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• . A condition of WWI warfare that was NOT
present in WWII was
• Trench warfare
• Women in factories
• Use of planes
• Use of submarines
• Rationing
• . A condition of WWI warfare that was NOT
present in WWII was
• Trench warfare
• Women in factories
• Use of planes
• Use of submarines
• Rationing
• The battle of Gallipoli in 1915 was
• An Allied attempt to break into the Black Sea and
connect with Russia
• An Allied attempt to break the stalemate of
trench warfare in France
• A famous sea battle involving submarines
• That last battle in which Russia played a decisive
roles
• A battle in the Alps of Northern Italy
• The battle of Gallipoli in 1915 was
• An Allied attempt to break into the Black Sea and
connect with Russia
• An Allied attempt to break the stalemate of
trench warfare in France
• A famous sea battle involving submarines
• That last battle in which Russia played a decisive
roles
• A battle in the Alps of Northern Italy
• The Schlieffen Plan in place in Germany on the
eve of WWI
• Warned Germany to beware of the English
• Said to attack and destroy Russia first, then deal
with the West
• Advised a naval war using submarines
• Had been altered to bolster Alsace and Lorraine
• Did all of the above
• The Schlieffen Plan in place in Germany on the
eve of WWI
• Warned Germany to beware of the English
• Said to attack and destroy Russia first, then deal
with the West
• Advised a naval war using submarines
• Had been altered to bolster Alsace and Lorraine
• Did all of the above
• During WWI , British Col. T.E. Lawrence worked
against the Central Powers by
• Helping Arabs revolt against the Ottoman Empire
• Uncovering the plot of the Zimmerman note
• Encouraging Jewish migration to the Middle East
• Urging the Irish to ignore German scheming
• e.Negotiation with the US to enter the war
• During WWI , British Col. T.E. Lawrence worked
against the Central Powers by
• Helping Arabs revolt against the Ottoman Empire
• Uncovering the plot of the Zimmerman note
• Encouraging Jewish migration to the Middle East
• Urging the Irish to ignore German scheming
• e.Negotiation with the US to enter the war
• . In the context of WWI, the phrase “total war”
referred to
• The bombing of civilians in major cities
• The total conversion of the economy to fulfill
wartime needs
• The refusal to take prisoners
• The fighting of the war on multiple continents
• All of the above
• . In the context of WWI, the phrase “total
war” referred to
• The bombing of civilians in major cities
• The total conversion of the economy to fulfill
wartime needs
• The refusal to take prisoners
• The fighting of the war on multiple continents
• All of the above
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During WWI , Japan
Sided with the allies
Advanced its claims in China
Became increasingly militaristic
Secretly issue its “Twenty-One demands”
Did all of the above
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During WWI , Japan
Sided with the allies
Advanced its claims in China
Became increasingly militaristic
Secretly issue its “Twenty-One demands”
Did all of the above
• . The Schlieffen Plan was designed by the
German military to
• address U.S. troop deployments in France.
• strengthen the defense of Germany's colonies.
• neutralize Great Britain's naval control of the
North Sea.
• avoid the problem of fighting Allied powers on
two fronts.
• . The Schlieffen Plan was designed by the
German military to
• address U.S. troop deployments in France.
• strengthen the defense of Germany's colonies.
• neutralize Great Britain's naval control of the
North Sea.
• avoid the problem of fighting Allied powers on
two fronts.
• Why was the 1914 Battle of the Marne
significant to an Allied victory over Germany?
• A. The battle stopped Germany from a
planned invasion of France.
• B. It allowed Russia time to mobilize its army.
• C. It prompted Great Britain to enter the war.
• D. Germany's loss ended hopes for a quick
victory on the Western Front.
• Why was the 1914 Battle of the Marne
significant to an Allied victory over Germany?
• A. The battle stopped Germany from a
planned invasion of France.
• B. It allowed Russia time to mobilize its army.
• C. It prompted Great Britain to enter the war.
• D. Germany's loss ended hopes for a quick
victory on the Western Front.
• . What developed as a consequence of the
stalemate that occurred on the Western Front
in 1914?
• A. Trench warfare.
• B. A lack of casualties on both sides.
• C. Various calls for cease-fire agreements.
• D. Established demilitarized zones.
• . What developed as a consequence of the
stalemate that occurred on the Western Front
in 1914?
• A. Trench warfare.
• B. A lack of casualties on both sides.
• C. Various calls for cease-fire agreements.
• D. Established demilitarized zones.
• World War I resulted in new technologies
being first developed and used including
• A. chemical and biological weapons.
• B. machine guns, aircraft, and zeppelins.
• C. submarines and tanks.
• D. all of the above.
• World War I resulted in new technologies
being first developed and used including
• A. chemical and biological weapons.
• B. machine guns, aircraft, and zeppelins.
• C. submarines and tanks.
• D. all of the above.
• Why did most combat on the Western Front in
World War I take place in a relatively small area?
• A. There is only a small amount of flat land in all
of Europe.
• B. The armies became immobile because of
trench warfare.
• C. Each side cut off the fuel supply of the other.
• D. Germany’s military tactics were based on
“static warfare.”
• Why did most combat on the Western Front in
World War I take place in a relatively small area?
• A. There is only a small amount of flat land in all
of Europe.
• B. The armies became immobile because of
trench warfare.
• C. Each side cut off the fuel supply of the other.
• D. Germany’s military tactics were based on
“static warfare.”
• Which of the following most affected the course
and outcome of World War I?
• A. Allied withdrawal from the Turkish peninsula
of Gallipoli.
• B. British victories in the Sinai that secured the
Suez Canal.
• C. American military and financial intervention
in the war.
• D. The switch in allegiance of Italy from the
Central Powers to the Allies.
• Which of the following most affected the course
and outcome of World War I?
• A. Allied withdrawal from the Turkish peninsula
of Gallipoli.
• B. British victories in the Sinai that secured the
Suez Canal.
• C. American military and financial intervention
in the war.
• D. The switch in allegiance of Italy from the
Central Powers to the Allies.
• . In the early 20th century, before World War I,
what France most resented about Germany
was
• a. its build up of a naval force
• b. its seizure of Alsace and Lorraine in 1871
• c. the militaristic attitude of William I
• d. competition for colonies in Africa
• e. the big increase in Germany’s armed forces
• . In the early 20th century, before World War I,
what France most resented about Germany
was
• a. its build up of a naval force
• b. its seizure of Alsace and Lorraine in 1871
• c. the militaristic attitude of William I
• d. competition for colonies in Africa
• e. the big increase in Germany’s armed forces
• . Total war during World War I included
• A. universal conscription, and naval
blockades.
• B. increased taxes, censorship of the press.
• C. use of propaganda on both sides and
women in the work force.
• D. all of the above.
• . Total war during World War I included
• A. universal conscription, and naval
blockades.
• B. increased taxes, censorship of the press.
