the spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause?
a. armistice
c. contraband
b. propaganda
d. self-determination
b.propaganda
14.Another term for “the draft” is
a. propaganda.
c. conscription.
b. self-determination.
d. armistice.
c.conscription.
15.How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade?
a. It used U-Boats to sink ships carrying supplies to Britian.
b. It prevented all radio reports fromo reaching France and Britain.
c. It warned the British to break off relations with Mexico.
d. It launched a propaganda war.
a.It used U-Boats to sink ships carrying supplies to Britian.
16.In the Zimmermann note, Germany offered which of the following to Mexico if it joined the Central Powers?
a. rule over the North American continent
b. 3 trillion dollars in gold
c. the return of Mexican lands held by the United States
d. a fleet of submarines
c.the return of Mexican lands held by the United States
