1. LET’S PLAY! World War I in Europe World War I expert?!
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World War I expert?! 1

2. The build-up of armed forces in Europe during the late 1800s is an example of
A: Imperialism
B: Mercantilism
C: Militarism
D: Isolationism

3. The build-up of armed forces in Europe during the late 1800s is an example of
A: Imperialism
B: Mercantilism
C: Militarism
D: Isolationism

4. What is one reason why Germany’s Schlieffan Plan failed?
A: The United States entered the war
B: Russia mobilized more quickly than expected
C: Austria-Hungary withdrew from the war
D: German tanks became stuck in the trenches

5. D: German tanks became stuck in the trenches
What is one reason why Germany’s Schlieffan Plan failed?
B: Russia mobilized more quickly than expected
A: The United States entered the war
C: Austria-Hungary withdrew from the war
D: German tanks became stuck in the trenches

6. Which of the following helped the Allies achieve the breakthrough they sought in World War I?
A: The Russian Revolution
B: The waging of total war
C: The involvement of the United States
D: Battle of Gallipoli

7. D: The Battle of Gallipoli
Which of the following helped the Allies achieve the breakthrough they sought
in World War I?
A: The Russian Revolution
B: The waging of total war
D: The Battle of Gallipoli
C: The involvement of the United States

8. B: The death of Rasputin C: Lenin’s return to Russia
One cause of Russia’s March 1917 revolution was
A: Food shortages
B: The death of Rasputin
C: Lenin’s return to Russia
D: the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

9. One cause of Russia’s March 1917 revolution war
A: Food shortages
B: The death of Rasputin
C: Lenin’s return to Russia
D: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

10. Which region was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I?
A: Iberian Peninsula
B: British Isles
C: Scandinavia
D: Balkan Peninsula

11. Which region was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I?
A: Iberian Peninsula
B: British Isles
C: Scandinavia
D: Balkan Peninsula

12. What was the immediate cause of World War I in Europe?
A: Start of the civil war in Russia
B: Assassination of the heir to the
throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
C: Sinking of the British liner, Lusitania
D: Attack on Poland by the German army

13. D: Attack on Poland by the German army
What was the immediate cause of World War I in Europe?
A: Start of the civil war in Russia
B: Assassination of the heir to the throne of
the Austro-Hungarian Empire
C: Sinking of the British liner, lusitania
D: Attack on Poland by the German army

14. D: Unite the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
Constantinople’s location on the Bosporus Strait was one reason that the
Byzantine Empire was able to
A: Conquer the Russian city of Moscow
B: Spread Judaism throughout western Europe
C: Control key trade routes between
Europe and Asia
D: Unite the Eastern Orthodox and
Roman Catholic Churches

15. C: Made Germany restore its emperor
The Treaty of Versailles angered many Germans after World War I because the treaty
A: Forced Germany to pay large war reparations
B: Divided Germany into Communist and
non-Communist zones
C: Made Germany restore its emperor
D: Required all German-speaking Europeans
to return to Germany

16. B: Divided Germany into Communist and
The Treaty of Versailles angered many Germans after World War I because the treaty
A: Forced Germany to pay large war reparations
B: Divided Germany into Communist and
non-Communist zones
C: Made Germany restore its empror
D: Required all German-speaking European
s to return to Germany

17. What was a direct result of World War I?
A: Nicholas II was named czar of Russia
B: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
by a terrorist
C: Germany lost its colonizes in Africa and Asia
D: The Ottoman Empire expanded

18. D: The Ottoman Empire expanded
What was a direct result of World War I?
A: Nicholas II was named czar of Russia
B: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
by a terrorist
C: Germany lost its colonies in Africa and Asia
D: The Ottoman Empire expanded