European History During World War 1 Flashcards

How much do you know about European History during World War 1? Europe was the center point for a war that brought out significant powers against each other and lasted for four years and led to thousands of deaths. Do take a read at the Flashcards below and get to see just how much you know about this dark time in Europe.

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Upon the outbreak of World War I, the world quickly devolved into two armed and allied camps: the "Central Powers" consisting of
A) Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Turkey, and the "Allies," consisting of France, Great Britain, Russia, and Japan.
Although the combatants in the Great War had individual objectives, all aimed to
A) secure wealth and power for the postwar era.
The "cult of the offensive," which both sides in World War I wholeheartedly adopted, was uniquely unsuited to
A) the advanced weaponry developed since the 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War.
Military leaders Paul von Hindenberg (1847-1934) and Erich Ludendorf (1865-1937), who gained near dictatorial powers over Germany during the war, gained hero status when they
A) stopped the massive Russian army on the eastern front.
In 1916, the battles of Verdun and the Somme not only accounted for more than two million soldiers dead and wounded, but also reflected
A) military leaders' belief that the war could be won with a single overwhelming victory.
World War I was called a "total war" because
A) the entire industrial capacity of the state, as well as all civilian and military personnel, was mobilized to fight the war.
The single most significant aspect of German military policy in terms of its provocative effect on the United States and subsequent U.S. involvement in the war was
A) unrestricted submarine warfare.
A major source of discontent in the cities across Europe in the spring of 1917 was
A) food shortages and deteriorating living conditions.
By 1917, efforts to put an end to the war mushroomed across the European continent, including all of the following except
A) a rebellion in Vienna led by students who temporarily took hold of the Austrian parliament.
Among all the combatants the world over, the country that suffered the greatest number of casualties, with some 7.5 million dead during World War I, was
A) Russia.
In April 1917, the Germans moved to destabilize Russia by
A) providing safe rail transportation back to Russia for Lenin and other Bolsheviks.
. After the Bolsheviks overthrew Kerensky's Provisional Government, they agreed to support elections for a constituent assembly, which led
A) to a disappointing show of support for the Bolsheviks.
The Russian Provisional Government lost popular support because it
A) failed to win military victories.
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, signed by Germany and Russia early in 1918,
A) pulled Russia out of the war and changed the balance of the conflict.
In October of 1918, what did the German high command do to deflect the blame for Germany's total defeat away from the military?
A) They created a civilian government and tricked its inexperienced politicians into taking responsibility for the catastrophe and suing for peace.