World War I
Unit Overview
Every participating country entered World War I confident in a quick victory, but these hopes were dashed as the war dragged into a long and destructive stalemate. The Great War, as it was called, amazed nearly everyone with its global scope and ferocious intensity. Both sides exhausted their man-power, industrial capacity and natural resources in the process. Let’s see how it all happened.
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Section A Questions
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1) The Schlieffen Plan was designed to help Germany avoid which of the following: |
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2) Which of the following was not one of the Allied Powers when World War I began: |
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3) Which of the following countries no longer participated in World War I after signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: |
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4) A stalemate refers to a situation in which neither side can advance. |
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5) Which of the following best defines propaganda: |
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Section B Questions
Use the information from The Early Days of World War I to answer the following questions:
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Which of the following factors limited the speed at which the Russians were able to mobilize: |
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As a result of Germany's march through Belgium, Great Britain declared war on the Central Powers. |
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Which of the following was a result of the First Battle of the Marne: |
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Which of the following caused Germany to move troops to the Eastern Front in 1914: |
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Section C Questions
Use the information in Stalemate on the Western Front to answer the following questions:
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The war settled into a stalemate along the Eastern Front. |
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12) Which of the following was not something that both sides hoped to accomplish by conducting night missions in No Man's Land: |
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Which of the following best described the battles fought on the Western Front in 1916: |
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Section D Questions
Use the information in The War on Other Fronts to answer the following questions:
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Which of the following was true of the Battle of Tannenberg: |
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Which of the following took over German possessions in the Pacific during World War I: |
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The outcome of the Battle of Gallipoli was successful for the Allies. |
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The sinking of the Lusitania resulted in which of the following: |
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Section E Questions
Use the information from Science Meets Warfare to answer the following questions:
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18) Which of the following was not used as a weapon during World War I: |
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19) World War I was the world's first industrial and scientific military conflict. |
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20) How did chlorine gas kill soldiers during World War I? |
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21) Choose the words that complete the following statement: It is often said that the soldiers that fought in World War I came in on ____________ and left on _____________. |
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Section F Questions
Use the information found in The Home Front and Changing Sides and a New Player to answer the following questions:
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Since the majority of European men were engaged in military service during the war, women replaced them in the work force. |
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Which of the following was not true concerning government during World War I: |
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24) The Bosheviks' rise to power had no effect on Germany's battle plans. |
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Which of the following did not impact America's decision to enter World War I: |
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26) The Zimmerman Note encouraged which of the following countries to side with Germany: |
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Section G Questions
Use the information from The End of the War and The Cost of the War to answer the following questions:
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German U-boats were much less effective after Allied ships began traveling in convoys. |
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Which of the following events happened first: |
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Which of the following nations refused to take responsibility for the massacre and deportation of over one million Armenians: |
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How did the industrial power of Europe and the United States differ at the conclusion of World War I? |
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