WW I Vocab Quiz

What is nationalism?

• An intense loyalty and devotion to one's own nation

• A policy of glorifying military power

• A formal agreement between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes

• A system of government in which power is held by the people

What is militarism?

• A policy of glorifying military power

• The economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker nations

• A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• A system of government in which power is held by a single person or a small group of people

Who were the Allies in World War I?

• Britain, France, and Russia

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

• United States, Japan, and Italy

• Serbia, Russia, and France

Who were the Central Powers in World War I?

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

• United States, Japan, and Italy

• Britain, France, and Russia

• Serbia, Russia, and France

Who was the Archduke whose assassination sparked the outbreak of World War I?

• Franz Ferdinand

• Kaiser Wilhelm II

• Tsar Nicholas II

• Emperor Hirohito

What was trench warfare?

• A type of warfare in which opposing armies dig deep trenches to protect themselves from enemy fire

• A type of naval warfare in which submarines attack ships without warning

• A type of warfare in which tanks are used to break through enemy lines

• A type of aerial warfare in which fighter planes engage in dogfights

What was "no man's land"?

• The area between opposing trenches on the battlefield

• The area of a country where no one is allowed to go

• The area of a city that is abandoned and in ruins

• The area where submarines operate in the ocean

What was the Lusitania?

• A British passenger liner that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915

• A German passenger liner that was sunk by a British warship in 1914

• A French passenger liner that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1916

• An American passenger liner that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1917

What was the Sussex pledge?

• A German promise to stop sinking unarmed ships without warning

• A British promise to stop attacking German submarines

• A French promise to enter World War I on the side of the Allies

• An American promise to send troops to Europe to fight in World War I

What was the Zimmermann Note?

• A message from Germany to Mexico proposing a military alliance against the United States

• A document outlining the terms of the Treaty of Versailles

• A secret agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union

• A declaration of war issued by the United States against Japan