1 A) World War I began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. B) The Black Hand, a group of Serbs, wanted an area of Serbia to be ruled by Austria-Hungary. C) The United States entered the war to support the Allied Powers. D) The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Russia. 2 A) Civilians, or people who were not soldiers, were attacked. B) It involved more countries than any other war. C) It lasted for four years—longer than any other war. D) New technologies introduced deadlier weapons. 3 A) divide Germany's territories B) divide Russia's territories C) blame the war on Germany D) grant independence to India and other countries in Southeast Asia 4 A) the czars B) landowners C) peasants and working people D) the military 5 A) peace, land to the peasants, and bread to the workers B) Russian victory in World War I C) to return Russia to the old ways D) to spread Communism throughout Europe 6 A) banning all political parties except the Nazi party B) setting up a more democratic government C) giving the government control over the radio and the press D) blaming Germany's problems on the Jews and others 7 A) Germany attacked Poland B) Germany bombed Great Britain C) Japan attacked Latin America D) Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, an American naval base 8 A) the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima B) the Allied victory at Midway Island C) the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki D) Hitler killed himself and Germany surrendered 9 A) the Soviet Union became a democracy B) the United Nations was established C) Germany was divided among the major Allied powers D) Japan became a democracy
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