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The Triple Alliance consisted of which of these?
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| | A) | Germany, Austria, and Hungary |
| | B) | France, Great Britain, and Russia |
| | C) | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| | D) | Austria, Hungary, and Serbia |
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Which of the following did NOT contribute to the start of World War I?
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| | A) | the growth of militarism |
| | B) | the nationalist aspirations of Slavic minorities |
| | C) | Germany's "blank check" to Austria-Hungary during the Balkan crisis |
| | D) | lack of military planning by the European powers |
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What triggered the outbreak of events that led to World War I?
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| | A) | The czar ordered full mobilization of the Russian army. |
| | B) | Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. |
| | C) | Germany declared war on Russia. |
| | D) | Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo. |
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Military leaders were not prepared for the trench warfare of World War I, in which _____.
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| | A) | troops moved quickly through trenches to capture territory |
| | B) | machine gun fire caused few casualities in the trenches |
| | C) | opposing forces fought without much loss or gain of land |
| | D) | forces moved quickly with tanks and artillery |
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What convinced the United States to enter world War I?
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| | A) | the stalemate in France |
| | B) | Japan's entry into the war |
| | C) | the blockade of Great Britain |
| | D) | Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare |
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During World War I, Britain's Defense of the Realm Act expanded the government's power to _____.
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| | A) | control the national economy |
| | B) | arrest protestors as traitors |
| | C) | halt the censorship of newspapers |
| | D) | institute conscription |
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Which of the following occurred right after the collapse of the czarist regime in Russia?
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| | A) | Alexandra Romanov took over major government decision making. |
| | B) | Aleksandr Kerensky headed a provisional government. |
| | C) | The Bolsheviks took control of the government. |
| | D) | Some 10,000 women marched in Petrograd demanding "Peace and Bread." |
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The Bolsheviks, who came to power under the leadership of V.I. Lenin, _____.
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| | A) | believed in passive resistance |
| | B) | supported the Kerensky provisional government |
| | C) | began as a small faction of the Russian Social Democrats |
| | D) | overthrew the provisional government in a bloody battle |
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Why did the final German offensive of World War I fail?
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| | A) | The Russians reopened the Eastern Front. |
| | B) | The Allies, with 140,000 fresh American troops, stopped the German advance. |
| | C) | The mutiny of sailors in Kiel led to the overthrow of the German government. |
| | D) | The offensive led the United States to enter the war. |
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Which of the following did NOT happen immediately after the end of World War I?
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| | A) | Emperor William II became a figurehead of Germany without political power. |
| | B) | The Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved. |
| | C) | The new monarchical state of Yugoslavia was established. |
| | D) | Communist forces tried to seize power in Germany. |
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