Question 1

Which of the following German actions beginning in 1924 helped bring a few years of calm and prosperity?

Accepted Answer

A) Joining the League of Nations 
B) Borrowing money from New York banks to stabilize the economy 
C) Resuming reparations payments 
D) None of these are correct. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Joining the League of Nations 
B) Borrowing money from New York banks to stabilize the economy 
C) Resuming reparations payments 
D) None of these are correct. 
E) All of these are correct. E

Question 2

In the early twentieth century, the Ottoman Empire was referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) "Sick Man of Europe." 
B) "Turkish Colossus." 
C) "Evil Empire." 
D) "Threat from the East." 
E) "Scarlet Knights." 
A) "Sick Man of Europe." 
B) "Turkish Colossus." 
C) "Evil Empire." 
D) "Threat from the East." 
E) "Scarlet Knights." A

Question 3

Which of the European nations was least prepared to go to war?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) Russia 
C) France 
D) England 
E) Austro-Hungary 
A) Germany 
B) Russia 
C) France 
D) England 
E) Austro-Hungary B

Question 4

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 What made "The Great War" a worldwide phenomenon? Is it correct to refer to this conflict as a "world war," even though most of the fighting took place in Europe?

Accepted Answer

While the major activity of the Great Wa

Question 5

Describe the revolution in Russia and the reorganization of the country into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Accepted Answer

During the Great War (World War I), Russ

Question 6

What group did the Communist Party plan to make pay for industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A) nobility 
B) urban proletariat 
C) peasants 
D) party leadership 
E) coreign bankers 
A) nobility 
B) urban proletariat 
C) peasants 
D) party leadership 
E) coreign bankers

Question 7

What was the mandate system?

Accepted Answer

A) The League of Nations members divided a percentage of wealth generated by all colonies. 
B) Colonial rulers administered former German and Ottoman territories but were held accountable to the League of Nations. 
C) Colonialism was eliminated. 
D) Colonies were incorporated into various nations with all the rights and liabilities of ordinary citizens. 
E) An immigration system of guest workers was designed to supply the former colonizers with inexpensive laborers. 
A) The League of Nations members divided a percentage of wealth generated by all colonies. 
B) Colonial rulers administered former German and Ottoman territories but were held accountable to the League of Nations. 
C) Colonialism was eliminated. 
D) Colonies were incorporated into various nations with all the rights and liabilities of ordinary citizens. 
E) An immigration system of guest workers was designed to supply the former colonizers with inexpensive laborers.

Question 8

German civilians during the war were significantly affected by

Accepted Answer

A) crop failures. 
B) British blockages of supply deliveries. 
C) a "turnip winter." 
D) rationing in favor of the military. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) crop failures. 
B) British blockages of supply deliveries. 
C) a "turnip winter." 
D) rationing in favor of the military. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 9

Which of the following zaibatsu was NOT one of the four which controlled most of Japan's industry and commerce?

Accepted Answer

A) Mitsui 
B) Toyota 
C) Mitsubishi 
D) Yasuda 
E) Sumitomo 
A) Mitsui 
B) Toyota 
C) Mitsubishi 
D) Yasuda 
E) Sumitomo

Question 10

To which supporter of Zionism was the Balfour Declaration sent?

Accepted Answer

A) Arthur James Balfour 
B) Theodore Herzl 
C) Chaim Wiezmann 
D) Baron Rothschild 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Arthur James Balfour 
B) Theodore Herzl 
C) Chaim Wiezmann 
D) Baron Rothschild 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 11

Which of the following were not elements in the Treaty of Versailles affecting Germany?

Accepted Answer

A) the "guilt clause" 
B) pPayment of reparations 
C) return of Alsace and Lorraine to France 
D) elimination of the German air force 
E) return of the Ruhr to Great Britain 
A) the "guilt clause" 
B) pPayment of reparations 
C) return of Alsace and Lorraine to France 
D) elimination of the German air force 
E) return of the Ruhr to Great Britain

Question 12

The failure of the potato crop in Germany in 1916 caused the

Accepted Answer

A) fall famine. 
B) starvation summer. 
C) spring of scarcity. 
D) turnip winter. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) fall famine. 
B) starvation summer. 
C) spring of scarcity. 
D) turnip winter. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 13

Roughly how many soldiers died in World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) between 4 and 5 million 
B) between 9 and 10 million 
C) between 15 and 17 million 
D) between 20 and 22 million 
E) between 45 and 50 million 
A) between 4 and 5 million 
B) between 9 and 10 million 
C) between 15 and 17 million 
D) between 20 and 22 million 
E) between 45 and 50 million

Question 14

According to the Memorandum of the General Syrian Congress in 1919 and their classification under the mandate system, the Syrians desired to have technical and economic assistance from

Accepted Answer

A) Britain. 
B) France. 
C) the United States. 
D) Turkey. 
E) Egypt. 
A) Britain. 
B) France. 
C) the United States. 
D) Turkey. 
E) Egypt.

