Question 1

Which of the following "smaller" delegations was given consideration in the Versailles talks?

Accepted Answer

A) the Japanese proposal of racial equality 
B) W. E. B. Du Bois' call for resolution of the concerns of African people 
C) the demands of the Italians who had switched sides to the Entente 
D) the claims for an independent Arabic state by Faisal 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) the Japanese proposal of racial equality 
B) W. E. B. Du Bois' call for resolution of the concerns of African people 
C) the demands of the Italians who had switched sides to the Entente 
D) the claims for an independent Arabic state by Faisal 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 2

What was the Balfour Declaration and what impact did it have?

Accepted Answer

Students should understand Zionism a nat

Question 3

Who was Atatürk and what did he accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Mustapha Kemal, who later took on the na

Question 4

Whose assassination triggered World War I?

Accepted Answer

Archduke F

Question 5

Woodrow Wilson's proposal for settlement of the European affairs was based on his principle of

Accepted Answer

A) liberalism. 
B) self-determination. 
C) home rule. 
D) mandates. 
E) protectorate status. 
A) liberalism. 
B) self-determination. 
C) home rule. 
D) mandates. 
E) protectorate status.

Question 6

The only major battle of the war was the Battle of Jutland.

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A) aerial 
B) submarine 
C) naval 
D) land 
E) trench 
A) aerial 
B) submarine 
C) naval 
D) land 
E) trench

Question 7

In the "October Revolution," Lenin's forces took over what city?

Accepted Answer

A) Moscow 
B) Berlin 
C) Kiev 
D) Warsaw 
E) Petrograd 
A) Moscow 
B) Berlin 
C) Kiev 
D) Warsaw 
E) Petrograd

Question 8

Which of the following were significant parts of Wilson's fourteen-point plan to end the war?

Accepted Answer

A) German evacuation of occupied lands 
B) Autonomy for nationalities under Ottoman rule 
C) Local populations deciding how to settle territorial disputes 
D) Formation of an association of nations to ensure the independence and territorial integrity of all states 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) German evacuation of occupied lands 
B) Autonomy for nationalities under Ottoman rule 
C) Local populations deciding how to settle territorial disputes 
D) Formation of an association of nations to ensure the independence and territorial integrity of all states 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 9

In 1923, Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk)turned Turkey into

Accepted Answer

A) a sultanate. 
B) an Islamic state. 
C) a secular republic. 
D) a Communist state. 
E) a "mega-state" through its merger with Greece. 
A) a sultanate. 
B) an Islamic state. 
C) a secular republic. 
D) a Communist state. 
E) a "mega-state" through its merger with Greece.

Question 10

A new and potent defensive weapon in World War I was

Accepted Answer

A) the automatic pistol. 
B) poison gas. 
C) napalm. 
D) the helicopter. 
E) the machine gun. 
A) the automatic pistol. 
B) poison gas. 
C) napalm. 
D) the helicopter. 
E) the machine gun.

Question 11

What methods were used to gain support for the war effort?

Accepted Answer

A) employment of women and African Americans 
B) urging people to invest in the war with savings bonds 
C) encouraging the growth of "victory gardens" 
D) writing poetry to instill nationalism and pride 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) employment of women and African Americans 
B) urging people to invest in the war with savings bonds 
C) encouraging the growth of "victory gardens" 
D) writing poetry to instill nationalism and pride 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 12

Describe the peace treaties ending the First World War and some of their long-term implications.

Accepted Answer

Students should recognize that the Treat

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) nationalism 
B) weakening of the Ottoman Empire 
C) competition for resources in colonial territories to fuel ongoing technology development 
D) alliances and interactive military plans 
E) Ataturk's reforms 
A) nationalism 
B) weakening of the Ottoman Empire 
C) competition for resources in colonial territories to fuel ongoing technology development 
D) alliances and interactive military plans 
E) Ataturk's reforms

Question 14

The leader of the Guomindang after 1925 was

Accepted Answer

A) Yuan Shikai. 
B) Chiang Kai-shek. 
C) Sun Yat-sen. 
D) Mao Tse Tung. 
E) Emperess Cixi. 
A) Yuan Shikai. 
B) Chiang Kai-shek. 
C) Sun Yat-sen. 
D) Mao Tse Tung. 
E) Emperess Cixi.

