World History
Name:_______________________ Period:_____
Events Leading Up to and the Start of World War I
Read Chapter 29, Section 1, Marching Toward War and answer the following questions as completely as
possible.
1.
By the year 1900, Europe had been at peace for how many years?
2. By the 1900s, many __________________ organizations had developed, leading some to conclude what about
war itself?
3. Despite the appearance of peace, by the 20 th century, fierce rivalries existed among Europe’s Great Powers.
Who were the Great Powers?
a.
___________________________
b. ___________________________
c.
___________________________
d. ___________________________
e.
___________________________
f.
___________________________
4. What were at least 3 factors that helped fuel the rivalry among these countries?
a.
_______________________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________________
c.
_______________________________________________________________
5. What are the
2 PRE-WAR ALLIANCES that emerged and which countries were aligned with which
alliance?
a.
Alliance: _______________________________
i. Countries in this alliance:
b.
Alliance:___________________
i. Countries in this alliance:
6. What countries can be found in the
7. The Balkans were known as
“Balkan Peninsula”?
the “powder keg” of Europe.
Why?
8. Regarding the Balkan Peninsula, the greatest tension existed between which 2 ethnic groups?
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Read Chapter 29, Section 2, Europe Plunges into War, and then answer the following questions as completely
as possible
1.
In list form, indicate the chronology of the events that led to the outbreak of war beginning with the
annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria.
2. When the alliances were acted upon, the most __________________ war the world had ever seen began.
3. List the
a.
WAR TIME ALLIANCES:
_____________________
i.
b.
Countries:
1.
______________________
2.
______________________
3.
______________________
4.
______________________
_____________________
i.
Countries:
1.
______________________
2.
______________________
3.
______________________
4.
______________________
4. When WWI first began, what was the general consensus on how long the war would last?
5. What is the
Western Front?
6. What is meant by “trench
warfare”?
7. What was life like in the trenches?
8. List at least 4 new weapons used during WWI:
a.
____________________________
c.
b. ____________________________
___________________________
d. ___________________________
9. What year of WWI is considered to be the bloodiest? How many men were lost on each side?
10. What was the biggest problem for the Russians in fighting the war on the Eastern front?
11. What advantage did the Russians have?
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