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Crimean War to Stalin
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1
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Treaty of Versailles?
the Germans had to sign treaty without $ amount filled in (later = $33b)
the Treaty will be imperfect and lead to Hitler/WWII
the Treaty was just harsh enough, just lenient enough to keep the peace
the Germans had to accept the War Guilt clause (#231)
2
Czar Nicholas II and the Romanovs helped to bring about the Russian Revolution for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
dismal results of WWI in terms of supplies and leadership by czar
Bloody Sunday
victory over Japan and the creation of the powerful Duma
holding on to serfdom too long and no redistribution of land
3
What war does NOT play a rule in the COMPLETE unification of ITALY?
War with Denmark
Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
Crimean War
4
Which of the following was NOT a war Bismarck created to unify Prussia and the Germans states into Germany?
Franco-Prussian War
War with Denmark
Austro-Prussian War
Crimean War
5
Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
Bismarck did NOT make an enemy of Austrian despite fighting a war with them
Bismarck wanted the Hapsburgs out of the way for the Hohenzollerns to rule
Napoleon III's government ended in 1870 after losing the war with Germany
France did NOT hate Germany after Franco-Prussian War due to nice treaty
6
The world's financial capital moved from London to Moscow as a result of WWI.
False
True
7
What country goes from feudal to industrial in less than 40 years?
the Soviet Union
South Africa
Japan
China
8
Who is the brain behind German unification?
Napoleon III
Franz Joseph of Austria
Wilhelm I (William I) of Prussia
the "realpolitik" Otto von Bismarck
9
Who do the Germans sneak into Russia to try to get the Russians to drop out and have just a one front war?
Trotsky
Nicholas II
Lenin
Stalin
10
How does Britain break down the Chinese Canton trade system?
with niceness
with machine guns
with opium
with chocolate and other superior products
11
Which of the following is FALSE about Franz Joseph?
His alliance with Russia starts with Congress of Vienna & lasts until WWII
His addition of Bosnia territory will cost him a nephew & help start a war
Love & respect for him is glue that holds his diverse empire together
Emperor of Austria from Revolution of 1848 to middle of WWI
12
Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Crimean War?
This war is fought primarily in Italy
Russia is humiliated at her loss & will make major changes
Florence Nightingale transforms modern nursing
This war starts the BEGINNING OF WAR CORRESPONDENTS
13
The Empress fail to support the highly successful Boxer Rebellion which removed foreign influences like opium from China
True
False
14
Which of the following is NOT part of western front trench warfare in WWI?
rats, lice, flies, trench foot
a ban on poison gases
no man's land with barbwire & mines
going over the top
15
Who is the crown jewel in the British Imperial Crown?
China
the Sudan
Canada
India
16
Which 19th century statement is FALSE?
the U.S. was anti-imperialist due to a belief in liberty & freedom for all
Great Britain & Germany both reformed & the have/have-not gap narrowed
Dreyfus was innocent & the anti-semitic spy scandal tore France apart
Ireland will fight for independence & get it after WWI
17
Which of the following is FALSE as a result of the Crimean War?
Piedmont-Sardinia makes a new friend in France
Russian and Austrian become enemies
Great Britain and France become allies
Russia proves to be an industrial military powerhouse
18
The Soviet Union (USSR) was heavily impacted by the Great Depression.
False
True
19
Which of the following is NOT a weapon of WWI?
large artillery (like Big Bertha)
machine guns
atomic bombs
poison gases
20
Which statement is INCORRECT?
The Romanovs were killed in 1919 during the Russian Civil War
The Ottoman Turks committed genocide against the Armenians during WWI
The Spanish flu killed more people in 1918 than the Black Death did in 4 yr
The Romanovs were protected and kept alive during the Bolshevik Revolution
21
WWI was a total war for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
bans on censorship & propaganda
civilian targets
rationing & government control of the economy
changing roles of women who filled traditional male jobs during the war
22
The 2 countries that lost the most in WWII were the Soviet Union and China.
False
True
23
What territory does the British get until 1997 in the unfair Treaty of Nanking at the conclusion of the Opium Wars?
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Singapore
Vietnam
24
The 3 Axis powers by 1940 are Germany, Italy and Japan.
False
True
25
What 14 year peasant revolt, led by a teacher caused the death of millions & coincided with a return of the Plague?
Boxer Rebellion
Marco Polo Bridge Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion
Opium Wars
26
Which of the following is NOT a long term cause of WWI?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
27
The Boxers (in China) and the Sepoys (in India) both wanted to remove foreign influence from their countries.
True
False
28
What was the last dynasty in China?
Han
Qing
Ming
Tang
29
Pearl Harbor was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
False
True
30
The British gained control of what Chinese territory until 1997 as a result of the Opium Wars?