Question 15

The main beneficiaries of Japan's prosperity in this period were the

Accepted Answer

A) mobobs. 
B) mogas. 
C) zaibatsu. 
D) samurai. 
E) shoguns. 
A) mobobs. 
B) mogas. 
C) zaibatsu. 
D) samurai. 
E) shoguns.

Question 16

What turned the political assassination of Franz Ferdinand into a worldwide event involving all of the Great Powers was

Accepted Answer

A) competition among industrialized nations. 
B) the preexisting system of alliances triggered a chain of events beyond political control. 
C) the familial squabbles of the royal houses of Europe, all grandchildren of Queen Victoria. 
D) the opportunity to incite revolution in China and Russia. 
E) the entry of the United States into the fray of war. 
A) competition among industrialized nations. 
B) the preexisting system of alliances triggered a chain of events beyond political control. 
C) the familial squabbles of the royal houses of Europe, all grandchildren of Queen Victoria. 
D) the opportunity to incite revolution in China and Russia. 
E) the entry of the United States into the fray of war.

Question 17

In 1900, China's peasant plots averaged between acres, less than half of what they had been two generation earlier.

Accepted Answer

A) 0 and 1 
B) 1 and 4 
C) 4 and 10 
D) 10 and 20 
E) 20 and 30 
A) 0 and 1 
B) 1 and 4 
C) 4 and 10 
D) 10 and 20 
E) 20 and 30

Question 18

The influenza epidemic of 1918-1919

Accepted Answer

A) was a germ warfare attack by the Germans. 
B) killed 1 million worldwide. 
C) killed 20 million worldwide. 
D) did not kill people, but killed horses. 
E) was contained with the use of antibiotics. 
A) was a germ warfare attack by the Germans. 
B) killed 1 million worldwide. 
C) killed 20 million worldwide. 
D) did not kill people, but killed horses. 
E) was contained with the use of antibiotics.

Question 19

Who was the leader of the British Zionist movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Max Planck 
B) Albert Einstein 
C) Claude Shannon 
D) Chaim Weizmann 
E) Theodore Herzl 
A) Max Planck 
B) Albert Einstein 
C) Claude Shannon 
D) Chaim Weizmann 
E) Theodore Herzl

Question 20

What were the significant differences between contenders for control of the Communist Party after Lenin's death in 1924?

Accepted Answer

A) Stalin wanted to focus on communism's establishment in Russia, and he believed socialism could survive "in one country." 
B) Trotsky argued for the continuation of the NEP. 
C) Stalin wanted an alliance with Germany and Italy because fascism seemed the best way to industrialize Russia rapidly. 
D) Trotsky advocated maintaining an alliance with China, convinced that an Eastern Bloc of Communism could overthrow the industrialized West. 
E) There was no significant difference in policies; it was a personal rivalry between Stalin and Trotsky. 
A) Stalin wanted to focus on communism's establishment in Russia, and he believed socialism could survive "in one country." 
B) Trotsky argued for the continuation of the NEP. 
C) Stalin wanted an alliance with Germany and Italy because fascism seemed the best way to industrialize Russia rapidly. 
D) Trotsky advocated maintaining an alliance with China, convinced that an Eastern Bloc of Communism could overthrow the industrialized West. 
E) There was no significant difference in policies; it was a personal rivalry between Stalin and Trotsky.

Exam 28: The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Which of the following "smaller" delegations was given consideration in the Versailles talks?

What was the Balfour Declaration and what impact did it have?

Who was Atatürk and what did he accomplish?

Whose assassination triggered World War I?

Woodrow Wilson's proposal for settlement of the European affairs was based on his principle of

The only major battle of the war was the Battle of Jutland.

In the "October Revolution," Lenin's forces took over what city?

Which of the following were significant parts of Wilson's fourteen-point plan to end the war?

In 1923, Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk)turned Turkey into

A new and potent defensive weapon in World War I was

What methods were used to gain support for the war effort?

Describe the peace treaties ending the First World War and some of their long-term implications.

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

The leader of the Guomindang after 1925 was

The main beneficiaries of Japan's prosperity in this period were the

What turned the political assassination of Franz Ferdinand into a worldwide event involving all of the Great Powers was

In 1900, China's peasant plots averaged between acres, less than half of what they had been two generation earlier.

The influenza epidemic of 1918-1919

Who was the leader of the British Zionist movement?

What were the significant differences between contenders for control of the Communist Party after Lenin's death in 1924?

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Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

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East Asia in Global Perspective

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Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

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The Collapse of the Old Order

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