• C. use of propaganda on both sides and
women in the work force.
• D. all of the above.
• The book "All Quiet on the Western Front"
dealt with life on the front lines from the
perspective of which people?
• A. French.
• B. British.
• C. German.
• D. American.
• The book "All Quiet on the Western Front"
dealt with life on the front lines from the
perspective of which people?
• A. French.
• B. British.
• C. German.
• D. American.
• . One contribution of overseas colonies to the
Allied effort during World War I, was that they
provided
• A. large numbers of soldiers to reinforce the
Allied armies.
• B. protected sites for new Allied industrial
factories.
• C. most of the agricultural labor in the Allied
nations.
• D. places of refuge for displaced Allied civilian
populations.
• . One contribution of overseas colonies to the
Allied effort during World War I, was that they
provided
• A. large numbers of soldiers to reinforce the
Allied armies.
• B. protected sites for new Allied industrial
factories.
• C. most of the agricultural labor in the Allied
nations.
• D. places of refuge for displaced Allied civilian
populations.
• Ottoman Turk oppression and persecution of
Armenian Christians during World War I resulted
in
• A. between 600,000 and 1.5 million Armenians
killed.
• B. Armenians being deported to Iran and
Afghanistan.
• C. Armenians gaining control of Turkey after
World War I.
• D. Allied forces aiding Armenian guerrilla forces
against Germany.
• Ottoman Turk oppression and persecution of
Armenian Christians during World War I resulted
in
• A. between 600,000 and 1.5 million Armenians
killed.
• B. Armenians being deported to Iran and
Afghanistan.
• C. Armenians gaining control of Turkey after
World War I.
• D. Allied forces aiding Armenian guerrilla forces
against Germany.
• Which World War I military tactic of Germany
was seen internationally as an atrocity and
crime of war?
• A. The Schlieffen Plan.
• B. Unrestricted submarine warfare.
• C. Aerial Dogfight.
• D. The Armenian massacre.
• Which World War I military tactic of Germany
was seen internationally as an atrocity and
crime of war?
• A. The Schlieffen Plan.
• B. Unrestricted submarine warfare.
• C. Aerial Dogfight.
• D. The Armenian massacre.
• Women’s suffrage was first achieved at the
national level in Germany and Great Britain in
the period
• (A) 1848- 1870
• (B) 1871-1885
• (C) 1886-1900
• (D) 1901-1913
• (E) 1914-1930
• Women’s suffrage was first achieved at the
national level in Germany and Great Britain in
the period
• (A) 1848- 1870
• (B) 1871-1885
• (C) 1886-1900
• (D) 1901-1913
• (E) 1914-1930
• “We see men living with their skulls blown open; we see soldiers
run with their two feet cut off . . . Still the littlest piece of
convulsed earth in which we lie is held. We have yielded
no
more than a few hundred yards of it as a prize to the enemy. But on
every yard there
lies a dead men.”
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• The quotation above presents a major theme in
• (A) Emile Zola’s Germinal
• (B) Albert Camus’s The Stranger
• (C) T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land
• (D) James Joyce’s Ulysses
• (E) Erich Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front
• “We see men living with their skulls blown open; we see soldiers
run with their two feet cut off . . . Still the littlest piece of
convulsed earth in which we lie is held. We have yielded
no
more than a few hundred yards of it as a prize to the enemy. But on
every yard there
lies a dead men.”
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• The quotation above presents a major theme in
• (A) Emile Zola’s Germinal
• (B) Albert Camus’s The Stranger
• (C) T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land
• (D) James Joyce’s Ulysses
• (E) Erich Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front
• Which of the following factors most stimulated
the entrance of large numbers of women into the
labor force in many European countries during
the First World War?
• (A) The decline in the average size of families
• (B) The increase in divorce rates
• (C) Woman suffrage
• (D) The spread of Wilsonian principles
• (E) The shortage in the labor supply
• Which of the following factors most stimulated
the entrance of large numbers of women into the
labor force in many European countries during
the First World War?
• (A) The decline in the average size of families
• (B) The increase in divorce rates
• (C) Woman suffrage
• (D) The spread of Wilsonian principles
• (E) The shortage in the labor supply
• Which of the following authors wrote of the
suffering of soldiers fighting during the First
World War?
• (A) James Joyce
• (B) Charles Baudelaire
• (C) Erich Maria Remarque
• (D) Thomas Mann
• (E) Leo Tolstoi
• Which of the following authors wrote of the
suffering of soldiers fighting during the First
World War?
• (A) James Joyce
• (B) Charles Baudelaire
• (C) Erich Maria Remarque
• (D) Thomas Mann
• (E) Leo Tolstoi
• . In which of the following ways did the
Russian revolution affect the course of WWI?
• It gave the Allies a new enemy
• Russia joined the Triple Entente
• Russia withdrew from the war
• It caused the Germans to launch a new
offensive in the east
• None of the above
• . In which of the following ways did the
Russian revolution affect the course of WWI?
