World War I

In what way did alliances cause WWI?

• Countries that had alliances were more likely to provoke wars
• Countries who were under threat were more likely to leave alliances
• Small, regional disputes became magnified when allies were caled upon to assist
• Small, regional disputes were quickly settled through negotiations with allies

In what way did Nationalism cause World War I?

• Small countries wanted to become a part of something bigger, so tried to become part of bigger nations
• Large countries wanted to share their culture with smaller ones, leading to invasions
• Countries wanted to be seen as strong and independent, so refused to work with other nations
• Countries wanted to be seen as powerful, so tried to diminate others, and resist being dominated themselves.

What is the best description of how Nationalism and Militarism connected together before WWI?

• Nations need a bigger military to make the people proud.
• Militaries grow larger in nations that have less pride in their nations.
• Nations that grow and expand build larger militaries to defend themselves.
• Nations that have large militaries need large empires to supply them with food & troops.

Most of the deaths during World War I occurred during 

• Trench warfare
• The influenza outbreak of 1918
• Zeppelin attacks
• The Christmas Truce

Each was a cause of World War I EXCEPT

• Nationalism
• Militarism
• Alliance System
• Fascism

Which event sparked World War I?

• the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
• Russia’s quest for a warm water port
• assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
• sinking of the Lusitania

· Tanks
· Machine guns
· Poison gas
· Flamethrowers
· Airplanes
These new military technologies resulted in a huge expansion of the military tactic known as trench warfare and made _______ the most deadly war up to that point in history.

• Vietnam
• World War I
• World War II
• American Civil War

Which one of these was NOT one of the underlying causes of WWI?

• Militarism
• Alliances
• Isolationism
• Nationalism

The acronym that helps you to remember the causes of World War I is

• ALIVE
• POTUS
• BANANAS
• MAIN

Imperialism caused

• increased efforts to solve problems between countries
• decreased competition between countries
• increased competition between countries
• decreased tension between countries