2K.1.1 Great Power rivalries and entry into war, c1890–1917 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 21

The 20 questions

1. Which alliance, formed in 1879, bound Germany to Austria-Hungary by c1900?

   • The Anglo-French Entente
   • The Franco-Russian Alliance
   • The Dual Alliance
   • The Triple Entente

2. Which two powers joined Britain to complete the Triple Entente by 1907?

   • Germany and Austria
   • Germany and Russia
   • Italy and Austria
   • France and Russia

3. Which Great Power was a liberal democracy in c1890-1900 according to the specification?

   • Germany
   • Britain
   • Austria-Hungary
   • Russia

4. Which event triggered the July Crisis in 1914?

   • The Bosnian Crisis
   • Archduke Ferdinand's assassination
   • The Agadir Crisis
   • The Balkan Wars

5. Which military plan involved a rapid German invasion of Belgium and France in 1914?

   • The Anaconda Plan
   • The Schlieffen Plan
   • The Dawes Plan
   • The Zimmermann Plan

6. Which crisis in 1908–09 was caused by Austria-Hungary annexing Balkan territory?

   • The July Crisis
   • The Tangier Crisis
   • The Agadir Crisis
   • The Bosnian Crisis

7. Which 1911 crisis began when Germany sent a gunboat to Morocco?

   • The Agadir Crisis
   • The Fashoda Crisis
   • The Bosnian Crisis
   • The Tangier Crisis

8. Germany's Schlieffen Plan required a rapid invasion of which neutral country to attack France?

   • Denmark
   • The Netherlands
   • Switzerland
   • Belgium

9. What term describes Germany's unconditional guarantee of support to Austria-Hungary in 1914?

   • Reinsurance Treaty
   • Entente Cordiale
   • Dual Alliance
   • Blank cheque

10. Which power's economic position was being challenged by a rising German economy by 1900?

    • Austria-Hungary
    • The Ottoman Empire
    • Italy
    • Britain

11. The Schlieffen Plan envisaged defeating France within roughly how long before turning east?

    • About six days
    • About six months
    • About six weeks
    • About six years

12. Which two Great Powers competed for dominance over Morocco during the Agadir Crisis?

    • France and Russia
    • France and Germany
    • Britain and Germany
    • Britain and France

13. Which Balkan country doubled in size and gained strength from the Balkan Wars of 1912–13?

    • Greece
    • Albania
    • Bulgaria
    • Serbia

14. Which country's neutrality violation caused Britain to declare war on Germany in August 1914?

    • Belgium
    • France
    • Netherlands
    • Luxembourg

15. Which 1915 treaty promised Italy territorial gains from Austria-Hungary in return for entering the war?

    • Treaty of London
    • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
    • Treaty of Versailles
    • Treaty of Berlin

16. Which German naval policy was a primary cause of the USA entering the war in 1917?

    • Commerce raiding
    • Naval blockade
    • Unrestricted submarine warfare
    • Dreadnought construction

17. What German military plan required rapid mobilisations and an attack on France via Belgium?

    • The Schlieffen Plan
    • The Moltke Plan
    • Plan XVII
    • The Tirpitz Plan

18. Which nation issued a harsh ultimatum to Serbia on 23 July 1914?

    • Germany
    • Austria-Hungary
    • Ottoman Empire
    • Russia

19. Which Great Power's naval building programme in the early 1900s provoked a naval race with Britain?

    • France
    • Germany
    • Austria-Hungary
    • Russia

20. What term describes the intense European imperial competition for African territory in the late nineteenth century?

    • Scramble for Africa
    • Weltpolitik
    • Great Game
    • Entente Cordiale

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