• It gave the Allies a new enemy
• Russia joined the Triple Entente
• Russia withdrew from the war
• It caused the Germans to launch a new
offensive in the east
• None of the above
• World War I had been called a “total war” for all of the
following reasons EXCEPT
• Campaigns were fought on every continent
• It involved the whole civilian population of the
belliigerents
• The entire resources of the nations at war were
marshaled for the war effort
• Those not serving in the military, including women,
were expected to work in war plants, buy bonds to
support the war, morally back the nation’s aims
• There were more civilian that military casualities
• World War I had been called a “total war” for all of the
following reasons EXCEPT
• Campaigns were fought on every continent
• It involved the whole civilian population of the
belliigerents
• The entire resources of the nations at war were
marshaled for the war effort
• Those not serving in the military, including women,
were expected to work in war plants, buy bonds to
support the war, morally back the nation’s aims
• There were more civilian that military casualities
• All of the following contributed to the
outbreak of WWI EXCEPT
• Rival alliances
• Conflicting colonial claims
• Slavic nationalism
• A naval arms race
• Japanese militarism
• All of the following contributed to the
outbreak of WWI EXCEPT
• Rival alliances
• Conflicting colonial claims
• Slavic nationalism
• A naval arms race
• Japanese militarism
• . An important cause of the Anglo-German rivalry
from the last decades of the 19th century to 1914
was
• Competition in world trade and territorial
expansion
• The declining strength of the German navy
• The conflict over the Berlin to Bagdad railway
• Britain’s Entente Coridal with France
• Traditional enmities between the nations
• . An important cause of the Anglo-German rivalry
from the last decades of the 19th century to 1914
was
• Competition in world trade and territorial
expansion
• The declining strength of the German navy
• The conflict over the Berlin to Bagdad railway
• Britain’s Entente Coridal with France
• Traditional enmities between the nations
• The significance of the Algeciras Conference of
1906 was that
• It granted Morocco independence from France
• It gave Germany a foothold in North Africa
• It demonstrated the resolve of the Triple Alliance
• It solidified the rivalry of the two camps, the
Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
• It embarrassed Kaiser Wilhelm II
• The significance of the Algeciras Conference of
1906 was that
• It granted Morocco independence from France
• It gave Germany a foothold in North Africa
• It demonstrated the resolve of the Triple Alliance
• It solidified the rivalry of the two camps, the
Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
• It embarrassed Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Generally, the offensives on the Western Front
Made significant territorial gains
Were minor skirmishes
Saw the slaughter of massed infantry units
Were won by the attacking army
Were fought in one or two days
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Generally, the offensives on the Western Front
Made significant territorial gains
Were minor skirmishes
Saw the slaughter of massed infantry units
Were won by the attacking army
Were fought in one or two days
• . After the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in June
of 1914, the infamous “blank check “ issued by
Germany to Austria
• Promised support in whatever action Austria stook
against England
• Was matched by a “blank check” from Russia to Serbia
• Encouraged Austrian military against Serbia and Russia
• Created a rift between Russia and France
• Brought an ultimatum from Britain to Germany
• . After the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in June
of 1914, the infamous “blank check “ issued by
Germany to Austria
• Promised support in whatever action Austria stook
against England
• Was matched by a “blank check” from Russia to Serbia
• Encouraged Austrian military against Serbia and Russia
• Created a rift between Russia and France
• Brought an ultimatum from Britain to Germany
• The German Schlieffen Plan failed for all of the
following Reasons EXCEPT
• It was based on the strategy of attrition in a drawn –
out war
• Russian mobilization was too swift to allow the
“holding action” in the east
• Belgian resistance to their violated neutrality was stiff
• German divisions were transferred from France to East
Prussia
• The French counter attack at the Marne was successful
• The German Schlieffen Plan failed for all of the
following Reasons EXCEPT
• It was based on the strategy of attrition in a drawn –
out war
• Russian mobilization was too swift to allow the
“holding action” in the east
• Belgian resistance to their violated neutrality was stiff
• German divisions were transferred from France to East
Prussia
• The French counter attack at the Marne was successful
• . Bismarck’s alliance system was designed to
isolate France and
• Expand German territory eastward
• Challenge Britain’s dominant world position
• Create rival diplomatic blocs in Europe
• Maintain peace between Russia and AustriaHungary
• Prevent Russia from moving toward a
parliamentary system
• . Bismarck’s alliance system was designed to
isolate France and
• Expand German territory eastward
• Challenge Britain’s dominant world position
• Create rival diplomatic blocs in Europe
• Maintain peace between Russia and AustriaHungary
• Prevent Russia from moving toward a
parliamentary system
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War on the Eastern Front
Quickly degenerated into static trench warfare
Was similar in character to that on the Western Front
Involved a defensive stand by the German armies
against the numerically superior Russians
• Was characterized by decisive German victories,
horrific Russian losses, and the German acquisition of
vast territories
• Was marked by spectacular Austrian victories against
the Turks and the Russians
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War on the Eastern Front
Quickly degenerated into static trench warfare
Was similar in character to that on the Western Front
Involved a defensive stand by the German armies
against the numerically superior Russians
• Was characterized by decisive German victories,
horrific Russian losses, and the German acquisition of
vast territories
• Was marked by spectacular Austrian victories against
the Turks and the Russians
• Which was an innovation first employed in
WWI
• Massed artillery
• Tank warfare
• Naval blockade
• Large-scale infantry assaults over a broad
front
• Trench warfare
• Which was an innovation first employed in
WWI
• Massed artillery
• Tank warfare
• Naval blockade
• Large-scale infantry assaults over a broad
front
• Trench warfare
• The belligerent nations directed the war effort by
instituting all the following controls on their
civilian populations EXCEPT
• Press censorship
• Allocation of raw materials for industry
• Mobilization of industrial output for war
production
• Outlawing of labor strikes
• Denial of religious freedom
• The belligerent nations directed the war effort by
instituting all the following controls on their
civilian populations EXCEPT
• Press censorship
• Allocation of raw materials for industry
• Mobilization of industrial output for war
production
• Outlawing of labor strikes
• Denial of religious freedom
• The spark that ignited the Balkan “powder
keg” was the assassination of
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Emperor Francis Joseph
• Chancellor Bethmann-Holweg
• Tsar Nicholas II
• Tsar Alexander II
• The spark that ignited the Balkan “powder
keg” was the assassination of
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Emperor Francis Joseph
• Chancellor Bethmann-Holweg
• Tsar Nicholas II
• Tsar Alexander II
• . As a result of the war, all these empires
ended EXCEPT
• The French
• The Ottoman
• The Austro-Hungarian
• The Russian
• The German
• . As a result of the war, all these empires
ended EXCEPT
• The French
• The Ottoman
• The Austro-Hungarian
• The Russian
• The German
• All of the following states were granted
independence at the peace conferences that
ended WWI EXCEPT
• Poland
• Czechoslavakia
• Yugoslavia
• Hungary
• Romania
• All of the following states were granted
independence at the peace conferences that
ended WWI EXCEPT
• Poland
• Czechoslavakia
• Yugoslavia
• Hungary
• Romania
• . After the assassination of Russia’s tsar
Alexander II in 1881, his successor, Alexander
III, adopted the policy of
• Constitutional reform
• Industrialization
• “Orthodoxy, Russification, and Autocracy”
• Westernization
• Modern scientific rationalism
• . After the assassination of Russia’s tsar
Alexander II in 1881, his successor, Alexander
III, adopted the policy of
• Constitutional reform
• Industrialization
• “Orthodoxy, Russification, and Autocracy”
• Westernization
• Modern scientific rationalism
• What was the social significance of women working in
factories during WWi
• Due to the wartime shortage of male workers, even
supervisors were women
• Women were found to be more adept than men at close
detail work
• Universal suffrage had been granted with the outbreak of
war, and women used the vote as leverage for getting
industrial jobs
• The vital contribution of women to the war effort helped in
their liberation from narrow social roles
• Only women in those days would accept such tedious ,
menial work
• What was the social significance of women working in
factories during WWi
• Due to the wartime shortage of male workers, even
supervisors were women
• Women were found to be more adept than men at close
detail work
• Universal suffrage had been granted with the outbreak of
war, and women used the vote as leverage for getting
industrial jobs
• The vital contribution of women to the war effort helped in
their liberation from narrow social roles
• Only women in those days would accept such tedious ,
menial work
• “God is on our side, each claimed and fervently
believed as they marched off in 1914. They denied
themselves the freedom to learn the truth and speak
out against the insanity of it all, and they sent a whole
generation of their young men to the slaughter.”
• The “they” in the passage above refers to
• The kaiser’s military High Command
• The British General Staff
• The leaders of the Central Powers
• The czarist government in Russia
• The belligerent nations of WWI
• “God is on our side, each claimed and fervently
believed as they marched off in 1914. They denied
themselves the freedom to learn the truth and speak
out against the insanity of it all, and they sent a whole
generation of their young men to the slaughter.”
• The “they” in the passage above refers to
• The kaiser’s military High Command
• The British General Staff
• The leaders of the Central Powers
• The czarist government in Russia
• The belligerent nations of WWI
• “ You can no more win a war than you can win an
earthquake.”
• Jeanette Rankin
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• Had the above quote been written in 1914 in one of
the warring countries, its writer would likely have been
• Published in the mainstream press
• Applauded by the general public
• Publically debated by an official of the government
• Ostracized and censored
• A member of parliament
• “ You can no more win a war than you can win an
earthquake.”
• Jeanette Rankin
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• Had the above quote been written in 1914 in one of
the warring countries, its writer would likely have been
• Published in the mainstream press
• Applauded by the general public
• Publically debated by an official of the government
• Ostracized and censored
• A member of parliament
• . All were weapons first employed in combat
during WWI EXCEPT
• Armored tanks
• Poison gas
• Observation balloons
• Diesel-powered submarines
• Fighter aircraft
• . All were weapons first employed in combat
during WWI EXCEPT
• Armored tanks
• Poison gas
• Observation balloons
• Diesel-powered submarines
• Fighter aircraft
• . Which was NOT a provision of the Treaty of
Versailles?
• Germany accepted sole responsibility for starting
WWI
• Austria was required to pay reparations to the
Allies
• Germany was effectively disarmed
• The Rhineland was demilitarized
• Germany was to pay the cost of damage done to
the property of Allied citizens
• . Which was NOT a provision of the Treaty of
Versailles?
• Germany accepted sole responsibility for starting
WWI
• Austria was required to pay reparations to the
Allies
• Germany was effectively disarmed
• The Rhineland was demilitarized
• Germany was to pay the cost of damage done to
the property of Allied citizens
• All are important reasons for the failure of the League
of Nations EXCEPT
• Each member nation of the Assembly got one vote
regardless of it power
• The US never joined
• Economic sanctions could be ignored by member
nations
• The league could but never did raise an international
force to repel aggression
• Italy and Japan’s defence of league mandates in the
1930s reduced its credibility
• All are important reasons for the failure of the League
of Nations EXCEPT
• Each member nation of the Assembly got one vote
regardless of it power
• The US never joined
• Economic sanctions could be ignored by member
nations
• The league could but never did raise an international
force to repel aggression
• Italy and Japan’s defence of league mandates in the
1930s reduced its credibility
• Before it disbanded, the Versailles peace
congerence did all of the following EXCEPT
• Set a very high amount of reparations payment
• Limited the German army to 100,000 troops
• Establish the nations of Czechoslavakia and
Kingdom of Slav(Yougoslavia)
• Created the League of Nations
• Made Germany sign a war guilt clause
• Before it disbanded, the Versailles peace
congerence did all of the following EXCEPT
• Set a very high amount of reparations payment
• Limited the German army to 100,000 troops
• Establish the nations of Czechoslavakia and
Kingdom of Slav(Yougoslavia)
• Created the League of Nations
• Made Germany sign a war guilt clause
• Of the three main negotiators at the Paris Peace
Conference of 1919, which one was most
concerned to make sure that Germany would
never threaten again?
• David Lloyd George
• Woodrow Wilson
• Charles deGaulle
• Georges Clemenceau
• e.None of the above
• Of the three main negotiators at the Paris Peace
Conference of 1919, which one was most
concerned to make sure that Germany would
never threaten again?
• David Lloyd George
• Woodrow Wilson
• Charles deGaulle
• Georges Clemenceau
• e.None of the above
• What aim did Italian leader Vittorio Orlando
have during the creation of the Treaty of
Versailles?
• A. to gain territory from Austria-Hungary
• B. to assume control of Austria’s industries
• C. to guarantee the partition of Germany
• D. to gain possession of Austria’s overseas
colonies
• What aim did Italian leader Vittorio Orlando
have during the creation of the Treaty of
Versailles?
• A. to gain territory from Austria-Hungary
• B. to assume control of Austria’s industries
• C. to guarantee the partition of Germany
• D. to gain possession of Austria’s overseas
colonies
• . What basic idea was shared by both Britain and
France at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919?
• A. Italy should give up its colonies in Africa.
• B. Germany should be divided into occupation
zones.
• C. German military power should be permanently
restricted.
• D. The Central Powers should divide the cost of
the war equally.
• . What basic idea was shared by both Britain and
France at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919?
• A. Italy should give up its colonies in Africa.
• B. Germany should be divided into occupation
zones.
• C. German military power should be permanently
restricted.
• D. The Central Powers should divide the cost of
the war equally.
• American President Wilson stated that his
Fourteen Points would provide a framework
for
• A. a lasting peace.
• B. determining war reparations.
• C. expanding colonial empires.
• D. punishing aggressor nations.
• American President Wilson stated that his
Fourteen Points would provide a framework
for
• A. a lasting peace.
• B. determining war reparations.
• C. expanding colonial empires.
• D. punishing aggressor nations.
• . Of the nations that signed the Treaty of
Versailles, which one failed to join the League
of Nations?
• A. France.
• B. Great Britain.
• C. Belgium.
• D. United States
• . Of the nations that signed the Treaty of
Versailles, which one failed to join the League
of Nations?
• A. France.
• B. Great Britain.
• C. Belgium.
• D. United States
• A major goal of both France and Britain at the
Conference of Versailles was to
• A. to assume control of Austria's industry.
• B. to keep Germany from rebuilding its
military.
• C. help Germany to rebuild its industrial
economy.
• D. to restore pre-war imperial governments
to power.
• A major goal of both France and Britain at the
Conference of Versailles was to
• A. to assume control of Austria's industry.
• B. to keep Germany from rebuilding its
military.
• C. help Germany to rebuild its industrial
economy.
• D. to restore pre-war imperial governments
to power.
• Why did the U.S. fail to join the League of
Nations?
• A. Isolationism.
• B. Lack of support by American public.
• C. Rejection by the American Senate.
• D. All of the above.
• Why did the U.S. fail to join the League of
Nations?
• A. Isolationism.
• B. Lack of support by American public.
• C. Rejection by the American Senate.
• D. All of the above.
• The harsh conditions of the Treaty of Versailles
imposed on Germany after the war helped lay
the foundation for the
• A. Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.
• B. rise of Fascism in Germany.
• C. fascist uprisings in Italy.
• D. rise of Japan as an imperial power.
• The harsh conditions of the Treaty of Versailles
imposed on Germany after the war helped lay
the foundation for the
• A. Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.
• B. rise of Fascism in Germany.
• C. fascist uprisings in Italy.
• D. rise of Japan as an imperial power.
• Who was the Premier of France who rejected
the Fourteen Points and wanted to punish
Germany for World War I?
