Exit Ticket: World War I: alliances and causes

Exit Ticket · Grade 10 · Social Studies

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Short Answer Questions

• Q1. Explain how the alliance system in Europe helped turn a regional conflict into a world war. Use at least one specific alliance in your answer.

• Q2. Identify two of the main causes of World War I and explain how they contributed to the outbreak of the war.

Reflection

• What is one concept about the causes or alliances of World War I that you still find confusing, and what question would you ask to better understand it?

Multiple Choice

• Q1. Which two major alliance systems were in place at the start of World War I?

  • The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance
  • The Allied Powers and the Central Pact
  • The League of Nations and the Triple Alliance
  • NATO and the Triple Entente

  Answer: The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance

• Q2. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 is considered the immediate cause of World War I. Why did this single event trigger a wider war?

  • It gave European nations an excuse to expand their empires into Africa.
  • It activated the alliance system, pulling multiple nations into the conflict.
  • It caused the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, creating a power vacuum.
  • It led the United States to immediately declare war on Germany.

  Answer: It activated the alliance system, pulling multiple nations into the conflict.

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