Question 1

The murder of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand was motivated primarily by ___________________.

Accepted Answer

Serbian nationalism

Question 2

Explain why the First World War was the bloodiest conflict experienced up to that time. Describe how military strategy and advances in weaponry changed warfare in the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of the European theater, the Western, Eastern, and Alpine fronts, use of trench warfare, significance of defensive positions, new technology like aircraft and radios, improved machine guns and artillery, and the devolution into a bloody stalemate.

Question 3

____________________ was an agreement between Italy, Germany, and Austria that said if any were attacked the others would provide aid.

Accepted Answer

The Triple Alliance

Question 4

What element did nations use to maintain support of civilian populations to fight World War I ?

Accepted Answer

A) the church and clergy 
B) the middle class and merchants 
C) the industrial leaders and politicans 
D) the working classes and labor unions 
E) the media and propaganda 
A) the church and clergy 
B) the middle class and merchants 
C) the industrial leaders and politicans 
D) the working classes and labor unions 
E) the media and propaganda

Question 5

All of the following were considered causes of World War I EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) A testing ground for a new mechanized war machine. 
B) Assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. 
C) Extreme nationalist sentiment throughout Europe. 
D) A frenzy of international imperialism in the 19th century. 
E) Europe suffered from too many years of peace. 
A) A testing ground for a new mechanized war machine. 
B) Assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. 
C) Extreme nationalist sentiment throughout Europe. 
D) A frenzy of international imperialism in the 19th century. 
E) Europe suffered from too many years of peace.

Question 6

Term for identification: League of Nations

Accepted Answer

The League of Nations was an internation

Question 7

US President Woodrow Wilson's  ____________________ were the basis for the treaty negotiations to end World War I.

Accepted Answer

The answer of US President Woodrow Wilson's  ____________________ were the...

Question 8

In 1907, Britain and Russia signed the  ____________________, which the French helped to negotiate.​

Accepted Answer

Anglo-Russ

Question 9

Which countries were involved in the fighting on the Alpine Front in World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Austria-Hungary and Italy 
B) Switzerland and France 
C) France and Germany 
D) Germany and Russia 
E) The United States and Italy 
A) Austria-Hungary and Italy 
B) Switzerland and France 
C) France and Germany 
D) Germany and Russia 
E) The United States and Italy

Question 10

Term for identification: Anglo-French Entente

Accepted Answer

The term "Anglo-French Entente" refers t

Question 11

Term for identification: Triple Alliance

Accepted Answer

The Triple Alliance was a military allia

Question 12

Describe the positive and negative aspects of the Paris Treaties. In the final analysis, was the negotiated settlement "workable"? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 13

Term for identification: successor states

Accepted Answer

The term "successor states" refers to th

Question 14

Which of the following was a territorial result of World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany retained the provinces of Alsace-Lorraine. 
B) Austria and Turkey's empires were dismantled. 
C) Bulgaria and Romania were merged into one nation. 
D) Turkey's Middle East provinces became successor states. 
E) Anatolia became a province of Greece. 
A) Germany retained the provinces of Alsace-Lorraine. 
B) Austria and Turkey's empires were dismantled. 
C) Bulgaria and Romania were merged into one nation. 
D) Turkey's Middle East provinces became successor states. 
E) Anatolia became a province of Greece.

Question 15

Who is credited with the creation of the Fourte en Points ?

Accepted Answer

A) David Lloyd George and George Clemenceau in April 1904. 
B) The Allied leaders at the treaty negotiations in November 1919. 
C) Otto von Bismarck at the Berlin Conference in November 1884. 
D) US President Woodrow Wilson in a January 1918 speech. 
E) The German High Command and the Kaiser in November 1918. 
A) David Lloyd George and George Clemenceau in April 1904. 
B) The Allied leaders at the treaty negotiations in November 1919. 
C) Otto von Bismarck at the Berlin Conference in November 1884. 
D) US President Woodrow Wilson in a January 1918 speech. 
E) The German High Command and the Kaiser in November 1918.

Question 16

Term for identification: Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Accepted Answer

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir pr

Question 17

Which of the following countries is NOT correctly matched with its entry date into World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Turkey in 1914 
B) Bulgaria in 1915 
C) Romania in 1916 
D) Italy in 1917 
E) Greece in 1917 
A) Turkey in 1914 
B) Bulgaria in 1915 
C) Romania in 1916 
D) Italy in 1917 
E) Greece in 1917

Question 18

What was considered the worst aspect of the peace agreements that followed World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) The League of Nations did not remain under the control of the victors. 
B) The attempt by the victors to ignore the political realities in Europe and elsewhere. 
C) The extreme leniency shown to the defeated nations who started the war. 
D) The encroachment of colonialism in Central and South America. 
E) The treaties were negotiated in Paris in one of the countries involved in the war. 
A) The League of Nations did not remain under the control of the victors. 
B) The attempt by the victors to ignore the political realities in Europe and elsewhere. 
C) The extreme leniency shown to the defeated nations who started the war. 
D) The encroachment of colonialism in Central and South America. 
E) The treaties were negotiated in Paris in one of the countries involved in the war.

Question 19

Which of the following actions by the Germans was seen as a direct provocation to Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

A) The Germans announced their intention to colonize Africa. 
B) The Germans announced that they planned to build a world-class navy. 
C) The Germans announced that they would invade England within one year. 
D) The Germans announced the end to their alliance with England. 
E) The Germans announced that they would occupy Alsace-Lorraine in France. 
A) The Germans announced their intention to colonize Africa. 
B) The Germans announced that they planned to build a world-class navy. 
C) The Germans announced that they would invade England within one year. 
D) The Germans announced the end to their alliance with England. 
E) The Germans announced that they would occupy Alsace-Lorraine in France.

Question 20

Why was Paragraph 231 of the Versailles Treaty significant?

Accepted Answer

A) It established the punishment for the defeated nations. 
B) It created significant territorial changes in Europe. 
C) It stated the Germans' responsibility for starting the war. 
D) It formalized the reparations payments for the defeated nations. 
E) It established the League of Nations as an international agency. 
A) It established the punishment for the defeated nations. 
B) It created significant territorial changes in Europe. 
C) It stated the Germans' responsibility for starting the war. 
D) It formalized the reparations payments for the defeated nations. 
E) It established the League of Nations as an international agency.

Exam 40: World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

The murder of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand was motivated primarily by ___________________.

Explain why the First World War was the bloodiest conflict experienced up to that time. Describe how military strategy and advances in weaponry changed warfare in the 20th century.

____________________ was an agreement between Italy, Germany, and Austria that said if any were attacked the others would provide aid.

What element did nations use to maintain support of civilian populations to fight World War I ?

All of the following were considered causes of World War I EXCEPT

Term for identification: League of Nations

US President Woodrow Wilson's ____________________ were the basis for the treaty negotiations to end World War I.

In 1907, Britain and Russia signed the ____________________, which the French helped to negotiate.​

Which countries were involved in the fighting on the Alpine Front in World War I?

Term for identification: Anglo-French Entente

Term for identification: Triple Alliance

Describe the positive and negative aspects of the Paris Treaties. In the final analysis, was the negotiated settlement "workable"? Why or why not?

Term for identification: successor states

Which of the following was a territorial result of World War I?

Who is credited with the creation of the Fourte en Points ?

Term for identification: Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Which of the following countries is NOT correctly matched with its entry date into World War I?

What was considered the worst aspect of the peace agreements that followed World War I?

Which of the following actions by the Germans was seen as a direct provocation to Great Britain?

Why was Paragraph 231 of the Versailles Treaty significant?

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