World history/WHME102/World War One causes/Review

The Causes of World War One Multiple Choice Review Quiz

Complete the following quiz to review your knowledge from this learning pathway. This quiz will help students undertaking this course for credit to prepare for their test.

• The 'short war' delusion arose because it was believed:
  • war would consume ammunition and military equipment at an unsustainable rate; once stockpiles were used war could not continue
    • Incorrect. This is part of the answer, but there is a better option. Review the activity on Imperialism, Capitalism and WWI in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • the new weaponry would produce very high casualty rates, and no country would be willing to sustain these death tolls for long
    • Incorrect. This is part of the answer, but there is a better option. Review the activity on Imperialism, Capitalism and WWI in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • the financial costs of modern war would be so high that no government could sustain them for more than a few months
    • Incorrect. This is part of the answer, but there is a better option. Review the activity on Imperialism, Capitalism and WWI in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • all of the above answers are correct
    • Correct. Well done!
• The HMS Dreadnought:
  • played a key role in British naval victories during the war
    • Incorrect. Review the learning activity on Military and Economic Competition among the Great Powers in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • sparked an arms race prior to World War One
    • Correct. Well done!
  • sunk the first German submarine during World War One
    • Incorrect. Review the learning activity on Military and Economic Competition among the Great Powers in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • was a British ship sunk by the Germans, sparking an escalation of the war in 1916
    • Incorrect. Review the learning activity on Military and Economic Competition among the Great Powers in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• Whose death sparked World War One?
  • Kaiser Wilhelm
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Power Politics and European Alliances in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • Franz Josef
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Power Politics and European Alliances in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • Franz Ferdinand
    • Correct. Well done!
  • none of the above answers are correct.
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Power Politics and European Alliances in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• The main cause of World War One was:
  • Austro-Hungarian determination to impose its will upon the Balkans
    • Incorrect. Review this learning pathway to make sure you understand the factors that led to World War One.
  • an arms race between Germany and Britain
    • Incorrect. Review this learning pathway to make sure you understand the factors that led to World War One.
  • incompetent diplomats
    • Incorrect. Review this learning pathway to make sure you understand the factors that led to World War One.
  • there was no singular 'main' cause of World War One but a range of contributing factors
    • Correct. Well done!
• The Allies, or Entente Powers, originally comprised:
  • Russia, France and Great Britain
    • Correct. Well done!
  • Great Britain, France and Belgium
    • Incorrect. Review the lecture on the Origins of War in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
    • Incorrect. Review the lecture on the Origins of War in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • Great Britain, France and the United States
    • Incorrect. Review the lecture on the Origins of War in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.

The Causes of World War One True/False Review Quiz

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:

• World War One led to the fall of four great empires.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done! Can you name them?
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on the Causes of World War One to help you find the correct answer.
• Gavrilo Princip was the assassin that sparked World War One.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on the Outbreak of War to help you find the correct answer.
• The Treaty Alliance System helped avert war and was almost successful in preventing the war altogether.
  • True
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Power Politics and European Alliances in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • False
    • Correct. Well done!
• The Central Powers that opposed the Allies were Germany and Italy.
  • True
    • Incorrect. Review the lecture on the Origins of War to help you find the correct answer.
  • False
    • Correct. Well done!
• The United States declared itself neutral at the outbreak of World War One.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on the Causes of World War One in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.