Imperialism and the Great War — Test

Question 16 • US History

Which sentence best describes the influence of alliances on the start of World War I?

Answer

Alliances forced member nations to settle their differences through talks rather than through armed attacks.

Alliances prevented many European countries from joining the war because they had signed a pledge not to.

Alliances delayed the beginning of World War I because nations were afraid to attack one another.

Alliances between nearly all European nations meant that when two went to war, all became involved.

Explanation

Alliances connected European countries through promises of support. After Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia in 1914, those commitments helped draw other nations into the conflict, expanding a regional war into a larger one. Choice B best describes this chain reaction, though not every European nation joined the war.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

More from this Course

Test

Test

Test