Causes of World War I Quiz

Question 1

This Slavic country dreamed of creating a south Slavic homeland with itself as the center and leader

Answer 1

Serbia

Question 2

The assassination of this Austro-Hungarian arch-duke was the spark that would lead to WWI

Answer 2

Ferdinand

Question 3

Russia supported the creation of a southern Serbian state because she hoped she would gain this very valuable prize

Answer 3

Dardanelles

Question 4

this was the Serbian sponsored terrorist group whose goal was freedom of Bosnia from Austro-Hungarian control

Answer 4

Black Hand

Question 5

England France and Russia formed this union which each member promised to consider its allies interest in decision making

Answer 5

Triple Entente

Question 6

this American admiral wrote the influence of seapower on history that lead Germany to begin to construct its nazy

Answer 6

Mahan

Question 7

this man assassinated Ferdinand and his wife

Answer 7

Gavrilo Princip

Question 8

the city where Ferdinand was assassinated

Answer 8

Sarejevo

Question 9

Bismark once referred to this region as the powder keg of Europe and correctly predicted that something would happen there to start the next world war

Answer 9

Balkan Peninsula

Question 10

This was the imperialistic adventure concocted by Kaiser Wilhelm II in the hope of testing the strength of the British- French alliance by encouraging Moroccan independence

Answer 10

Algeciras