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The Great War – WWI Take Home Test
DUE: Thursday May 5th
Part I: Multiple Choice (5 points each)
Choose the best answer to each question. Be sure to put correct answer on answer document.
1. All of the following were long term causes of World War I EXCEPT
a. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b. The economic competition among nations fueled by industrialization
c. The complicated alliances that developed among European nations
d. The growth of militarism
2. Militarism is best described as
a. The glorification of imperialist wars
b. The glorification of military power & preparation for war
c. Control of the government by military leaders & soldiers
d. Control of the military by the government
3. The members of the Triple Entente were Russia, France, and
a. Germany
b. Serbia
c. Austria-Hungary
d. Great Britain
4. The stability of the Ottoman Empire and Austria Hungary was challenged by
a. Nationalism of many ethnic groups in these regions
b. Industrialization of Great Britain
c. Imperialism in Africa
d. Corrupt leadership in Germany
5. All of the following were members of the Triple Alliance EXCEPT
a. Russia
b. Germany
c. Austria-Hungary
d. Italy
6. Who declared war against Serbia sending a chain reaction throughout Europe that sparked the beginning of World
War I?
a. Austria-Hungary
b. Russia
c. France
d. Germany
7. What was the purpose of the Schlieffen Plan?
a. To help Russia enter the war and re-supply itself
b. To help Germany avoid a two-front war with France & Russia
c. To help the U.S. stop the unrestricted submarine warfare of the Germans
d. To organize trench warfare in the western regions of Europe
8. All of the following were members of the Central Powers (Triple Alliance) EXCEPT
a. Austria-Hungary
b. Ottoman Empire
c. Russia
d. Germany
9. All of the following were members of the Allies (Triple Entente) EXCEPT
a. France
b. Britain
c. Russia
d. Bulgaria
10. The stalemate among the battlefields of France became known as
a. The Eastern Front
b. The Western Front
c. The Allied Front
d. The French Front
11. The stretch of battlefield along the Russian-German border became known as
a. The Eastern Front
b. The Western Front
c. The Allied Front
d. The French Front
12. All of the following were new weapons of war EXCEPT
a. Planes with mounted machine guns and bombs
b. Poison gas and gas masks
c. Tanks
d. Bayonets
13. All of the following were results of mechanized war (tanks, planes w/guns, etc.) EXCEPT
a. A slower moving war with stalemates
b. A larger number of casualties than ever before
c. A smaller number of casualties than ever before
d. Massive destruction to the lands of Europe
14. What country remained neutral in late 1915?
a. Italy
b. U.S.
c. Britain
d. Belgium
15. What member of the Allies withdrew from the war in March 1918, signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
a. Germany
b. Russia
c. Bulgaria
d. France
16. An armistice is
a. An agreement to stop fighting
b. A treaty
c. A temporary pause in violence to observe a spiritual holiday
d. An alliance
SHORT ANSWER- 5 points each
17. What country declared war on Serbia? Why?
18. What was the goal of the Schlieffen Plan?
19. What type of warfare dominated WWI? Describe what it was like- give at least three examples of what
life was like fighting trench warfare.
20. List and briefly describe (IN YOUR OWN WORDS) the five causes of WWI.