Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

"Sacred anger" is a term that is not uni

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Bolshevism refers to the political ideol

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT a territorial settlement negotiated by treaties at the end of the war?

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A)  Serbia joined with the South Slavs to become Yugoslavia. 
B)  The Czech and Slovak regions of Austria became Czechoslovakia. 
C)  France gained the Rhineland from Germany. 
D)  Germany lost Alsace and Lorraine. 
E)  The Italians gained control of the South Tyrol. 
A)  Serbia joined with the South Slavs to become Yugoslavia. 
B)  The Czech and Slovak regions of Austria became Czechoslovakia. 
C)  France gained the Rhineland from Germany. 
D)  Germany lost Alsace and Lorraine. 
E)  The Italians gained control of the South Tyrol.

Question 4

Each of the following is correct EXCEPT

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A)  Americans had little concern for a loss of prestige if the United States didn't enter the war in 1917. 
B)  the United States was the principal supplier for Britain during the war. 
C)  Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States must enter the war. 
D)  Germany encouraged Mexico to become its ally and invade territories the United States had seized in the nineteenth century. 
E)  Wilson escalated the rhetoric by saying that the United States was going to war "to make the world safe for democracy." 
A)  Americans had little concern for a loss of prestige if the United States didn't enter the war in 1917. 
B)  the United States was the principal supplier for Britain during the war. 
C)  Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States must enter the war. 
D)  Germany encouraged Mexico to become its ally and invade territories the United States had seized in the nineteenth century. 
E)  Wilson escalated the rhetoric by saying that the United States was going to war "to make the world safe for democracy."

Question 5

The text notes that many intellectuals responded to the war

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A)  with dismay because they believed it would emphasize class differences. 
B)  with pessimism because it would lead to spiritual decline. 
C)  with enthusiasm for the martial mood it created. 
D)  with excitement for the opportunity to celebrate bourgeois values and culture. 
E)  with concern that it would create a generation of people lacking purpose and honor. 
A)  with dismay because they believed it would emphasize class differences. 
B)  with pessimism because it would lead to spiritual decline. 
C)  with enthusiasm for the martial mood it created. 
D)  with excitement for the opportunity to celebrate bourgeois values and culture. 
E)  with concern that it would create a generation of people lacking purpose and honor.

Question 6

The total casualties in World War Iare estimated at

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A)  2.5 million dead, 3 million wounded. 
B)  4 million dead, 7 million wounded. 
C)  7 million dead, 12 million wounded. 
D)  9.4 million dead, 21 million wounded. 
E)  15 million dead, 27 million wounded. 
A)  2.5 million dead, 3 million wounded. 
B)  4 million dead, 7 million wounded. 
C)  7 million dead, 12 million wounded. 
D)  9.4 million dead, 21 million wounded. 
E)  15 million dead, 27 million wounded.

Question 7

The text states that World War Ibegan because

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A)  flushed by its spectacular economic growth, the German Empire decided that it was the right time to expand. 
B)  France was determined to get revenge for its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
C)  the escalating tension between Britain and Germany led the latter to strike. 
D)  Austria-Hungary believed itself to be in a life-and-death situation after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinandby a Serbian nationalist. 
E)  German militarism was uncontrollable. 
A)  flushed by its spectacular economic growth, the German Empire decided that it was the right time to expand. 
B)  France was determined to get revenge for its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
C)  the escalating tension between Britain and Germany led the latter to strike. 
D)  Austria-Hungary believed itself to be in a life-and-death situation after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinandby a Serbian nationalist. 
E)  German militarism was uncontrollable.

Question 8

Which of the following did NOT occur? In 1917 and 1918,the Bolsheviks

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A)  gained support by understanding exactly what most ordinary Russians wanted, "Peace, Land and Bread," none of which the Provisional Government could provide. 
B)  rapidly gained support in the soviets. 
C)  staged a coup against the Provisional Government in November 1917. 
D)  ended Russia's participation in World War I. 
E)  peacefully gave up power after they only received 24 percent of the vote in the elections to the Constituent Assembly. 
A)  gained support by understanding exactly what most ordinary Russians wanted, "Peace, Land and Bread," none of which the Provisional Government could provide. 
B)  rapidly gained support in the soviets. 
C)  staged a coup against the Provisional Government in November 1917. 
D)  ended Russia's participation in World War I. 
E)  peacefully gave up power after they only received 24 percent of the vote in the elections to the Constituent Assembly.

Question 9

Instructions: 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 William II.

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Bismarck, after 1870, pursued a foreign

Question 10

The Ottoman Empire

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A)  joined the war on the Central Powers' side. 
B)  joined the war on the Entente (Allied) side. 
C)  maintained its neutrality throughout the war. 
D)  declared war on Russia only. 
E)  suffered a major defeat at Gallipoli in 1915. 
A)  joined the war on the Central Powers' side. 
B)  joined the war on the Entente (Allied) side. 
C)  maintained its neutrality throughout the war. 
D)  declared war on Russia only. 
E)  suffered a major defeat at Gallipoli in 1915.

