Question 1

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Trench Warfare

Accepted Answer

Trench warfare was a type of combat duri

Question 2

Which of the following best describes how Europe reacted to the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  War was an escape from a world that had grown old, cold and weary. 
B)  Patriotic Europeans were apprehensive about putting the future of their nation on the line in going to war. 
C)  Songs and other forms of art attacked the war as savage. 
D)  Women formed rallies and opposed the war. 
E)  War was pictured as symbol of savage side of humanity 
A)  War was an escape from a world that had grown old, cold and weary. 
B)  Patriotic Europeans were apprehensive about putting the future of their nation on the line in going to war. 
C)  Songs and other forms of art attacked the war as savage. 
D)  Women formed rallies and opposed the war. 
E)  War was pictured as symbol of savage side of humanity

Question 3

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Alsace and Lorraine

Accepted Answer

Alsace and Lorraine are two regions in n

Question 4

The scope of government changed during the war​ by

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A)  ​regulating industrial production. 
B)  ​producing sophisticated propaganda. 
C)  ​demanding total loyalty of its citizens. 
D)  ​mobilizing and organizing citizens like soldiers. 
E)  ​all of the above. 
A)  ​regulating industrial production. 
B)  ​producing sophisticated propaganda. 
C)  ​demanding total loyalty of its citizens. 
D)  ​mobilizing and organizing citizens like soldiers. 
E)  ​all of the above.

Question 5

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson hoped to turn World War I into a/an

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A)  occasion for the annexation of Mexico. 
B)  club with which to beat the Republicans in the 1920 election campaign. 
C)  opportunity to secure U.S. global hegemony. 
D)  moral crusade for democracy. 
E)  opportunity to take over Europe by America. 
A)  occasion for the annexation of Mexico. 
B)  club with which to beat the Republicans in the 1920 election campaign. 
C)  opportunity to secure U.S. global hegemony. 
D)  moral crusade for democracy. 
E)  opportunity to take over Europe by America.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Triple Entente

Accepted Answer

The Triple Entente was a military allian

Question 7

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Why were some poets and intellectuals upset that there had been peace for so long? Would you apply those sentiments to contemporary society? Discuss.

Accepted Answer

Some poets and intellectuals were upset

Question 8

The German decision of January 1917 to launch a campaign of ____ precipitated American entry into World War I.

Accepted Answer

A)  unrestricted submarine warfare 
B)  impressments of American civilian ships 
C)  attacks on the French mainland 
D)  refusal of the German's to concede defeat 
E)  gunboat diplomacy 
A)  unrestricted submarine warfare 
B)  impressments of American civilian ships 
C)  attacks on the French mainland 
D)  refusal of the German's to concede defeat 
E)  gunboat diplomacy

Question 9

Lenin was able to carry out a successful revolution in Russia because

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A)  he had the total support of Germany. 
B)  hungry and desperate Russians at home at the front elected Lenin to replace Kerensky. 
C)  the Russians defeated the Germans at the Battle of Tannenberg. 
D)  he pulled Russia out of the war. 
E)  the Provisional government gave its support to the Bolsheviks. 
A)  he had the total support of Germany. 
B)  hungry and desperate Russians at home at the front elected Lenin to replace Kerensky. 
C)  the Russians defeated the Germans at the Battle of Tannenberg. 
D)  he pulled Russia out of the war. 
E)  the Provisional government gave its support to the Bolsheviks.

Question 10

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-George Heym

Accepted Answer

George Heym was a German poet and writer

Question 11

Which of the following members of the Black Hand carried out the assassination that triggered World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kaiser William 
B)  Alexander Izvolsky 
C)  Gavrilo Princip 
D)  Sergei Witte 
E)  Alexander Kerensky 
A)  Kaiser William 
B)  Alexander Izvolsky 
C)  Gavrilo Princip 
D)  Sergei Witte 
E)  Alexander Kerensky

Question 12

​The United States refused to join the League of Nations because

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A)  the league would not have a military force in Europe. 
B)  ​Woodrow Wilson campaigned against membership. 
C)  ​many feared it would pull the United States into future wars. 
D)  ​membership was limited to European countries. 
E)  ​the league voiced concerns over America's support of democracies overseas. 
A)  the league would not have a military force in Europe. 
B)  ​Woodrow Wilson campaigned against membership. 
C)  ​many feared it would pull the United States into future wars. 
D)  ​membership was limited to European countries. 
E)  ​the league voiced concerns over America's support of democracies overseas.

