Question 1

The French stopped the German advance in the First Battle of the Marne.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which was not a belief expressed by Lenin's "April Theses"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The war was imperialist. 
B)  The Provisional government was the way forward for Russia. 
C)  No peace would be possible without the overthrow of capital. 
D)  The police should be overthrown. 
E)  The Soviet bank should be abolished. 
A)  The war was imperialist. 
B)  The Provisional government was the way forward for Russia. 
C)  No peace would be possible without the overthrow of capital. 
D)  The police should be overthrown. 
E)  The Soviet bank should be abolished.

Question 3

The Defense of The Realm Act ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was a German measure to limit civil unrest 
B)  was the French response to Verdun 
C)  was a British effort to limit free speech 
D)  was an American law to monitor spies 
E)  was a Russian response to the Bolsheviks 
A)  was a German measure to limit civil unrest 
B)  was the French response to Verdun 
C)  was a British effort to limit free speech 
D)  was an American law to monitor spies 
E)  was a Russian response to the Bolsheviks

Question 4

France looked for an alliance network because it felt most threatened by which European power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Austro-Hungary 
B)  England 
C)  Russia 
D)  Germany 
E)  The Ottoman empire 
A)  Austro-Hungary 
B)  England 
C)  Russia 
D)  Germany 
E)  The Ottoman empire

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Easter Uprising

Accepted Answer

Nationalist rebellion in Dubli

Question 6

Why was the United States brought into World War I officially in 1917?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany's sinking of ships violated neutrality treaties. 
B)  Trade agreements with Britain enriched U.S. arms manufacturers. 
C)  The general population supported the war. 
D)  To make the world safe for democracy 
E)  Germany imposed a trade embargo on chemicals and machinery. 
A)  Germany's sinking of ships violated neutrality treaties. 
B)  Trade agreements with Britain enriched U.S. arms manufacturers. 
C)  The general population supported the war. 
D)  To make the world safe for democracy 
E)  Germany imposed a trade embargo on chemicals and machinery.

Question 7

The events that led to the overthrow of Nicholas II began on ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Easter Sunday 
B)  Christmas Eve 
C)  New Year's Day 
D)  May Day 
E)  International Women's Day 
A)  Easter Sunday 
B)  Christmas Eve 
C)  New Year's Day 
D)  May Day 
E)  International Women's Day

Question 8

Tsar Nicholas II voluntarily abdicated the throne of Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Tsar Nicholas II felt indebted to Rasputin because ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  he spied on the serfs 
B)  he was an enemy of the Bolsheviks 
C)  he was a war hero 
D)  he eased his hemophilic son's bleeding 
E)  he was in support of the war 
A)  he spied on the serfs 
B)  he was an enemy of the Bolsheviks 
C)  he was a war hero 
D)  he eased his hemophilic son's bleeding 
E)  he was in support of the war

Question 10

Who was the only person to hold posts in both the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vladimir Lenin 
B)  Alexander Kerensky 
C)  Leon Trotsky 
D)  Grigory Rasputin 
E)  Alexandra Kolontai 
A)  Vladimir Lenin 
B)  Alexander Kerensky 
C)  Leon Trotsky 
D)  Grigory Rasputin 
E)  Alexandra Kolontai

Question 11

U.S. President Wilson brought America into World War I under the pressure of the sinking of the Lusitania .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Germany declared war on Russia in 1914 because ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia had entered an alliance with England 
B)  France had already declared war on Germany 
C)  Serbia was too valuable a territory to lose to Austria 
D)  Austria was already at war and German involvement seemed inevitable 
E)  after the Schlieffen Plan failed, Germany wanted the element of surprise 
A)  Russia had entered an alliance with England 
B)  France had already declared war on Germany 
C)  Serbia was too valuable a territory to lose to Austria 
D)  Austria was already at war and German involvement seemed inevitable 
E)  after the Schlieffen Plan failed, Germany wanted the element of surprise

Question 13

The immediate cause of World War I was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany's occupation of Belgium to get to France 
B)  Russia's threat to Austria for annexing Bosnia-Herzegovina 
C)  the assassination of the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand 
D)  the German invasion of Poland 
E)  the death of the Ottoman sultan 
A)  Germany's occupation of Belgium to get to France 
B)  Russia's threat to Austria for annexing Bosnia-Herzegovina 
C)  the assassination of the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand 
D)  the German invasion of Poland 
E)  the death of the Ottoman sultan

