Deck 11: Historical Events Leading to the Creation of the League of Nations

Question 1

The German Kaiser …………….declared that Germany was determined to become a world power and this would arouse rivalry with Britain.

A)lloyd george
B)william ii
C)theodore roosevelt
D)elizabeth i

Answer 1

william ii

Question 2

Owing to the Franco-Prussian War of………….., France lost Alsace and Lorraine to Prussia.

A)1870
B)1873
C)1878
D)1896

Answer 2

1870

Question 3

In 1882, ……………joined the Dual Alliance and thus brought into existence the Triple Alliance.

A)italy
B)japan
C)czechoslovakia
D)hungary

Answer 3

italy

Question 4

In 1904, ……………..entered into a defensive alliance with England known as the 'Entente Cordiale.'

A)france
B)czechoslovakia
C)hungary
D)china

Question 5

In 1907, …………….joined the 'Entente Cordiale', thus bringing into existence the Triple Entente, which pitted itself against the Triple Alliance.

A)russia
B)romania
C)turkey
D)czechoslovakia
E)germany

Question 6

The murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of ……and his wife, on June 28, 1914, by a fanatical Serbian student in Sarajevo (Bosnia) was the spark that set the World War off.

A)austria
B)czechoslovakia
C)hungary
D)china

Question 7

With the news of the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Austria decided to crush …………with the support of Germany.

A)yugoslavia
B)serbia
C)czechoslovakia
D)hungary

Question 8

……………. was signed in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany on March 1918.

A)austria
B)russia
C)yugoslavia
D)czechoslovakia

Question 9

The U.S.A. declared war against Germany on April 6,…………..

A)1907
B)1917
C)1927
D)1937

Question 10

The Fourteen Points was announced by President Woodrow Wilson of……………….

A)u.s.a.
B)france
C)england
D)italy

Question 11

Clemenceau was the Prime Minister of ………………

A)france
B)austria
C)hungary
D)yugoslavia

Question 12

By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine and the coal mines of the Saar basin to ………………….

A)france
B)austria
C)yugoslavia
D)czechoslovakia

Question 13

By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Eupen and Malmedy to …………………

A)belgium
B)austria
C)hungary
D)yugoslavia

Question 14

By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Memel to ………….

A)austria
B)lithuania
C)yugoslavia
D)czechoslovakia

Question 15

By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Northern Schleswig to ………………….

A)austria
B)denmark
C)hungary
D)yugoslavia

Question 16

The Treaty of St. Germaine was imposed on ……………..on September 10, 1919.

A)china
B)hungary
C)austria
D)russia

Question 17

The Treaty of Neville was forced by the Allies upon …………..on November 27, 1919.

A)yugoslavia
B)turkey
C)hungary
D)bulgaria

Question 18

The Allied powers imposed the Treaty of Sevres upon …………..on August 10, 1920.

A)turkey
B)china
C)hungary
D)yugoslavia

Question 19

To promote international co-operation and peace, the American President ………………decided to create the League of Nations at the Paris Peace Conference.

A)theodore roosevelt
B)woodrow wilson
C)truman
D)kennedy

Question 20

To promote international co-operation and peace, the American President Woodrow Wilson decided to create the League of Nations at the ………………Peace Conference.

A)paris
B)peking
C)moscow
D)new delhi

Question 21

Germany entered into a Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary on ……………...

A)1859
B)1879
C)1885
D)1894

Question 22

In 1882……………. entered the Dual Alliance which now became the Triple Alliance.

A)china
B)turkey
C)italy
D)yugoslavia

Question 23

The Russian Revolution of ………….. led to the establishment of Constitutional Monarchy in Russia.

A)1805
B)1895
C)1905
D)1909

Question 24

In …………… Russia joined the Entente cordiale which became the Triple Entente.

A)1807
B)1857
C)1867
D)1907

Question 25

In 1911………. seized the Ottoman Provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica which lead to the Balkan Wars.

A)russia
B)italy
C)france
D)turkey