WWI CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
▶ Austria-Hungary. Answer: This Central Power declared war on Serbia
after Serbia rejected their ultimatum.
▶ Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Answer: This German Emperor behaved
aggressively through increased militarism. He ended Bismarck's isolation of
France by allowing a treaty with Russia to lapse.
▶ U-boats. Answer: Used by the Germans as a means to break Britain's
naval blockade. Many British and American ships were attacked in the
North Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean.
▶ Nationalism. Answer: This cause of World War I was based on an
intense pride in one's nation. The term also describes the desire of a group
to be independent from foreign rule.
▶ Allied Powers. Answer: This alliance during WWI included the United
States, Great Britain, France, Russia and Italy.
▶ Wilson's Fourteen Points. Answer: This is the plan for post-World War I
outlined by President Wilson in 1918. The plan provided a framework for
lasting peace.
▶ Zimmerman Telegram. Answer: This intercepted note offered Mexico
land (Texas, Arizona and New Mexico) if Mexico joined the war against the
United States.
▶ Lusitania. Answer: Germans U-boats sank this British passenger ship in
1915. The event turned American opinion against Germany.
, ▶ Trench Warfare. Answer: This style of warfare was common in WWI,
due to the need for protection from the machine gun and heavy artillery.
▶ Armistice, 1918. Answer: This was the agreement between the Allies
and Central Powers that ended WWI fighting. It began at 11/11/1918 at
11:11 am.
▶ Reparations. Answer: This term refers to the payments that Germany
was required to make under the treaty of Versailles.
▶ League of Nations. Answer: This intergovernmental organization was
the only one of Wilson's 14 points to make it into the Treaty of Versailles. It
did not work effectively to prevent WWII.
▶ War Guilt Clause. Answer: This clause of the Treaty of Versailles placed
all blame for WWI with Germany and its allies.
▶ Causes of World War I Imperialism. Answer: This cause of World War II
resulted from the competition among European nations for colonies in
Africa and Asia from 1880-1914. This created tension, especially between
Germany and Great Britain.
▶ Causes of World War I Alliances. Answer: This was a major cause of
WWI. Two major alliances formed the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria,
Italy) and the Triple Entente (France, England, Russia). This alliance
system made world war likely, by drawing all countries into a small war.
▶ M.A.I.N.. Answer: These are the four long-term causes of World War I.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.
▶ Triple Alliance. Answer: This alliance was made Germany, Austria-
Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI. IN RED ABOVE
▶ Triple Entente. Answer: This alliance was made between Great Britain,
France and Russia in the years before WWI. IN BLUE ABOVE
▶ Balkan Region. Answer: Slavic Region of intense nationalism and
imperial domination in mountains of south/eastern Europe - spark to set off
powder keg of Europe.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
▶ Austria-Hungary. Answer: This Central Power declared war on Serbia
after Serbia rejected their ultimatum.
▶ Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Answer: This German Emperor behaved
aggressively through increased militarism. He ended Bismarck's isolation of
France by allowing a treaty with Russia to lapse.
▶ U-boats. Answer: Used by the Germans as a means to break Britain's
naval blockade. Many British and American ships were attacked in the
North Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean.
▶ Nationalism. Answer: This cause of World War I was based on an
intense pride in one's nation. The term also describes the desire of a group
to be independent from foreign rule.
▶ Allied Powers. Answer: This alliance during WWI included the United
States, Great Britain, France, Russia and Italy.
▶ Wilson's Fourteen Points. Answer: This is the plan for post-World War I
outlined by President Wilson in 1918. The plan provided a framework for
lasting peace.
▶ Zimmerman Telegram. Answer: This intercepted note offered Mexico
land (Texas, Arizona and New Mexico) if Mexico joined the war against the
United States.
▶ Lusitania. Answer: Germans U-boats sank this British passenger ship in
1915. The event turned American opinion against Germany.
, ▶ Trench Warfare. Answer: This style of warfare was common in WWI,
due to the need for protection from the machine gun and heavy artillery.
▶ Armistice, 1918. Answer: This was the agreement between the Allies
and Central Powers that ended WWI fighting. It began at 11/11/1918 at
11:11 am.
▶ Reparations. Answer: This term refers to the payments that Germany
was required to make under the treaty of Versailles.
▶ League of Nations. Answer: This intergovernmental organization was
the only one of Wilson's 14 points to make it into the Treaty of Versailles. It
did not work effectively to prevent WWII.
▶ War Guilt Clause. Answer: This clause of the Treaty of Versailles placed
all blame for WWI with Germany and its allies.
▶ Causes of World War I Imperialism. Answer: This cause of World War II
resulted from the competition among European nations for colonies in
Africa and Asia from 1880-1914. This created tension, especially between
Germany and Great Britain.
▶ Causes of World War I Alliances. Answer: This was a major cause of
WWI. Two major alliances formed the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria,
Italy) and the Triple Entente (France, England, Russia). This alliance
system made world war likely, by drawing all countries into a small war.
▶ M.A.I.N.. Answer: These are the four long-term causes of World War I.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.
▶ Triple Alliance. Answer: This alliance was made Germany, Austria-
Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI. IN RED ABOVE
▶ Triple Entente. Answer: This alliance was made between Great Britain,
France and Russia in the years before WWI. IN BLUE ABOVE
▶ Balkan Region. Answer: Slavic Region of intense nationalism and
imperial domination in mountains of south/eastern Europe - spark to set off
powder keg of Europe.
