History Of Europe Quiz: World War I
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- 1.How was nationalism evident in pre-war Germany?
- A.
Pride in strong military and economy
- B.
Pride in massive overseas empire
- C.
Pride in long history as a modern nation
- D.
Pride in great artistic and literary achievement
- 2.Why did Austria fear increasing rebellion among its subjects?
- A.
The threat of invasion by Germany had the Austrian people fearful of the future
- B.
Increase in levels of poverty among the working class led to bad economy
- C.
Increase in nationalism in Europe meant minority groups wanted their own countries
- D.
They were afraid that rebellion would make them look weak, and ripe for Ottoman invasion
- 3.On what did the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles focus?
- A.
Creating a peaceful Europe
- B.
Maintaining American strength
- C.
Rebuilding Central powers' nations
- D.
Punishing Germany for their role
- 4.Why did the Allies initially welcome the overthrow of Russia’s tsar in 1917?
- A.
They had a lot of negative experiences with Tsar Nicholas II.
- B.
They hoped that Russia would become a democratic ally.
- C.
They thought that instability would enable them to conquer Russia.
- D.
They didn't trust Tsar Nicholas II's loyalty to the Allied powers.
- 5.Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail?
- A.
Russia mobilized more quickly than expected.
- B.
The German army was not very strong.
- C.
The Americans prevented the Germans from attacking.
- D.
The Belgians weren't able to withstand the French attack.
- 6.Why did a stalemate develop on the Western Front?
- A.
Neither side had very good weapons or supplies
- B.
The armies waited to see how the battles on the Eastern front worked out
- C.
Trench warfare prevented much movement in any direction
- D.
Neither side could get through the dense forests of Belgium
- 7.What did Germany offer Mexico for joining the Central Powers in the Zimmermann note?
- A.
A lot of the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American War
- B.
Control of French colonies once Allies were defeated
- C.
A chance to regain international respect and prestige
- D.
Financial and military help in defeating the United States
- 8.What reason contributed to the US decision to join the war on the Allies’ side?
- A.
Strong cultural ties to Germany
- B.
Anger over Britain's blockade tactics
- C.
Strong cultural ties to Great Britain
- D.
Anger over the invasion of Belgium
- 9.Which group gained control of Russia in 1917?
- A.
Mensheviks
- B.
Bolsheviks
- C.
White Shirts
- D.
The Allies
- 10.Why did Britain develop the world’s best navy by the early 20th century?
- A.
To defend their cargo ships from German submarines
- B.
They planned to go to war against the United States
- C.
They planned to go to war against the German navy
- D.
To defend their massive overseas empire
- 11.Russia joined the war on the Allies' side to defend the Slavic people in Serbia.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Allies protected their ships from German submarine attack by traveling in convoys.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Some colonial subjects thought fighting in the war would lead to their imperial power giving them greater civil rights.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.British ships blockading German ports violated international law by confiscating consumer goods as well as military goods.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Britain joined the Allies in World War I because they were angry about Germany's invasion of neutral Belgium.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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