1. DO 1.Read the WHOLE question – make sure you understand it. 2.Highlight or underline any important words or phrases 3. Spend Time on the Question before reading the alternatives 4. Predict an Answer Before Looking at Alternatives 5. Carefully Read Each Alternative 6. Choose the alternative that best answers the question 7. Review Answers

2. Do NOT Rely on Recognition Rely on Myths and Misconceptions Dismiss Alternatives Because they Seem too Obvious Run Out of Time

3. If you must guess, increase your chances…. Eliminate the alternatives you know are NOT correct. That way, you reduce the number of alternatives to choose from. Guessing between two alternatives gives you a much better chance of guessing correctly then trying to pick between four alternatives

4. 1) Britain expected Canada to assist her during WWI. This is an example of: a) Nationalism b) Alliance System c) Imperialism d) Militarism

5. 2) Which of the following phrases is the best description of Imperialism? a) “Good fences make good neighbours” b) “The strong will lead and the weak will follow” c) “Might makes right” d) All of the above

6. 3) Which was the least committed member of the Triple Alliance? a) Ottoman Empire b) Italy c) Bulgaria d) none of the above

7. 4) Which of the following was Germany’s most effective weapon against the British Empire? a) submarines b) poison Gas c) airplanes d) artillery

8. 5) Which of the following is the clearest example of Nationalism in pre-WWI Europe? a) Independence movements in the Balkans b) Austro-Hungarian attempts to control the Balkan states c) The “blank cheque” that Germany gave to Austro-Hungary d) British attempts to maintain the world’s strongest navy

9. 7) Which of the following was the greatest contributor to WWI becoming one of the biggest conflicts in history? a) Alliance System b) new weapons technology c) Militarism d) none of the above

10. ANSWERS 1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.A