Question 11

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

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The Fourteen Points was a statement by P

Question 12

After 1920,which of the victorious powers continued to support the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

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A)  Britain, France, the United States, and Turkey 
B)  Britain, France, and the United States 
C)  Britain and France 
D)  France 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Britain, France, the United States, and Turkey 
B)  Britain, France, and the United States 
C)  Britain and France 
D)  France 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

Tsar Nicholas II's autocratic government ended in 1917 when

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A)  his armies were routed during World War I. 
B)  the Bolsheviks overthrew him and sent him and his family to the Urals. 
C)  members of the Dumas (the Parliament) staged a coup in March 1917. 
D)  soldiers and civilians united in revolution after riots in food lines. 
E)  Germany issued an ultimatum that unless Nicholas II abdicated, all Germany would resume hostilities. 
A)  his armies were routed during World War I. 
B)  the Bolsheviks overthrew him and sent him and his family to the Urals. 
C)  members of the Dumas (the Parliament) staged a coup in March 1917. 
D)  soldiers and civilians united in revolution after riots in food lines. 
E)  Germany issued an ultimatum that unless Nicholas II abdicated, all Germany would resume hostilities.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-"no-man's-land"

Accepted Answer

"No-man's-land" is a term that has been

Question 15

What was the rationale behind Wilson's proposal of a "peace without victory"?

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A)  It was a simple acknowledgement of fact. 
B)  Harsh treatment of Germany would most likely lead to another war. 
C)  Wilson believed in the principle, "Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God." 
D)  Such a statement would gain support among the many Americans who had opposed U.S. entry into the war. 
E)  A true victory would require a continuation of the war into 1919. 
A)  It was a simple acknowledgement of fact. 
B)  Harsh treatment of Germany would most likely lead to another war. 
C)  Wilson believed in the principle, "Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God." 
D)  Such a statement would gain support among the many Americans who had opposed U.S. entry into the war. 
E)  A true victory would require a continuation of the war into 1919.

Question 16

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Consider the following two quotes:
​"I adore war.I have never been so well or so happy...The Fighting Excitement vitalizes everything,every sight and word and action."
​"Humanity is mad! It must be mad to do what it is doing....What scenes of horror and carnage.Hell cannot be so terrible,Men are mad!"
​The immediate reactions to the war convey the reality of war with particular intensity.But how can two people have such differing views of the same reality?

Accepted Answer

The differing views of the two people on

Question 17

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-In hindsight,World War I undermined European civilization and the West's position in the world.What circumstances of European development in the nineteenth century helped precipitate the antagonisms that led to war?

Accepted Answer

The circumstances of European developmen

Question 18

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-How and why did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand escalate into World War I? What role did Austria-Hungary's problems with nationalities play in the events leading up to the assassination?
​

Accepted Answer

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand, th

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT among Wilson's goals?

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A)  a League of Nations to prevent future wars 
B)  national self-determination 
C)  the guarantee of liberation of all colonies 
D)  the elimination of Prussian militarism 
E)  the desire to avoid creating any more Alsace-Lorraines 
A)  a League of Nations to prevent future wars 
B)  national self-determination 
C)  the guarantee of liberation of all colonies 
D)  the elimination of Prussian militarism 
E)  the desire to avoid creating any more Alsace-Lorraines

Question 20

The conspiracy to kill Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand was organized by

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A)  the Russian secret police, who aimed to provoke a pan-Slav war against Austria. 
B)  the chief of Serbian military intelligence, Dragutin Dimitrijevic. 
C)  Serbian students living in Sarajevo. 
D)  the French, who sought to force Germany into war to defend its ally. 
E)  Gavrilo Princip, the assassin. 
A)  the Russian secret police, who aimed to provoke a pan-Slav war against Austria. 
B)  the chief of Serbian military intelligence, Dragutin Dimitrijevic. 
C)  Serbian students living in Sarajevo. 
D)  the French, who sought to force Germany into war to defend its ally. 
E)  Gavrilo Princip, the assassin.

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

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

Which of the following was NOT a territorial settlement negotiated by treaties at the end of the war?

Each of the following is correct EXCEPT

The text notes that many intellectuals responded to the war

The total casualties in World War Iare estimated at

The text states that World War Ibegan because

Which of the following did NOT occur? In 1917 and 1918,the Bolsheviks

Instructions: 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 William II.

The Ottoman Empire

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

After 1920,which of the victorious powers continued to support the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

Tsar Nicholas II's autocratic government ended in 1917 when

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -"no-man's-land"

What was the rationale behind Wilson's proposal of a "peace without victory"?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -In hindsight,World War I undermined European civilization and the West's position in the world.What circumstances of European development in the nineteenth century helped precipitate the antagonisms that led to war?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -How and why did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand escalate into World War I? What role did Austria-Hungary's problems with nationalities play in the events leading up to the assassination?

Which of the following was NOT among Wilson's goals?

The conspiracy to kill Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand was organized by

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Exam 13: World War I: the West in Despair

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

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

Which of the following was NOT a territorial settlement negotiated by treaties at the end of the war?

Each of the following is correct EXCEPT

The text notes that many intellectuals responded to the war

The total casualties in World War Iare estimated at

The text states that World War Ibegan because

Which of the following did NOT occur? In 1917 and 1918,the Bolsheviks

Instructions: 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 William II.

The Ottoman Empire

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

After 1920,which of the victorious powers continued to support the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

Tsar Nicholas II's autocratic government ended in 1917 when

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -"no-man's-land"

What was the rationale behind Wilson's proposal of a "peace without victory"?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -In hindsight,World War I undermined European civilization and the West's position in the world.What circumstances of European development in the nineteenth century helped precipitate the antagonisms that led to war?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -How and why did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand escalate into World War I? What role did Austria-Hungary's problems with nationalities play in the events leading up to the assassination? ​

Which of the following was NOT among Wilson's goals?

The conspiracy to kill Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand was organized by

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

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

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

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

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Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

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Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -How and why did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand escalate into World War I? What role did Austria-Hungary's problems with nationalities play in the events leading up to the assassination?