Question 1

How did technology change the way war was waged in World War I?

Accepted Answer

The technology developed in the Second I

Question 2

Germany countered the British naval blockade with

Accepted Answer

A)  trench warfare. 
B)  unrestricted submarine warfare. 
C)  targeting of civilian populations. 
D)  disregard of neutrality policies. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  trench warfare. 
B)  unrestricted submarine warfare. 
C)  targeting of civilian populations. 
D)  disregard of neutrality policies. 
E)  all of these.

Question 3

Russia was drawn out of World War I by what crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II 
B)  The failure of the provisional government 
C)  The seizure of power by the Bolsheviks in 1917 
D)  The imminent eruption of civil war 
E)  All of these 
A)  The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II 
B)  The failure of the provisional government 
C)  The seizure of power by the Bolsheviks in 1917 
D)  The imminent eruption of civil war 
E)  All of these

Question 4

Government attempts to control their populations included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  limiting the rights of free speech. 
B)  government intervention in the economy by way of rationing. 
C)  allowing women to join the workforce. 
D)  conscription of women, minorities, and prisoners into the army. 
E)  broadcasting of propaganda and nationalist sentiment. 
A)  limiting the rights of free speech. 
B)  government intervention in the economy by way of rationing. 
C)  allowing women to join the workforce. 
D)  conscription of women, minorities, and prisoners into the army. 
E)  broadcasting of propaganda and nationalist sentiment.

Question 5

What or who were the soviets?

Accepted Answer

A)  A coalition of the Women's International Day protesters and women protesting bread shortages 
B)  Individual representatives in the provisional government 
C)  Workers' councils 
D)  Peasant collective farms 
E)  The liberals who wanted to institute a constitutional monarchy 
A)  A coalition of the Women's International Day protesters and women protesting bread shortages 
B)  Individual representatives in the provisional government 
C)  Workers' councils 
D)  Peasant collective farms 
E)  The liberals who wanted to institute a constitutional monarchy

Question 6

The Bolsheviks were able to seize power because

Accepted Answer

A)  they had a political majority within the Provisional Government. 
B)  Alexander Kerensky was assassinated by anarchists. 
C)  they promised peasants land in exchange for support. 
D)  the German government agreed to their terms for peaceful withdrawal from the war. 
E)  they were endorsed by France and Britain. 
A)  they had a political majority within the Provisional Government. 
B)  Alexander Kerensky was assassinated by anarchists. 
C)  they promised peasants land in exchange for support. 
D)  the German government agreed to their terms for peaceful withdrawal from the war. 
E)  they were endorsed by France and Britain.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Triple Entente was a buildup of a mo

Question 8

What was inflammatory about the Zimmerman telegram?

Accepted Answer

A)  It attempted to bring Mexico into the war on the side of the Central Powers. 
B)  It asked Mexico to engage in war with the United States to draw it out of the European arena. 
C)  It promised Mexico the return of land lost to the United States in the nineteenth century if it would side with Germany. 
D)  It offered Mexico control of Spain at the end of the war for engaging the United States. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  It attempted to bring Mexico into the war on the side of the Central Powers. 
B)  It asked Mexico to engage in war with the United States to draw it out of the European arena. 
C)  It promised Mexico the return of land lost to the United States in the nineteenth century if it would side with Germany. 
D)  It offered Mexico control of Spain at the end of the war for engaging the United States. 
E)  None of these.

Question 9

Movement in the war on the Western front was halted largely because of trench warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Radical Socialists in Germany,Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht,supported Germany's nationalistic declaration of World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Tsar Nicholas II voluntarily abdicated the throne of Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

The beginning of World War I was greeted with

Accepted Answer

A)  enthusiasm and patriotism. 
B)  popular protest at the diplomatic failure. 
C)  strong condemnation of the liberal factions. 
D)  sheer joy by the military industrialists. 
E)  caution and nervousness by the neutral countries of Europe. 
A)  enthusiasm and patriotism. 
B)  popular protest at the diplomatic failure. 
C)  strong condemnation of the liberal factions. 
D)  sheer joy by the military industrialists. 
E)  caution and nervousness by the neutral countries of Europe.

Question 14

In 1915,in an attempt to break the deadlock of trench warfare,Germany developed what weapon?

Accepted Answer

A)  artillery shells 
B)  poison gas 
C)  incendiary devices lobbed from planes 
D)  germ warfare 
E)  flame-throwers 
A)  artillery shells 
B)  poison gas 
C)  incendiary devices lobbed from planes 
D)  germ warfare 
E)  flame-throwers

Question 15

Which country joined the Triple Alliance as part of the Central Powers later in the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy 
B)  The Ottoman Empire 
C)  Spain 
D)  France 
E)  Belgium 
A)  Italy 
B)  The Ottoman Empire 
C)  Spain 
D)  France 
E)  Belgium

Question 16

The primary event that sparked the beginning of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

Why did the first revolution in Russia in March 1917 occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were unable to buy bread and food, and joined an International Women's Day demonstration. 
B)  Grigory Rasputin issued orders to the Russian Army while the Tsar was out of Petrograd. 
C)  The Russian nobility rose up against Tsarina Alexandra as a spy for Germany. 
D)  Lenin and the Bolsheviks marched on the Winter Palace in Moscow and seized power. 
E)  Russian forces were defeated in Riga due to lack of supplies. 
A)  Women were unable to buy bread and food, and joined an International Women's Day demonstration. 
B)  Grigory Rasputin issued orders to the Russian Army while the Tsar was out of Petrograd. 
C)  The Russian nobility rose up against Tsarina Alexandra as a spy for Germany. 
D)  Lenin and the Bolsheviks marched on the Winter Palace in Moscow and seized power. 
E)  Russian forces were defeated in Riga due to lack of supplies.

Exam 25: War and Revolution,1900-1918

How did technology change the way war was waged in World War I?

Germany countered the British naval blockade with

Russia was drawn out of World War I by what crisis?

Government attempts to control their populations included all of the following except

What or who were the soviets?

The Bolsheviks were able to seize power because

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

What was inflammatory about the Zimmerman telegram?

Movement in the war on the Western front was halted largely because of trench warfare.

Radical Socialists in Germany,Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht,supported Germany's nationalistic declaration of World War I.

Tsar Nicholas II voluntarily abdicated the throne of Russia.

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

The beginning of World War I was greeted with

In 1915,in an attempt to break the deadlock of trench warfare,Germany developed what weapon?

Which country joined the Triple Alliance as part of the Central Powers later in the war?

The primary event that sparked the beginning of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

The only empire remaining at the end of the war was

The Triple Alliance was a coalition among which countries?

The immediate cause of World War I was

Why did the first revolution in Russia in March 1917 occur?

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