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World War I and the Russian Revolution
World War I and the Russian Revolution
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1
What country refused to join Germany in the beginning, and only entered in May of 1915?
Italy
The Netherlands (Holland)
Libya
Spain
2
What Russian intellectual was known for his ruthless brutality during the Russian Civil War?
Mikhail Tukhavetsky
Joseph Stalin
Leo Trotsky
Leo Tolstoy
3
The Central Powers were:
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia
Austria-Hungary, France, Russia
None of these
Russia, France, Germany
4
German U-Boats sank the majority of Allied ships in 1917
True
False
5
Wilson's Fourteen Points ultimately wanted to...
Make sure that French and Belgian territory was evacuated
Generally disarm all countries
Allow the creation of several independent states like Poland and Yugoslavia
All of these
6
One of the
first
events that led to the Great Depression
The Stock Market Crash
Agricultural Overproduction
Bankruptcy
High Tariffs on Foreign Goods
7
Which of these was arguably the most
"effective"
weapons of the war?
Poison Gas
Machine Gun
Sub-machine gun
Submarine
8
NOT a major battle of World War I
The Battle of Tannenburg
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of the Rhine
The Battle of the Somme
9
Americans aided the Allied war effort by...
Providing fresh troops after 1917
All of These
Entering the Paris Peace discussions after the war
Providing massive amounts of food and material
10
By 1917, which of these countries was the only one NOT heavily affected by soldier mutiny?
Germany
France
Austria-Hungary
Russia
11
Kruger Telegram; India; Moroccan Crisis
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Militarism
12
The German Stormtroopers (
Sturmtrupen)
were equipped with what revolutionary German weapon?
MP-18
MP-42
MG-08
MP-20
13
The Allied powers were:
France, Great Britain, Russia
None of these
Russia, Germany, Ottoman Empire
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
14
The German strategy at Verdun
"Total War" (Totalenkrieg)
"The bleed out" (Weissbluten)
Seize control of the fortress
Attrition
15
Invisible,
Poison Gas
that killed within 24-48 hours
Mustard Gas
Chlorine Gas
Sarin Gas
Phosgene Gas
16
Eccentric, oedipal rage, hyper-masculine
Georgie
Willy
Dona
Nicky
17
During the Russian Civil War, the "Reds" were composed of members of the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks.
False
True
18
Germany was blamed for World War I because:
Great Britain and France wanted to blame Russia but could not
It was discovered that Germany was involved in the assassination
Germany invaded Belgium to attack France and pull Britain into the war
Kaiser Wilhelm could not mediate the situation with Nicky
19
What was the name of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor that died before the war was over?
Franz Joseph
Karl I
Ludwig
Franz Ferdinand
20
Chancellor, Diplomat, Wilhelm I
Otto Von Bismarck
Frederick III
Erich Lundendorff
Willy
21
What nation is credited with inventing the
tank?
Great Britain
Russia
The U.S.
France
22
Anthony Fokker is credited with pioneering the system that led to the creation of the machine gun
True
False
23
What nations' soldiers wore the
Sky Blue
uniform?
Germany
France
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
24
What was the purpose of the
Schlieffen Plan?
To prevent American supply ships from helping the English and the French
To create a long, attrition war with France
To keep Russia out of the war
None of these
25
The German military commander who would later serve as the Chancellor of Germany.
Paul Hinderburg
Eugene Von Papen
Adolf Hitler
Erich Ludendorff
26
Manfred Richthofen, The Red Baron, was shot down flying a mission over what country?
France
Germany
Belgium
Russia
27
One of the new technologies of World War I was:
Rifles
All of these
Machine Guns
Cannons
28
Why did Gavrilo Princip kill the archduke?
Princip wanted to see the creation of a "Greater" unified slavic country
None of these
Accidentally, he meant to kill someone else
To intentionally start a war between Russia and Germany
29
Which of these modern-day countries would
NOT
have been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
Macedonia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Romania
30
In the telegram correspondence just before the war, who was the first to refer to the possible war as
Ignoble
?
Nicky
Willy
31
Which of these best describes "actual" Communism?
A system of government that emphasizes worker's revolution and cooperation
A form of Republicanism based on the intellectual elite
An economic and political system based on the free market.
Total control of the state by the government
32
The current British, royal name "Windsor" was created by Georgie to replace the German sounding:
Romanov
Stuart
Saxe-Coburg
Hohenzollern
33
Responsible for the most death in WWI?
Artillery
Machine Gun
Tanks
Explosive Mines
34
Which of these events likely
DID NOT
attribute to the United States joining the war?
The Zimmerman Telegram
The sinking of American trade vessels
The Lusitania
The Zabern Affair
35
Who invented the Machine Gun?
Hiram Maxim
Gustav Zeppelin
Fritz Haber
Max Immelman