Question 1

Common people usually had a strong sense of loyalty and obligation to their absolutist monarchs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In Europe _______________________ marked the emergence of total war.

Accepted Answer

World War I

Question 3

The French Revolution challenges the prevailing political order/system of _____________ __________________________.

Accepted Answer

absolutist monarchism

Question 4

The _____________________ placed all of the blame for World War I on Germany.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____________________ placed all of the blame...

Question 5

In what sense was World War I the consequence of the modern nationalism and industrialization?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In what sense was World War I...

Question 6

Soviet imposition of communist governments in ________________ in the years immediately following World War II was one of the critical developments leading to the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Soviet imposition of communist governments in ________________...

Question 7

The Great Depression contributed to the outbreak of World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Throughout the Cold War, the United States resisted the Soviet policy containment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The United States accounts for only about twenty-five percent of global military expenditures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The rise of modern nationalism

Accepted Answer

A)  strengthened the power of monarchs.
B)  marked the end of the modern state system.
C)  coincided with the industrial revolution.
D)  led to the breakup of Germany.

Question 11

The organization created to preserve international peace after World War I was called

Accepted Answer

A)  the Concert of Westphalia.
B)  the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) .
C)  the United Nations.
D)  the League of Nations.

Question 12

Explain the larger and lasting significance of the French Revolution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the larger and lasting significance of...

Question 13

_________________ reforms of perestroika and glasnost in the Soviet Union in the later half of the 1980s were designed to invigorate its stagnant economic and political system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ reforms of perestroika and glasnost in...

Question 14

The emergence of state sovereignty is usually traced to

Accepted Answer

A)  the French Revolution.
B)  industrialization.
C)  the Peace of Westphalia.
D)  the Treaty of Versailles.

Question 15

The Peace of Westphalia

Accepted Answer

A)  blamed Germany for World War I.
B)  is associated with the principle of popular sovereignty.
C)  undermined monarchism.
D)  is associated with the principle of state sovereignty.

Question 16

Which of the following developments contributed to the conditions that produced World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Russian Revolution
B)  Perestroika
C)  The American Revolution
D)  German unification

Question 17

A _____________ war is one in which all segments of society are mobilized in some manner.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A _____________ war is one in which...

Question 18

U.S.policy toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War was known as

Accepted Answer

A)  alignment.
B)  perestroika.
C)  containment.
D)  appeasement.

Question 19

In what ways can World War II be seen as a consequence of the manner in which World War I was fought and concluded?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In what ways can World War II...

Question 20

Which of the following was weakened most by modern nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria-Hungary
B)  Germany
C)  France
D)  Italy

Exam 1: Change and Continuity in International History

Common people usually had a strong sense of loyalty and obligation to their absolutist monarchs.

In Europe _______________________ marked the emergence of total war.

The French Revolution challenges the prevailing political order/system of _ ______________.

The _____________________ placed all of the blame for World War I on Germany.

In what sense was World War I the consequence of the modern nationalism and industrialization?

Soviet imposition of communist governments in ________________ in the years immediately following World War II was one of the critical developments leading to the Cold War.

The Great Depression contributed to the outbreak of World War I.

Throughout the Cold War, the United States resisted the Soviet policy containment.

The United States accounts for only about twenty-five percent of global military expenditures.

The rise of modern nationalism

The organization created to preserve international peace after World War I was called

Explain the larger and lasting significance of the French Revolution.

_________________ reforms of perestroika and glasnost in the Soviet Union in the later half of the 1980s were designed to invigorate its stagnant economic and political system.

The emergence of state sovereignty is usually traced to

The Peace of Westphalia

Which of the following developments contributed to the conditions that produced World War I?

A _____________ war is one in which all segments of society are mobilized in some manner.

U.S.policy toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War was known as

In what ways can World War II be seen as a consequence of the manner in which World War I was fought and concluded?

Which of the following was weakened most by modern nationalism?