Transcript SOL Review 1

1. Which of these nations failed to approve
the Treaty of Versailles?
A.) Germany
B.) England
C.) United States
D.) France
2. In 1917, Lenin:
A.) tried to force Mexico into war with the United
States
B.) murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand
C.) led the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
D.) organized Germany’s submarine strategy to
defeat England
3. Which statement BEST applies to World War I?
A.) Offensive strategies dominated, since there
were no adequate defenses against the new
weapons
B.) A deadlock on the Western Front forced a long
war of attrition.
C.) There were numerous opportunities for
German victory that were ignored by German
generals.
D.) Severe weather in Russia was decisive in
defeating the Germans.
4. What effect did the system of alliances
between European nations in 1914
ultimately have?
A.) It reduced the devastation of the eventual war.
B.) It forced all the nations to fight if just two of
them quarreled.
C.) It prevented war from breaking out.
D.)It drew the colonial possessions of the nations
into the war.
5. The spark, which ultimately started
World War I, was:
A.) the sinking of the Lusitania.
B.) the assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand.
C.) Germany’s invasion of Belgium.
D.) the delivery of the Zimmerman telegram.
6. The major factor in the decision of the
United States to enter world war I was:
A.) the sinking of the Lusitania.
B.) Mexico’s decision to support
Germany.
C.) German-American agitation in favor
of the Allies.
D.) Russia’s Revolution, which pulled
hem out of the war.
7. As the war on the Western Front became a
stalemate, the fighting was characterized
by:
A.) rapid troop movements
B.) encircling strategies
C.) bombing by airplanes
D.) trench warfare
8. The Zimmerman telegram contributed to
the United States’ entry into the war by:
A.) listing ship sinking
B.) listing Allied casualties
C.) suggesting a German-Mexican alliance
D.) indicating a German attack on the United
States
9. All of the following were ways
Germany was punished by the
Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT:
A.) Germany was forced to admit blame for the war
B.) Germany had to accept demands for a greatly
reduced military
C.) Germany was forced to accept a Communist
form of government
D.) Germany had to pay HUGE war reparations
10. The main reason the Versailles Treaty did
not create a just and lasting peace was:
A.) the harshness of the terms affecting
Germany
B.) the creation of new nations from old
empires
C.) the United States rejection of the League
of Nations
D.) the rights granted to France in the Saar
region
11. Which ideology motivated Europeans
to join the imperial race for colonial
nations?
A.) nationalism
B.) socialism
C.) federalism
D.) communism
12. Which of the following shortened the trip
from Europe to Asia in 1869?
A.) The Panama Canal
B.) The airplane
C.) The Suez canal
D.) The Erie canal
13. How were the unifications of Italy and
Germany similar?
A.) Both involved a war with France .
B.) Both took over territory controlled by the
Catholic Church
C.) Both used military force to unify various
territories
D.) both unified into an empire
14. All of the following developments marked
the beginning of the Industrial Revolution
EXCEPT:
A.) the use of machine power to replace muscle
power
B.) the use of steam power to replace
waterpower.
C.) the use of horsepower to replace human effort
D.) improvements in agricultural production.
15. The fall of the Bastille was important
because it:
A.) freed many political prisoners
B.) showed popular support for
revolutionary change
C.) led to the arrest of the king
D.) forced the king to grant a constitution
17. The Reign of Terror ended when:
A.) France lost the war
B.) Robespierre was executed
C.) the king and queen were executed
D.) France won the war
18. The English doctor who, in 1628,
published the thesis that the heart acted
as a pump to circulate blood throughout
the body was named:
A.) John Locke
B.) Vesalius Galen
C.) William Harvey
D.) Robert Hooke
19. The leader of Parliament's forces
during the English Civil War was:
A.) William Laud
B.) Oliver Cromwell
C.) Sir Robert Walpole
D.) John Adams
20. Peter the Great adopted Western
technology and culture in order to
change which country?
A.) Prussia
B.) Austria
C.) Poland
D.) Russia