Deck 28: The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Question 1

The only major battle of the war was the Battle of Jutland.

A)aerial
B)submarine
C)naval
D)land
E)trench

Answer 1

naval

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

Mobilization was dependent on railroads rather than individual motor vehicles.

Question 3

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

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.

Answer 3

the forced death march of hundreds of thousands of Armenians.

Question 4

The Ottoman Turks signed a secret alliance with

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 5

Which country's growing industrial and military might led to increased tensions in Europe?

A)Germany
B)France
C)England
D)Italy
E)Turkey

Question 6

Which of the following was not a major factor in starting World War I?

A)nationalism
B)weakening of the Ottoman Empire
C)competition for resources in colonial territories to fuel ongoing technology development
D)alliances and interactive military plans
E)Ataturk's reforms

Question 7

During World War I, employment opportunities triggered a large migration of African Americans in the United States from

A)Northern cities to the rural South.
B)the rural South to Northern cities.
C)the rural South to Southern cities.
D)Eastern cities to the West Coast.
E)Western cities to the East Coast.

Question 8

How long was the line of trenches on the Western Front?

A)10 miles
B)100 miles
C)200 miles
D)300 miles
E)500 miles

Question 9

The event which drew the United States out of neutrality and into the war by 1917 was

A)sinking of the Lusitania in 1915.
B)resumption of German submarines attacking merchant convoys.
C)the bombing of civilians in Alsace Lorraine.
D)the Zimmerman telegram.
E)pressure by Woodrow Wilson.

Question 10

What methods were used to gain support for the war effort?

A)employment of women and African Americans
B)urging people to invest in the war with savings bonds
C)encouraging the growth of "victory gardens"
D)writing poetry to instill nationalism and pride
E)All of these are correct.

Question 11

During World War I, Africa provided over a million Africans for armed services and

A)was the only region to prosper.
B)three times that number were drafted as porters to carry army equipment.
C)was the scene of the heaviest fighting.
D)united to oppose and overthrow colonial powers.
E)didn't support the war.

Question 12

What turned the political assassination of Franz Ferdinand into a worldwide event involving all of the Great Powers was

A)competition among industrialized nations.
B)the preexisting system of alliances triggered a chain of events beyond political control.
C)the familial squabbles of the royal houses of Europe, all grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
D)the opportunity to incite revolution in China and Russia.
E)the entry of the United States into the fray of war.

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

Most European nations thought the war that started in 1914 would

A)be won by the fastest-moving army and the boldest general.
B)be long and costly.
C)end up costing an enormous amount.
D)help unite the classes.
E)be won by slow perseverance.

Question 15

German civilians during the war were significantly affected by

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 16

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

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

Question 17

A new and potent defensive weapon in World War I was

A)the automatic pistol.
B)poison gas.
C)napalm.
D)the helicopter.
E)the machine gun.

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

Women during World War I

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

The early-twentieth-century system of alliances pitted the British, French, and Russians against the Triple Alliance of

A)the Japanese, Italians, and Germans.
B)the Ottomans, Italians, and Chinese.
C)Austria-Hungary, Japan, and Poland.
D)Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary.
E)Syria, Egypt, and Germany.

Question 21

To which supporter of Zionism was the Balfour Declaration sent?

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

Question 22

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

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 23

Woodrow Wilson's proposal for settlement of the European affairs was based on his principle of

A)liberalism.
B)self-determination.
C)home rule.
D)mandates.
E)protectorate status.

Question 24

Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the

A)Bolsheviks.
B)Mensheviks.
C)Social Revolutionaries.
D)Provisional Government.
E)Young Turks.

Question 25

Roughly how many soldiers died in World War I?

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 26

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

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

Question 27

The influenza epidemic of 1918-1919

A)was a germ warfare attack by the Germans.
B)killed 1 million worldwide.
C)killed 20 million worldwide.
D)did not kill people, but killed horses.
E)was contained with the use of antibiotics.

Question 28

Lenin's New Economic Policy in 1921

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 29

The policy decision that most affected future relations between the Jewish and Palestinian settlers was embodied in

A)the Balfour Declaration.
B)the Treaty of Brest Litovsk.
C)the Zimmerman Telegram.
D)the Dreyfus Affair.
E)the Doctors' Conspiracy.

Question 30

Beginning in 1921, the United States stopped accepting immigrants from what regions?

A)Asia and Australia
B)Northern and Western Europe
C)Southern and Eastern Europe
D)None of these are correct.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 31

The British tried to defeat the Ottomans by

A)landing a large British army in Palestine.
B)using an Arab army led by Faisal against the Turks.
C)sending the Royal Navy to bombard Syria.
D)encouraging Christians to revolt.
E)planning a military coup in the Ottoman army.

Question 32

In the "October Revolution," Lenin's forces took over what city?

A)Moscow
B)Berlin
C)Kiev
D)Warsaw
E)Petrograd

Question 33

In the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Russia

A)won territories from the defeated Germans.
B)gained considerable territory from Turkey.
C)lost territory, including Poland, the Baltic states, and Finland.
D)ended its horrific civil war.
E)secretly planned to reenter the war.

Question 34

Which of the following were significant parts of Wilson's fourteen-point plan to end the war?

A)German evacuation of occupied lands
B)Autonomy for nationalities under Ottoman rule
C)Local populations deciding how to settle territorial disputes
D)Formation of an association of nations to ensure the independence and territorial integrity of all states
E)All of these are correct.

Question 35

What were the significant differences between contenders for control of the Communist Party after Lenin's death in 1924?