Question 13

One of the first mistakes of the German Empire after 1890 was to

Accepted Answer

A)  return Alsace and Lorraine to France. 
B)  seek friendship with Austria. 
C)  disavow Italian diplomatic initiatives. 
D)  withdraw from alliance agreements with Russia. 
E)  seek friendship with France. 
A)  return Alsace and Lorraine to France. 
B)  seek friendship with Austria. 
C)  disavow Italian diplomatic initiatives. 
D)  withdraw from alliance agreements with Russia. 
E)  seek friendship with France.

Question 14

Knowing that Russia might come to the aid of Serbia why did Germany side with the Austrian decision to invade Serbia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russian alliance with France would enable Germany to weaken France. 
B)  Germany was determined to keep its alliance with Austria, even if meant war. 
C)  Fearing that Russia would only get stronger, it was militarily a good idea to fight it before it got any stronger. 
D)  It felt Britain's land forces were too weak to threaten Germany. 
E)  All of these were causes for Germany joining with Austria when Austria invaded Serbia. 
A)  Russian alliance with France would enable Germany to weaken France. 
B)  Germany was determined to keep its alliance with Austria, even if meant war. 
C)  Fearing that Russia would only get stronger, it was militarily a good idea to fight it before it got any stronger. 
D)  It felt Britain's land forces were too weak to threaten Germany. 
E)  All of these were causes for Germany joining with Austria when Austria invaded Serbia.

Question 15

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Contrast the foreign policy goals of Bismarck after 1870 with those of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Accepted Answer

Bismarck's foreign policy goals after 18

Question 16

According to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Accepted Answer

A)  the White Armies in Russia admitted defeat. 
B)  Russia lost Poland and Finland. 
C)  the tsar made peace with the Germans. 
D)  Russia kept the Ukraine and some of the Baltic provinces. 
E)  the French withdrew their troops from Poland. 
A)  the White Armies in Russia admitted defeat. 
B)  Russia lost Poland and Finland. 
C)  the tsar made peace with the Germans. 
D)  Russia kept the Ukraine and some of the Baltic provinces. 
E)  the French withdrew their troops from Poland.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Bolsheviks

Accepted Answer

The Bolsheviks were a radical, far-left,

Question 18

Which of the following CORRECTLY describes the confidence in the future that prevailed in Europe in 1914?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non aggression treaties made war unlikely. 
B)  Pan-Europeanism was a growing movement throughout Europe. 
C)  Benevolent leadership emphasized social reform. 
D)  Militaristic leadership was kept in check by democratic governments. 
E)  Advances in science and technology and democracy created a feeling of well being. 
A)  Non aggression treaties made war unlikely. 
B)  Pan-Europeanism was a growing movement throughout Europe. 
C)  Benevolent leadership emphasized social reform. 
D)  Militaristic leadership was kept in check by democratic governments. 
E)  Advances in science and technology and democracy created a feeling of well being.

Question 19

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended the war between ​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Germany and Russia.​ 
B)  ​France and Germany.​ 
C)  ​The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.​ 
D)  ​The Ottoman Empire and Germany.​ 
E)  ​Italy and Austria. 
A)  ​Germany and Russia.​ 
B)  ​France and Germany.​ 
C)  ​The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.​ 
D)  ​The Ottoman Empire and Germany.​ 
E)  ​Italy and Austria.

Question 20

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Explain the reasons that impelled the United States to enter the war. Explain why the United States waited so long to enter the conflict.

Accepted Answer

The United States entered World War II f

Exam 18: World War I: the West in Despair

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Trench Warfare

Which of the following best describes how Europe reacted to the war?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Alsace and Lorraine

The scope of government changed during the war​ by

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson hoped to turn World War I into a/an

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Triple Entente

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Why were some poets and intellectuals upset that there had been peace for so long? Would you apply those sentiments to contemporary society? Discuss.

The German decision of January 1917 to launch a campaign of ____ precipitated American entry into World War I.

Lenin was able to carry out a successful revolution in Russia because

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -George Heym

Which of the following members of the Black Hand carried out the assassination that triggered World War I?

​The United States refused to join the League of Nations because

One of the first mistakes of the German Empire after 1890 was to

Knowing that Russia might come to the aid of Serbia why did Germany side with the Austrian decision to invade Serbia?

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Contrast the foreign policy goals of Bismarck after 1870 with those of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

According to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Bolsheviks

Which of the following CORRECTLY describes the confidence in the future that prevailed in Europe in 1914?

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended the war between ​

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Explain the reasons that impelled the United States to enter the war. Explain why the United States waited so long to enter the conflict.

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The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

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Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

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