World War 1

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President Wilson said that his 14 points will provide a framework for

A lasting and just peace

Which of the following most affected the course and outcome of World War I?

American military and financial intervention in the war

One way fascist leaders in the 1920's and 1930's gained popular support was by

Appealing to national pride

What was the underlying cause or causes of World War 1?

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, nationalism, imperialism, militarism and alliances

What was the first nation to declare war on another in the conflict that became World War 1?

Austria-Hungary

The Balkans make up the following countries:

Austria-Hungary, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Germany

Triple Entente

Britain, France, Russia

The collapse of the Russian and Autro Hungarian empires during World War I contributed directly to the

Creation of new nations in Eastern Europe

How did Russia's participation in World War I affect its empire?

Economic hardships brought on by the war resulted in the downfall of the Czar

The purpose of the Schliemann plan was to keep Germany from having to

Fight in two fronts simultaneously

One major reason for the tension before World War I was that

France wanted to regain lands previously held by them, and taken by Germany.

Great Britain's stated reason for declaring war on Germany in 1914 was the

German invasion of Belgium

Triple Alliance

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

A major goal of France and Great Britain in the conference of Versailles following World War I was to

Keep Germany from my building it's military forces

In 1917, Germany returned to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, hoping to

Keep cargo ships from reaching Great Britain

The Zimmerman note, which pushed the United States to enter the war, exposed the German plan to

Keep cargo ships from reaching Great Britain

Why did most of the combat on the Western front in World War I take place in a relatively small area?

The armies became immobile because of trench warfare

Authors Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald are identified with

The lost generation

World war 1 was a "total war" in the sense that

The nations involved devoted all their resources to it

The Balkan region is

The region of Southeastern Europe

Why did Great Britain, France and Russia form the Triple Entente in 1907?

To respond to the increased military power of Germany

According to some historians, Europe's system of alliances prior to 1914 increased the likelihood that

Small disputes would develop large-scale wars

The Eastern Front was located along Germany's border with

Russia


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