The Beginning of WWI

Question 1

The four MAIN causes of World War I:

Answer 1

Militarism, Alliance Systems, Imperialism, Nationalism

Question 2

Alliance system between Britain, France, and Russia signed before WWI:

Answer 2

Triple Entente

Question 3

Alliance system between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy before WWI:

Answer 3

Triple Alliance

Question 4

Country in an alliance with Belgium that would only get into the war if Belgium was attacked:

Answer 4

Britain

Question 5

European region formerly controlled by the Ottoman Empire, filled with Slavic nationalism shortly before WWI:

Answer 5

The Balkan Penninsula

Question 6

Pre-WWI nickname for the Balkan Peninsula due to the tense political nature of the region:

Answer 6

The Powder Keg of Europe

Question 7

Serbia’s “big brother” or protector in WWI:

Answer 7

Russia

Question 8

What Serbs and other Slavs in the Balkan Peninsula wanted for themselves:

Answer 8

A pan-slavic state

Question 9

Country that did not support Slavic nationalism taking place in Serbia and wanted control in the Balkan Peninsula:

Answer 9

Austria-Hungary

Question 10

Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne:

Answer 10

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 11

Triggering event that led to the domino effect and the start of WWI:

Answer 11

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 12

Glorifying military culture, building up of militaries and weapons, possibly moving troops to other borders:

Answer 12

Militarism

Question 13

Agreements to have each other’s backs if either is attacked:

Answer 13

Alliances

Question 14

Taking over other lands to build an empire:

Answer 14

Imperialism

Question 15

Extreme pride in your country, nation, culture, or ethnic group:

Answer 15

Nationalism

Question 16

Germany’s plan to avoid fighting a two-front war:

Answer 16

The Schlieffen Plan

Question 17

Basis of the Schlieffen Plan:

Answer 17

Take out France in 4-6 weeks by sweeping through Belgium; then go fight Russia

Question 18

Assumptions of the Schlieffen Plan:

Answer 18

Belgium would not resist;
Britain would not honor their treaty to defend Belgium;
France could be defeated in 4-6 weeks;
Russia would take 6 weeks to mobilize.

Question 19

Reality of the Schlieffen Plan:

Answer 19

Belgium resisted;
Britain came in to defend Belgium, and stopped the German advance;
Germany had to change plan to not taking Paris and re-route their advance;
Russia took only 3 weeks to mobilize.

Question 20

How trench warfare began:

Answer 20

Due to Germany’s re-routing, fighting moved along the border (Western Front) and extended south.

Question 21

What trench warfare caused:

Answer 21

A very non-mobile war

Question 22

How long the war on the Western Front lasted:

Answer 22

4 years

Question 23

The main difference between the fighting on the Western and Eastern Fronts

Answer 23

The Eastern Front was a much more mobile war.

Question 24

What happened to the Russian army:

Answer 24

It was on the brink of collapse.

Question 25

Why WWI was a global war:

Answer 25

There was fighting in several places in the world.

Many countries joined in the fight.