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HWH: TEST WWI

____ In the decade before WWI, the two chief rivals for control of the Balkans were: A) Russia/Italy B) Italy/France
C) Austria-Hungary/Great Britain D) Russia/Austria-Hungary

____ After the Franco-Prussian war, the foreign policy of Germany was designed to: A) prevent Russia from gaining allies
B) isolate France C) break the alliance between France and England D) gain the friendship of France

____ In which of the following alliances were the member nations joined together in the largest continuous land mass:
A) dual alliance B) triple alliance C) triple entente D) entente cordial

____ Kaiser Wilhelm II antagonized the British by: A) making a treaty with Britain's long time enemy, France
B) encouraging Russia in the Balkans C) stepping up German naval and merchant ship building D) allowing the
reinsurance treaty to lapse

____ Which area was considered to be the "powder keg of Europe"?: A) Austria B) Turkey C) Balkans D) Russia

____ The country whose neutrality was violated by Germany's Schlieffen plan was: A) Switzerland B) Denmark
C) Holland D) Belgium

____ Who declared war on who first? A) Germany on Great Britain B) Serbia on Austria-Hungary
C) Russia on Austria-Hungary D) Austria-Hungary on Serbia E) Germany on France

____ Which of the following statements does NOT apply to the Serbian government in 1914: A) had no army to speak of
B) supported the Black Hand whole heartedly C) needed peace badly D) tried to stop the assassination conspiracy

____ What was a major reason for Austria-Hungary's boldness in making demands on Serbia after the assassination of the
Archduke: A) Russia's reluctance to support Serbia B) Germany's "blank check" offer to Austria-Hungary C) England's
adoption of a disinterested position D) Austria's confidence that its position would be upheld in the World Court

____ What was the immediate cause of England's entrance into WWI: A) its committment to the triple entente
B) the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum C) Germany's declaration of war on Serbia D) The German invasion of Belgium

____ Which of the following was NOT a major factor in bringing the U.S. into WWI: A) German submarine warfare
B) the Zimmerman telegram C) Russia's signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk D) British propaganda

____ Once war began, Germany's initial objective was to: A) deliver a knockout blow to France B) destroy the British fleet
C) get Italy's assurances D) capture the Dardanelles

____ As a result of the communist revolution and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the character of the war changed because:
A) the Russian army now became a more effective force on the Allied side B) Germany was now denied the use of the
Caucasian oil fields C) Germany now gained a powerful ally D) Germany now did not need to fight on two fronts

____ Which of the following was NOT one of the dangerous forces leading to WWI? A) militarism B) socialism
C) imperialism D) nationalism

____ If you had been a soldier on the western front in WWI, you would have been most affected by: A) dogfights
B) u-boats C) trench warfare D) continual troop movements

____ The armistice of November 1918 meant: A) an end to the Tsar's rule B) an end to the Kaiser's rule C) the collapse
of the Ottoman empire D) an end to the fighting

____ What country supported the struggle for independence of the Slavic people on the Balkan peninsula? A) Austria-
Hungary B) Germany C) Italy D) Russia

____ The German army was successful initially for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: A) the French underestimated
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German strength and speed B) Russia stayed neutral C) the British had no standing army D) the Germans were fighting
on only one front

____ Which of the following was NOT a fighting front during WWI: A) South America B) Asia C) Africa D) Italy
E) Turkey

____ _______ caused problems between Serbia and Austria-Hungary: A) Pan Slavism B) Serbia's alliance with Russia
C) trade between Russia and Serbia D) Serbia's weak condition

____ The enormous number of casualties in WWI resulted mainly from the combination of trench warfare and: A) poorly
trained troops B) new, more destructive weapons C) disease D) poor generalship

SEQUENCE ( ) MATCHING

____ Germany's blank check to Austria-Hungary A) first BONUS QUESTION:

____ Russia's mobilization B) second
QW: What did WWI accomplish?
____ The assassination of Franz Ferdinand C) third
____ Germany's invasion of Belgium D) fourth
____ Austria-Hungary's ultimatum E) fifth
____ Germany declares war on Russia AB) sixth

SHORT ANSWER

____ Name two weapons that were developed during WWI and explain the influence of each. (4 pts)
____ What was the most significant development that resulted from the negotiations of the Versailles Treaty. Explain. (4 pts)
____ Explain the purpose of the following telegram as well as the significance of it. (4 pts)
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"Berlin to Washington. W 158. 16 January 1917. Most secret. For Your Excellency's personal information and
to be handed on to the Imperial Minister in Mexico by a safe route.

WE PROPSE TO BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 1 UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE. IN DOING THIS HOWEVER

WE SHALL ENDEAVOR TO KEEP AMERICA NEUTRAL ... IF WE SHOULD NOT ... WE PROPOSE MEXICO AN
ALLIANCE UPON THE FOLLOWING BASIS: (JOINT) CONDUCT OF THE WAR, (JOINT) CONCLUSION OF
PEACE...YOUR EXCELLENCY SHOULD FOR THE PRESENT INFORM THE PRESIDENT (OF MEXICO) SECRETLY
(THAT WE EXPECT) WAR WITH THE U.S.A. ...PLEASE TELL THE PRESIDENT THAT ... OUR SUBMARINES ...
WILL COMPEL ENGLAND TO PEACE WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT.