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Questions with Verified Answers
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1. why did the countries of Europe believe that alliances would
guarantee peace-
: created powerful combinations that no one would dare attack
2. triple alliance: Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary
3. central powers: Austria-Hungary, Germany
4. triple entente: Britain, France, Russia
5. allies: Belgium, Ottoman empire
6. allies: Belgium, Ottoman empire, siberia
7. militarism: glorification of the military; dominated national policy
8. imperiaism: A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or
military force; divided european nations causing competition for colonies
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, 9. alliances: agreements between nations to aid and protect one another; helped to protect
themselves from other countries
10. June 28, 1914: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
11. July 28, 1914: Austria declares war on Serbia
12. august 1 1914: Germany declares war on Russia
13. August 3, 1914: Germany declares war on France
14. August 4, 1914: Great Britain declares war on Germany
15. austria: declared war on siberia for the partial refusal of agreeing to the terms of austra's
ultimatum
16. russia: formed an alliance with siberia
17. germany: declared war on russia and france
18. france: wanted to avenge france's defeat in the france prussian war; formed an alliance
with russia
19. britain: britain declared war on germany because germany invaded belgium after the
signed the peace treaty
20. zeppelins: Large gas filled balloons used by Germany to drop bombs
21. airplanes: A new technology in WWI used for watching then later for fighting and
bombing.
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Questions with Verified Answers
Graded A+
1. why did the countries of Europe believe that alliances would
guarantee peace-
: created powerful combinations that no one would dare attack
2. triple alliance: Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary
3. central powers: Austria-Hungary, Germany
4. triple entente: Britain, France, Russia
5. allies: Belgium, Ottoman empire
6. allies: Belgium, Ottoman empire, siberia
7. militarism: glorification of the military; dominated national policy
8. imperiaism: A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or
military force; divided european nations causing competition for colonies
1/
5
, 9. alliances: agreements between nations to aid and protect one another; helped to protect
themselves from other countries
10. June 28, 1914: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
11. July 28, 1914: Austria declares war on Serbia
12. august 1 1914: Germany declares war on Russia
13. August 3, 1914: Germany declares war on France
14. August 4, 1914: Great Britain declares war on Germany
15. austria: declared war on siberia for the partial refusal of agreeing to the terms of austra's
ultimatum
16. russia: formed an alliance with siberia
17. germany: declared war on russia and france
18. france: wanted to avenge france's defeat in the france prussian war; formed an alliance
with russia
19. britain: britain declared war on germany because germany invaded belgium after the
signed the peace treaty
20. zeppelins: Large gas filled balloons used by Germany to drop bombs
21. airplanes: A new technology in WWI used for watching then later for fighting and
bombing.
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