Chapter 17 World War I   1. Why did Serbia want to acquire Albania?     A) It would complete the Pan-Slavic Empire.     B) Its acquisition would weaken Austria-Hungary.     C) It would provide an outlet to the Mediterranean Sea.     D) all of the above   2. The Triple Alliance brought together Austria-Hungary, Germany, and ______     A) Italy.     B) France.     C) Great Britain.     D) Russia.   3. The spark that set off World War I was ______     A) an ultimatum that Serbia gave Austria-Hungary.     B) the assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.     C) the mobilization of forces in Germany by William II.     D) Czar Nicholas II's defense of a greater Serbia.   4. The British entered the war mainly ______     A) in response to Czar Nicholas II's ultimatum.     B) in defense of Serbia.     C) because German forces invaded Belgium.     D) because of its self-defense treaty with France.   5. How do governments use propaganda?     A) to raise morale at home     B) to harm an opposing country     C) to portray the enemy as less than human     D) all of the above   6. In a war of attrition, ______     A) there is no quick, clear victory.     B) each side tries to wear the other side down.     C) attacks are frequent.     D) all of the above   7. What new invention was in large part responsible for the United States being drawn into World War I?     A) tank     B) submarine     C) machine gun     D) poison gas   8. An armistice is ______     A) a large gun mounted on a tank.     B) the French term for "shield."     C) a military trial.     D) an agreement to end fighting.   9. In the Bolshevik Revolution, the two opposing parties were ______     A) the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks.     B) the Red Army and the White Army.     C) the Trotskyites and the Stalinists.     D) the Soviet Union and the Central Powers.   10. What was one of the most divisive issues of the Paris Peace Conference?     A) reparations     B) the League of Nations     C) Alsace-Lorraine     D) Poland