Question 1

German territorial losses in the Treaty of Versailles included Alsace and Lorraine and sections of Prussia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the aftermath of World War I, birthrates in Europe

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A)  slowly increased as soldiers returned from war.
B)  skyrocketed, erasing the loss of the life caused by the war by 1930.
C)  declined noticeably as a result of the death and maiming of a generation of young men.
D)  remained constant, having been unaffected by the war.
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 3

Most Europeans believed that the Great War would

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A)  be much like the American Civil War in length.
B)  be an exciting, emotional release from the otherwise dull and boring existence of mass society.
C)  last for years and create a rousing state of perpetual heroics as proclaimed by Nietzsche in his writings on the "superman."
D)  ultimately bring about the unification of Europe in one centralized and highly militarized government.
E)  result in a new balance of power throughout all of Western civilization.

Question 4

How did wartime governments maintain public order and mobilize public opinion during the course of the war? Compare these actions with those taken by governments in nineteenth-century wars.

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During wartime, governments have histori...

Question 5

In 1914, the Ottoman Empire joined the war on the side of

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A)  the United States.
B)  Italy.
C)  France.
D)  Russia.
E)  Germany.

Question 6

As early as July 28, 1914, European diplomats were becoming incapable of slowing a rush toward war mainly because

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A)  European kings, tsars, and emperors were too bent on war to heed their advice.
B)  the complex, rigid, and demanding mobilization plans devised by European army generals made immediate military action essential.
C)  ordinary people everywhere went to the polls and voted for immediate opening of the war on all fronts.
D)  European industrialists, seeking to profit from mass destruction, induced the politicians they owned through bribery to push declarations of war through all European legislatures.
E)  the slowness of communications in a pre-computer era. B

Question 7

As soldiers on both sides realized that no one could gain an advantage in trench warfare

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A)  savage treatment of prisoners became commonplace.
B)  the trenches were sterilized and sanitized and offered satisfactory accommodation.
C)  daily life for the soldier became increasingly squalid and miserable in rat-infested trenches.
D)  they were increasingly encouraged by their officers not to fight and to await a peace treaty ending the war.
E)  most of the participants on all sides simply quit active fighting and the war bogged down into a stalemate.

Question 8

What is meant by the concept of total war, and how applicable is that concept to World War I?

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The concept of total war refers to a war...

Question 9

Among nineteenth-century European political movements, the one most responsible for triggering World War I was

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A)  nationalism.
B)  liberalism.
C)  conservatism.
D)  socialism.
E)  modernism.

Question 10

How many men died during the ten-month Battle of Verdun?

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A)  10,000
B)  100,000
C)  500,000
D)  700,000
E)  1 million

Question 11

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 12

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 13

Because of inflation, people experienced a loss of purchasing in all of the following countries EXCEPT

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A)  Germany.
B)  France.
C)  Russia.
D)  Italy.
E)  Britain.

Question 14

Poison gas was introduced in

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A)  the U.S.Civil War.
B)  the Boer War.
C)  the Spanish-American War.
D)  1915.
E)  the waning months of World War I. D

Question 15

Most Europeans went to war in 1914 with considerable concern, fear, and trepidation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the Balkans crisis of the summer of 1914, the "blank check" refers to Germany's promise to support the Serbians against Russian aggression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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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The Russian Revolution was caused by a c...

Question 18

The 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk between Russia and Germany resulted in Russia's loss of

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A)  Finland.
B)  Poland.
C)  Ukraine.
D)  the Baltic provinces.
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 19

Which of the following statements best applies to Nicholas II's tsarist regime?

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A)  Rasputin, an alleged holy man, ran a very efficient government.
B)  Alexandra, Nicholas' wife, kept him isolated from the reality of domestic disturbances.
C)  It was patriotically supported by ordinary Russians throughout the war.
D)  Many reforms were made to keep the peasants content.
E)  Nicholas II was a brilliant and charismatic leader who was betrayed by his military advisors.

Question 20

The "blank check" had the effect of

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A)  assuring Russia a sufficient supply of guns.
B)  making the war vastly more expensive than it had to have been.
C)  making it impossible for England to enter the war.
D)  encouraging Austria to attack Serbia.
E)  demonstrating Germany's desire for peace. D

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