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glorification of military power and values

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Militarism

Question 2

12. Which of the following events caused Britain to fight in World War I?

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Germany invaded Belgium.

Question 3

19. In general, the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles focused mainly on

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punishing Germany.

Question 4

20. Which of the following groups seized complete control of Russia in 1917?

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the Bolsheviks

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30.0Why did many Irish Americans oppose the United States’ decision to enter World War I on the side of the Allies?

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They resented British rule of Ireland.

Question 6

15.Why was the Ottoman empire considered such a valuable ally?

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It controlled Russian supply routes.

Question 7

21. Which countries were members of the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary

Question 8

8. a growing class of factory and railroad workers, miners, and urban wage earners

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proletariat

Question 9

33. After the war, European colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific

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felt betrayed by the outcome of the Paris Peace Conference.

Question 10

25. Germany’s hopes for a quick victory on the Western Front were ended at the

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first Battle of the Marne.

Question 11

During the three-year long civil war in Russia, the “White” armies were composed of

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tsarist officers, democrats, and other anti-Bolsheviks.

Question 12

27. How was fighting on the Eastern Front different from fighting on the Western Front?

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Trench warfare was not as widespread on the Eastern Front.

Question 13

28. How did British blockade of ships carrying supplies to Germany violate international law?

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The blockade took food and clothing as well as contraband.

Question 14

4. a list of terms issued by President Wilson to end World War I and prevent future wars

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Fourteen Points

Question 15

A stalemate developed along the Western front early in the war because

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Trench warfare made it difficult to advance enough to gain

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Payments intended to cover damage or injury inflicted during a war

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Reparations

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29. At first, the Allies welcomed the overthrow of Russia’s tsar in 1917 because

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hoped Russia would become more democratic and a better ally.

Question 18

9. large gas-filled balloons used by Germany to drop bombs

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zeppelins

Question 19

32. Which leader wanted to weaken Germany at the Paris Peace Conference so that it could never again threaten France?

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Georges Clemenceau

Question 20

1. a strait connecting the Black Sea with the Mediterranean

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Dardanelles

Question 21

23. One way nationalism increased tensions in pre-war Europe was that Germans

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proud of their new empire’s military power and leadership.

Question 22

24. Which of the following is the best explanation for Russia’s entrance into World War I?

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Russia wanted to defend the Slavic peoples in Serbia.

Question 23

7. the policy of taking neither side in a conflict

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neutrality

Question 24

16. Some colonial subjects were eager to participate in the war because

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they believed they would gain greater civil rights.

Question 25

26. To defend their merchant ships against attacks from German submarines, the Allies

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organized the merchant ships into convoys.

Question 26

18. Which of the following contributed to the United States’ decision to enter the war?

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d. cultural ties to Britain

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10. a British colonel who helped Arab nationalists free their nations from the Ottoman empire

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T.E. Lawrence

Question 28

22. By the early 20th century, Britain had built the world’s most respected navy because

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it needed to protect its vast overseas empire.

Question 29

31. Which of the following was one of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

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right of Eastern Europeans to pick their form of government

Question 30

34. Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in 1917 during the November revolution?

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V.I. Lenin.

Question 31

Which of the following was an effect of nationalism in Europe in the early 1900s?

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Austria feared increasing rebellion among its subjects

Question 32

2. the spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause

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propaganda

Question 33

17. In the Zimmermann note, Germany offered which of the following to Mexico if it joined the Central Powers?

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the return of former Mexican lands held by the U.S.

Question 34

13. For which of the following reasons did the Schlieffen Plan fail?

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Russia mobilized its army quickly.

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3. the channeling of all of a nation’s resources into the war effort

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total war

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CH 16 WWI & THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

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