Question 1

Although the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary had ethnic problems within many of its provinces,the most volatile of all proved to be within the province of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Slovenia. 
B)  Bosnia. 
C)  Croatia. 
D)  Serbia. 
E)  Herzegovina. 
A)  Slovenia. 
B)  Bosnia. 
C)  Croatia. 
D)  Serbia. 
E)  Herzegovina. B

Question 2

The Allied powers' extensive borrowing of funds from the British resulted in the hobbling of France as a financial power and the rise of the United Kingdom as a financial power within Europe after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Who appeared at the Versailles Conference to advocate the rights of colonial peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ho Chi Minh 
B)  John Maynard Keynes 
C)  Albert Schweitzer 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Kim Jong-Il 
A)  Ho Chi Minh 
B)  John Maynard Keynes 
C)  Albert Schweitzer 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Kim Jong-Il A

Question 4

World War I was finally ended by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Treaty of Paris. 
B)  London Peace Accords. 
C)  Treaty of Locarno. 
D)  Treaty of Versailles. 
E)  Treaty of Westphalia. 
A)  Treaty of Paris. 
B)  London Peace Accords. 
C)  Treaty of Locarno. 
D)  Treaty of Versailles. 
E)  Treaty of Westphalia.

Question 5

Italy sided with Germany and Austria before the war and was held to this alliance despite its sympathies with the French and British cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was the effect of the Gallipoli disaster on the war and society?

Accepted Answer

The Gallipoli was a major defeat for the

Question 7

The American journalist John Reed,in covering the Russian Revolution,wrote of the events of October 1917 that they were "ten days that shook the world." Although many attitudes and things were immediately shaken,it did have a more lasting effect because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  was essentially a conservative revolution, which allowed the politically reactionary Social Revolutionary Party to seize power and restore the monarchy. 
B)  was a political transformation that set the agenda for future revolutions and created the political categories for the rest of the century. 
C)  was an utter failure, which caused the worldwide socialist movement to collapse and allowed Germany to declare victory on the Eastern Front. 
D)  was to serve as a model for the ensuing socialist revolutions in Germany and France, eventually leading to the creation of the European Socialist Union. 
E)  spurred other absolutionist governments to take precautions against similar revolts. 
A)  was essentially a conservative revolution, which allowed the politically reactionary Social Revolutionary Party to seize power and restore the monarchy. 
B)  was a political transformation that set the agenda for future revolutions and created the political categories for the rest of the century. 
C)  was an utter failure, which caused the worldwide socialist movement to collapse and allowed Germany to declare victory on the Eastern Front. 
D)  was to serve as a model for the ensuing socialist revolutions in Germany and France, eventually leading to the creation of the European Socialist Union. 
E)  spurred other absolutionist governments to take precautions against similar revolts.

Question 8

Woodrow Wilson was the first American president to attend European peace talks while in office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the years preceding World War I,Europe was divided into two groups of nation-states united by treaty.Germany,Austria-Hungary,and Italy were opposed by Russia,France,and Great Britain,who were known collectively as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Three Democracies. 
B)  Triple Alliance. 
C)  Triple Entente. 
D)  Triple Threat. 
E)  Central Powers. 
A)  Three Democracies. 
B)  Triple Alliance. 
C)  Triple Entente. 
D)  Triple Threat. 
E)  Central Powers.

Question 10

In 1914,the military leaders of Europe were confident that the European war,escalated by a scramble for colonies and an arms race between the two systems of alliance,would be quick due to their advanced technologies and large armies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One of the changes in British society after the war was the availability of birth control when the first birth-control clinic was opened in London in 1921 by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vera Brittain. 
B)  Marie Stopes. 
C)  Margaret Sanger. 
D)  Emmeline Pankhurst. 
E)  Millicent Fawcett. 
A)  Vera Brittain. 
B)  Marie Stopes. 
C)  Margaret Sanger. 
D)  Emmeline Pankhurst. 
E)  Millicent Fawcett.

Question 12

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand precipitated the "July Crisis" and led to World War I because he was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tsar Nicholas II's ambassador to Croatia. 
B)  Kaiser Wilhelm II's youngest son. 
C)  the pope's ambassador to Serbia. 
D)  heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. 
E)  Queen Victoria's youngest son. 
A)  Tsar Nicholas II's ambassador to Croatia. 
B)  Kaiser Wilhelm II's youngest son. 
C)  the pope's ambassador to Serbia. 
D)  heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. 
E)  Queen Victoria's youngest son.

Question 13

The Bolsheviks avoided open civil war in Russia by granting land to the peasants and compensating the former landowners for their losses.However,the landowners largely inflated the loss of land and made profits on the redistribution of lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Military planners preparing for war in 1914 believed that the war would be short,limited,and decisive,basing their success on the twin ideas of:

Accepted Answer

A)  careful planning and improvisation. 
B)  size and speed. 
C)  size and careful planning. 
D)  improvisation and speed. 
E)  careful planning and speed. 
A)  careful planning and improvisation. 
B)  size and speed. 
C)  size and careful planning. 
D)  improvisation and speed. 
E)  careful planning and speed.