• A. David Lloyd George.
• B. Georges Clemenceau.
• C. Woodrow Wilson.
• D. Vladimir Lenin.
• Who was the Premier of France who rejected
the Fourteen Points and wanted to punish
Germany for World War I?
• A. David Lloyd George.
• B. Georges Clemenceau.
• C. Woodrow Wilson.
• D. Vladimir Lenin.
• . The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on
Germany was that the treaty led to
• an era of peace and international good will in
Germany
• a stable Germany that was both democratic and
strong
• an increase in Germany’s desire to regain its
power and prestige
• a leadership position for Germany in the League
of Nations
• . The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on
Germany was that the treaty led to
• an era of peace and international good will in
Germany
• a stable Germany that was both democratic and
strong
• an increase in Germany’s desire to regain its
power and prestige
• a leadership position for Germany in the League
of Nations
• . The collapse of the Russian and AustroHungarian empires during World War I
contributed directly to the
• formation of the European Union.
• start of the Cold War.
• development of the Marshall Plan.
• creation of new nations in Eastern Europe.
• . The collapse of the Russian and AustroHungarian empires during World War I
contributed directly to the
• formation of the European Union.
• start of the Cold War.
• development of the Marshall Plan.
• creation of new nations in Eastern Europe.
• Which of the following describes the reaction of the German Kaiser
following the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• He urged that a European summit be held to possibly bring about a
mediated compromise
• He urged Austria to invade Serbia, because he feared that the crisis
could destroy Austria
• The Kaiser remained indecisive on what to do and basically waited
while events unfurled around him
• The Kaiser immediately sent troops into Russia to make sure the
Russians could not come to the aid of their Serbian allies
• The Kaiser urged France and Great Britain to practice restraint
before coming to the assistance of the Serbs
• Which of the following describes the reaction of the German Kaiser
following the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• He urged that a European summit be held to possibly bring about a
mediated compromise
• He urged Austria to invade Serbia, because he feared that the crisis
could destroy Austria
• The Kaiser remained indecisive on what to do and basically waited
while events unfurled around him
• The Kaiser immediately sent troops into Russia to make sure the
Russians could not come to the aid of their Serbian allies
• The Kaiser urged France and Great Britain to practice restraint
before coming to the assistance of the Serbs
• Which of the following did NOT contribute to
the outbreak of WWI?
• The Anglo-German rivalry
• The Alliance System
• The rise of a unified Germany as an industrial
and military power in Europe
• German military planning
• The remilitarization of the Rhineland
• Which of the following did NOT contribute to
the outbreak of WWI?
• The Anglo-German rivalry
• The Alliance System
• The rise of a unified Germany as an industrial
and military power in Europe
• German military planning
• The remilitarization of the Rhineland
• In the early 20th century, before WWI , what
France most resented about Germany was
• It build up of a naval force
• Its seizure of Alsace and Lorraine in 1871
• The militaristic attitude of William I
• Competition for colonies in Africa
• The big increase in Germany’s armed forces
• In the early 20th century, before WWI , what
France most resented about Germany was
• It build up of a naval force
• Its seizure of Alsace and Lorraine in 1871
• The militaristic attitude of William I
• Competition for colonies in Africa
• The big increase in Germany’s armed forces
• After the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914,
Serbia agreed to all of Austria’s demands EXCEPT
• Ending anti-Hapsburg publications
• Allowing Austria to enter Serbia to search out threats
• Bringing and end to Serbian nationalist organizations
• The elimination of certain officials and army officers
• Responding within 48 hours
• After the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914,
Serbia agreed to all of Austria’s demands EXCEPT
• Ending anti-Hapsburg publications
• Allowing Austria to enter Serbia to search out threats
• Bringing and end to Serbian nationalist organizations
• The elimination of certain officials and army officers
• Responding within 48 hours
• . Why did Great Britain, France and Russia form
the Triple Entente in 1907?
• A. To protect their colonies from invasion by
other nations.
• B. To develop an economic alliance based on
open markets.
• C. To suppress minority nationalism in their own
countries.
• D. To respond to the increased military power of
Germany
• . Why did Great Britain, France and Russia form
the Triple Entente in 1907?
• A. To protect their colonies from invasion by
other nations.
• B. To develop an economic alliance based on
open markets.
• C. To suppress minority nationalism in their own
countries.
• D. To respond to the increased military power of
Germany
• In what ways were the nations of Europe
competing for domination of Europe and the
world?
• A. Control of sea lanes for purposes of trade.
• B. Creation of powerful armies to control
continental Europe.
• C. Forcing European states to become tributaries
to dominant European powers.
• D. Imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and
competition for resources.
• In what ways were the nations of Europe
competing for domination of Europe and the
world?
• A. Control of sea lanes for purposes of trade.
• B. Creation of powerful armies to control
continental Europe.
• C. Forcing European states to become tributaries
to dominant European powers.
• D. Imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and
competition for resources.
• The assassination of ____________ of Austria
and his wife by ____________, a member of
the terrorist group "Black Hand", led to the
start of World War I.
• A. Winston Churchill / Kaiser Wilhelm II
• B. George Clemenceau / Otto von Bismark
• C. Archduke Franz Ferdinand / Gavrillo
Princip
• D. Gavrillo Princip / Kaiser Wilhelm II
• The assassination of ____________ of Austria
and his wife by ____________, a member of
the terrorist group "Black Hand", led to the
start of World War I.
• A. Winston Churchill / Kaiser Wilhelm II
• B. George Clemenceau / Otto von Bismark
• C. Archduke Franz Ferdinand / Gavrillo
Princip
• D. Gavrillo Princip / Kaiser Wilhelm II
• . According to some historians, Europe’s system
of alliances prior to 1914 increased the likelihood
that
• A. democratic ideals would spread throughout
the continent.
• B. nations would be protected from economic
exploitation.
• C. colonization of undeveloped nations would
cease.
• D. small disputes would develop into large-scale
wars.
• . According to some historians, Europe’s system
of alliances prior to 1914 increased the likelihood
that
• A. democratic ideals would spread throughout
the continent.
• B. nations would be protected from economic
exploitation.
• C. colonization of undeveloped nations would
cease.
• D. small disputes would develop into large-scale
wars.
• . Great Britain’s stated reason for declaring
war on Germany in 1914 was the
• French attacks on German colonies.
• U.S. entry into the war.
• Serbian assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand.
• German invasion of Belgium.
• . Great Britain’s stated reason for declaring
war on Germany in 1914 was the
• French attacks on German colonies.
• U.S. entry into the war.
• Serbian assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand.
• German invasion of Belgium.
• One major reason for the tension between
France and Germany before World War I was that
• France had begun to surpass Germnay in
industrial output.
• Germany wanted to join the Triple Entente with
Great Britain.
• Germany controlled French access to the North
Sea.
• France wanted to regain lands previously seized
by Germany.
