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Choose the box with the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 1. What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?
nationalism
militarism
imperialism
patriotism
____ 2. What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe?
the Middle-East
Alsace-Lorraine
Austria-Hungary
the Balkan Peninsula
____ 3. Who led Germany during the last decade of the 1800s and most of World War I?
Otto von Bismark
Adolf Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm II
George Clemenceau
____ 4. Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan that Germany created to prepare for a
two-front war?
Attack France first, then Russia.
Attack Russia first, then France.
Send half of the army to France and half to Russia.
Ally with Russia to fight France.
____ 5. Why were Germany and Austria-Hungary known as Central Powers?
because the war was fought on two fronts
because of their combined armies
because of their alliance in the war
because of their location in the heart of Europe
____ 6. Which nation's actions caused the United States to fight in World War I?
Russia
Mexico
Germany
Austria-Hungary
____ 7. What did the war become once the participating countries began devoting all of their resources
to the war effort?
industrial war
world war
total war
uncontrolled war
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____ 8. What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to an end?
An armistice was signed.
surrender was given.
A propaganda campaign was waged.
The allies won a major battle.
____ 9. What were the Fourteen Points?
parts of the "war guilt" clause
a plan for the postwar world
the constitution of the League of Nations
the terms of surrender offered to Germany
____ 10. Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for the war under the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Italy
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 11. Which of the following countries completely changed its name after World War I?
Germany
Romania
Great Britain
Ottoman Empire
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____ 12. How did the United Kingdom change after World War I?
Ireland gained self-rule.
Ireland was annexed by the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom established Poland and Finland.
The United Kingdom was isolated from the rest of Europe.
____ 13. From which country did Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Yugoslavia gain independence?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
____ 14. Around which body of water did the greatest number of new countries emerge after World
War I?
North Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
____ 15. After the war, which country had a province separated from it by states that had gained
independence?
Poland
Germany
Russia
Italy
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 16. How many more troops did the Allied Powers have than the Central Powers?
19 million
23 million
42 million
65 million
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____ 17. Which nation lost the most troops?
Russia
France
Italy
Germany
____ 18. Which countries each lost more than a million troops from battlefield deaths?
USA, British Empire, France, Russia
Austria-Hungary, France, Russia, Germany
Ottoman Empire, Italy, France, Germany
All of the above
____ 19. Which country lost the smallest number of troops from battlefield deaths?
Ottoman Empire
British Empire
USA
France
____ 20. How many troops did Russia lose, even though it pulled out of the war early?
1,700
17,000
1,700,000
17,000,000
Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet of paper. (10 points
each)
21. Drawing Conclusions According to your research and Mr. Smith, WWI has been called "The War
to End All Wars." What were the reasons for the extensive loss of life and property damage in World
War I?
22. Analyzing Causes; Recognizing Effects
Why did the United States enter World War I, and what effect did its entry have on the war?
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