A)Stalin wanted to focus on communism's establishment in Russia, and he believed socialism could survive "in one country."
B)Trotsky argued for the continuation of the NEP.
C)Stalin wanted an alliance with Germany and Italy because fascism seemed the best way to industrialize Russia rapidly.
D)Trotsky advocated maintaining an alliance with China, convinced that an Eastern Bloc of Communism could overthrow the industrialized West.
E)There was no significant difference in policies; it was a personal rivalry between Stalin and Trotsky.

Question 36

Which of the following "smaller" delegations was given consideration in the Versailles talks?

A)the Japanese proposal of racial equality
B)W. E. B. Du Bois' call for resolution of the concerns of African people
C)the demands of the Italians who had switched sides to the Entente
D)the claims for an independent Arabic state by Faisal
E)None of these are correct.

Question 37

Who was the leader of the British Zionist movement?

A)Max Planck
B)Albert Einstein
C)Claude Shannon
D)Chaim Weizmann
E)Theodore Herzl

Question 38

The Turks closed what important strait between the Mediterranean and Black Seas?

A)Bosphorus
B)Dardanelles
C)Gallipoli
D)Gibraltar
E)Malta

Question 39

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed in 1922 by

A)joining Russia and Ukraine.
B)allying Russia, Georgia, and Lithuania.
C)uniting Russia, Siberia, and Kazakhstan.
D)unifying all communist provinces.
E)a United Nations mandate.

Question 40

The Russian army during the war

A)was the largest army in the world.
B)was very large but poorly supplied and led.
C)had incompetent generals.
D)had poorly trained and equipped soldiers.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 41

What was the mandate system?

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 42

Describe the peace treaties ending the First World War and some of their long-term implications.

Question 43

The German crisis of 1923 was marked by

A)Germany's attempts to rebuild its military.
B)German reoccupation of Alsace and Lorraine.
C)the British military takeover of Berlin.
D)Germany recklessly printing money, causing the worst inflation the world had ever seen.
E)confiscation of church property by German authorities.

Question 44

Egypt in the 1920s

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 45

The main beneficiaries of Japan's prosperity in this period were the

A)mobobs.
B)mogas.
C)zaibatsu.
D)samurai.
E)shoguns.

Question 46

Japanese economic prosperity depended primarily on

A)Chinese raw materials.
B)conscripted labor from the rural areas to further industrialization.
C)foreign trade.
D)diplomatic relations to maintain open sea ports across the Pacific.
E)stability of weather.

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

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?

Question 49

Which of the following resulted when far more Jewish immigrants than anticipated arrived in Palestine?

A)The British tried to limit Jewish immigration.
B)Jewish settlers were smuggled in by militant Zionists.
C)The country was torn by strikes and guerilla war.
D)Britain was hated by both sides and much of the Arab world.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 50

In 1900, China's peasant plots averaged between acres, less than half of what they had been two generation earlier.

A)0 and 1
B)1 and 4
C)4 and 10
D)10 and 20
E)20 and 30

Question 51

In 1923, Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk)turned Turkey into

A)a sultanate.
B)an Islamic state.
C)a secular republic.
D)a Communist state.
E)a "mega-state" through its merger with Greece.

Question 52

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

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

Question 53

After the crisis for leadership of the Bolshevik party, Trotsky

A)won from his support of the Old Bolsheviks.
B)coruled with Josef Stalin.
C)was murdered outside the Kremlin.
D)was expelled from the Communist party for "deviation from the party line."
E)was given the military award of the Order of the Red Banner.

Question 54

Who encouraged the Boxer Rebellion of 1900?

A)Sun Yat-sen
B)Yuan Shikai
C)Empress Dowager Cixi.
D)Chiang Kai-shek
E)None of these are correct.

Question 55

Which of the following were challenges Japan faced after World War I?

A)very few natural resources and little arable land
B)regular typhoons
C)periodic earthquakes
D)rapidly rising population
E)All of these are correct

Question 56

The leader of the Guomindang after 1925 was

A)Yuan Shikai.
B)Chiang Kai-shek.
C)Sun Yat-sen.
D)Mao Tse Tung.
E)Emperess Cixi.

Question 57

The political orientation of the Guomindang after 1925 was

A)Monarchist.
B)Communist.
C)Authoritarian.
D)Socialist Republicans.
E)National Socialist

Question 58

After the Ottoman Empire collapsed following the First World War, the modern Turkish state

A)was particularly harsh toward women's rights.
B)instituted many progressive reforms.
C)found security in embracing Islamic tradition.
D)clung closely to traditional Turkish customs.
E)returned to feudalism.

Question 59

The Communist Party's long-term vision of the Soviet Union focused on creating

A)a modern industrial economy without private property.
B)a balanced economy with agriculture and industry under the auspices of the bourgeoisie.
C)a temporary state of capitalism followed by annihilation of the propertied classes.
D)world domination.
E)a military industrial complex to gain revenge on the Germans.

Question 60

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

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.

Question 61

What did participants at the time call World War I?

Question 62

How did China and Japan have different "destinies" in the twentieth century? Did they react differently to pressures from the West?

Question 63

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

Question 64

What was the Balfour Declaration and what impact did it have?

Question 65

What was the Maghrib?

Question 66

Who was Atatürk and what did he accomplish?

Question 67

After Lenin died, who won the struggle to succeed him?

Question 68

Describe the Mandate System established by the League of Nations and how Britain and France were the primary beneficiaries of that arrangement.

Question 69

Whose assassination triggered World War I?