Question 1

In 1917,the Balfour Declaration supported the creation of a Jewish homeland in

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A) Palestine. 
B) Arabia. 
C) North Africa. 
D) the Balkans. 
E) southern Germany. 
A) Palestine. 
B) Arabia. 
C) North Africa. 
D) the Balkans. 
E) southern Germany.

Question 2

The irony of the League of Nations is that

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A) although Wilson proposed it,the United States never joined. 
B) once Russia joined,it became a Bolshevik propaganda tool. 
C) although formed by Europeans,it had it greatest success in non-European areas. 
D) it became a military threat to member states who had supported it to promote peace. 
E) none of the Allied victors would join it. 
A) although Wilson proposed it,the United States never joined. 
B) once Russia joined,it became a Bolshevik propaganda tool. 
C) although formed by Europeans,it had it greatest success in non-European areas. 
D) it became a military threat to member states who had supported it to promote peace. 
E) none of the Allied victors would join it.

Question 3

Which of the following did U.S.citizens of English descent tend to support in the war?

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A) Britain and its allies 
B) the Central Powers 
C) neutrality in any conflict 
D) any movement to stop the conflict 
E) an armed truce to stay out of war 
A) Britain and its allies 
B) the Central Powers 
C) neutrality in any conflict 
D) any movement to stop the conflict 
E) an armed truce to stay out of war

Question 4

What did John Maynard Keynes correctly predict in his book The Economic Consequences of the Peace?

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A) The Treaty of Versailles would lead to a new war in less than 20 years. 
B) Germany would be unable to rebuild after the war. 
C) Bolshevism would sweep across Europe. 
D) Democracy in Europe was doomed. 
E) Europe would enjoy generations of peace after the war. 
A) The Treaty of Versailles would lead to a new war in less than 20 years. 
B) Germany would be unable to rebuild after the war. 
C) Bolshevism would sweep across Europe. 
D) Democracy in Europe was doomed. 
E) Europe would enjoy generations of peace after the war.

Question 5

Why did the German government drive a hard bargain when negotiating with the Bolsheviks to end the war?

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A) Germans sensed the Bolsheviks were weak. 
B) Germans needed the Bolsheviks' postwar support. 
C) Germans wanted Bolshevik support at Versailles. 
D) Germans wanted the Bolsheviks to evacuate lands they had seized from Germany. 
E) Germans wanted to restore the tsar. 
A) Germans sensed the Bolsheviks were weak. 
B) Germans needed the Bolsheviks' postwar support. 
C) Germans wanted Bolshevik support at Versailles. 
D) Germans wanted the Bolsheviks to evacuate lands they had seized from Germany. 
E) Germans wanted to restore the tsar.

Question 6

What was the main purpose of wartime governments intervening in the private sector?

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A) to ensure everything was focused on the war effort 
B) to ensure they were getting their proper cut of taxes 
C) to prevent espionage in the workplace 
D) to censure business publications 
E) to hold down prices for consumer goods 
A) to ensure everything was focused on the war effort 
B) to ensure they were getting their proper cut of taxes 
C) to prevent espionage in the workplace 
D) to censure business publications 
E) to hold down prices for consumer goods

Question 7

What was the campaign at Gallipoli designed to accomplish?

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A) to eliminate the Turks from the war 
B) to close Russian supply lines 
C) to create a massive air strike against France 
D) to damage French supply reserves 
E) to assassinate the leader of the Allies 
A) to eliminate the Turks from the war 
B) to close Russian supply lines 
C) to create a massive air strike against France 
D) to damage French supply reserves 
E) to assassinate the leader of the Allies

Question 8

For what reason did the German High Command redeploy 100,000 troops,undermining the success of the Schlieffen Plan?

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A) to respond to Russia's invasion of East Prussia 
B) to deflect the United States' entry into the war 
C) to prevent French troops from advancing into Italy 
D) to calm the growing concerns of citizens in Austria 
E) to receive training in modern mechanized warfare 
A) to respond to Russia's invasion of East Prussia 
B) to deflect the United States' entry into the war 
C) to prevent French troops from advancing into Italy 
D) to calm the growing concerns of citizens in Austria 
E) to receive training in modern mechanized warfare

Question 9

Lenin believed that a true Marxist revolution could take place in Russia even though the country lacked a/n

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A) industrial working class. 
B) peasant population. 
C) dedicated socialist vanguard. 
D) education system. 
E) military elite. 
A) industrial working class. 
B) peasant population. 
C) dedicated socialist vanguard. 
D) education system. 
E) military elite.

Question 10

Once Serbia became independent of the Ottoman Empire,they turned their nationalist energies against

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A) Austria. 
B) Poland. 
C) Russia. 
D) Finland. 
E) Italy. 
A) Austria. 
B) Poland. 
C) Russia. 
D) Finland. 
E) Italy.

Question 11

What three nations made up the Central Powers?

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A) Turkey,Austria,Germany 
B) Poland,Finland,Switzerland 
C) Spain,France,Serbia 
D) Britain,Italy,France 
E) Russia,Germany,Italy 
A) Turkey,Austria,Germany 
B) Poland,Finland,Switzerland 
C) Spain,France,Serbia 
D) Britain,Italy,France 
E) Russia,Germany,Italy

Question 12

It took less than how many years before the Treaty of Versailles led to future conflict?

