Question 1

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

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Question 2

The Paris peace negotiations were conducted ____________________ ____________________, despite Wilson's earlier promises.

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Question 3

What was meant by the term "Total War"? In what manner and to what degree did global war transform society?

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Question 4

Paragraph 231 of the Versailles Treaty dealt with

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A)  punishment of the defeated. 
B)  territorial changes. 
C)  responsibility for starting the war. 
D)  reparations. 
E)  the League of Nations. 
A)  punishment of the defeated. 
B)  territorial changes. 
C)  responsibility for starting the war. 
D)  reparations. 
E)  the League of Nations.

Question 5

When Germany announced in 1907 that it intended to build a world-class navy,

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A)  Kaiser William II tried to assure the other powers that Germany was intent on keeping the peace rather than breaking it. 
B)  Bismarck spoke out against the plans, but only because he was still upset over his dismissal. 
C)  the British press began to call upon the European powers to rein in the German military. 
D)  the French decided it was time to join with Russia in preparation for the coming conflict. 
E)  Britain took the news as a warning to seek out alliances that would provide some protection in the event that Germany succeeded. 
A)  Kaiser William II tried to assure the other powers that Germany was intent on keeping the peace rather than breaking it. 
B)  Bismarck spoke out against the plans, but only because he was still upset over his dismissal. 
C)  the British press began to call upon the European powers to rein in the German military. 
D)  the French decided it was time to join with Russia in preparation for the coming conflict. 
E)  Britain took the news as a warning to seek out alliances that would provide some protection in the event that Germany succeeded.

Question 6

World War I had several long-term causes, including

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A)  a growing sense of nationalism throughout Europe. 
B)  the frenzied imperialism that had dominated Europe's thoughts for the past few decades. 
C)  the growing fear that if one of the European nations did not demonstrate its strength relative to the others, the United States would join the imperialistic jockeying. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both a and c 
A)  a growing sense of nationalism throughout Europe. 
B)  the frenzied imperialism that had dominated Europe's thoughts for the past few decades. 
C)  the growing fear that if one of the European nations did not demonstrate its strength relative to the others, the United States would join the imperialistic jockeying. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both a and c

Question 7

Explain how conditions combined to make the First World War the bloodiest conflict experienced up to that time. Describe the inadequacies of military strategy.

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Question 8

Would you assign one particular cause for the outbreak of World War I greater significance than others? Why or why not? Explain.

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Question 9

The Fourteen Points did not include

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A)  disarmament. 
B)  an international peacekeeping body. 
C)  a war guilt clause. 
D)  self-determination for countries. 
E)  freedom of the seas. 
A)  disarmament. 
B)  an international peacekeeping body. 
C)  a war guilt clause. 
D)  self-determination for countries. 
E)  freedom of the seas.

Question 10

The events in ____________________ during 1917 ignited hopes (and fears) of a Marxist worldwide revolution.

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Question 11

When the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia, the royal Romanov family was

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A)  spirited out of the country by supporters. 
B)  placed under house arrest for several months before being deported. 
C)  seized, tried, and put to death for treason, all in a matter of days. 
D)  kept under house arrest and eventually murdered. 
E)  exiled to Siberia, where they died. 
A)  spirited out of the country by supporters. 
B)  placed under house arrest for several months before being deported. 
C)  seized, tried, and put to death for treason, all in a matter of days. 
D)  kept under house arrest and eventually murdered. 
E)  exiled to Siberia, where they died.

Question 12

The ____________________ ____________________ was President Wilson's blueprint for a lasting peace and a new world order.

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Question 13

In the spring of 1917, the course of the war was changed by

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A)  German submarines breaking British blockades. 
B)  Turkey's collapse and the U.S. entry into the war. 
C)  Russia's collapse and the U.S. entry into the war. 
D)  the use of the machine gun in trench warfare. 
E)  Germany's movement to isolate the British from their other allies. 
A)  German submarines breaking British blockades. 
B)  Turkey's collapse and the U.S. entry into the war. 
C)  Russia's collapse and the U.S. entry into the war. 
D)  the use of the machine gun in trench warfare. 
E)  Germany's movement to isolate the British from their other allies.

