Bentley Ch. 33 Test The Great War
- 1.By the end of the 19th century, nationalistic movements resulted in independent sovereignty for all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
Bulgaria
- B.
Germany
- C.
Greece
- D.
Ireland
- 2.The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the catalyst that started World War I because
- A.
His death brought to a head the tensions underlying the alliances in eastern and western Europe
- B.
He had been a unifying force between Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian empire
- C.
His death caused Germany to rush to the defense of Serbia
- D.
His death ended plans for national self-determination within the Austro-Hungarian empire
- 3.The rivalry between German and Britain up to 1914 included
- A.
An expensive naval race and tariff wars
- B.
Competition for foreign markets and colonies in east and southwest Africa
- C.
An expensive naval race, tariff wars, competition for foreign markets and colonies in east and southwest Africa
- D.
An expensive naval race, tariff wars, and control of France
- 4.The purpose of alliances such as the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente was to
- A.
Create a mutually advantageous free trade association
- B.
Provide mutual defense and support in case of attack
- C.
Cooperatively share resources in African colonies
- D.
Avoid war
- 5.The German Schlieffen plan called for
- A.
A quick invasion of Russia so that the war would only be fought on one front
- B.
A blockade of France to start that country into submission
- C.
A swift knockout of France, combined with defensive action against Russia
- D.
Simultaneous invasions of France, Britain, and Russia with heavy reliance on the navy
- 6.Which of the following was NOT a military technology used in World War I?
- A.
Machine guns
- B.
Armored tanks
- C.
Airplanes
- D.
Poisonous gas
- E.
Nuclear submarines
- 7.What effect did World War I have on the status of women?
- A.
The demands of total war actually reduced opportunities for women
- B.
Women engaged in combat for the first time
- C.
Women in many countries received the vote in the years after the war
- D.
Women gained new economic status that continued long after the war
- E.
All of these statements are correct
- 8.The purpose of the Twenty-One Demands was to
- A.
Demand control of German-held islands in the Pacific
- B.
Reduce China to the status of a Japanese protectorate
- C.
Demand that the British turn over control of Hong Kong
- D.
Reduce Korea to the status of a Japanese protectorate
- 9.The battle of Gallipoli was significant in that
- A.
It sounded the death-knell of the Ottoman Empire
- B.
It demonstrated that the British navy was no match for German dreadnoughts
- C.
This decisive battle finally broke the stalemate on the western front
- D.
This British-directed debacle cost the lives of many Canadian, Australian, and New Zealander troops
- 10.In addition to fighting off Allied forces, the Ottoman empire faced insurrection from the
- A.
Arabs
- B.
Egyptians
- C.
Greeks
- D.
Serbs
- 11.The provisional government lost the support of many Russians because it
- A.
Continued to use the police apparatus of the tsar
- B.
Continued policies that discriminated against minorities
- C.
Denied Russians the right to free speech and free press
- D.
Promised to continue the war to victory
- 12.The key factor in the decision of the U.S. to enter World War I was
- A.
A long-standing friendship with Great Britain
- B.
American prejudice against German immigrants
- C.
The political ambition of Woodrow Wilson
- D.
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare against the U.S.
- 13.Which of the following statements about the League of Nations is NOT true?
- A.
It was conceived by Woodrow Wilson but rejected by the U.S. Congress
- B.
It was designed to solve international disputes through arbitration
- C.
It had no power to enforce its decisions
- D.
It was dominated by the countries of Europe
- 14.At the Paris Peace Conference
- A.
The Allies agreed to let ethnic self-determination set the boundaries of the middle east
- B.
Britain and France were determined to strip Germany of military power
- C.
Russia was forced to cede much of Manchuria to Japan
- D.
Woodrow Wilson gained acceptance of his Fourteen Points
- 15.Tsar Nicholas I was forced to abdicate when
- A.
Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace
- B.
An assassination attempt revealed that his family was in danger
- C.
Troops garrisoned in the capitol mutinied
- D.
German forces seized the Ukraine
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