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A) 20 years 
B) 5 years 
C) 1 year 
D) 30 years 
E) 15 years 
A) 20 years 
B) 5 years 
C) 1 year 
D) 30 years 
E) 15 years

Question 13

John Reed's reporting from Russia convinced many in the West that

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A) dedicated communists were working to overthrow Western democracies. 
B) they had nothing to fear from Russia. 
C) Lenin was more interested in the Far East than Europe. 
D) Reed was delusional and shouldn't be taken seriously. 
E) Germany was a greater threat to postwar peace than Russia. 
A) dedicated communists were working to overthrow Western democracies. 
B) they had nothing to fear from Russia. 
C) Lenin was more interested in the Far East than Europe. 
D) Reed was delusional and shouldn't be taken seriously. 
E) Germany was a greater threat to postwar peace than Russia.

Question 14

The Bolshevik government surrendered claims to Poland in the

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Treaty of

Question 15

After World War I,millions of people were killed worldwide by an epidemic of

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A) influenza. 
B) smallpox. 
C) polio. 
D) diphtheria. 
E) cholera. 
A) influenza. 
B) smallpox. 
C) polio. 
D) diphtheria. 
E) cholera.

Question 16

At Versailles,Woodrow Wilson and Georges Clemenceau

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A) had irreconcilable agendas. 
B) teamed up to outvote the other Allies. 
C) agreed that Germany should not be punished. 
D) saw Britain as the greatest long-term threat to peace. 
E) shared an idealistic view of the world. 
A) had irreconcilable agendas. 
B) teamed up to outvote the other Allies. 
C) agreed that Germany should not be punished. 
D) saw Britain as the greatest long-term threat to peace. 
E) shared an idealistic view of the world.

Question 17

What best describes what Woodrow Wilson wanted out of the League of Nations?

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A) Future international disputes would be solved without violence. 
B) Countries going against their allies would be severely punished. 
C) New maps with new boundaries would be developed to assist peace treaties. 
D) Money given during the war to countries would not need to be repaid. 
E) All nations involved would have access to the most powerful warfare. 
A) Future international disputes would be solved without violence. 
B) Countries going against their allies would be severely punished. 
C) New maps with new boundaries would be developed to assist peace treaties. 
D) Money given during the war to countries would not need to be repaid. 
E) All nations involved would have access to the most powerful warfare.

Question 18

The Bolshevik Revolution led to a "Red Scare" in 1919 as government agencies trampled civil liberties in search of radicals in

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A) the United States. 
B) France. 
C) Germany. 
D) Russia. 
E) Italy. 
A) the United States. 
B) France. 
C) Germany. 
D) Russia. 
E) Italy.

Question 19

Why did the Austrian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina cause consternation in Belgrade?

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A) The population in this area was ethnically related to the Serbs. 
B) Serbia had now lost the majority of its soldiers. 
C) The people of these areas were expected to plan a revolt against the Serbs. 
D) Serbs began to think a different religion would be forced into the area. 
E) The Serbs feared these areas would side with the opponent during conflict. 
A) The population in this area was ethnically related to the Serbs. 
B) Serbia had now lost the majority of its soldiers. 
C) The people of these areas were expected to plan a revolt against the Serbs. 
D) Serbs began to think a different religion would be forced into the area. 
E) The Serbs feared these areas would side with the opponent during conflict.

Question 20

What did Allied democratic politicians promise voters as more and more casualties occurred?

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A) punishment of the enemy after victory was achieved 
B) an increase in home-front security measures 
C) more food supplies 
D) cheaper taxes after the war ended 
E) withdrawal of most troops from the combat front 
A) punishment of the enemy after victory was achieved 
B) an increase in home-front security measures 
C) more food supplies 
D) cheaper taxes after the war ended 
E) withdrawal of most troops from the combat front

Exam 22: World War I: the End of Enlightenment

In 1917,the Balfour Declaration supported the creation of a Jewish homeland in

The irony of the League of Nations is that

Which of the following did U.S.citizens of English descent tend to support in the war?

What did John Maynard Keynes correctly predict in his book The Economic Consequences of the Peace?

Why did the German government drive a hard bargain when negotiating with the Bolsheviks to end the war?

What was the main purpose of wartime governments intervening in the private sector?

What was the campaign at Gallipoli designed to accomplish?

For what reason did the German High Command redeploy 100,000 troops,undermining the success of the Schlieffen Plan?

Lenin believed that a true Marxist revolution could take place in Russia even though the country lacked a/n

Once Serbia became independent of the Ottoman Empire,they turned their nationalist energies against

What three nations made up the Central Powers?

It took less than how many years before the Treaty of Versailles led to future conflict?

John Reed's reporting from Russia convinced many in the West that

The Bolshevik government surrendered claims to Poland in the

After World War I,millions of people were killed worldwide by an epidemic of

At Versailles,Woodrow Wilson and Georges Clemenceau

What best describes what Woodrow Wilson wanted out of the League of Nations?

The Bolshevik Revolution led to a "Red Scare" in 1919 as government agencies trampled civil liberties in search of radicals in

Why did the Austrian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina cause consternation in Belgrade?

What did Allied democratic politicians promise voters as more and more casualties occurred?

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