Question 1

At the battle of Belleau Wood,​

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A)  ​the American forces checked the German advancement. 
B)  ​German troops stopped the first French offensive of the war. 
C)  ​British and French troops countered the German invasion into Belgium. 
D)  ​German military used poison gas for the first time. 
E)  ​French troops collapsed under intense shelling. 
A)  ​the American forces checked the German advancement. 
B)  ​German troops stopped the first French offensive of the war. 
C)  ​British and French troops countered the German invasion into Belgium. 
D)  ​German military used poison gas for the first time. 
E)  ​French troops collapsed under intense shelling.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-first battle of the Marne

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The First Battle of the Marne was a sign

Question 3

Which event triggered the outbreak of World War I?

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A)  Discovery of anti-Austrian messages of the Black Hand Society 
B)  A violent border clash of customs agents 
C)  A belligerent telegram of Kaiser Wilhelm to the Russian tsar 
D)  The internal crisis of Bosnia 
E)  The assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand 
A)  Discovery of anti-Austrian messages of the Black Hand Society 
B)  A violent border clash of customs agents 
C)  A belligerent telegram of Kaiser Wilhelm to the Russian tsar 
D)  The internal crisis of Bosnia 
E)  The assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand

Question 4

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

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The Entente Cordiale was a series of agr

Question 5

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

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Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last German Em

Question 6

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

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The Triple Alliance was a military allia

Question 7

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

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The Somme refers to the Somme River in F

Question 8

The November 1917 revolution in Russia brought the ____ to power.

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A)  Mensheviks 
B)  Bolsheviks 
C)  Liberals 
D)  Conservatives 
E)  Tsars 
A)  Mensheviks 
B)  Bolsheviks 
C)  Liberals 
D)  Conservatives 
E)  Tsars

Question 9

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

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The First Balkan War was a conflict that

Question 10

In the years before World War I, tensions between Austria and Serbia were inflamed by

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A)  Serbia defeat at the hands of Germany during the Balkan Wars. 
B)  Austrian refusal to sell arms to Serbia. 
C)  a Russian attempt to open the Straits of Dardanelles by force. 
D)  Austria's annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. 
E)  Austrian friendship with Russia. 
A)  Serbia defeat at the hands of Germany during the Balkan Wars. 
B)  Austrian refusal to sell arms to Serbia. 
C)  a Russian attempt to open the Straits of Dardanelles by force. 
D)  Austria's annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. 
E)  Austrian friendship with Russia.

Question 11

All of the following were key elements of the Treaty of Versailles except

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A)  France regained Alsace and Lorraine. 
B)  Allied troops would occupy the Rhineland for 15 years.​ 
C)  the creation of the League of Nations. 
D)  reparations had to be completely paid by 1935. 
E)  The German navy and air force limited. 
A)  France regained Alsace and Lorraine. 
B)  Allied troops would occupy the Rhineland for 15 years.​ 
C)  the creation of the League of Nations. 
D)  reparations had to be completely paid by 1935. 
E)  The German navy and air force limited.

Question 12

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace

Question 13

In the peace process the concept of self-determination was​

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A)  ​applied intermittently creating countries as Czechoslovakia but also giving South Tyrol to Italy. 
B)  ​fought against by liberals who feared that it would create a new wave of nationalism. 
C)  ​agreed upon by all sides. 
D)  ​supported by Wilson but never materialized because other European leaders rejected it. 
E)  ​undermined by the new Soviet Union that demanded that all of Eastern Europe be open to communism. 
A)  ​applied intermittently creating countries as Czechoslovakia but also giving South Tyrol to Italy. 
B)  ​fought against by liberals who feared that it would create a new wave of nationalism. 
C)  ​agreed upon by all sides. 
D)  ​supported by Wilson but never materialized because other European leaders rejected it. 
E)  ​undermined by the new Soviet Union that demanded that all of Eastern Europe be open to communism.

Question 14

Which statement accurately describes the battle of the Somme?

