World War I Study Guide
1.) Know the four underlying causes of WWI:
a. M
b. A
c. I
d. N
2.) Be able to list the countries in the two opposing alliance systems that existed before WWI
started:
a. IGA
b. Good Boys Run Fast
3.) Be able to describe the event that triggers WWI:
a. The assassination of ______________________________ and his wife Sophie. They
were from _____________________. The assassin who shot them was
______________________________, a member of the ________________ nationalist
group, The Black Hand. This occurred on June ___, 1914 in the city of
_____________________, Bosnia.
4.) Therefore, the spark that ignites WWI starts out as a conflict between what two countries and
over what underlying issue?
5.) Which country contributed to the outbreak of war by encouraging Austria to declare war on
Serbia and by giving them a “blank check” of support?
6.) Which country stood ready to defend Serbia because of Slavic nationalism?
7.) WWI officially begins on _______________, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declares war on
Serbia.
8.) Why did Britain (the UK) declare war on Germany on August 4, 1914?
9.) Germany invaded Belgium in order to implement the Schlieffen Plan – its military strategy to
avoid a __________________________.
10.)
Germany’s military leaders believed they could beat _________ within 6 weeks, and
then only have to fight _________________, rather than dividing their military and
fighting both countries at the same time.
11.)
This plan failed when the British and French were able to hold off the Germans in which
September 1914 battle?
____ taxicabs were used to rush soldiers to the front.
12.)
After this battle, WWI settled into a __________________ where neither side could gain
much ground or defeat the other. This type of warfare developed:________________
13.)
Fighting occurred in many locations during WWI, but the majority of battles occurred
along the __________________________, the name given to the area near the
French/German border.
14.)
The 2 sides in WWI were called the ______________ and ________________________.
15.)
Be able to list 5 countries that made up the Allies:
16.)
Be able to list the 4 Central Powers:
17.)
What was the famous WWI novel written by Erich Remarque?
18.)
It was written from the perspective of a ______________ soldier.
19.)
Why did Hitler ban and destroy this book when he became the leader of Germany?
20.)
List 3 common objectives governments had when using propaganda.
21.)
Name the British ship sunk by a German U-boat in May 1915 that killed over 1,200 and
128 Americans: __________________________
22.)
When did the US join WWI?
23.)
List the 4 contributing factors that explain why the US joined the war on the side of the
Allies.
24.)
Describe the Zimmermann Telegram:
25.)
Name the US president during WWI:
26.)
His statement of war goals were known as the ____________________.
27.)
Among other things, he promoted the idea of ________-___________________ in
European empires and a general association of countries which came to be called the
_________________________________.
28.)
When (exactly) did WWI come to an end?
29.)
Know the Big Four that dominated the Paris Peace Conference (just the countries).
30.)
Be able to list 4 specifics of the Treaty of Versailles: