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| 318618006 | When the Germans swept into Belgium, what did they do to Belgian civilians? | used them as human shields | |
| 318618007 | What was the result of militarism? | an arms race | |
| 318618008 | What provoked the beginning of the war? | an assassination | |
| 318618009 | Germany and Austria-Hungary became known as the __________________ during the war. | Central Powers | |
| 318618010 | Followers of this movement believed that all Slavic peoples shared a common nationality | Pan-Slavic | |
| 318618011 | After the first confrontations in the West between France and Germany, being badly beaten France and other Allied forces were forced to retreat. What was this retreat called? | The Great Retreat | |
| 318618012 | The first battle between the Germans and the Russians was | Tannenberg | |
| 318618013 | What was the main intention of the alliances formed among the European nations in pre-WWI Europe? | to discourage attacks from rival countries | |
| 318618014 | How did the Great War become a world war? | the Germans decided to attack neutral Belgium | |
| 318618015 | Why was it important for the French to stop the German advance on Paris in 1914? | The survival of France depended on it | |
| 318618016 | Most likely Austria-Hungary followed through with its ultimatum and declared war on Serbia because | the Austro-Hungarian empire could be perceived as weak | |
| 318618017 | The Archduke's assassination was | a means of protest by Serbian nationalists | |
| 318618018 | Which country was NOT part of a pre-WWI alliance when the war broke out: Britain, France, Germany, Italy, or the Ottoman Empire? | the Ottoman Empire | |
| 318618019 | Nationalism most likely inflamed tensions in Europe because | aggressive nationalism fueled disputes between countries | |
| 318618020 | Nations who made political and military alliances effected what in Europe in the late 1800's? | militarism | |
| 318618021 | Why did the British declare war on Germany? | to protect Belgium neutrality | |
| 318618022 | Who was angered by the Archduke's visit to Bosnia? | Serbian nationalists | |
| 318618023 | Germany declared war on France because | of France's alliance with Russia | |
| 318618024 | What brought France and Germany twice to the brink of war in the early 1900s? | competition for colonies | |
| 318618025 | Because the French successfully halted the German advance into Paris in 1914 | both sides began digging trenches and the Western Front started to take shape | |
| 318618026 | All were part of the Allied Powers EXCEPT: Spain, Britain, France, Italy, or Russia | Spain | |
| 318618027 | The French successfully halted the German advance into France in 1914 at | The Battle of the Marne | |
| 318618028 | How did the Germans first respond to the assassination of the Archduke? | they urged Austro-Hungary to handle the Serbians with firm action | |
| 318618029 | Belgian refugees flooded into Great Britain in 1914 soon after the German advance into their country. How did the British make use of this mass immigration of people? | they used it as propaganda against the Germans | |
| 318618030 | June 28, 1914 was the date of this man's assassination. | Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary | |
| 318618031 | Germany joined the Triple Alliance to protect itself against | France | |
| 318618032 | These countries formed the Triple Entente | Russia, Britain and France | |
| 318618033 | These countries formed the Triple Alliance | Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary | |
| 318618034 | Germany and Austria-Hungary became known as the __________________ during the war. | Central Powers | |
| 318618035 | The first confrontations in the West between the Allies and Germany were known as | the Battle of the Frontiers | |
| 318618036 | During the German march on Paris in September 1914 the government | moved to Bordeaux | |
| 318618037 | All were part of the Triple Alliance EXCEPT: Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, or the Ottoman Empire? | the Ottoman Empire | |
| 318618038 | He was member of the Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist group, and assassinated the Archduke. | Gavrilo Princip | |
| 318618039 | In order for the Schlieffen Plan to work | Germany had to defeat France first, in order to focus on defeating Russia | |
| 318618040 | When the first attacks began, how did soldiers react? | many were immediately shell-shocked | |
| 318618041 | How did Germany respond when Russia began to mobilize for war? | they declared war on Russia | |
| 318618042 | When did the Germans begin to entrench? | after the Battle of the Marne | |
| 318618044 | The MAIN causes for the World War. | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism | |
| 318618046 | The start of the Great War was actually called the Third Balkan War before it escalated into a world war, true or false? | true | |
| 318618048 | Why did Italy join the Allies in 1915? | the Allies promised them a greater amount of spoils after the war was over | |
| 318618050 | What happened to the ANZACs when they landed in the wrong location during the amphibious landing at Gallipoli? | they found sheer cliffs, and strong Turkish resistance with machine guns | |
| 318618052 | Capture of the Suez Canal was vital for the Central Powers because it would | blockade the British navy from their imperial holdings and spheres of influence | |
| 318618053 | Which famous river, from the history of Western Civilization, did the British advance up to secure Iran? | Tigris | |
| 318618054 | In 1916, when the war reached a stalemate the Germans launched an offensive against the French at | Verdun | |
| 318618055 | This rough and tough Prussian soldier led the Allies on a wild goose chase around Africa | Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck | |
| 318618056 | In order to put more pressure on the ailing Ottoman Empire the British | incited nationalist movements within the empire | |
| 318618057 | The great Central Powers offensive on the Western Front in 1916 was the battle of | Verdun | |
| 318618058 | Why was the joint Turkish-German force at Gallipoli able to mount a defense? | because the British did launch an immediate offensive | |
| 318618059 | The desire to commit a genocide against Armenians living within Ottoman lands may have resulted from | the facts that Armenians living in Russian lands had taken up arms and massacred Turkish civilians | |
| 318618060 | Which of the following helped turn World War I into a global war? | the submarine | |
| 318618061 | During WWI, the loss at this battle left the Eastern part of the Ottoman Empire open to attack. | Sarikamish | |
| 318618062 | Why did Germany attack British colonies? | it wanted to strangle British supply lines and force an outcome on the Western Front | |
| 318618063 | What was the Eastern Front like compared to the Western Front | movement was more fluid and trenches never really developed | |
| 318618064 | The desire to commit a genocide against Armenians living within Ottoman lands may have resulted from | the facts that Armenians living in Russian lands had taken up arms and massacred Turkish civilians |
