Question 1

Weigh the internal and external factors that led to the end of the Ottoman Empire.Which were ultimately the more important?

Accepted Answer

The end of the Ottoman Empire can be att

Question 2

What were the most important factors that enabled the Bolsheviks to seize power? In your opinion,could power have been attained in a different,perhaps more peaceful,manner? Why or why not? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The most important factors that enabled

Question 3

What motivated Russia and France to form an alliance?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany had been too successful in isolating both countries diplomatically. 
B) Russia wanted to strengthen its political power so it could attack Germany,and France wanted to weaken Germany's influence so it could form alliances with other countries. 
C) Russia wanted the troops France could supply,and France wanted the security against Germany Russia could provide. 
D) Each country feared the other would form an alliance with Germany. 
A) Germany had been too successful in isolating both countries diplomatically. 
B) Russia wanted to strengthen its political power so it could attack Germany,and France wanted to weaken Germany's influence so it could form alliances with other countries. 
C) Russia wanted the troops France could supply,and France wanted the security against Germany Russia could provide. 
D) Each country feared the other would form an alliance with Germany.

Question 4

The one real strength of the League of Nations was that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) it had both persuasive and coercive powers 
B) there was a consensus about its principles 
C) it included all European nations and the U.S. 
D) it was opposed to colonialism 
A) it had both persuasive and coercive powers 
B) there was a consensus about its principles 
C) it included all European nations and the U.S. 
D) it was opposed to colonialism

Question 5

The British introduced the use of ________ in World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) poison gas 
B) the tank 
C) trench warfare 
D) submarine warfare 
A) poison gas 
B) the tank 
C) trench warfare 
D) submarine warfare

Question 6

The Germans controlled Eastern Europe and its resources,especially food,and by 1918 were free to concentrate their forces on the western front.These developments would probably have been decisive without ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Italian allies' support 
B) American intervention 
C) British invasion in northern France 
D) widespread mutinies in the German ranks 
A) the Italian allies' support 
B) American intervention 
C) British invasion in northern France 
D) widespread mutinies in the German ranks

Question 7

The first power to mobilize against Russia in 1914 was ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Austria 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Serbia 
A) Austria 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Serbia

Question 8

Germany and Austria made a secret treaty in 1879 in which they agreed they would ________.

Accepted Answer

A) remain neutral in each other's affairs 
B) not attack each other 
C) provide military assistance to each other if Russia attacked either of them 
D) provide military assistance to each other if any country attacked them 
A) remain neutral in each other's affairs 
B) not attack each other 
C) provide military assistance to each other if Russia attacked either of them 
D) provide military assistance to each other if any country attacked them

Question 9

A Greek invasion of the Turkish homeland provoked a nationalist reaction,bringing the young general Mustafa Kemal,or the ________,to power.

Accepted Answer

A) "Prince of Nationalism" 
B) "General of Freedom" 
C) "Protector of the People" 
D) "Father of the Turks" 
A) "Prince of Nationalism" 
B) "General of Freedom" 
C) "Protector of the People" 
D) "Father of the Turks"

Question 10

Initially,the Soviets ________.

Accepted Answer

A) supported the provisional government 
B) plotted to overthrow the provisional government 
C) allowed the provisional government to function without actually supporting it 
D) believed they could persuade the provisional government to accept its demands 
A) supported the provisional government 
B) plotted to overthrow the provisional government 
C) allowed the provisional government to function without actually supporting it 
D) believed they could persuade the provisional government to accept its demands

Question 11

Any kind of ________ was generally understood to be equivalent to an act of war.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Any kind of ________ was generally understood...

Question 12

World War I ________.

Accepted Answer

A) did little to eliminate colonialism 
B) brought about the rapid elimination of colonialism 
C) led the United States to seek new colonies 
D) led to a prohibition on the creation of new colonies by European nations 
A) did little to eliminate colonialism 
B) brought about the rapid elimination of colonialism 
C) led the United States to seek new colonies 
D) led to a prohibition on the creation of new colonies by European nations

Question 13

The Ludendorff offensive is best characterized as a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) desperate risk 
B) reasonable strategy 
C) long-established plan 
D) necessity 
A) desperate risk 
B) reasonable strategy 
C) long-established plan 
D) necessity

Question 14

The covenant of the League of Nations sought to establish ________.

