Deck 1: Great Power Rivalry and the World War, 1900-17; The Rise of Political Islam, 1928-2014

Question 1

Which of the following factors most influenced Germany's decision for war in 1914?

A) Fear of British military intervention on the continent
B) Rapid Russian mobilization
C) Concerns over Russian strategic railroad construction
D) Need to maintain Italian adherence to the Triple Alliance

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following pre-war crises can best be viewed as a success for German foreign policy?

A) First Moroccan Crisis, as Germany forestalled French annexation of Morocco and it led to the dismissal of an aggressive French foreign minister
B) Bosnian Crisis, as Germany supported its alliance partner, forcing Russia to back down in the Balkans
C) Second Moroccan Crisis, as Germany gained significant territorial compensation in Central Africa for French expansion in Morocco
D) The Dreadnought race with Britain, as Germany forced Britain to divert significant resources to building battleships

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following were not long-term causes of the First World War?

A) French desire for revanche for defeat in 1871
B) Habsburg-Ottoman Rivalry in the Balkans
C) Austro-Hungarian competition with Russia over the Balkans
D) British desire to avoid diplomatic isolation

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Why did a wartime stalemate emerge in 1914?

A) Failure of German offensive plans to knock France out of the war
B) Unwillingness of the Powers to undertake costly offensive actions
C) Collapse of the world financial system necessitating trench warfare rather than offensives
D) Unexpected Italian intervention against Austria-Hungary

Question 5

Which statement best describes the status of the following states as Great Powers in 1900?

A) Britain ranked as a Great Power partly because of its imperial territory
B) France ranked as a Great Power primarily because of demographic growth
C) Austria-Hungary ranked as a Great Power primarily because of industrial strength
D) The US ranked as a Great Power because of military strength

Question 6

Which of the following statements best reflects the Hamas position?

A) Hamas' goals are internationalist rather than nationalist
B) Hamas seeks compromise with Israel
C) Hamas was initially formed with Israeli blessing
D) Hamas' definition of Palestine is grounded in historical claims

Question 7

The Taliban was:

A) Initially supported by Pakistan for an advantage in competition with India
B) Opposed by Saudi Arabia as heretical
C) Supported by Pakistan due to extremism
D) Opposed by Pakistan as comprised of large ethnic group in Pakistan, with potential for spillover of conflict

Question 8

Supporters of the Shah's regime in Iran included:

A) Industrialists benefitting from modernization
B) Liberal intellectuals seeking modernization
C) Growing middle class prospering with rise of cities
D) Bazaar merchants benefitting from trade liberalization

Question 9

Philosophical divisions within Islamist movements are driven by:

A) Different emphasis on religious texts
B) Differing willingness to co-operate with the state
C) Different approach to forming a state
D) All of the above

Question 10

Early political Islam differed from western nationalism in:

A) Seeking communal justice
B) Seeing a state role in protecting individual freedom
C) Indifference to the role of technology
D) Opposition to internal reform to adopt Islam to modern circumstances