4.1 4.2 4.2 Speed Study 1 (UL4)

What was the name of the secret society to which the assassin Gavrilo Princip belonged?

Why did Serbian leaders agree to most of Austria’s demands in response to the ultimatum?

On what date did Austria reject Serbia's offer and declare war, leading to a chain reaction across Europe?

What action did Russia take upon hearing of Austria's declaration of war against Serbia?

What event led to Germany declaring war on Russia?

Who did Russia turn to for help when Germany declared war on it?

Which alliance did Italy originally belong to before switching sides in World War I?

Which countries were part of the Central Powers at the start of World War I?

Which country initially joined the Allies within weeks after the start of the war?

What action did Germany take that led to Britain's declaration of war against it?

Why did Italy switch sides and join the Allies during World War I?

Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo?

What was Austria-Hungary's initial response to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

How did Serbia respond to Austria-Hungary's ultimatum?

What action did Russia take after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia?

What action did Germany take after declaring war on Russia in World War I?

What was the role of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in relation to the Austro-Hungarian throne?

What was the immediate consequence of Russia's mobilization along the German border during World War I?

Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire joined the Allied Powers during World War I.

Japan joined the Central Powers during World War I.

Gavrilo Princip, the assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was a 19-year-old Austrian and a member of the Red Hand.

Austria decided to use the murders of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife as an excuse to punish Bosnia.

What was the primary purpose of the Schlieffen Plan designed by Alfred von Schlieffen?

What was the significance of the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914?

How did the Allies manage to reinforce their troops during the First Battle of the Marne?

What was the primary reason Germany believed they could swiftly defeat Russia after France, according to the Schlieffen Plan?

What was the outcome of the German advance towards Paris in early September 1914?

Which of the following statements best describes the significance of the First Battle of the Marne?

What became a characteristic feature of the Western Front in World War I?

How did the development of new weapons like machine guns and poison gas impact the war?

What does the text suggest about the living conditions in the trenches?

According to the passage, how did medical advancements during the war impact soldier survival rates?

Which of the following statements best describes the Schlieffen Plan mentioned in the text?

The Germans felt they could carry out such a plan because Russia lagged behind the rest of Europe in its railroad system and thus would take longer to supply its ______ lines.

A major German victory appeared just days away. On September 5, however, the Allies regrouped and attacked the Germans northeast of Paris, in the valley of the ______ River.

Opposing armies on the Western Front dug miles of parallel ______ to protect themselves.

The German forces reached the outskirts of Berlin by early September, indicating a swift advance according to the Schlieffen Plan.

Soldiers on the Western Front mainly fought each other from open fields.

The development of chemical weapons like poison gas was primarily aimed at minimizing casualties in the war.

French and British scientists did not respond to the development of German chemical weapons during the war.

During the four-day battle near Tannenberg, what was the outcome for the invading Russian army?

What advantage did Germany have that limited Allied supply shipments to Russia during the war?

What significant event occurred at the end of August 1914 near Tannenberg?

Why was the Russian army able to tie up hundreds of thousands of German troops in the east during World War I?

What impact did the Russian army's enormous population have on their military strategies during World War I?

Which region saw fighting extended beyond Europe during World War I according to the passage?

The Ottomans controlled the straits leading from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.

The Russian army's main asset during the war was its advanced weaponry.

The war on the Eastern Front was less mobile compared to the war on the Western Front.

Russia's war effort was close to collapse by 1916 due to their inability to receive sufficient Allied supply shipments.

What was the primary objective of the Gallipoli campaign launched by the Allies in 1915?

What was the outcome of the Gallipoli campaign for the Allies?

Which of the following regions did the Allies NOT engage in military operations against German colonial possessions?

From which territories did the Allies recruit colonial subjects to support their war efforts?

What was the role of the colonial subjects recruited by the Allies during World War I?

What was the outcome of the Battle of Tannenberg, mentioned in the passage?

What was the main strategic objective of securing the Dardanelles during World War I?

Which country did NOT have troops participating in the Gallipoli campaign?

Where did Germany's colonial possessions come under assault during World War I?

What was the main reason behind recruiting colonial subjects by the British and French during World War I?

Who vigorously defended the Gallipoli Peninsula during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I?

The region in the Ottoman Empire known as the Dardanelles was the gateway to the Ottoman capital, ________.

Japanese forces quickly overran German outposts in ________.

The Dardanelles was the gateway to the Ottoman capital, Istanbul.

The Allies successfully secured the Dardanelles and established a supply line to Russia during the Gallipoli campaign.

The Japanese captured Germany's Pacific island colonies during World War I.

The British and French only recruited subjects from their European colonies for the war effort.

Germany's colonial possessions in Africa remained untouched during World War I.

The Ottomans controlled the straits leading from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea.

Austria-Hungary's colonies in Africa and Asia came under assault during World War I.

What event in 1915 outraged American public opinion against Germany?

What was the primary weapon used by German submarines against ships, according to the passage?

According to the passage, what was Germany's justification for sinking the Lusitania?

What action did President Woodrow Wilson take after the sinking of the Lusitania?

What did Germany agree to after President Wilson's protest and two further attacks?

According to the passage, what was the primary motivation behind Germany's decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917?

Which of the following events ultimately pushed the United States closer to entering World War I against Germany, according to the passage?