• One major reason for the tension between
France and Germany before World War I was that
• France had begun to surpass Germnay in
industrial output.
• Germany wanted to join the Triple Entente with
Great Britain.
• Germany controlled French access to the North
Sea.
• France wanted to regain lands previously seized
by Germany.
• What was the consequence of Russia's
withdrawal from World War I?
• A. It strengthened the Allied position by giving
them more respect.
• B. It strengthened the Central Powers by
allowing Germany to shift forces to the Western
Front.
• C. It helped Central Powers in the Battle of
Gallipoli.
• D. It strengthened the assault of Italy on the
Austrian Empire.
• What was the consequence of Russia's
withdrawal from World War I?
• A. It strengthened the Allied position by giving
them more respect.
• B. It strengthened the Central Powers by
allowing Germany to shift forces to the Western
Front.
• C. It helped Central Powers in the Battle of
Gallipoli.
• D. It strengthened the assault of Italy on the
Austrian Empire.
• How did Russia’s participation in World War I
affect its empire?
• A. A string of decisive military victories gained
land from the Central Powers.
• B. Russia’s sale of supplies to its western allies
strengthened its economy.
• C. The czar adopted the reforms necessary to
win the support of the Russian people.
• D. Economic hardships brought on by the war
resulted in the downfall of the czar.
• How did Russia’s participation in World War I
affect its empire?
• A. A string of decisive military victories gained
land from the Central Powers.
• B. Russia’s sale of supplies to its western allies
strengthened its economy.
• C. The czar adopted the reforms necessary to
win the support of the Russian people.
• D. Economic hardships brought on by the war
resulted in the downfall of the czar.
• . In which of the following ways did the Russian
revolution affect the course of WWI
• It gave the Allies a new enemy
• Russia joined the Triple Entente
• It cause the Germans to launch a new offensive in
the east
• It caused the Germans to launch a new offensive
in the East
• None of the above
• . In which of the following ways did the Russian
revolution affect the course of WWI
• It gave the Allies a new enemy
• Russia joined the Triple Entente
• It cause the Germans to launch a new offensive in
the east
• It caused the Germans to launch a new offensive
in the East
• None of the above
• . In which of the following ways did the Russian
revolution affect the course of WWI
• It gave the Allies a new enemy
• Russia joined the Triple Entente
• It cause the Germans to launch a new offensive in
the east
• It caused the Germans to launch a new offensive
in the East
• None of the above
• . In which of the following ways did the Russian
revolution affect the course of WWI
• It gave the Allies a new enemy
• Russia joined the Triple Entente
• It cause the Germans to launch a new offensive in
the east
• It caused the Germans to launch a new offensive
in the East
• None of the above
• As a result of the Russian “Revolution” of
1905,
• Nicholas II instituted the Duma
• The Bolsheviks gained political power
• A number of political prisoners were released
• The kulaks received more land
• The soviets gained strength
• As a result of the Russian “Revolution” of
1905,
• Nicholas II instituted the Duma
• The Bolsheviks gained political power
• A number of political prisoners were released
• The kulaks received more land
• The soviets gained strength
• The figure most responsible of Russia’s
industrialization was
• Gregory Plakhanov
• P.A. stolypin
• Sergei Witte
• Grigory Rasputin
• Vladamir Lenin
• The figure most responsible of Russia’s
industrialization was
• Gregory Plakhanov
• P.A. stolypin
• Sergei Witte
• Grigory Rasputin
• Vladamir Lenin
• Which country’s government most aggressively
and thoroughly restricted the freedom of Jews
during the second half of the 19th century
• France
• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Italy
• Russia
• Which country’s government most aggressively
and thoroughly restricted the freedom of Jews
during the second half of the 19th century
• France
• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Italy
• Russia
• All of the following were late 19th century
Russian authors EXCEPT
• Tolstoy
• Dostoevsky
• Pasternak
• Turgenev
• Chekhov
• All of the following were late 19th century
Russian authors EXCEPT
• Tolstoy
• Dostoevsky
• Pasternak
• Turgenev
• Chekhov
• . The immediate cause of the 1905 Russian Revolution
was social strain resulting from
• (A) the agitation of the Russian Social Democratic
party
• (B) the mass emigration of skilled workers to the New
World
• (C) attempts by the government to reform the Russian
Orthodox church
• (D) the demands of ethnic groups for political
autonomy
• (E) Russian losses in the Russo-Japanese War
• . The immediate cause of the 1905 Russian Revolution
was social strain resulting from
• (A) the agitation of the Russian Social Democratic
party
• (B) the mass emigration of skilled workers to the New
World
• (C) attempts by the government to reform the Russian
Orthodox church
• (D) the demands of ethnic groups for political
autonomy
• (E) Russian losses in the Russo-Japanese War
• Which of the following factors most stimulated
the entrance of large numbers of women into the
labor force in many European countries during
the First World War?
• (A) The decline in the average size of families
• (B) The increase in divorce rates
• (C) Woman suffrage
• (D) The spread of Wilsonian principles
• (E) The shortage in the labor supply
• Which of the following factors most stimulated
the entrance of large numbers of women into the
labor force in many European countries during
the First World War?
• (A) The decline in the average size of families
• (B) The increase in divorce rates
• (C) Woman suffrage
• (D) The spread of Wilsonian principles
• (E) The shortage in the labor supply
• As a result of the 1905 Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II
of Russia agreed to:
• (A) withdraw from the Russo-Japanese War
• (B) break up the system of communal landholding
and farming
• (C) abdicate in favor of his son
• (D) create a national legislative assembly
• (E) assist the Pan-Slavic movement in the Balkans
• As a result of the 1905 Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II
of Russia agreed to:
• (A) withdraw from the Russo-Japanese War
• (B) break up the system of communal landholding
and farming
• (C) abdicate in favor of his son
• (D) create a national legislative assembly
• (E) assist the Pan-Slavic movement in the Balkans
• All of the following were results of Russia’s
dramatic industrialization on the 1890s
EXCEPT
• The doubling of its railroad mileage
• Vastly increased exports
• The growth of the proletariat
• The growth of the commercial middle class
• Private ownership of all industry
• All of the following were results of Russia’s
dramatic industrialization on the 1890s
EXCEPT
• The doubling of its railroad mileage
• Vastly increased exports
• The growth of the proletariat
• The growth of the commercial middle class
• Private ownership of all industry
• Which is the best characterization of Lenin’s program
at the Russian Marxist Party Conference in Brussels and
London, 1903
• Democratic socialism open to all new members
• Professional revolutionaries with a small, elite
leadership
• Rank and file participation in policy formulation
• Party division along the lines of autonomous national
groups
• Party cooperation with liberal and socialist parties
• Which is the best characterization of Lenin’s program
at the Russian Marxist Party Conference in Brussels and
London, 1903
• Democratic socialism open to all new members
• Professional revolutionaries with a small, elite
leadership
• Rank and file participation in policy formulation
• Party division along the lines of autonomous national
groups
• Party cooperation with liberal and socialist parties
• All are results of the Russo-Japanese War
(1904-1905) EXCEPT
• Russian forces were decisively defeated
• Japan was given some of the Sakhalin islands
• Russia was forced to pay Japan indemnity
• Japan got Russia’s railway concessions in
Manchuria
• Japan’s Korean protectorate was recognized
• All are results of the Russo-Japanese War
(1904-1905) EXCEPT
• Russian forces were decisively defeated
• Japan was given some of the Sakhalin islands
• Russia was forced to pay Japan indemnity
• Japan got Russia’s railway concessions in
Manchuria
• Japan’s Korean protectorate was recognized
• Which is the most valid statement regarding the
October Manifesto ussued by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905?
