Quiz: World War I - Causes and Early Stages

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Germany's invasion of France Russia's mobilization of troops Britain's declaration of war on Germany

Quickly defeat France, then move troops to the Eastern front to defeat Russia Invade Russia first to knock them out of the war early Focus on defending Germany's borders against all enemies Negotiate a peaceful resolution to prevent a continent-wide war

To avoid the heavily defended French-German border Belgium had secretly allied with France against Germany To capture key Belgian industrial cities and resources Belgium refused to pay debts it owed to German banks

True

False

Bright blue uniforms with red trousers Shiny metal helmets that reflected sunlight Lack of any camouflage or concealment Uniforms that could not withstand cold temperatures

Serbia Montenegro Belgium Bulgaria

A gap opened up in their lines, forcing them to retreat Britain launched a surprise naval invasion behind German lines American troops arrived and overwhelmed German defenses Italy switched sides and attacked Germany's southern flank

Opposing lines of trenches with No Man's Land in between Prolonged artillery bombardments lasting days Rapid advances to capture enemy headquarters Attackers rushing across No Man's Land into machine gun fire