Quiz for:
World War I and the Balkans: Unraveling the Tension

Question 1

Which war immediately preceded World War I and involved Italy and Turkey?

Question 2

Which book by Barbara Tuckman is noted for omitting Austria-Hungary and Serbia in its narrative?

Question 3

What was the impact of the Armenian Genocide on pre-WWI tensions?

Question 4

Who was possibly behind the plot to assassinate Franz Ferdinand, according to the lecture?

Question 5

What was the strategic significance of the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea before World War I?

Question 6

What was the immediate cause of World War I?

Question 7

What artifact in the Vienna War Museum inspired Shan McMein?

Question 8

What was the significance of the Russo-Japanese War in relation to World War I?

Question 9

What was the outcome of the naval race in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea?

Question 10

What was a major diplomatic failure of Germany leading to World War I?

Question 11

What was the response of Austria-Hungary to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?

Question 12

What was a significant consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?

Question 13

Which event highlighted the impact of single acts of terrorism, influencing modern historiographical perspectives?

Question 14

Which event in the 1990s influenced modern views on Balkan issues?

Question 15

What was the nature of the pre-war world in 1914 according to the lecture?