Japan
Taiwan
Singapore
Hong Kong
31
Which of the following is FALSE about Alexander II, Tsar of Russia after the Crimean War ends?
he ends serfdom in Russia in 1861
he refuses to industrial and reform Russia
he is assassinated resulting in his son's repressive rule
he reforms Russia by reducing mandatory military service & censorship
32
What was Hitler's biggest mistake?
Refusing to negociate with the British
the Atlantic Wall
Operation Barbarossa (invasion of the Soviet Union)
Helping Francesco Franco in the Spanish Civil War
33
The main reason the Germans surrender in WWI is because the Americans could deliver 10,000 soldiers to the front per day
True
False
34
Which of the following is NOT an ally of Serbia's (direct or indirectly) at the start of WWI?
Russia
Germany
France
Great Britain
35
All of the following are reasons why the Ottoman Empire is the "sick man of Europe" by the 19th century EXCEPT?
janissaries & Muslim religious scholars don't want reform & modernization
nationalism (Serbia, Greece, Egypt, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania)
western imperialism (Georgia, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt)
Sultans refuse to try to reform or change
36
The event that changed Britain's rule from indirect to direct (British Raj) was the
Sepoy Rebellion
Opium Wars
Taiping Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
37
Four monarchies fell as a result of WWI: Russia's; Austria's; Ottoman; and Germany's.
True
False
38
Both flying aces, Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) & Eddie Rickenbacker died after being shot down during WWI
True
False
39
Which of the following battles was a surprising Russian victory, at least temporarily....
the Hundred Days Offensive
the Brusilov Offensive
Caporetto
Jutland
40
The western front in WWI was an offensive war based on movement and maneuver.
True
False
41
Winston Churchill defeated Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at Gallipoli and was able to get the Russians much needed supplies.
True
False
42
What country refused to sign a treaty of mutual assistance with the Soviet Union in Sept of 1939?
Estonia
Lithuania
Finland
Latvia
43
World War I became a world war (instead of a European war) because of
imperialism
nationalism
militarism
alliances
44
Many resist the Europeans & their scramble for Africa. Which of the following was initially successful in resisting?
Morocco
Ethiopia
South Africa
the Sudan
45
Which of the following is INCORRECTLY matched?
Sword of Italian unification - Garibaldi
Crown of Italian unification - Victor Emmanuel II
Brain of Italian unification - Mazzini
Brain of Italian unification - Count Cavour
46
Which imperialism statement is TRUE?
Great Britain had the most colonies and India was the "crown jewel"
Old imperialism was fueled by industrialization and nationalism
Social Darwinism was a motive supported by legitimate science
All 4 forms of imperialism have the same level of control
47
All of the following are true about Stalin EXCEPT
he caught the USSR up industrially with Five Year plans & a command economy
he seized all agricultural lands in a process called collectivization
he tried to spread communist and Orthodox Christianity around the world
he ordered the Great Purge to rid himself of those loyal to the past
48
There were no genocides during WWI or WWII
False
True
49
The British and the French free all of their colonies after WWI.
False
True
50
Which of the following territories does the French imperialize?
South Africa
India
South East Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)
Thailand
51
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the U.S. entered WWI?
U.S. business interests favored the Germans
anti-German propaganda & to keep the world safe for democracy
Zimmerman note
Germans started using U-boats again
52
Overall, the impact of African imperialism was devastating economically, socially, geographically, & politically.
True
False
53
Women served in combat positions in almost every country that fought in WWI.
False
True
54
All of the following are TRUE about Lenin EXCEPT
after setting up the USSR, he allowed some capitalism with the NEP
he favored Stalin as his replacement
after he wins the Oct Revolution (2nd), he pulls Russia out of WWI
he promised Russians "peace, land & bread" if they voted for the Bolsheviks
55
The Germans try to capture a very important symbolic historical city to break the French morale but fail at
Passchendale
Verdun
Somme
Marne
56
The German invaded France through Belgium bringing the British into the war as part of the Schlieffen Plan. It failed in
the battle of Verdun
the battle of Passchendale
the battle of the Marne
the battle if the Somme
57
Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day, was a battle in the Pacific between China and Japan
False
True
58
What is the movement called in Japan as they reform their economy, government, and society?
Open Door Policy
Cultivation system
Fashoda
Meiji Reforms or Restoration
59
The Sepoy soldiers were angry over low pay and revolted against the British East Company.
False
True
60
How does Europe and (U. S. & Japan) imperialize 85% of the world by 1914?
Europe had a decisive industrial, technological, & military advantage
Once strong nations were in decline but were rapidly modernizing
Europe had not learned from the past
European governments & economies were not advanced
