Name: ________________________________________ Hour:______________

Short Answer - 3 points each

1) What does MAIN stand for?

2) How did imperialism play a role in causing WWI?

3) List TWO causes of the Bolshevik Revolution and how they affected Russias involvement in
World War I.

4) What was the human cost of the war? Explain two examples.

Multiple Choice - 4 points each

5) What made World War I a total war?
a) The war was fought on land, air, and sea.
b) Several countries throughout the world were fighting.
c) There was total destruction.
d) All of the above.

6) Which statement was NOT included in President Wilsons Fourteen Points?

a) Free trade can occur between countries that are peaceable.
b) Germany and its soldiers must retreat from all invaded countries.
c) All countries have the right to build up their own militaries and arm them as they see
necessary.
d) A League of Nations will help to protect individual countries.

7) The Schlieffen Plan was

a) A military plan that resulted in the sinking of the Lusitania.
 b) A military plan in which Germany would move on to the Eastern Front after defeating
France on the Western Front.
c) A military plan that resulted in the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
d) A military plan where U.S. soldiers helped the Russian forces in Siberia.

8) What geographical boundary changes occurred as a result of the end of World War I?
a) The Austro-Hungarian Empire was split to create Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia and
Czechoslovakia.
b) The German Empire released control of lands in France and Poland.
c) The Ottoman Empire fell and Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine was
established.
d) None of the above.
e) All of the above.

9) Prior to the start of World War I, the main rivalry existed between
a) Germany and Great Britain.
b) Germany and Russia.
c) Germany and Austro-Hungary.
d) None of the above.

10) The Fourteen Points and following Treaty of Versailles led colonial countries in Asia and
Africa to
a) Build up stronger militaries.
b) Seek independence from the colonial powers.
c) Be included in peace-keeping duties of the League of Nations.
d) All of the above.

True or False - 4 points each

11) The United States did not join the League of Nations.
12) The United States remained neutral in the war until 1917.
13) The Great Arab Rising helped to split the lands in Iraq and Iran from Turkish rule.
14) The Zimmermann Telegram was an attempt to create an alliance between Germany and
New Mexico.
15) World War I brought many significant technological advances to the world despite its
numerous negative impacts.
16) Militarism and nationalism were used during World War I to repair economic and political
problems by nations that opposed democracy.
17) Even with the invention of mustard gas, German soldiers never used chemical warfare for
fear of retaliation from the Allies.
Matching Vocabulary - 4 points each
Match the following vocabulary words with their correct definition.

A) IMPERIALISM B) NATIONALISM C) MILITARISM D) ALLIED POWERS

E) CENTRAL POWERS F) FASCISM G) ATTRITION

18) _____ A radicalized form of government led by a dictator that oppresses members of its
citizenry based on the ideals of nationalism.
19) _____ The belief that a government should keep a strong military to best defend its ideals.
20) _____ Gradually reducing the strength of something through persistent attacks.
21) _____ Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, United States, and Japan.
22) _____ Extending a countrys power through diplomacy or military force.
23) _____ Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
24) _____ An extreme form of pride toward ones country and its superiority over others.

Essay - 8 points total

25. You and your family immigrated to the United

States from London in 1906. You have closely
followed what has been occurring in Europe since the
start of the war when you begin to see these posters in
1917. Use the back of the page to record your
responses.

What values are being represented here (2 points)?

How does this speak to you as an immigrant (2
points)?
Would you contribute or remain loyal to your homeland
(2 points)?

Answer the above questions in a paragraph of at least

5 sentences and use at least 2 vocabulary words (2
points).
Answer Key
1) Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism.
2) Competition between existing empires like Britain and France and countries that wanted
land/empires for themselves (Russia and Germany).
3) Working class men drafted and sent to fight with no materials causing 2 million deaths;
working class rioters killed my Russian soldiers; Bloody Sunday.
4) Students may use a combination of the following:
a) Number of casualties, both from battle related incidents and the influenza epidemic.
b) Racial disparity in the United States caused by President Wilsons policies.
c) Nations now without states to call home (i.e., Turks, Armenians, etc.)
d) Genocide.
e) Technological advances in weapons.
f) Total wars devastation on civilians and the like.
g) Aftermath of battle seen in soldiers (i.e., PTSD, physical impairments, etc.)
5) C
6) C
7) B
8) E
9) A
10) B
11) T
12) T
13) F
14) F
15) T
16) T
17) F
18) F
19) C
20) G
21) D
22) A
23) E
24) B
25) This is a question of character with some knowledge from the unit mixed in. Acceptable
answers must contain the following:
a) Interpretation of poster that cites nationalism as a value.
b) The students opinion that has been backed up by their interpretation of the poster.
c) Students can speak about the alliances that the United States had with the other Allied
Powers.
d) They should also note if they would contribute or not and why.