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9436549347Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan that Germany created to prepare for a two-front war?Attack France first, then Russia0
9436549348What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe?the Balkan Peninsula1
9436549349World War I lasted from1914-19182
9436549350The four main causes of WWI weremilitarism, nationalism, alliances, imperialism3
9436549351Why did the US not join the League of Nations?Congress wanted isolationism4
9436549352President Wilson's plan for peace after WWI was called the ____________.Fourteen Points5
9436549353In the late 1800's, these two countries competed for industrial domination of Europe. Their competition caused WWI.Great Britian and Germany6
9436549354According to the ______________________, Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies, reduce it's military, give up some of its colonies, and ______________.Treaty of Versailles, admit fault for WWI7
9436549355The Triple Alliance includedItaly, Germany, Austria-Hungary8
9436549356According to the ___________________, Germany promised to help _____________ gain land it had lost to the US.Zimmerman Telegram, Mexico9
9436549357After Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, ____________ declared war on ____________.Austria-Hungary, Serbia10
9436549358_______________ dropped out of the war because of a communist revolution going on in the country.Russia11
9436549359What was the event that started WWI?assassination of Franz Ferdinand12
9436549360Which country switched alliances once WWI began?Italy13
9436549361Who led Germany during the last decade of the 1800's and most of World War I?Kaiser Wilhelm II14
9436549362The United States joined on the side of theAllied Powers15
9436549363Another name for World War I isthe Great War16
9436549364_____________________ is a term for German u-boats sinking all enemy ships without warning.Unrestricted submarine warfare17
9436549365_____________ and ____________ became mandate powers in the Middle East after WWI.Britian and France18
9436549366What was the main way that WWI was fought on the battlefield?Trench warfare19
9436549367Why was it difficult to gain an advantage over the enemy in trench warfare?The machine gun made it nearly impossible for troops to advance.20
9436549368Which of the following was the biggest factor in the United States' decision to enter World War 1?Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare.21
9436549369These inventions were used during WWImachine guns, tanks, gas masks, airplanes22
9436549370Which statement is true about Treaty of Versailles?It forced Germany to pay war reparations23
9436549371The Triple Entente includedRussia, Britain, France24
9436549372World War I was total war in the sense that..........................the nations involved devoted all their resources to it25

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