Question 1

The Versailles treaty fell short of preventing future international conflicts because

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A) Wilson's Fourteen Points were abandoned. 
B) the United States and Russia competed to be the major power in war-devastated Europe. 
C) the Ottomans threatened the newly created states in eastern and central Europe. 
D) Germany and its kaiser refused to accept the treaty's stipulation to abdicate. 
E) England and France refused to recognize the self-determination of the peoples of their empires. 
A) Wilson's Fourteen Points were abandoned. 
B) the United States and Russia competed to be the major power in war-devastated Europe. 
C) the Ottomans threatened the newly created states in eastern and central Europe. 
D) Germany and its kaiser refused to accept the treaty's stipulation to abdicate. 
E) England and France refused to recognize the self-determination of the peoples of their empires. E

Question 2

What was true of  trench warfare?

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A) It was a long-used tactic in European conflicts. 
B) It had soldiers digging ditches that guaranteed them safety from enemy fire. 
C) It prevented soldiers from enduring the shell-shock that was common to other military strategies. 
D) It was developed by the Russian army. 
E) It resulted in horrible and massive deaths among soldiers. 
A) It was a long-used tactic in European conflicts. 
B) It had soldiers digging ditches that guaranteed them safety from enemy fire. 
C) It prevented soldiers from enduring the shell-shock that was common to other military strategies. 
D) It was developed by the Russian army. 
E) It resulted in horrible and massive deaths among soldiers. E

Question 3

Please define the following key terms
-Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was an important figure in European history, best known for his assassination, which served as a catalyst for the outbreak of World War I. Born on December 18, 1863, in Graz, Austria, he was the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His full title was Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria.

As the eldest son of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (who was the brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I), Franz Ferdinand was thrust into the line of succession after the suicide of his cousin, Crown Prince Rudolf, in 1889, and the death of his father in 1896. Despite his high rank, his marriage to Countess Sophie Chotek in 1900 was considered morganatic, meaning that she did not share her husband's rank and their children were not in line to the throne.

Franz Ferdinand is most famously known for his assassination in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. He and his wife were shot by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist associated with the group known as the Black Hand. The assassination led to a series of diplomatic crises and alliances being triggered, which ultimately resulted in the outbreak of World War I, as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, setting off a chain reaction among the European powers.

His death marked the end of a potential reformist period for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as Franz Ferdinand had considered changes to the empire's structure to accommodate its many ethnic groups. The assassination and the subsequent war led to the eventual disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, dramatically altering the political landscape of Europe.

Question 4

Germans,Asians,and Africans made important contributions to the Versailles treaty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Balkan region,before World War I,was a hot spot between the Ottoman empire and

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A) Russia. 
B) Hungary. 
C) Germany. 
D) Austria. 
E) Great Britain. 
A) Russia. 
B) Hungary. 
C) Germany. 
D) Austria. 
E) Great Britain.

Question 6

The United States became increasingly isolationist after World War I

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

To achieve power and a leadership position,  Joseph Stalin

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A) curried favor with the Russian tsar. 
B) forced his rival, Leon Trotsky, into exile. 
C) raised funds for the party. 
D) embraced decentralized government. 
E) convinced the party he was exactly like Lenin. 
A) curried favor with the Russian tsar. 
B) forced his rival, Leon Trotsky, into exile. 
C) raised funds for the party. 
D) embraced decentralized government. 
E) convinced the party he was exactly like Lenin.

Question 8

Members of the Triple Alliance included Germany,Austria,and

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A) England. 
B) France. 
C) Belgium. 
D) Russia. 
E) Italy. 
A) England. 
B) France. 
C) Belgium. 
D) Russia. 
E) Italy.

Question 9

After facing the horrors of the war,Europe and the world had to deal with an influenza epidemic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Wilson's vision for the postwar world centered on

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A) German reparations. 
B) redrawing the map of Central and Eastern Europe . 
C) the League of Nations. 
D) new territorial acquisitions for the U.S. and its allies. 
E) rebuilding the global economy. 
A) German reparations. 
B) redrawing the map of Central and Eastern Europe . 
C) the League of Nations. 
D) new territorial acquisitions for the U.S. and its allies. 
E) rebuilding the global economy.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms
-Zionism

Accepted Answer

Zionism is a political and cultural move

Question 12

America's entrance into World War I went against the principles of ____,who believed foreign entanglements would not be good for American peace and prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Woodrow Wilson 
C) George Washington 
D) James Madison 
E) Theodore Roosevelt 
A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Woodrow Wilson 
C) George Washington 
D) James Madison 
E) Theodore Roosevelt

Question 13

In creating their own national identity,Balkan nationalists ignored the long coexistence of various peoples in the region and instead emphasized differences in

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A) governments. 
B) language. 
C) religion. 
D) loyalties and alliances. 
E) traditional histories 
A) governments. 
B) language. 
C) religion. 
D) loyalties and alliances. 
E) traditional histories

Question 14

After years of political turmoil,what finally brought stability to Mexico?