• It precipitated a general strike that paralyzed the
economy
• It brought about significant constitutional reform of the
government
• It created the Duma(national legislature), to which the
tsar’s ministers were directly responsible
• It was an expedient and temporary promise of reform
in response to civil unrest
• It imposed martial law and suppressed antigovernment
political activities
• Which is the most valid statement regarding the
October Manifesto ussued by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905?
• It precipitated a general strike that paralyzed the
economy
• It brought about significant constitutional reform of the
government
• It created the Duma(national legislature), to which the
tsar’s ministers were directly responsible
• It was an expedient and temporary promise of reform
in response to civil unrest
• It imposed martial law and suppressed antigovernment
political activities
• The Russian people’s support for the Russian
participation in WWI changed drastically
• When Rasputin took virtual control of the
government
• After the Battles of Masurian Lakes and
Tannenberg
• Because the Duma was reconvened in 1916
• When the Germans and Austrians went on the
offensive in 1915
• After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
• The Russian people’s support for the Russian
participation in WWI changed drastically
• When Rasputin took virtual control of the
government
• After the Battles of Masurian Lakes and
Tannenberg
• Because the Duma was reconvened in 1916
• When the Germans and Austrians went on the
offensive in 1915
• After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
• Within a year of the October Revolution, the
Bolsheviks had accomplished all of these EXCEPT
• The abolition of the provisional government
• The establishment of the Council of Commissars
to rule Russia
• The election of the National Constituent
Assembly to frame a new government
• The nationalization of large industries
• The confiscation of Russian Orthodox Church
lands
• Within a year of the October Revolution, the
Bolsheviks had accomplished all of these EXCEPT
• The abolition of the provisional government
• The establishment of the Council of Commissars
to rule Russia
• The election of the National Constituent
Assembly to frame a new government
• The nationalization of large industries
• The confiscation of Russian Orthodox Church
lands
• Of the following, which of Wilson’s Fourteen Points was fully
implanted?
• (A) “Adequate guarantees given and taken that national armaments
will be reduced to the lowest
point consistent with
domestic safety.”
• (B) “Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at . . . .”
• (C) “A free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of
all colonial claims.”
• (D) “All French territory should be freed and the invaded portions
restored, and the wrong done
to France by Prussia in 1871 in
the matter of Alsace-Lorraine . . . should be righted . . .”
• (E) “A readjustment of the frontiers of Italy should be effected
along clearly recognizable lines
of nationality.”
• Of the following, which of Wilson’s Fourteen Points was fully
implanted?
• (A) “Adequate guarantees given and taken that national armaments
will be reduced to the lowest
point consistent with
domestic safety.”
• (B) “Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at . . . .”
• (C) “A free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of
all colonial claims.”
• (D) “All French territory should be freed and the invaded portions
restored, and the wrong done
to France by Prussia in 1871 in
the matter of Alsace-Lorraine . . . should be righted . . .”
• (E) “A readjustment of the frontiers of Italy should be effected
along clearly recognizable lines
of nationality.”
• . The League of Nations differed from the United Nations
in that the League
• (A) could send troops to any area to stop a war or enforce
economic sanctions
• (B) was not concerned with the improvement of world
health standards
• (C) did not have as members several of the world’s most
important industrialized nations
• (D) had a larger treasury from which to make grants for
food and technological
•
assistance
• (E) had authority to enforce decisions made by the World
Court
• . The League of Nations differed from the United Nations
in that the League
• (A) could send troops to any area to stop a war or enforce
economic sanctions
• (B) was not concerned with the improvement of world
health standards
• (C) did not have as members several of the world’s most
important industrialized nations
• (D) had a larger treasury from which to make grants for
food and technological
•
assistance
• (E) had authority to enforce decisions made by the World
Court
• . Which of the following best describes a League of
Nations “mandate”?
• (A) A colonial territory assigned to a member nation to
be administered for the League
• (B) A League action requiring parties in a dispute to
observe a “cooling-off period”
• (C) A call on member nations to take action against an
aggressor
• (D) An appointment of a member nation to the Council
of the League of Nations
• (E) A report of a finding by the League that an act of
aggression has been committed
• . Which of the following best describes a League of
Nations “mandate”?
• (A) A colonial territory assigned to a member nation to
be administered for the League
• (B) A League action requiring parties in a dispute to
observe a “cooling-off period”
• (C) A call on member nations to take action against an
aggressor
• (D) An appointment of a member nation to the Council
of the League of Nations
• (E) A report of a finding by the League that an act of
aggression has been committed
• Which of the following provisions affecting Germany in the
Versailles Treaty (1919) was
LEAST important in
fostering antagonisms that led to the Second World War?
• (A) The loss of Germany’s Pacific island possessions
• (B) The creation of the Polish Corridor and the
establishment of Danzig as a self-governing city
within the Polish tariff area
• (C) The payment by Germany of reparations for war
damages
• (D) The limitation of the German army to 100,000
members
• (E) The assignment of sole responsibility for planning and
instigating the war to Germany
• Which of the following provisions affecting Germany in the
Versailles Treaty (1919) was
LEAST important in
fostering antagonisms that led to the Second World War?
• (A) The loss of Germany’s Pacific island possessions
• (B) The creation of the Polish Corridor and the
establishment of Danzig as a self-governing city
within the Polish tariff area
• (C) The payment by Germany of reparations for war
damages
• (D) The limitation of the German army to 100,000
members
• (E) The assignment of sole responsibility for planning and
instigating the war to Germany
• Most historians would agree with which of the following descriptions of the Treaty of Versailles of
1919?
• (A) A treaty that spelled out the Soviet Union’s
reparation obligations
• (B) A triumph of farsighted political and economic
planning
• (C) A treaty that dismantled the British Empire
• (D) A destructive peace dictated by the United States
• (E) A treaty that the defeated thought too harsh and
the victors thought too lenient
• Most historians would agree with which of the following descriptions of the Treaty of Versailles of
1919?
