World War I Unit Review

The most significant impact of the pre-war alliance system was

• it would prevent France from getting revenge of Germany.

• it meant that a war would involve multiple nations.

• the United States would play a crucial role in starting the war.

• it would deter all nations from engaging in armed conflict.

Which of the following are examples of situations that involve issues with nationalism?

• France wanting revenge after the Franco-Prussian War

• Austria's annexation of Bosnia in 1908

• Germany and France competing for control over Morocco

• Germany forming an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy

The pre-war arms race that led to the creation of more destructive weapons was related to which cause of the war?

• militarism

• alliances

• imperialism

• nationalism

Competition over global empires could be seen by this country's desire to have their "place in the sun."

• Britain

• France

• Germany

• Russia

Which of the following was NOT a technological advancement seen in World War I?

• submarine torpedoes

• machine gun

• nuclear bomb

• poison gas

Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare helped contribute to this nation joining the war in 1917.

• Britain

• France

• Italy

• the United States

A ___ war is one in which a nation devotes all of its resources to waging war.

• propaganda

• rationing

• total

• world

Which of the following was NOT a reason for wartime propaganda?

• stir up support for the war

• to vilify the enemy

• to encourage financial investment in the war

• to criticize the war and promote peace

Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles was particularly controversial in Germany because it...?

• reduced the size of the Germany military.

• took away Germany's African and Asian colonies.

• shrank German territory in Europe.

• assigned blame for the war to Germany.

The failure of ___ to join the League of Nations ultimately doomed it to failure.

• Germany

• Japan

• Russia

• the United States