Unit 6 WWI Study Guide: World War I and Its Aftermath
1. What two large alliances took shape before the beginning of WWI? (10.5.1)
2. How did international competition and nationalism increase tensions in Europe? (10.5.1)
3. What happened because of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand and his wife? (10.5.1)
4. How did the alliance system deepen the original conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia into a
general war? (10.5.1, 10.5.2)
5. Why were young men on both sides eager to flight when WWI started? (10.5.1)
6. How did the Allies stop the Germans from executing the Schlieffen Plan? (10.5.2, 10.5.4)
7. What made WWI much more deadly than previous wars? (10.5.4)
8. In what way was the Eastern Front different from the Western Front? (10.5.2, 10.5.4)
9. How did WWI affect the Ottoman empire and European colonies and dominions? (10.5.4, 10.5.5)
10. Why was it important for both sides to keep civilian morale high during the war? (10.5.1)
11. How did Russia’s loss of morale affect the strategic position of the Allies in WWI? (10.5.3)
12. What are three factors that led the United States to enter the war? (10.5.3)
13. Why did Germany ask the Allies for an armistice in November 1918? (10.5.2)
14. What were some of the human, economic, and political costs of the war? (10.5.4, 10.6.2)
15. How did the goals of the Big Three leaders conflict at the Paris Peace Conference? (10.6.1, 10.6.2)
16. Why were the German delegates surprised when they read the treaty? (10.6.1, 10.6.2)
17. Why did the League of Nations fail to accomplish Wilson’s dreams? (10.6.1, 10.6.2)
Unit 6 WWI Study Guide: World War I and Its Aftermath
1. What two large alliances took shape before the beginning of WWI? (10.5.1)
2. How did international competition and nationalism increase tensions in Europe? (10.5.1)
3. What happened because of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand and his wife? (10.5.1)
4. How did the alliance system deepen the original conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia into a
general war? (10.5.1, 10.5.2)
5. Why were young men on both sides eager to flight when WWI started? (10.5.1)
6. How did the Allies stop the Germans from executing the Schlieffen Plan? (10.5.2, 10.5.4)
7. What made WWI much more deadly than previous wars? (10.5.4)
8. In what way was the Eastern Front different from the Western Front? (10.5.2, 10.5.4)
9. How did WWI affect the Ottoman empire and European colonies and dominions? (10.5.4, 10.5.5)
10. Why was it important for both sides to keep civilian morale high during the war? (10.5.1)
11. How did Russia’s loss of morale affect the strategic position of the Allies in WWI? (10.5.3)
12. What are three factors that led the United States to enter the war? (10.5.3)
13. Why did Germany ask the Allies for an armistice in November 1918? (10.5.2)
14. What were some of the human, economic, and political costs of the war? (10.5.4, 10.6.2)
15. How did the goals of the Big Three leaders conflict at the Paris Peace Conference? (10.6.1, 10.6.2)
16. Why were the German delegates surprised when they read the treaty? (10.6.1, 10.6.2)
17. Why did the League of Nations fail to accomplish Wilson’s dreams? (10.6.1, 10.6.2)