Causes of WWI Quick Check
Which of the following statements best summarizes the rise of nationalism in Europe?
At the Berlin Conference of 1884, European nations cooperated by trying to establish rules for African conquest.
Hiram Maxim invented the machine gun.
Large armies and navies, along with extensive colonial holdings, helped to define European national greatness. ✅
Germany and Great Britain engaged in a naval arms race.
Which of the following serves as an example of imperialism?
Belgian expansion in the Congo ✅
the building of the HMS Dreadnought
the adoption of the machine gun by the German army
the creation of Germany as a nation-state
Which of the following offers the best analysis of why the United States entered World War I?
Great Britain entered into an agreement with France and Russia called the Triple Entente.
The U.S. was angered by German unrestricted submarine warfare. ✅
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.
The members of the Triple Alliance promised to help each other if attacked.
Which of the following can be used to investigate the reason the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked World War I?
the nationality of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassin
the collapse of the alliance system ✅
knowledge of the Schlieffen Plan
the role that East African soldiers played in the war
Compare the speeches of Sir Edward Grey and Kaiser Wilhelm II. Based on the tone and content of each speech, with which of the following statements would Grey and Wilhelm II both agree?
Responses Great Britain was to blame for the war.
Europe faced a dangerous crisis. ✅
Germany was to blame for the war.
Peace could be easily achieved.
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