Exam 15: The First World War

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.

What event galvanized the cause of Irish nationalism during World War I?

Great Britain fought against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East where the most crucial advantage in its victory over the Turks was:

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:

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

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.

During August 1918,the war changed momentum on the Western Front due to several factors,the most important of which was:

The Bolsheviks were able to ultimately triumph in October 1917 under the leadership of the young,dedicated revolutionary:

What were the penalties to be paid by the Germans according to the Treaty of Versailles,and why were they so harsh?

To what does the term total war refer?

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

What or who were the soviets?

The diplomatic maneuvers during the five weeks after the assassination in Sarajevo on June 1914 have been called a "tragedy of miscalculation."

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

Russia had been stunned by early setbacks in 1914,due primarily to problems of equipment,supply,and training.By the end of 1916,it had been brought to the verge of total collapse by:

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

Opposed to Lenin and his plan for a takeover of the Russian government was another part of the Social Democratic Party:

Many in Europe recognized that the end of the war had brought about "a new and unfamiliar world," but no one knew the form this new world was going to take.As Tomas Masaryk stated,"Postwar Europe was a(n):

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

At the Paris Peace Conference beginning in 1919,each of the so-called Big Four was represented by their political leaders,with Italy being represented by: