Question 1

As public morale and support for the war ebbed

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A)  workers' strikes became less frequent as they were brutally repressed.
B)  the liberal French government under Clemenceau found it impossible to end internal dissent.
C)  propaganda posters and weapons became less important.
D)  police powers were expanded to include the arrest of all dissenters as traitors to the state.
E)  politicians attempted to end the war short of total victory.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The immediate cause of World War I was

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A)  an uprising of Catholic peasants in Bavaria.
B)  the assassination of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
C)  the German invasion of Poland.
D)  the German naval blockage of Britain.
E)  the French occupation of the Ruhr.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Austria-Hungary, Italy, and Russia had much less success than Britain, France, and Germany in mobilizing their societies for total war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The leader who remarked, "In questions of honor and vital interests, you don't consult others" was

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A)  Emperor William II of Germany.
B)  Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
C)  Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
D)  General Paul von Hindenburg.
E)  Queen Victoria of Great Britain.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

The United States entered World War I in 1917 on the side of Britain and France after a German expeditionary force occupied several neutral islands in the Caribbean.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The most important consequence of the first year of World War I was

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A)  a deadly stalemate on the western front as a result of the failure of German war plans.
B)  Italy's decision to switch sides to the German-Austrian alliance.
C)  the collapse of German armies on the Russian front.
D)  Serbia's rapid advance into Austria-Hungary.
E)  the Ottoman Empire's decision to join the Triple Entente.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

European diplomacy on the eve of World War I was based on a dangerous policy of brinkmanship.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The development of trench warfare in France was characterized by

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A)  quick advances and seizures of enemy trenches.
B)  fewer casualties due to thick fortifications.
C)  long periods of boredom broken by artillery barrages and frontal assaults by enemy troops.
D)  high morale and assurance of victory among the troops, whose use of modern weapons reduced casualty rates.
E)  fraternization between the opposing armies.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 9

The women workers of World War I played an important role in

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A)  serving as support troops behind the front line trenches.
B)  gaining equal industrial wages with men by the end of the war.
C)  achieving permanent job security in the once male-dominated workplace.
D)  all work areas except the textile industry.
E)  gaining women the right to vote immediately following the war.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

​The Battle of Gallipoli marked the demise of the Ottoman Empire in World War I.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Were there any realistic alternatives to the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, given the causes and the consequences of the war and its impact upon Western civilization?

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Question 12

Which of the following trends helped lead to the outbreak of the Great War?

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A)  The hopes of conservative leaders to crush internal democratic movements through war.
B)  The adoption by European generals of new military policies.
C)  The belief of European states that they had to uphold the power of their allies for their own internal security.
D)  The downward spiral of European economies.
E)  The dismantling of Europe's overseas empires.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

In World War I, the participating states gave industrialists and businessmen greater freedom and independence from government regulations under the assumption that laissez-faire capitalism would be more efficient and productive in achieving the hoped-for victory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

After World War I, the United States Senate voted to

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A)  forgive the war loans to England and France.
B)  renounce the Versailles Treaty that Wilson had negotiated.
C)  join and actively participate in the League of Nations.
D)  embark on a program of conscription.
E)  form a military alliance with England, France, and Russia.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

The tank was introduced by to the battlefields of World War I by

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A)  the Germans.
B)  the Americans.
C)  the British.
D)  the Russians.
E)  the Italians.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

The underlying motive that led Great Britain to declare war on Germany was

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A)  the German invasion of Belgium.
B)  a desire to plunder on the continent.
C)  the desire to maintain world power.
D)  fear of German intentions in France.
E)  anxiety concerning a possible German invasion of Britain.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following powers seized German-held territories in the Pacific?

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A)  Japan.
B)  Australia.
C)  New Zealand.
D)  All of these are correct.
E)  None of these are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

In what ways did the ideologies of the nineteenth century fuel the antagonisms that led to the outbreak of World War I?

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Question 19

Following the Bolshevik seizure of power in November 1917

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A)  Lenin accelerated the war effort against Germany.
B)  Lenin returned the control of factories to their rightful owners.
C)  Lenin ratified the redistribution of land which had already been seized by peasants.
D)  Lenin successfully managed to reestablish the Duma under socialist control.
E)  Lenin confiscated all the agricultural land in Russia, forcing the peasants into large collective farms.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

Internal opposition to the war in European nations came largely from

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A)  factory owners and businessmen ruined by wartime inflation.
B)  liberals and socialists appalled by the scale of human slaughter.
C)  government ministers terrified of losing complete control over armies and the civilian populations being fed into the military.
D)  ethnic minorities and women convinced that they would lose newly won rights as the war progressed, leading to increased repressive government policies.
E)  the lower classes who were drafted or conscripted into the armies and fought in the trenches.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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