• (A) A treaty that spelled out the Soviet Union’s
reparation obligations
• (B) A triumph of farsighted political and economic
planning
• (C) A treaty that dismantled the British Empire
• (D) A destructive peace dictated by the United States
• (E) A treaty that the defeated thought too harsh and
the victors thought too lenient
• . All of the following were among President
Wilson’s Fourteen Points EXCEPT
• (A) an independent Poland
• (B) absolute freedom of navigation
• (C) the limitation of armaments
• (D) the autonomous development of the peoples
of Austria-Hungary
• (E) the autonomous development of the peoples
of the Russian Empire
• . All of the following were among President
Wilson’s Fourteen Points EXCEPT
• (A) an independent Poland
• (B) absolute freedom of navigation
• (C) the limitation of armaments
• (D) the autonomous development of the peoples
of Austria-Hungary
• (E) the autonomous development of the peoples
of the Russian Empire
• ‘The Allied and Associated Governments affirm, and Germany
accepts, the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all
the loss and damage…..as a consequence of the War.”
•
• —Treaty of Versailles, 1919
•
• Which of the following best states one purpose of the treaty clause
above?
• (A) To give the League of Nations the power to impose economic
and military sanctions
• (B) To provide a basis for international disarmament talks
• (C) To encourage independence for European colonies
• (D) To include Germany in the peace negotiations
• (E) To justify large reparations payments from Germany
• ‘The Allied and Associated Governments affirm, and Germany
accepts, the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all
the loss and damage…..as a consequence of the War.”
•
• —Treaty of Versailles, 1919
•
• Which of the following best states one purpose of the treaty clause
above?
• (A) To give the League of Nations the power to impose economic
and military sanctions
• (B) To provide a basis for international disarmament talks
• (C) To encourage independence for European colonies
• (D) To include Germany in the peace negotiations
• (E) To justify large reparations payments from Germany
• . France regained which of the following as
part of the peace settlement after the First
World War?
• (A) Alsace-Lorraine
• (B) Burgundy
• (C) Flanders
• (D) The Rhineland
• (E) The Ruhr
• . France regained which of the following as
part of the peace settlement after the First
World War?
• (A) Alsace-Lorraine
• (B) Burgundy
• (C) Flanders
• (D) The Rhineland
• (E) The Ruhr
• After the First World War, it was difficult to write a peace
treaty according to Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
primarily because:
• (A) the Great Depression caused the Allies to insist on
reparations
• (B) the Allies had secret treaties that conflicted with the
Fourteen Points
• (C) Germany would not accept the Fourteen Points\
• (D) Wilson had disavowed the Fourteen Points after
Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare
• (E) Wilson and his Fourteen Points were largely unknown in
Europe
• After the First World War, it was difficult to write a peace
treaty according to Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
primarily because:
• (A) the Great Depression caused the Allies to insist on
reparations
• (B) the Allies had secret treaties that conflicted with the
Fourteen Points
• (C) Germany would not accept the Fourteen Points\
• (D) Wilson had disavowed the Fourteen Points after
Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare
• (E) Wilson and his Fourteen Points were largely unknown in
Europe
• Which of the following empires did NOT
collapse as a result of WWI?
• The Russian
• The British
• The German
• The Austro-Hungarian
• The Ottoman Turk
• Which of the following empires did NOT
collapse as a result of WWI?
• The Russian
• The British
• The German
• The Austro-Hungarian
• The Ottoman Turk
• During WWI, mobilization for war and planned
economies helped set the stage for which of the
following?
• Post-war democratic gains
• An increase in wartime strikes by unions
• The entrance of women into the workplace after
the war
• Totalitarianism
• The establishment of laissez faire economies in
Europe
• During WWI, mobilization for war and planned
economies helped set the stage for which of the
following?
• Post-war democratic gains
• An increase in wartime strikes by unions
• The entrance of women into the workplace after
the war
• Totalitarianism
• The establishment of laissez faire economies in
Europe
• . What is the best characterization of the Treaty
of Versailles that ended WWI?
• It the League of Nations, it established an
effective deterrent to future wars
• It rejected the principle of national selfdetermination
• It sowed the seeds for the growth of Nazism
• It served as a foundation for the post-war alliance
between Britain and France
• It ended European imperialism
• . What is the best characterization of the Treaty
of Versailles that ended WWI?
• It the League of Nations, it established an
effective deterrent to future wars
• It rejected the principle of national selfdetermination
• It sowed the seeds for the growth of Nazism
• It served as a foundation for the post-war alliance
between Britain and France
• It ended European imperialism
• Which was not considered a long-term cause
of World War I?
• The assassination of the Austrian Archduke
• A system of rival military alliances
• Nationalism
• A naval arms race between Germany and
Britain
• Competition for colonies and markets
• Which was not considered a long-term cause
of World War I?
• The assassination of the Austrian Archduke
• A system of rival military alliances
• Nationalism
• A naval arms race between Germany and
Britain
• Competition for colonies and markets
• European though in the early 20th century was
LEAST influenced by which of the following?
• The concept of existentialism proffered by
Nietzsche
• The Darwinist concept of evolution
• The Enlightenment works of Voltaire and
Montesquieu
• Wittgenstein’s ideas of logical positivism
• The uncertainty principle of Heisenberg
• European though in the early 20th century was
LEAST influenced by which of the following?
• The concept of existentialism proffered by
Nietzsche
• The Darwinist concept of evolution
• The Enlightenment works of Voltaire and
Montesquieu
• Wittgenstein’s ideas of logical positivism
• The uncertainty principle of Heisenberg
• The British economist John Maynard Keynes
proposed that governments deal with the Great
Depression by
• Increasing their expenditures and running
temporary deficits
• Decreasing their expenditures
• Tightening the supply of money
• Raising tariffs on imported goods
• e. Going to war
• The British economist John Maynard Keynes
proposed that governments deal with the Great
Depression by
• Increasing their expenditures and running
temporary deficits
• Decreasing their expenditures
• Tightening the supply of money
• Raising tariffs on imported goods
• e. Going to war
• The influential theory of the 20th century British
economist John Maynard Keynes was that
• Harsh war reparations are a mistake that
backfires later
• International free trade should prevail
• Immigration should be regulated
• Governments should stimulate the economy and
create jobs in difficult economic times
• Welfare states are necessary
• The influential theory of the 20th century British
economist John Maynard Keynes was that
• Harsh war reparations are a mistake that
backfires later
• International free trade should prevail
• Immigration should be regulated
• Governments should stimulate the economy and
create jobs in difficult economic times
• Welfare states are necessary
• The deficit spending theories of this economist
were employed by governments attempting to
boost GNP during the Great Depression
• Gustav Stresemann
• John Maynard Keynes
• Charles C. Dawes
• Bertrand Russell
• Aristide Briand
• The deficit spending theories of this economist
were employed by governments attempting to
boost GNP during the Great Depression
• Gustav Stresemann
• John Maynard Keynes
• Charles C. Dawes
• Bertrand Russell
• Aristide Briand