Question 1

The chief reason for the United States' entry into World War I was

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A)  the success of British propaganda. 
B)  German violations of the principles of neutrality and freedom of the seas. 
C)  the expulsion of the American consul from Berlin. 
D)  diplomatic chicanery on the part of the Austrians. 
E)  the threat by Mexico to invade the southwestern United States.

Question 2

The underlying motive that led Great Britain to declare war on Germany was

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A)  the German invasion of Belgium. 
B)  a desire to plunder on the continent. 
C)  the desire to maintain world power. 
D)  fear of German intentions in France. 
E)  anxiety concerning a possible German invasion of Britain.

Question 3

What caused the Russian Revolution? How did Lenin and the Bolsheviks manage to seize and hold power despite their small numbers? How did the Bolsheviks secure their power during the civil war?

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Question 4

Talk about:
-Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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Question 5

The Schlieffen Plan was designed to prevent

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A)  America's entry into the war. 
B)  war. 
C)  a prolonged two-front war. 
D)  a war of attrition. 
E)  a European-wide war.

Question 6

Talk about:
-Bolsheviks

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-Bolsheviks...

Question 7

Talk about:
-Alexander Kerensky

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-Alexander Kerensky...

Question 8

Why can 1917 be viewed as the year that witnessed the decisive turning point of World War I?

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Question 9

In World War I, the participating states gave industrialists and businessmen greater freedom and independence from government regulations under the assumption that laissez-faire capitalism would be more efficient and productive in achieving the hoped-for victory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Can the Treaty of Versailles be viewed as a successful settlement of the war? Why or why not?

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Question 11

The ethnic group that suffered a million dead as victims of genocide during World War I were the

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A)  Serbians. 
B)  Russians. 
C)  Irish. 
D)  Turks. 
E)  Armenians.

Question 12

Talk about:
-the Lusitania

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-the Lusitania...

Question 13

The development of trench warfare in France was characterized by

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A)  quick advances and seizures of enemy trenches. 
B)  fewer casualties due to thick fortifications. 
C)  long periods of boredom broken by artillery barrages and frontal assaults by enemy troops. 
D)  high morale and assurance of victory among the troops, whose use of modern weapons reduced casualty rates. 
E)  fraternization between the opposing armies.

Question 14

Talk about:
-No Man's Land

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Question 15

The German High Command supported Lenin in his attempts to sow chaos in Russia in early 1917.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Talk about:
-unrestricted submarine warfare

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-unrestricted submarine warfare...

Question 17

The famous All Quiet on the Western Front

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A)  celebrated the romance and grandeur of warfare. 
B)  was written from the perspective of a non-combatant. 
C)  was Lenin's manifesto demanding the withdrawal of Russia from World War I. 
D)  was an essay written on the occasion of the end of the war to commemorate war as a glorious and noble endeavor. 
E)  exposed the grim realities of trench warfare.

Question 18

The immediate cause of World War I was

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A)  an uprising of Catholic peasants in Bavaria. 
B)  the assassination of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand in Sarajevo. 
C)  the German invasion of Poland. 
D)  the German naval blockage of Britain. 
E)  the French occupation of the Ruhr.

Question 19

After World War I, the United States Senate voted to

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A)  forgive the war loans to England and France. 
B)  renounce the Versailles Treaty that Wilson had negotiated. 
C)  join and actively participate in the League of Nations. 
D)  embark on a program of conscription. 
E)  form a military alliance with England, France, and Russia.

Question 20

As a result of World War I, Eastern Europe

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A)  experienced little or no real change. 
B)  fell subject to the new Russian communist state. 
C)  witnessed the emergence of many new nation-states. 
D)  quickly overtook western Europe economically. 
E)  sunk into widespread international anarchy and chaos.

Exam 13: The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution