Question 1

Which of the following would be least associated with Woodrow Wilson?

Accepted Answer

A)  The idea of establishing a League of Nations 
B)  Crushing the German war machine so it could never rise again 
C)  Following the principle of self-determination 
D)  Being undermined at Paris by the results of the congressional elections in 1918 
E)  The idea of "peace without victory" 
A)  The idea of establishing a League of Nations 
B)  Crushing the German war machine so it could never rise again 
C)  Following the principle of self-determination 
D)  Being undermined at Paris by the results of the congressional elections in 1918 
E)  The idea of "peace without victory" B

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) during World War I.

Who? The treaty was signed by representatives of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers.

What? The treaty effectively ended Russia's participation in World War I and resulted in significant territorial losses for Russia, including the ceding of Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic states to the Central Powers.

Where? The treaty was signed in the city of Brest-Litovsk, which is located in present-day Belarus.

When? The treaty was signed on March 3, 1918, during World War I.

Why Important? The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was important because it allowed the new Bolshevik government in Russia to focus on consolidating power and establishing the Soviet state, while also enabling the Central Powers to redirect their forces to the Western Front. The treaty also had long-term consequences for the territorial boundaries of Eastern Europe and set the stage for future conflicts and power struggles in the region.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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. D

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Alfred Von Schlieffen was a German field

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last German Em

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, also known as L

Question 7

The Provisional Government in Russia was most aligned with

Accepted Answer

A)  ​liberal-democrats. 
B)  ​Marxists. 
C)  ​monarchists. 
D)  ​anarchists. 
E)  ​Bolsheviks. 
A)  ​liberal-democrats. 
B)  ​Marxists. 
C)  ​monarchists. 
D)  ​anarchists. 
E)  ​Bolsheviks.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb who a

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The First Balkan War was a conflict that

Question 10

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

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?
-Trench Warfare

Accepted Answer

Trench warfare was a type of combat duri

Question 13

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Explain the two phases of the Russian Revolution. How did the failures of the Provisional Government set the stage for the Bolshevik Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The two phases of the Russian Revolution

Question 14

The Fourteen Points referred to

Accepted Answer

A)  the main aspects of the treaty of Brest-Litovsk. 
B)  President Wilson's declaration of peace settlement goals. 
C)  Germany's explanation of why it needed to resume unrestricted submarine warfare. 
D)  the American denunciation of the blockade against Germany. 
E)  the French program for peace in Europe after World War I. 
A)  the main aspects of the treaty of Brest-Litovsk. 
B)  President Wilson's declaration of peace settlement goals. 
C)  Germany's explanation of why it needed to resume unrestricted submarine warfare. 
D)  the American denunciation of the blockade against Germany. 
E)  the French program for peace in Europe after World War I.

Question 15

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Using different colored pencils,fill in on a map of Europe the Triple Entente powers,the Allies of the Triple Entente,and the Central Powers.

Accepted Answer

The Triple Entente powers were France, R

Question 16

Which event triggered the outbreak of World War I?

Accepted Answer

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

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 18

The leader of the Bolsheviks was _________.​​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Vladimir Lenin 
B)  ​Leon Trotsky 
C)  ​Joseph Stalin 
D)  ​Lavr Kornilov 
E)  ​Aleksandr Kerensky 
A)  ​Vladimir Lenin 
B)  ​Leon Trotsky 
C)  ​Joseph Stalin 
D)  ​Lavr Kornilov 
E)  ​Aleksandr Kerensky

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

The Bosnian crisis refers to a series of

Exam 18: World War I: the West in Despair

Which of the following would be least associated with Woodrow Wilson?

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

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? -Alfred Von Schlieffen

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? -Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

The Provisional Government in Russia was most aligned with

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

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

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.

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? -Trench Warfare

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Explain the two phases of the Russian Revolution. How did the failures of the Provisional Government set the stage for the Bolshevik Revolution?

The Fourteen Points referred to

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Using different colored pencils,fill in on a map of Europe the Triple Entente powers,the Allies of the Triple Entente,and the Central Powers.

Which event triggered the outbreak of World War I?

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

The leader of the Bolsheviks was _________.​​

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

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

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical,christian,and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, overseas Expansion, commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, positivism, darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, nationalism, imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

Filters

In the peace process the concept of self-determination was

The leader of the Bolsheviks was _________.

The United States refused to join the League of Nations because