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A) Increased foreign investments 
B) The election of a new president 
C) The fusing of radical and moderate factions in the new Party of the Mexican Revolution 
D) A new generation of Mexicans demanding reform 
E) The ousting of Obregón from office by a political rival 
A) Increased foreign investments 
B) The election of a new president 
C) The fusing of radical and moderate factions in the new Party of the Mexican Revolution 
D) A new generation of Mexicans demanding reform 
E) The ousting of Obregón from office by a political rival

Question 15

Stalin's Five-Year Plans included all of the following measures EXCEPT

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A) nationalizing the Russian economy. 
B) forging ties with foreign economies. 
C) lowering wages. 
D) building new factories to produce electricity, steel, and chemicals. 
E) sending poor workers into exile in Siberian labor camps. 
A) nationalizing the Russian economy. 
B) forging ties with foreign economies. 
C) lowering wages. 
D) building new factories to produce electricity, steel, and chemicals. 
E) sending poor workers into exile in Siberian labor camps.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms
-Vladimir Lenin

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Lenin, whose full name was Vlad

Question 17

The disastrous events on the eastern front during World War I were the final blows that forced major political change in Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Please define the following key terms
-Duma

Accepted Answer

The term "Duma" refers to a legislative

Question 19

Which of the following political ideologies was implicit with Lenin?

Accepted Answer

A) Constitutional monarchy 
B) Dictatorship 
C) Theocracy 
D) Military dictatorship 
E) Democracy 
A) Constitutional monarchy 
B) Dictatorship 
C) Theocracy 
D) Military dictatorship 
E) Democracy

Question 20

Please define the following key terms
-Paris Peace Conference

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The Paris Peace Conference was a meeting

The Versailles treaty fell short of preventing future international conflicts because

What was true of trench warfare?

Please define the following key terms -Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Germans,Asians,and Africans made important contributions to the Versailles treaty.

The Balkan region,before World War I,was a hot spot between the Ottoman empire and

The United States became increasingly isolationist after World War I

To achieve power and a leadership position, Joseph Stalin

Members of the Triple Alliance included Germany,Austria,and

After facing the horrors of the war,Europe and the world had to deal with an influenza epidemic.

Wilson's vision for the postwar world centered on

Please define the following key terms -Zionism

America's entrance into World War I went against the principles of ____,who believed foreign entanglements would not be good for American peace and prosperity.

In creating their own national identity,Balkan nationalists ignored the long coexistence of various peoples in the region and instead emphasized differences in

After years of political turmoil,what finally brought stability to Mexico?

Stalin's Five-Year Plans included all of the following measures EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms -Vladimir Lenin

The disastrous events on the eastern front during World War I were the final blows that forced major political change in Russia.

Please define the following key terms -Duma

Which of the following political ideologies was implicit with Lenin?

Please define the following key terms -Paris Peace Conference

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The Versailles treaty fell short of preventing future international conflicts because

What was true of trench warfare?

Please define the following key terms -Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Germans,Asians,and Africans made important contributions to the Versailles treaty.

The Balkan region,before World War I,was a hot spot between the Ottoman empire and

The United States became increasingly isolationist after World War I

To achieve power and a leadership position, Joseph Stalin

Members of the Triple Alliance included Germany,Austria,and

After facing the horrors of the war,Europe and the world had to deal with an influenza epidemic.

Wilson's vision for the postwar world centered on

Please define the following key terms -Zionism

America's entrance into World War I went against the principles of ____,who believed foreign entanglements would not be good for American peace and prosperity.

In creating their own national identity,Balkan nationalists ignored the long coexistence of various peoples in the region and instead emphasized differences in

After years of political turmoil,what finally brought stability to Mexico?

Stalin's Five-Year Plans included all of the following measures EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms -Vladimir Lenin

The disastrous events on the eastern front during World War I were the final blows that forced major political change in Russia.

Please define the following key terms -Duma

Which of the following political ideologies was implicit with Lenin?

Please define the following key terms -Paris Peace Conference

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Voyage into the Twenty First Century

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