Accepted Answer

A) one world government 
B) the elimination of barriers to free trade 
C) international bans on the production of machine guns,tanks,and submarines 
D) a system for resolving international conflicts 
A) one world government 
B) the elimination of barriers to free trade 
C) international bans on the production of machine guns,tanks,and submarines 
D) a system for resolving international conflicts

Question 15

Mandates established in the former Ottoman Empire were administered by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) France and Britain 
B) Italy and Britain 
C) Russia,France,and Britain 
D) the United States,France,and Britain 
A) France and Britain 
B) Italy and Britain 
C) Russia,France,and Britain 
D) the United States,France,and Britain

Question 16

The exclusion of the native colonial leaders of Africa and Asia in the peace settlement discussions strengthened ________.

Accepted Answer

A) anticolonialism 
B) dependence on European powers 
C) European colonial powers 
D) international relations 
A) anticolonialism 
B) dependence on European powers 
C) European colonial powers 
D) international relations

Question 17

If Germany had not invaded ________,British public opinion might have continued to favor neutrality.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If Germany had not invaded ________,British public...

Question 18

Germany's real goal in fomenting the First Moroccan Crisis was _________.

Accepted Answer

A) gaining a Mediterranean port 
B) testing out new military technology 
C) reconciling differences with France 
D) testing international relations 
A) gaining a Mediterranean port 
B) testing out new military technology 
C) reconciling differences with France 
D) testing international relations

Question 19

Mainly due to the British forces,by October 30,1918,________ was out of the war.

Accepted Answer

A) Palestine 
B) Turkey 
C) Iraq 
D) Iran 
A) Palestine 
B) Turkey 
C) Iraq 
D) Iran

Question 20

Which of the following eventually brought about the end of the Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) its neutrality at the outbreak of World War I 
B) its decision to enter the war on the side of Germany in 1914 
C) its decision to enter the war on the side of the Allies in 1914 
D) its refusal to participate in the peace settlement in Paris 
A) its neutrality at the outbreak of World War I 
B) its decision to enter the war on the side of Germany in 1914 
C) its decision to enter the war on the side of the Allies in 1914 
D) its refusal to participate in the peace settlement in Paris

Exam 26: Alliances, War, and a Troubled Peace

Weigh the internal and external factors that led to the end of the Ottoman Empire.Which were ultimately the more important?

What were the most important factors that enabled the Bolsheviks to seize power? In your opinion,could power have been attained in a different,perhaps more peaceful,manner? Why or why not? Explain.

What motivated Russia and France to form an alliance?

The one real strength of the League of Nations was that __________.

The British introduced the use of ________ in World War I.

The Germans controlled Eastern Europe and its resources,especially food,and by 1918 were free to concentrate their forces on the western front.These developments would probably have been decisive without ________.

The first power to mobilize against Russia in 1914 was ________.

Germany and Austria made a secret treaty in 1879 in which they agreed they would ________.

A Greek invasion of the Turkish homeland provoked a nationalist reaction,bringing the young general Mustafa Kemal,or the ________,to power.

Initially,the Soviets ________.

Any kind of ________ was generally understood to be equivalent to an act of war.

World War I ________.

The Ludendorff offensive is best characterized as a __________.

The covenant of the League of Nations sought to establish ________.

Mandates established in the former Ottoman Empire were administered by ________.

The exclusion of the native colonial leaders of Africa and Asia in the peace settlement discussions strengthened ________.

If Germany had not invaded ________,British public opinion might have continued to favor neutrality.

Germany's real goal in fomenting the First Moroccan Crisis was _________.

Mainly due to the British forces,by October 30,1918,________ was out of the war.

Which of the following eventually brought about the end of the Ottoman Empire?

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