Quiz 2 the first world war
Austria-Hungary
Allies
France
Allies
Italy
Allies
Japan
Allies
Russia:
Allies
The United States:
Allies
disputed French-German territory
Alsace-Lorraine
declared war on Serbia
Austria
an area desired by Germany and Russia
Balkan states
the Iron Chancellor
Bismarck
Austria-Hungary:
Central Powers
Germany
Central Powers
Turkey:
Central Powers
Americans possessed national pride but lacked outside possessions.
False
Nations sought possessions beyond their borders so they would not have to be self-sufficient.
False
Roosevelt served as mediator in the European hostilities.
False
While Russian citizens supported the war effort with Japan, the Japanese people were indifferent.
False
British trading ship that was sunk by German U-boat
Ferdinand
Select the FOUR factors that led Germany to agree to an armistice.
German allies had withdrawn. Wilson's Fourteen Points gave Germany hope for a fair peace. The military situation was turning against the Germans. The Allies were threatening to invade Germany.
What is the significance of November 11, 1918?
Germany signed an armistice ending the war.
How did Germany react to military preparedness?
Germany wanted to have the world's best navy.
site of Germany's huge offensive against the Allies
Lusitania
. Spain:
Neutral Nations
Holland
Neutral Nations
Scandinavia:
Neutral Nations
Switzerland
Neutral Nations
commander of the United States forces in World War I
Pershing
Which country led in the European pattern of military preparedness?
Prussia
How did military preparedness affect Europe?
Some nations began arms build-ups.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Triple Alliance
England, France, Russia
Triple Entente
Japan and Russia were in dispute over control of Manchuria.
True
Nationalism is a spirit of unity and loyalty to one's country.
True
The United States had no intention of becoming involved in European hostilities.
True
destroyed Bismarck's foreign policy
Wilhelm II
President of the United States
Wilson
An agreement between nations who joined together for their mutual defense is called:
an alliance
Nationalism in Europe brought everything except:
an atmosphere of good will
Select the FOUR actions of Wilhelm II that destroyed relations with Russia and England.
attempting to build a superior navy entering the colony race refusing a Russian loan rejecting English attempts to halt the naval race
Young men were called into active service in the armed forces by the military--
conscription
Select THREE factors that contributed to the military build-up around the world in the early 1900s.
extreme national pride unresolved disputes, jealousies, and suspicions competition among the nations for superiority
the assassinated Austrian archduke
gasless days
How did Germany reach France?
marching through neutral Belgium
Select the TWO reasons that accounted for the stalemate in the war by 1916.
naval blockades at sea trench warfare
not taking part on either side of a dispute
neutrality
American sacrifice on the home front
northwestern France
the position of active attack
offensive
Germany brought European tensions to head in all of the following ways except:
sending propaganda to the United States
any tie or deadlock
stalemate
Bismarck hoped to isolate France in every way except:
starting colonies in the New World
Which of the following is an example of an entente?
the agreement between France, England, and Russia
European nations sought possessions beyond their borders for all the following except:
to improve living conditions in other countries
a statement that expresses or implies serious penalties if the terms are not accepted
ultimatum