Question 1

Bankers and financiers were great supporters of the war as they hoped to profit from wartime production and capture colonial markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One of the long-lasting results of World War I was the increasingly sour and suspicious relationship that developed between:

Accepted Answer

A)  France and Great Britain. 
B)  Russia and western Europe. 
C)  western Europe and the United States. 
D)  Italy and France. 
E)  the United States and Great Britain. 
A)  France and Great Britain. 
B)  Russia and western Europe. 
C)  western Europe and the United States. 
D)  Italy and France. 
E)  the United States and Great Britain.

Question 3

The Bolsheviks avoided open civil war in Russia by granting land to the peasants and compensating the former landowners for their losses.However,the landowners largely inflated the loss of land and made profits on the redistribution of lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What were the factors that brought about the Bolshevik revolution of October 1917?

Accepted Answer

The dismal failure of Russian armies and

Question 5

Which weapon was considered the best bet to break the stalemate on the Western Front?

Accepted Answer

A)  tank 
B)  submarine 
C)  zeppelin 
D)  airplane 
E)  machine gun 
A)  tank 
B)  submarine 
C)  zeppelin 
D)  airplane 
E)  machine gun

Question 6

The aims of the Bolsheviks included an end to the war,improvement in working and living conditions for the workers,and a redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Many in Europe recognized that the end of the war had brought about "a new and unfamiliar world," but no one knew the form this new world was going to take.As Tomas Masaryk stated,"Postwar Europe was a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  brave new world with such wondrous creatures in it." 
B)  experimental laboratory from which great things were to come." 
C)  graveyard with little immediate future." 
D)  laboratory atop a graveyard." 
E)  wasteland we would now call peace." 
A)  brave new world with such wondrous creatures in it." 
B)  experimental laboratory from which great things were to come." 
C)  graveyard with little immediate future." 
D)  laboratory atop a graveyard." 
E)  wasteland we would now call peace."

Question 8

At the Paris Peace Conference beginning in 1919,each of the so-called Big Four was represented by their political leaders,with Italy being represented by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Giuseppe Garibaldi. 
B)  Victor Emmanuel. 
C)  Vittorio Orlando. 
D)  Enrico Caruso. 
E)  Giuseppe Mazzini. 
A)  Giuseppe Garibaldi. 
B)  Victor Emmanuel. 
C)  Vittorio Orlando. 
D)  Enrico Caruso. 
E)  Giuseppe Mazzini.

Question 9

One of the changes in British society after the war was the availability of birth control when the first birth-control clinic was opened in London in 1921 by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vera Brittain. 
B)  Marie Stopes. 
C)  Margaret Sanger. 
D)  Emmeline Pankhurst. 
E)  Millicent Fawcett. 
A)  Vera Brittain. 
B)  Marie Stopes. 
C)  Margaret Sanger. 
D)  Emmeline Pankhurst. 
E)  Millicent Fawcett.

Question 10

The term wastage refers to the routine loss of supplies and devastation of land that occurred in trench warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Russia had been stunned by early setbacks in 1914,due primarily to problems of equipment,supply,and training.By the end of 1916,it had been brought to the verge of total collapse by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the inability of the government to bring production up to the levels needed to pursue the war with Germany. 
B)  a combination of political ineptitude and military defeat. 
C)  the ever-growing political threat posed by the Bolsheviks. 
D)  the sudden death of Tsar Nicholas II. 
E)  failed harvests throughout Russia and the ensuing mass starvation, which also contributed to a reduction in industrial capacity. 
A)  the inability of the government to bring production up to the levels needed to pursue the war with Germany. 
B)  a combination of political ineptitude and military defeat. 
C)  the ever-growing political threat posed by the Bolsheviks. 
D)  the sudden death of Tsar Nicholas II. 
E)  failed harvests throughout Russia and the ensuing mass starvation, which also contributed to a reduction in industrial capacity.

Question 12

Although all countries involved in the war used propaganda to bolster the morale of their civilian population,what was one unintended consequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increased enlistments too much and strained the abilities of all countries to arm, clothe, and train the new soldiers. 
B)  It pointed out the similarity of all people and caused them to work for a just peace settlement. 
C)  It lowered the morale of the frontline troops who were constantly reminded of home. 
D)  It became more difficult for any country to accept a fair, nonpunitive peace settlement. 
E)  It bolstered the morale of the troops in the field as well as those on the home front. 
A)  It increased enlistments too much and strained the abilities of all countries to arm, clothe, and train the new soldiers. 
B)  It pointed out the similarity of all people and caused them to work for a just peace settlement. 
C)  It lowered the morale of the frontline troops who were constantly reminded of home. 
D)  It became more difficult for any country to accept a fair, nonpunitive peace settlement. 
E)  It bolstered the morale of the troops in the field as well as those on the home front.

Question 13

All of the following prompted the Russian people to revolt against their tsar in 1917 EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the horrendous loss of life in World War I. 
B)  living conditions that had grossly deteriorated. 
C)  lack of food in most areas of the country. 
D)  a complete loss of faith in the government. 
E)  the mistreatment by the tsar's family of the revered holy man, Grigorii Rasputin. 
A)  the horrendous loss of life in World War I. 
B)  living conditions that had grossly deteriorated. 
C)  lack of food in most areas of the country. 
D)  a complete loss of faith in the government. 
E)  the mistreatment by the tsar's family of the revered holy man, Grigorii Rasputin.

Question 14

What was meant by the term total war?

Accepted Answer

The term total war was introduced to des

Question 15

Prior to 1914 Germany had developed a plan to fight a two-front war called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  von Hindenburg Plan. 
B)  Schlieffen Plan. 
C)  Gotha Plan. 
D)  Teutonic Plan. 
E)  Valkyre Plan. 
A)  von Hindenburg Plan. 
B)  Schlieffen Plan. 
C)  Gotha Plan. 
D)  Teutonic Plan. 
E)  Valkyre Plan.

Exam 24: The First World War

Bankers and financiers were great supporters of the war as they hoped to profit from wartime production and capture colonial markets.

One of the long-lasting results of World War I was the increasingly sour and suspicious relationship that developed between:

The Bolsheviks avoided open civil war in Russia by granting land to the peasants and compensating the former landowners for their losses.However,the landowners largely inflated the loss of land and made profits on the redistribution of lands.

What were the factors that brought about the Bolshevik revolution of October 1917?

Which weapon was considered the best bet to break the stalemate on the Western Front?

The aims of the Bolsheviks included an end to the war,improvement in working and living conditions for the workers,and a redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants.

Many in Europe recognized that the end of the war had brought about "a new and unfamiliar world," but no one knew the form this new world was going to take.As Tomas Masaryk stated,"Postwar Europe was a(n):

At the Paris Peace Conference beginning in 1919,each of the so-called Big Four was represented by their political leaders,with Italy being represented by:

One of the changes in British society after the war was the availability of birth control when the first birth-control clinic was opened in London in 1921 by:

The term wastage refers to the routine loss of supplies and devastation of land that occurred in trench warfare.

Russia had been stunned by early setbacks in 1914,due primarily to problems of equipment,supply,and training.By the end of 1916,it had been brought to the verge of total collapse by:

Although all countries involved in the war used propaganda to bolster the morale of their civilian population,what was one unintended consequence?

All of the following prompted the Russian people to revolt against their tsar in 1917 EXCEPT:

What was meant by the term total war?

Prior to 1914 Germany had developed a plan to fight a two-front war called the:

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