Ch 23 Test - World War I: World History AGS

The Germans used the _______, a type of submarine, to destroy Allied ships.

U-boats

______ represented France at the Versailles peace meeting.

a. Clemenceau

During World War I, the industrial nations developed ______.

a. tanks, b. poison gas, c. machine guns

Before the war, many countries made an ______ with one another and agreed to help one another.

alliance

On November 11, 1918, Germany agreed to an _______, or an end to the fighting.

armistice

______ represented Britain at the peace meeting.

b. George

As a result of the war, all the major European countries were ______ and had no money to pay their debts.

bankrupt

Some historians guess that World War I cost ______.

c. $350 billion

The war killed both soldiers and ______, or people not in the military.

civilians

During the war, the Allies used the ______ to protect its ships at sea.

convoy

______ fought as part of the Central Powers in World War I.

d. Germany

Belgium was a ______ country during the war because it chose neither side.

neutral

At Versailles, France demanded that Germany make ______, or payments for war debts.

reparations

Imperialism led to countries becoming ______ and trying to outdo one another.

rivals

World War I soldiers lived in ______, or long narrow ditches, that protected them from enemy fire.

trenches