4.01 The War to End all Wars

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Knowledge Check #1

Label the 1914 map of Europe by identifying which country names match the corresponding country boundary.

Countries:

1. Germany
2. Great Britain
3. Russia
4. Italy
5. Austria-Hungary
6. France
7. Serbia

Map:

Answers:

Knowledge Check #2

Select all of the Central Powers.

1. Germany
2. Great Britain
3. Russia
4. Italy
5. Austria-Hungary
6. France
7. Serbia

Answer: a. Germany and e. Austria-Hungary

Knowledge Check #3

Identify of the Allied Powers.

1. Germany
2. Great Britain
3. Russia
4. Italy
5. Austria-Hungary
6. France
7. Serbia

Answer: b. Great Britain, c. Russia, d. Italy, f. France, and g. Serbia

Knowledge Check #4

Was the United States a member of the Central or Allied Powers?

1. Central Powers
2. Allied Powers

Answer: b. Allied Powers

Knowledge Check #5

Match each date in 1914 to the corresponding World War I event.

Date:

1. June 28
2. July 29
3. July 28
4. Aug 1
5. Aug 3

Event:

• Germany enters France through Belgium
• Germany declares war on Russia
• Serbian assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
• Russia prepares their troops to enter war.
• Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

Answers:

1. June 28: Serbian assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
2. July 29: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
3. July 28: Russia prepares their troops to enter war.
4. Aug 1: Germany declares war on Russia
5. Aug 3: Germany enters France through Belgium