Question 1

The diplomatic maneuvers during the five weeks after the assassination in Sarajevo on June 1914 have been called a "tragedy of miscalculation."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Who appeared at the Versailles Conference to advocate the rights of colonial peoples?

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A)  Ho Chi Minh
B)  John Maynard Keynes
C)  Albert Schweitzer
D)  Woodrow Wilson
E)  Kim Jong-IlF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Great Britain fought against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East where the most crucial advantage in its victory over the Turks was:

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A)  that the Turks were forced to rely on mercenaries to fight since they had no standing army.
B)  the British superiority in arms: a new repeating rifle that the Turks did not possess.
C)  the ability to read coded Turkish messages after the British cracked the Turkish military code in 1915.
D)  the Turkish inability to fight on Saturdays,their holy day when no violent acts could be committed.
E)  the support of various Arab peoples seeking independence from the Turks.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

At the Paris Peace Conference beginning in 1919,each of the so-called Big Four was represented by their political leaders,with Italy being represented by:

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A)  Giuseppe Garibaldi.
B)  Victor Emmanuel.
C)  Vittorio Orlando.
D)  Enrico Caruso.
E)  Giuseppe Mazzini.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The Bolsheviks were able to ultimately triumph in October 1917 under the leadership of the young,dedicated revolutionary:

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A)  Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov.
B)  Alexander Alexandravich Kerensky.
C)  Lev Denisovich Bronnstein.
D)  Nicholas Alexandravich Romanov.
E)  Iosep Ilyich Jughashvili.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

All of the following prompted the Russian people to revolt against their tsar in 1917 except:

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A)  the horrendous loss of life in World War I.
B)  living conditions that had grossly deteriorated.
C)  lack of food in most areas of the country.
D)  a complete loss of faith in the government.
E)  the mistreatment by the tsar's family of the revered holy man,Grigorii Rasputin.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 7

What was the effect of the Gallipoli disaster on the war and society?

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The Gallipoli was a major defeat for the...

Question 8

In 1914,the military leaders of Europe were confident that the European war,escalated by a scramble for colonies and an arms race between the two systems of alliance,would be quick due to their advanced technologies and large armies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What event galvanized the cause of Irish nationalism during World War I?

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A)  The British government's blunt refusal to consider "Home Rule" until after the war.
B)  The execution of the leaders of the Easter Rebellion in 1916.
C)  The founding of the Sinn Fein political party.
D)  The appalling losses among Irish soldiers during the Somme offensive.
E)  The outspoken support for Irish independence by the prince of Wales.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 10

Verdun was of little strategic importance but was a symbol of France's strength and morale.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Opposed to Lenin and his plan for a takeover of the Russian government was another part of the Social Democratic Party:

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A)  the Left Social Revolutionaries.
B)  the Bolsheviks.
C)  the Mensheviks.
D)  the Pushkinites.
E)  the Right Social Revolutionaries.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Although the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary had ethnic problems within many of its provinces,the most volatile of all proved to be within the province of:

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A)  Slovenia.
B)  Bosnia.
C)  Croatia.
D)  Serbia.
E)  Herzegovina.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

What or who were the soviets?

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A)  Local councils of workers and soldiers throughout Russia.
B)  Special committees of the Duma (Russia's parliament) .
C)  Field officers of the Bolshevik movement who directed revolutionary forces during 1917.
D)  Non-Russian territories controlled from Moscow during the Russian Revolution.
E)  Terrorists who eventually overthrew the tsarist government of Nicholas II.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

During August 1918,the war changed momentum on the Western Front due to several factors,the most important of which was:

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A)  an increase in the morale of Allied front-line troops.
B)  new tactics,which were first used by the French.
C)  the Allies' material advantage finally coming to bear on the Germans.
D)  the arrival of fresh American troops at the front in the region of the Somme.
E)  the near collapse of the German army after a failed attack along the entire front.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

To what does the term total war refer?

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A)  A commitment to defeating one's enemies and occupying their land,thus dissolving their right to nationhood.
B)  The willingness to starve out military opponents through the use of blockades.
C)  The willingness to use all military means to secure victory,regardless of the Geneva Convention.
D)  The intense commitment of a nation's whole human and material resources to fighting.
E)  Synonymously with genocide,the desire to not only defeat an enemy,but to kill every man,woman,and child.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 16

The Bolsheviks avoided open civil war in Russia by granting land to the peasants and compensating the former landowners for their losses.However,the landowners largely inflated the loss of land and made profits on the redistribution of lands.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Russia had been stunned by early setbacks in 1914,due primarily to problems of equipment,supply,and training.By the end of 1916,it had been brought to the verge of total collapse by:

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A)  the inability of the government to bring production up to the levels needed to pursue the war with Germany.
B)  a combination of political ineptitude and military defeat.
C)  the ever-growing political threat posed by the Bolsheviks.
D)  the sudden death of Tsar Nicholas II.
E)  failed harvests throughout Russia and the ensuing mass starvation,which also contributed to a reduction in industrial capacity.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

What were the penalties to be paid by the Germans according to the Treaty of Versailles,and why were they so harsh?

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Question 19

Many in Europe recognized that the end of the war had brought about "a new and unfamiliar world," but no one knew the form this new world was going to take.As Tomas Masaryk stated,"Postwar Europe was a(n) :

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A)  brave new world with such wondrous creatures in it."
B)  experimental laboratory from which great things were to come."
C)  graveyard with little immediate future."
D)  laboratory atop a graveyard."
E)  wasteland we would now call peace."F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Italy sided with Germany and Austria before the war and was held to this alliance despite its sympathies with the French and British cause.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: The First World War

Opposed to Lenin and his plan for a takeover of the Russian government was another part of the Social Democratic Party:

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Although the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary had ethnic problems within many of its provinces,the most volatile of all proved to be within the province of:

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Many in Europe recognized that the end of the war had brought about "a new and unfamiliar world," but no one knew the form this new world was going to take.As Tomas Masaryk stated,"Postwar Europe was a(n) :

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Russia had been stunned by early setbacks in 1914,due primarily to problems of equipment,supply,and training.By the end of 1916,it had been brought to the verge of total collapse by:

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At the Paris Peace Conference beginning in 1919,each of the so-called Big Four was represented by their political leaders,with Italy being represented by:

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What event galvanized the cause of Irish nationalism during World War I?

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The Bolsheviks were able to ultimately triumph in October 1917 under the leadership of the young,dedicated revolutionary:

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In 1914,the military leaders of Europe were confident that the European war,escalated by a scramble for colonies and an arms race between the two systems of alliance,would be quick due to their advanced technologies and large armies.

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Italy sided with Germany and Austria before the war and was held to this alliance despite its sympathies with the French and British cause.

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To what does the term total war refer?

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What or who were the soviets?

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Verdun was of little strategic importance but was a symbol of France's strength and morale.

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During August 1918,the war changed momentum on the Western Front due to several factors,the most important of which was:

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All of the following prompted the Russian people to revolt against their tsar in 1917 except:

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The diplomatic maneuvers during the five weeks after the assassination in Sarajevo on June 1914 have been called a "tragedy of miscalculation."

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What was the effect of the Gallipoli disaster on the war and society?

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Great Britain fought against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East where the most crucial advantage in its victory over the Turks was:

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What were the penalties to be paid by the Germans according to the Treaty of Versailles,and why were they so harsh?

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The Bolsheviks avoided open civil war in Russia by granting land to the peasants and compensating the former landowners for their losses.However,the landowners largely inflated the loss of land and made profits on the redistribution of lands.

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