Question 1

Who nearly destroyed his career by throwing his support behind the disastrous Gallipoli campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henri Pétain 
B)  Winston Churchill 
C)  Paul Nash 
D)  Alexandra Kollontai 
E)  Leon Trotsky 
A)  Henri Pétain 
B)  Winston Churchill 
C)  Paul Nash 
D)  Alexandra Kollontai 
E)  Leon Trotsky

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Schlieffen Plan

Accepted Answer

German war plan of the early t

Question 3

The Schlieffen Plan failed in France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What factors predisposed Russia toward failure in war and end to its monarchy?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Russia had reached a

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Verdun

Accepted Answer

French fortress atta

Question 6

The Balfour Declaration was controversial in the Middle East because ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it proposed that the Ottoman Empire be partitioned between England and France 
B)  it allowed for the creation of a Jewish home state in Palestine 
C)  it gave Britain permanent control over Egypt and access to the Suez Canal 
D)  France received little assistance in controlling North Africa 
E)  None of these. 
A)  it proposed that the Ottoman Empire be partitioned between England and France 
B)  it allowed for the creation of a Jewish home state in Palestine 
C)  it gave Britain permanent control over Egypt and access to the Suez Canal 
D)  France received little assistance in controlling North Africa 
E)  None of these.

Question 7

What was the new technical advantage introduced at the Battle of the Somme?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gas canisters 
B)  Mustard gas 
C)  The tank 
D)  Shrapnel 
E)  Machine gun 
A)  Gas canisters 
B)  Mustard gas 
C)  The tank 
D)  Shrapnel 
E)  Machine gun

Question 8

What were the sources of tension in the Balkans?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The territories of th

Question 9

Which treaty member refused to support the original alliance and switched sides?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Russia 
E)  The Ottoman Empire 
A)  Italy 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Russia 
E)  The Ottoman Empire

Question 10

The only empire remaining at the end of the war was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ottoman Empire 
B)  the Russian Empire 
C)  the Austro-Hungarian Empire 
D)  the Balkan Empire 
E)  None of these. 
A)  the Ottoman Empire 
B)  the Russian Empire 
C)  the Austro-Hungarian Empire 
D)  the Balkan Empire 
E)  None of these.

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Lusitania

Accepted Answer

British passenger ship torpedo

Question 12

Which best exemplifies the nationalist actions during wartime?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bolshevik Revolution 
B)  The Irish Easter Uprising in 1916 
C)  Gandhi's passive resistance sit-ins 
D)  German Pals Units enlistment 
E)  East Africa's colonial uprising against Germany 
A)  The Bolshevik Revolution 
B)  The Irish Easter Uprising in 1916 
C)  Gandhi's passive resistance sit-ins 
D)  German Pals Units enlistment 
E)  East Africa's colonial uprising against Germany

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Set of agreements signed betwe

Question 14

How did technology transform the battlefields of World War I?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The technology develo

Question 15

Discuss the two systems of alliances that brought the European powers to war.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The Triple Entente wa

Question 16

The Triple Alliance was a coalition among which countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  England, France, and Germany 
B)  England, Italy, and Russia 
C)  Russia, Germany, and Austria 
D)  Austria, Germany, and Italy 
E)  Austria, England, and France 
A)  England, France, and Germany 
B)  England, Italy, and Russia 
C)  Russia, Germany, and Austria 
D)  Austria, Germany, and Italy 
E)  Austria, England, and France

Question 17

The territory between two opposing enemy lines of trenches was called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  suicide alley 
B)  lead lane 
C)  no man's land 
D)  the great waste 
E)  the corpse copse 
A)  suicide alley 
B)  lead lane 
C)  no man's land 
D)  the great waste 
E)  the corpse copse

Question 18

Which of the following was not a factor in provoking World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nationalism 
B)  Resentment over territorial losses in the imperial competition among European states 
C)  Advances in military technology 
D)  Political alliances frayed by interfamilial marriage 
E)  The decline of the Ottoman Empire 
A)  Nationalism 
B)  Resentment over territorial losses in the imperial competition among European states 
C)  Advances in military technology 
D)  Political alliances frayed by interfamilial marriage 
E)  The decline of the Ottoman Empire

Question 19

Who was in the Triple Entente but not the Entente Cordiale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia 
B)  France 
C)  Britain 
D)  Austro-Hungary 
E)  Germany 
A)  Russia 
B)  France 
C)  Britain 
D)  Austro-Hungary 
E)  Germany

Question 20

What intensified anti-German feelings in the United States in 1915?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sinking of the Lusitania 
B)  The Battle of Jutland 
C)  The use of total war as a tactic 
D)  The use of poison gas in trench warfare 
E)  German aircraft attacks by the Red Baron 
A)  The sinking of the Lusitania 
B)  The Battle of Jutland 
C)  The use of total war as a tactic 
D)  The use of poison gas in trench warfare 
E)  German aircraft attacks by the Red Baron

Exam 25: War and Revolution

Who nearly destroyed his career by throwing his support behind the disastrous Gallipoli campaign?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Schlieffen Plan

The Schlieffen Plan failed in France.

What factors predisposed Russia toward failure in war and end to its monarchy?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Verdun

The Balfour Declaration was controversial in the Middle East because ______________.

What was the new technical advantage introduced at the Battle of the Somme?

What were the sources of tension in the Balkans?

Which treaty member refused to support the original alliance and switched sides?

The only empire remaining at the end of the war was ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Lusitania

Which best exemplifies the nationalist actions during wartime?

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

How did technology transform the battlefields of World War I?

Discuss the two systems of alliances that brought the European powers to war.

The Triple Alliance was a coalition among which countries?

The territory between two opposing enemy lines of trenches was called ______________.

Which of the following was not a factor in provoking World War I?

Who was in the Triple Entente but not the Entente Cordiale?

What intensified anti-German feelings in the United States in 1915?

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