Transcript wc benchmark 3 review 2013

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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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
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• 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.
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• Great Britain’s stated reason for declaring war
on Germany in 1914 was the
• A. French attacks on German colonies.
• B. U.S. entry into the war.
• C. Serbian assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand.
• D. German invasion of Belgium.
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• The Schlieffen Plan was designed by the
German military to
• A. address U.S. troop deployments in France.
• B. strengthen the defense of Germany's
colonies.
• C. neutralize Great Britain's naval control of
the North Sea.
• D. avoid the problem of fighting Allied powers
on two fronts.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.”
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• What incident during World War I created
extreme mistrust and ultimately helped to force
America into the war?
• A. German aircraft bombings of New York City.
• B. The sinking of the British cruise liner
Lusitania.
• C. Extensive naval blockades by the British
against German shipping.
• D. The "Zimmerman" diplomatic note which
proposed that México would attack the United
States with German aid.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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
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• A major goal of both France and Britain at the
Conference of Versailles was
• A. to assume control of Austria's industry.
• B. to keep Germany from rebuilding its
military.
• C. to help Germany to rebuild its industrial
economy.
• D. to restore pre-war imperial governments
to power.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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By the end of World War I, what political
tradition had essentially ended in Europe?
A. Rule by the old empires.
B. Totalitarian government.
C. The democratic tradition.
D. Competition among political parties.
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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.
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• What was the diplomatic treaty in which sixtythree nations vowed to renounce war as an
instrument of national policy?
• A. Dawes Plan.
• B. New Deal.
• C. Treaty of Locarno.
• D. Kellog-Briand Pact.
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• What was the name of the republican
government set up in Germany immediately
after World War I?
• A. Weimar Republic.
• B. Nazi Germany.
• C. Comintern.
• D. West Germany.
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• After the war, European colonies in Africa, Asia,
and the Pacific
• A. were relieved that their affairs would
continue to be handled by the imperial powers.
• B. felt betrayed by the outcome of the Paris
Peace Conference.
• C. gained newfound respect among Europeans.
• D. strongly supported the mandate system
established by the leaders at Paris.
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• The "lost generation" of writers, including
Hemingway and Fitzgerald were considered "lost"
because
• A. the war had left them with a sense of
meaninglessness.
• B. they wrote about soldiers who were unable
to return home.
• C. their homes were destroyed in the war.
• D. shifting boundaries meant they no longer
lived in their nations of origin.
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• What effect did World War I have on the
literature of the 1920s?
• A. War stories became very popular.
• B. Literature declined because many writers
died in the war.
• C. Writers expressed disillusionment about
reason and progress.
• D. Writers began to warn people about flaws
in the Treaty of Versailles.