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A)  ​The British and French suffered a combined 1,000,000 casualties. 
B)  ​Of the 110,000 British soldiers that initiated the attack over half were killed or wounded on the first day. 
C)  ​The Germans pushed within 60 miles of Paris. 
D)  ​American troops experienced the brutality of trench warfare for the first time. 
E)  ​German troops were pulled from Somme to defend Verdun thereby ending the battle. 
A)  ​The British and French suffered a combined 1,000,000 casualties. 
B)  ​Of the 110,000 British soldiers that initiated the attack over half were killed or wounded on the first day. 
C)  ​The Germans pushed within 60 miles of Paris. 
D)  ​American troops experienced the brutality of trench warfare for the first time. 
E)  ​German troops were pulled from Somme to defend Verdun thereby ending the battle.

Question 15

The South Slavs of the Hapsburg Empire

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A)  were so disempowered politically that they had little ethnic awareness. 
B)  had little historic identity. 
C)  concerned the Austrian leaders because of threats of secession.
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D)  considered themselves abandoned by the Russians. 
E)  considered themselves Austrians. 
A)  were so disempowered politically that they had little ethnic awareness. 
B)  had little historic identity. 
C)  concerned the Austrian leaders because of threats of secession.
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D)  considered themselves abandoned by the Russians. 
E)  considered themselves Austrians.

Question 16

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

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Alfred Von Schlieffen was a German field

Question 17

"Union or Death" referred to

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A)  the motto of a Serbian secret nationalist society. 
B)  French desire for Alsace and Lorraine. 
C)  Germany's desire for land contiguous with East Prussia. 
D)  the Bolshevik slogan calling for union against the tsar. 
E)  the motto of an Austrian secret society. 
A)  the motto of a Serbian secret nationalist society. 
B)  French desire for Alsace and Lorraine. 
C)  Germany's desire for land contiguous with East Prussia. 
D)  the Bolshevik slogan calling for union against the tsar. 
E)  the motto of an Austrian secret society.

Question 18

Historian Fischer, as well as other historians, argues that Germany's goals were the main underlying causes for the war. Which of the following statements does not support this conclusion?

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A)  Germany and its leader wanted to be major world movers and shakers. 
B)  Germany sought a Europe under German hegemony. 
C)  In siding with Austria, Germany did not really anticipate that Russia would enter even after it warned it to stop mobilization.believed that Russia would not enter the war. 
D)  A desire for Lebensraum was a national call in Germany. 
E)  Fellow members in the Triple Alliance refused to side with German military actions. 
A)  Germany and its leader wanted to be major world movers and shakers. 
B)  Germany sought a Europe under German hegemony. 
C)  In siding with Austria, Germany did not really anticipate that Russia would enter even after it warned it to stop mobilization.believed that Russia would not enter the war. 
D)  A desire for Lebensraum was a national call in Germany. 
E)  Fellow members in the Triple Alliance refused to side with German military actions.

Question 19

The French diplomat that fought for French demands at the peace conference was​​

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A)  ​Georges Clemenceau.​ 
B)  ​Philippe Petain.​ 
C)  ​Robert Nivelle.​ 
D)  ​Alfred Dreyfus.​ 
E)  ​Charles De Gaulle. 
A)  ​Georges Clemenceau.​ 
B)  ​Philippe Petain.​ 
C)  ​Robert Nivelle.​ 
D)  ​Alfred Dreyfus.​ 
E)  ​Charles De Gaulle.

Question 20

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Was Germany primarily responsible for the outbreak of World War I?

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The question of whether Germany was prim

Exam 18: World War I: the West in Despair

At the battle of Belleau Wood,​

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -first battle of the Marne

Which event triggered the outbreak of World War I?

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

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

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

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

The November 1917 revolution in Russia brought the ____ to power.

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

In the years before World War I, tensions between Austria and Serbia were inflamed by

All of the following were key elements of the Treaty of Versailles except

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

In the peace process the concept of self-determination was​

Which statement accurately describes the battle of the Somme?

The South Slavs of the Hapsburg Empire

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

"Union or Death" referred to

Historian Fischer, as well as other historians, argues that Germany's goals were the main underlying causes for the war. Which of the following statements does not support this conclusion?

The French diplomat that fought for French demands at the peace conference was​​

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Was Germany primarily responsible for the outbreak of World War I?

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