Question 14

What was the role of women in World War I?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Women did not partici

Question 15

The "hot spot" for contention over upsetting the balance of power in Europe was in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland 
B)  the Balkan states 
C)  the Baltic States 
D)  Finland 
E)  Persia 
A)  Poland 
B)  the Balkan states 
C)  the Baltic States 
D)  Finland 
E)  Persia

Question 16

What best explains why the term total war was applicable to World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  It relied on the participation of all members of the population to mobilize and win the war. 
B)  It involved all the nations of Europe. 
C)  It was an all-inclusive war that killed both soldiers and civilians. 
D)  It overlapped international and domestic civil wars. 
E)  It involved every kind of military technology available. 
A)  It relied on the participation of all members of the population to mobilize and win the war. 
B)  It involved all the nations of Europe. 
C)  It was an all-inclusive war that killed both soldiers and civilians. 
D)  It overlapped international and domestic civil wars. 
E)  It involved every kind of military technology available.

Question 17

What was the significance of the Russian defeat at the Battle of Tannenberg?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russians showed they had inadequate military leadership. 
B)  Germany took a significant port city and shut of supplies to Russia in the Baltic. 
C)  Serbia had to come to their assistance. 
D)  Russia would not be able to attack on German soil again during the war. 
E)  Tsar Nicholas II was killed in battle. 
A)  Russians showed they had inadequate military leadership. 
B)  Germany took a significant port city and shut of supplies to Russia in the Baltic. 
C)  Serbia had to come to their assistance. 
D)  Russia would not be able to attack on German soil again during the war. 
E)  Tsar Nicholas II was killed in battle.

Question 18

Why did Lenin agree to the terms of the Treaty of Brest Litovsk?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to focus on the civil war in Russia. 
B)  He wanted to divest Russia of the capitalist means of production. 
C)  He was sure that the revolution would eventually universalize all lands anyway. 
D)  He believed it was the only means by which Socialists could survive in Russia. 
E)  Trotsky said that it was the best Russia could do. 
A)  He wanted to focus on the civil war in Russia. 
B)  He wanted to divest Russia of the capitalist means of production. 
C)  He was sure that the revolution would eventually universalize all lands anyway. 
D)  He believed it was the only means by which Socialists could survive in Russia. 
E)  Trotsky said that it was the best Russia could do.

Question 19

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Triple Entente

Accepted Answer

Agreement signed in

Question 20

The Schlieffen Plan hinged on what tactic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain not challenging Germany's occupation of Belgium 
B)  Rapid movement of German troops into position to take France 
C)  Delaying German engagement of Russia until the Western Front had been established 
D)  Germany bypassing French border fortresses to get to the North Sea 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Britain not challenging Germany's occupation of Belgium 
B)  Rapid movement of German troops into position to take France 
C)  Delaying German engagement of Russia until the Western Front had been established 
D)  Germany bypassing French border fortresses to get to the North Sea 
E)  All of these.

Exam 25: War and Revolution

The French stopped the German advance in the First Battle of the Marne.

Which was not a belief expressed by Lenin's "April Theses"?

The Defense of The Realm Act ______________.

France looked for an alliance network because it felt most threatened by which European power?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Easter Uprising

Why was the United States brought into World War I officially in 1917?

The events that led to the overthrow of Nicholas II began on ______________.

Tsar Nicholas II voluntarily abdicated the throne of Russia.

Tsar Nicholas II felt indebted to Rasputin because ______________.

Who was the only person to hold posts in both the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet?

U.S. President Wilson brought America into World War I under the pressure of the sinking of the Lusitania .

Germany declared war on Russia in 1914 because ______________.

The immediate cause of World War I was ______________.

What was the role of women in World War I?

The "hot spot" for contention over upsetting the balance of power in Europe was in ______________.

What best explains why the term total war was applicable to World War I?

What was the significance of the Russian defeat at the Battle of Tannenberg?

Why did Lenin agree to the terms of the Treaty of Brest Litovsk?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Triple Entente

The Schlieffen Plan hinged on what tactic?

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