WWI - MAIN Causes + Alliances (quiz #5)

Question 1

What does MAIN stand for in the MAIN Causes of WWI?

Answer 1

Military, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

Question 2

What is involved in military as a main cause of WWI?

Answer 2

glorifying military powers, keeping a large standing army, arms race for military technology

Question 3

What is involved in alliances as a main cause of WWI?

Answer 3

they were designed to keep peace in Europe, instead pushed continent towards war, many alliances were made in secret, there was the triple alliance and the triple entente

Question 4

What is involved in imperialism as a main cause of WWI?

Answer 4

European competition for colonies, quest for colonies almost always led to war, led to rivalry and mistrust amoungst European nations

Question 5

What was involved in nationalism as a main cause of WWI?

Answer 5

deep devotion to ones nation, competition/rivalry developed between European nations for territory and markets

Question 6

Which countries made up the triple alliance?

Answer 6

Germany, austria-hungary, Italy

Question 7

Which countries made up the triple entente?

Answer 7

France, Russia, Britain

Question 8

Which countries made up the central powers?

Answer 8

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

Question 9

Which countries made up the allied powers?

Answer 9

England, France, Russia, USA, Italy, Serbia, Belgium, Switzerland

Question 10

Who was the leader of Germany leading up to WWI?

Answer 10

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Question 11

Who was the leader of Austria-Hungary leading up to WWI?

Answer 11

Franz Joseph I

Question 12

Who was the leader of Italy leading up to WWI?

Answer 12

Vittorio Orlando

Question 13

Who was the leader of England leading up to WWI?

Answer 13

King George

Question 14

Who was the leader of France leading up to WWI?

Answer 14

Raymond Poincare

Question 15

Who was the leader of Russia leading up to WWI?

Answer 15

Tsar Nicholas II

Question 16

Where did France have colonies leading up to WWI?

Answer 16

Vietnam and parts of Africa

Question 17

Where did England have colonies leading up to WWI?

Answer 17

Canada, Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, India, South America

Question 18

Where did Germany have colonies leading up to WWI?

Answer 18

Africa and parts of Asia

Question 19

What was the relationship between France and Germany leading up to WWI?

Answer 19

They hated each other

Question 20

What was WWI all about regarding Germany?

Answer 20

Where Germany was located

Question 21

What was the result of France trying to stop Germany from becoming a united country in 1870-1871?

Answer 21

France lost Alsace-Lorraine

Question 22

What was the big problem for Germany?

Answer 22

They were in the middle of Europe and were vulnerable when it came to war

Question 23

When was the three emporers league?

Answer 23

1881

Question 24

What did the three emporers league involve?

Answer 24

Bismark (chancellor of Germany) making friends with Russia and Austria-Hungary to solve vulnerability problem

Question 25

What was the three emporers league called in German?

Answer 25

Dreikaiserbund

Question 26

When did the Triple Alliance form?

Answer 26

1882

Question 27

How did the formation of the Triple Alliance help keep Germany safe?

Answer 27

Bismark allied with Italy and Ausria-Hungary so Germany was covered (with Russia still friends)

Question 28

What happened when Kaiser Wilhelm II became the Emporer of Germany?

Answer 28

He left the Russian alliance

Question 29

When did the France-Russian alliance happen?

Answer 29

1892

Question 30

What kind of alliance did France make with Russia in 1892?

Answer 30

only a defensive alliance

Question 31

When was the Anglo-Japanese Naval Agreement?

Answer 31

1902

Question 32

What did the Anglo-Japanese Naval Agreement allow for Britain?

Answer 32

It freed them from protecting their Empire in the far east

Question 33

When was the Entente Cordial formed?

Answer 33

1904

Question 34

What did the Entente Cordial allow?

Answer 34

Britain to make a friendly relationship with France

Question 35

When was the Triple Entente formed?

Answer 35

1907

Question 36

What did people think about having two superpower blocs in Europe by 1914?

Answer 36

They thought the balance would keep peace

Question 37

Who did Russia later ally with in the Balkans?

Answer 37

Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria

Question 38

When were the alliances dragged into war?

Answer 38

1914, when trouble erupted in the Balkans

Question 39

Why were other countries pulled into the war?

Answer 39

Because two countries had become involved