Question 15

What factors combined to bring about Germany's defeat?

Accepted Answer

Although in the spring of 1917 it looked

Question 16

Verdun was of little strategic importance but was a symbol of France's strength and morale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The social changes that were forged during the war were recorded in one of the most famous autobiographies of the period,Testament of Youth,by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vera Brittain. 
B)  Marie Stopes. 
C)  Margaret Sanger. 
D)  Emmeline Pankhurst. 
E)  Millicent Fawcett. 
A)  Vera Brittain. 
B)  Marie Stopes. 
C)  Margaret Sanger. 
D)  Emmeline Pankhurst. 
E)  Millicent Fawcett.

Question 18

The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in February 1917 was caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the concerted effort of a small group of revolutionaries led by V. I. Lenin who seized the centers of governmental power in Petrograd. 
B)  a widespread conspiracy headed by Grigorii Rasputin that included many members of the royal family. 
C)  poor health exacerbated by the harsh conditions he experienced at the front lines where he was personally commanding the Russian army. 
D)  a loosely organized march of women demanding food, fuel, and political reform that quickly spiraled into a mass strike which the army joined. 
E)  Russia's unconditional surrender to Germany following the loss of over 1 million men at the battle of Tannenberg. 
A)  the concerted effort of a small group of revolutionaries led by V. I. Lenin who seized the centers of governmental power in Petrograd. 
B)  a widespread conspiracy headed by Grigorii Rasputin that included many members of the royal family. 
C)  poor health exacerbated by the harsh conditions he experienced at the front lines where he was personally commanding the Russian army. 
D)  a loosely organized march of women demanding food, fuel, and political reform that quickly spiraled into a mass strike which the army joined. 
E)  Russia's unconditional surrender to Germany following the loss of over 1 million men at the battle of Tannenberg.

Question 19

The aims of the Bolsheviks included an end to the war,improvement in working and living conditions for the workers,and a redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

All of the following prompted the Russian people to revolt against their tsar in 1917 EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the horrendous loss of life in World War I. 
B)  living conditions that had grossly deteriorated. 
C)  lack of food in most areas of the country. 
D)  a complete loss of faith in the government. 
E)  the mistreatment by the tsar's family of the revered holy man, Grigorii Rasputin. 
A)  the horrendous loss of life in World War I. 
B)  living conditions that had grossly deteriorated. 
C)  lack of food in most areas of the country. 
D)  a complete loss of faith in the government. 
E)  the mistreatment by the tsar's family of the revered holy man, Grigorii Rasputin.

Exam 24: The First World War

Although the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary had ethnic problems within many of its provinces,the most volatile of all proved to be within the province of:

The Allied powers' extensive borrowing of funds from the British resulted in the hobbling of France as a financial power and the rise of the United Kingdom as a financial power within Europe after the war.

Who appeared at the Versailles Conference to advocate the rights of colonial peoples?

World War I was finally ended by the:

Italy sided with Germany and Austria before the war and was held to this alliance despite its sympathies with the French and British cause.

What was the effect of the Gallipoli disaster on the war and society?

The American journalist John Reed,in covering the Russian Revolution,wrote of the events of October 1917 that they were "ten days that shook the world." Although many attitudes and things were immediately shaken,it did have a more lasting effect because it:

Woodrow Wilson was the first American president to attend European peace talks while in office.

In the years preceding World War I,Europe was divided into two groups of nation-states united by treaty.Germany,Austria-Hungary,and Italy were opposed by Russia,France,and Great Britain,who were known collectively as the:

In 1914,the military leaders of Europe were confident that the European war,escalated by a scramble for colonies and an arms race between the two systems of alliance,would be quick due to their advanced technologies and large armies.

One of the changes in British society after the war was the availability of birth control when the first birth-control clinic was opened in London in 1921 by:

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand precipitated the "July Crisis" and led to World War I because he was:

The Bolsheviks avoided open civil war in Russia by granting land to the peasants and compensating the former landowners for their losses.However,the landowners largely inflated the loss of land and made profits on the redistribution of lands.

Military planners preparing for war in 1914 believed that the war would be short,limited,and decisive,basing their success on the twin ideas of:

What factors combined to bring about Germany's defeat?

Verdun was of little strategic importance but was a symbol of France's strength and morale.

The social changes that were forged during the war were recorded in one of the most famous autobiographies of the period,Testament of Youth,by:

The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in February 1917 was caused by:

The aims of the Bolsheviks included an end to the war,improvement in working and living conditions for the workers,and a redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants.

All of the following prompted the Russian people to revolt against their tsar in 1917 EXCEPT:

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