Question 14

Determined to maintain security for the new Germany, Bismarck

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A)  sought alliances with both France and Britain, since those two countries were the strongest. 
B)  attempted to forge alliances with both Russia and Germany's nearer neighbor, Austria-Hungary. 
C)  sought an alliance with Britain against France, its traditional enemy. 
D)  forged an alliance with Russia, though he could not persuade Russia to join with any other countries. 
E)  played Britain and France against each other by stirring up conditions in Africa and Asia, where the two countries had colonies. 
A)  sought alliances with both France and Britain, since those two countries were the strongest. 
B)  attempted to forge alliances with both Russia and Germany's nearer neighbor, Austria-Hungary. 
C)  sought an alliance with Britain against France, its traditional enemy. 
D)  forged an alliance with Russia, though he could not persuade Russia to join with any other countries. 
E)  played Britain and France against each other by stirring up conditions in Africa and Asia, where the two countries had colonies.

Question 15

Which group had the most cause to be satisfied with the war's results?

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A)  Africans and Asians under colonial rule 
B)  feminists 
C)  internationalists 
D)  German nationalists 
E)  American isolationists 
A)  Africans and Asians under colonial rule 
B)  feminists 
C)  internationalists 
D)  German nationalists 
E)  American isolationists

Question 16

During World War I, social changes included women's insistence on

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A)  returning to their traditional roles. 
B)  gaining access to mechanical birth control. 
C)  serving in the military. 
D)  receiving equal pay for equal work. 
E)  wearing pants in public. 
A)  returning to their traditional roles. 
B)  gaining access to mechanical birth control. 
C)  serving in the military. 
D)  receiving equal pay for equal work. 
E)  wearing pants in public.

Question 17

As part of the Peace Treaties, the two "lost provinces" of ____________________ and ____________________ were restored to France.

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Question 18

An entente is best defined as a(n)

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A)  binding promise. 
B)  announcement. 
C)  formal treaty. 
D)  understanding. 
E)  disagreement. 
A)  binding promise. 
B)  announcement. 
C)  formal treaty. 
D)  understanding. 
E)  disagreement.

Question 19

The Alpine front of the war involved only the countries of ____________________ and ____________________.

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Italy; Aus

Question 20

A major cause for the U.S. Senate's rejection of the Paris Treaties was

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A)  the issue of reparations. 
B)  the war guilt clause. 
C)  the lack of provision for freedom of the seas 
D)  the occupation of the Saar. 
E)  the League of Nations. 
A)  the issue of reparations. 
B)  the war guilt clause. 
C)  the lack of provision for freedom of the seas 
D)  the occupation of the Saar. 
E)  the League of Nations.

Exam 42: World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

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

The Paris peace negotiations were conducted ____________________ ____________________, despite Wilson's earlier promises.

What was meant by the term "Total War"? In what manner and to what degree did global war transform society?

Paragraph 231 of the Versailles Treaty dealt with

When Germany announced in 1907 that it intended to build a world-class navy,

World War I had several long-term causes, including

Explain how conditions combined to make the First World War the bloodiest conflict experienced up to that time. Describe the inadequacies of military strategy.

Would you assign one particular cause for the outbreak of World War I greater significance than others? Why or why not? Explain.

The Fourteen Points did not include

The events in ____________________ during 1917 ignited hopes (and fears) of a Marxist worldwide revolution.

When the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia, the royal Romanov family was

The ____________________ ____________________ was President Wilson's blueprint for a lasting peace and a new world order.

In the spring of 1917, the course of the war was changed by

Determined to maintain security for the new Germany, Bismarck

Which group had the most cause to be satisfied with the war's results?

During World War I, social changes included women's insistence on

As part of the Peace Treaties, the two "lost provinces" of ____________________ and ____________________ were restored to France.

An entente is best defined as a(n)

The Alpine front of the war involved only the countries of ____________________ and ____________________.

A major cause for the U.S. Senate's rejection of the Paris Treaties was

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