Question 15

Egypt in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

A) had "phony" independence instead of official British colonialism. 
B) was finally independent of British influence. 
C) remained a British mandate. 
D) seized control of the Suez Canal from Britain. 
E) had become one of the dominant world powers. 
A) had "phony" independence instead of official British colonialism. 
B) was finally independent of British influence. 
C) remained a British mandate. 
D) seized control of the Suez Canal from Britain. 
E) had become one of the dominant world powers.

Question 16

Lenin's New Economic Policy in 1921

Accepted Answer

A) allowed private workshops to produce goods. 
B) allowed private merchants to trade. 
C) allowed private ownership of all but the largest businesses. 
D) allowed peasants to own land. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) allowed private workshops to produce goods. 
B) allowed private merchants to trade. 
C) allowed private ownership of all but the largest businesses. 
D) allowed peasants to own land. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 17

During the campaigns in the Caucasus and eastern Anatolia, Turkish military maneuvers deliberately caused

Accepted Answer

A) the destruction of naval access to the Aral Sea. 
B) the deviation of Russian troops to the southern regions off the Eastern line. 
C) the forced death march of hundreds of thousands of Armenians. 
D) a confrontation with Italian troops who had not honored their part of the Triple Alliance. 
E) suppression of secularization within the Turkish state. 
A) the destruction of naval access to the Aral Sea. 
B) the deviation of Russian troops to the southern regions off the Eastern line. 
C) the forced death march of hundreds of thousands of Armenians. 
D) a confrontation with Italian troops who had not honored their part of the Triple Alliance. 
E) suppression of secularization within the Turkish state.

Question 18

The Ottoman Turks signed a secret alliance with

Accepted Answer

A) the United States, hoping to gain Filipino territory. 
B) Germany, hoping to gain Russian territory. 
C) Japan, hoping to gain Chinese territory. 
D) France, hoping to gain Italian territory. 
E) Russia, hoping to gain Austrian territory. 
A) the United States, hoping to gain Filipino territory. 
B) Germany, hoping to gain Russian territory. 
C) Japan, hoping to gain Chinese territory. 
D) France, hoping to gain Italian territory. 
E) Russia, hoping to gain Austrian territory.

Question 19

Women during World War I

Accepted Answer

A) joined the work force. 
B) refused to support the death and destruction of war on principle. 
C) were largely members of the Socialist Party. 
D) used their newly won voting privileges to elect pacifist candidates. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) joined the work force. 
B) refused to support the death and destruction of war on principle. 
C) were largely members of the Socialist Party. 
D) used their newly won voting privileges to elect pacifist candidates. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 20

What was one of the fundamental weaknesses limiting the development of military strategy in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Mobilization was dependent on railroads rather than individual motor vehicles. 
B) pProximity of nations to one another in forming alliances 
C) lack of a common currency to pay war debts 
D) conflicting political ideology regarding constitutional monarchies 
E) the role of women in the workplace 
A) Mobilization was dependent on railroads rather than individual motor vehicles. 
B) pProximity of nations to one another in forming alliances 
C) lack of a common currency to pay war debts 
D) conflicting political ideology regarding constitutional monarchies 
E) the role of women in the workplace

Exam 28: The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Which of the following German actions beginning in 1924 helped bring a few years of calm and prosperity?

In the early twentieth century, the Ottoman Empire was referred to as the

Which of the European nations was least prepared to go to war?

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). What made "The Great War" a worldwide phenomenon? Is it correct to refer to this conflict as a "world war," even though most of the fighting took place in Europe?

Describe the revolution in Russia and the reorganization of the country into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

What group did the Communist Party plan to make pay for industrialization?

What was the mandate system?

German civilians during the war were significantly affected by

Which of the following zaibatsu was NOT one of the four which controlled most of Japan's industry and commerce?

To which supporter of Zionism was the Balfour Declaration sent?

Which of the following were not elements in the Treaty of Versailles affecting Germany?

The failure of the potato crop in Germany in 1916 caused the

Roughly how many soldiers died in World War I?

According to the Memorandum of the General Syrian Congress in 1919 and their classification under the mandate system, the Syrians desired to have technical and economic assistance from

Egypt in the 1920s

Lenin's New Economic Policy in 1921

During the campaigns in the Caucasus and eastern Anatolia, Turkish military maneuvers deliberately caused

The Ottoman Turks signed a secret alliance with

Women during World War I

What was one of the fundamental weaknesses limiting the development of military strategy in Europe?

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The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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