How did alliances between nations serve to escalate World War I? - correct answer Nations were forced to declare war against other nations because of pacts they had signed.
Which event sparked the beginning of World War I in Europe? - correct answer assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which statement best describes the reason for the use of trench warfare in World War I? - correct answer Soldiers dug into the ground to protect themselves from machine gun and mortar fire.
Which military invention, inspired by the automobile, was designed to protect soldiers during trench warfare? - correct answer tank
Which defines total war? - correct answer a war that engages all of a nation's economic and human resources
How did the new weapons introduced in World War I contribute to a war of attrition? - correct answer Machine guns and powerful, long-range guns led to armies attempting to wear down an enemy to the point of collapse.
The Battle of _[blank]_ was the longest battle of World War I.
Which option correctly completes the sentence? - correct answer Verdun
In just one day, during the Battle of _[blank]_, more than 20,000 men were killed as the British advanced
across an open area.
Which correctly completes the sentence? - correct answer the Somme