World War I Begins

21 August 2022
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Look at the map of European alliances in 1914. What conclusion can be drawn from the map?
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The Triple Alliance would be fighting a two front war.
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Look at the map showing the Austria-Hungarian Empire in about 1900. What information does the map provide about the Austria-Hungarian Empire?
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Austria-Hungary was home to many different ethnic groups.
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The greatest fear of the rulers of the Austria-Hungarian Empire was that
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their empire would be destroyed by nationalist forces.
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A mobilization plan allows a country to
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assemble its armed forces and move them quickly.
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Which event had the immediate effect of causing Germany to declare war on the Allies?
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Russia mobilizes its forces on Germany's eastern borders.
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Why did European nations increasingly form alliances in the early 1900s?
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to provide a balance of power
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The Triple Alliance (1882) was the first alliance in Europe in the years leading to World War I. Which nations were members of that alliance? Check all the apply.
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Italy Germany Austria-Hungary
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The three European nations who fought together in World War I as the Allies, or the Triple Entente, were Russia, Great Britain, and
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France
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After the assassination of the Austrian archduke, which happened first?
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Austria declared war on Serbia.
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Which country changed sides about a year after World War I began and joined the Allies?
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Italy
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The chart shows data on the construction of dreadnoughts, or armed battleships, by 1914. A logical conclusion that can be drawn from this chart is that Britain and Germany were
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engaged in an arms race.
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Loyalty to one's country or to people with a common language, religion, and history is known as
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nationalism.
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The "Powder Keg" in the Balkans refers to the
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political instability of the region.
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Which of the following best describes the Ottoman Empire in the years just before World War I?
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weak and in decline