Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 34: THE GREAT WAR: THE WORLD IN UPHEAVAL

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
By the end of the nineteenth century, nationalistic movements resulted in independent sovereignty for all of the following except
A)Bulgaria.
B)Germany.
C)Greece.
D)Ireland.
E)Italy.
2
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the catalyst that started World War I because
A)he was a unifying force between Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
B)his death caused Russia to rush to the defense of Austria.
C)his death caused Germany to rush to the defense of Serbia.
D)his death ended plans for national self-determination within the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
E)his death brought to a head the tensions underlying the alliances in eastern and western Europe.
3
The rivalry between Germany and Britain up to 1914 included
A)an expensive naval race.
B)competition for foreign markets.
C)tariff wars.
D)competition for colonies in east and southwest Africa.
E)All of the answers are correct.
4
Dreadnoughts were designed primarily
A)to be quick and agile and slip through an enemy blockade.
B)to spy on one's enemies.
C)to protect merchant shipping and conduct high-seas battles.
D)to launch underwater attacks with unmanned torpedoes.
E)All of the answers are correct.
5
The purpose of alliances such as the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente was
A)to create a mutually advantageous free trade association.
B)to provide mutual defense and support in case of attack.
C)to cooperatively share resources in African colonies.
D)to avoid war.
E)All of the answers are correct.
6
The German Schlieffen Plan called for
A)a quick invasion of Great Britain and destruction of the British navy.
B)a quick invasion of Russia so that the war would only be fought on one front.
C)a blockade of France to starve that country into submission.
D)a swift knockout of France combined with defensive action against Russia.
E)simultaneous invasions of France, Britain, and Russia with heavy reliance on the navy.
7
Which of the following was not a new military technology used for the first time in World War I?
A)machine guns
B)armored tanks
C)airplanes
D)poisonous gas
E)nuclear submarines
8
Compared to the western front, fighting on the eastern front was
A)more fluid, as the Germans made inroads into Russia.
B)a deadlock, with German and Austrian troops trapped for months in trenches.
C)more encouraging for the Allies, especially on the Balkan Peninsula.
D)not as deadly, with far fewer casualties.
E)over quickly.
9
In World War I, "no man's land" was
A)the battle line in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
B)the deadly territory between opposing trenches.
C)the killing field around Verdun.
D)the German route of invasion through Belgium.
E)the peninsula of Gallipoli.
10
What effect did World War I have on the status of women?
A)the demands of total war actually reduced the opportunities for women.
B)women engaged in combat for the first time.
C)women in many countries received the vote in the years after the war.
D)women gained economic status that continued long after the war.
E)All of the answers are correct.
11
The purpose of the Twenty-one Demands was
A)to demand control of German-held islands in the Pacific.
B)to reduce China to the status of a Japanese protectorate.
C)to demand that the British turn over control of Hong Kong.
D)to reduce Korea to the status of a Japanese protectorate.
E)All of the answers are correct.
12
The Battle of Gallipoli was significant in that
A)it sounded the death-knell of the Ottoman Empire.
B)it demonstrated that the British navy was no match for German dreadnoughts.
C)this decisive battle finally broke the stalemate on the western front.
D)this British-directed debacle cost the lives of many Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand troops.
E)it demonstrated that, after the arrival of American troops, the Allies would win the war.
13
"Ten days that shook the world" is a reference to
A)the Paris settlement of the Great War
B)the debacle at Gallipoli
C)the German thrust toward Paris in August 1914
D)the Russian Revolution in October 1917.
E)days in August leading up to the outbreak of the Great War.
14
In addition to fighting off Allied forces, the Ottoman Empire faced insurrection from
A)the Arabs.
B)the Egyptians.
C)the Greeks.
D)the Serbs.
E)the Turks.
15
Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate when
A)Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace.
B)an assassination attempt revealed that his family was in danger.
C)troops garrisoned in the capital mutinied.
D)German forces seized the Ukraine.
E)All of the answers are correct.
16
The provisional government lost the support of many Russians because it
A)continued to use the police apparatus of the tsar.
B)continued policies that discriminated against minorities.
C)denied Russians the right to free speech and free press.
D)promised to continue the war to victory.
E)launched an all-out attack on the workers' soviets.
17
Although he called himself a Marxist, Lenin, unlike Marx, believed that
A)the revolution would be led by rural peasants, not industrial workers.
B)the revolution would be led by a small, highly disciplined party acting on behalf of the workers.
C)the revolution would be led by the intelligentsia acting on behalf of all Russia people.
D)the revolution would not succeed until Russian workers were joined by workers all over the world.
E)the revolution could not succeed if it alienated the church and the military.
18
A key factor in the U.S. decision to enter World War I was
A)its long-standing friendship with Great Britain.
B)the U.S. desire to acquire German colonies in the Pacific.
C)American prejudice against German immigrants.
D)the political ambition of Woodrow Wilson.
E)Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare against the United States.
19
At the Paris Peace Conference,
A)the Allies agreed to let ethnic self-determination set the boundaries of the Middle East.
B)Britain and France were determined to strip Germany of military power.
C)Russia was forced to cede much of Manchuria to Japan.
D)Woodrow Wilson gained acceptance of his Fourteen Points.
E)All of the answers are correct.
20
Which of the following statements about the League of Nations is not true?
A)It was conceived by Woodrow Wilson.
B)It was rejected by the U.S. Congress.
C)It was designed to solve international disputes through arbitration.
D)It had no power to enforce its decisions.
E)It was dominated by the countries of Europe.
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