World History World War I Test

All of the following were provisions in the treaty ending WWI EXCEPT:

Germany would be allowed to keep its colonies

All of the following were members of the Triple Entente EXCEPT

Italy

In 1916, all of these countries were part of the Central Powers EXCEPT

Italy

The British ship that was destroyed by German U-boats while carrying U.S. citizens and ammunition was the:

Lusitania

M.A.I.N. stands for:

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

What was the ethnic group in the Balkans that was unsatisfied, resentful and were responsible for the assassination that was "the spark" to WWI:

Serbians

Reparation means payment for damages. T/F

T

The Zimmerman Telegram was a message to Mexico from Germany asking for support. T/F

T

Woodrow Wilson's chief goal at the peace conference was to

create a cordon sanitaire against future German and Russian threats.

Germany was especially unhappy with Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles because it

declared that Germany and Austria were responsible for starting the war.

How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?

it left Germany humiliated and resentful

The most deadly biological weapon used in the trenches

mustard gas

The Treaty of Versailles was

the treaty signed with Germany that many Germans felt was a harsh peace.

World War I was a ____, meaning that it involved a complete mobilization of resources and people.

total war

required all resources and people be directed to the war effort

total war

Infection of the feet due to constant wet, cold, and unsanitary conditions

trench foot

troops would dig "ditches" for protection

trench warfare

The Western Front was characterized by

trench warfare that kept both sides in virtually the same positions for four years.

When the Great War began in 1914, the United States...

Declared neutrality

Germany was satisfied with the peace treaty after World War I. T/F

F

Who was the first to use poison gas?

Germany

The first part of the Schlieffen plan said

Germany must attack France quickly through Belgium

All of the following were contributing factors to the Great War EXCEPT

American expansionism

What type of weapon was NOT used during World War I?

Atomic bomb

Who assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand?

Black Hand

What is meant by a war of attrition?

Opponents try to wear each other down by constant attacks

All of the following were members of the Triple Alliance EXCEPT

Russia

All of the following were part of the "Big Three" participants in the Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT:

Russia