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World War I

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  • Q1
    • Development of secret alliances • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand • Stalemate along the trenches Which conflict is directly associated with these events?
    Austro-Prussian War
    World War II
    World War I
    Boer War
    30s
  • Q2
    Which event sparked the outbreak of World War I?
    attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
    assassination of the Austrian Archduke
    Germany’s invasion of Poland
    Bolshevik coup d’état in Russia
    30s
  • Q3
    “Hague Peace Conference Fails to Bring About Arms Reduction” — 1907 “German Gunboat Threatens French Holdings in Morocco” — 1911 “German and British Naval Buildup Increases Tension” — 1912 Which cause of World War I can best be supported using all of these headlines as evidence?
    terrorism
    militarism
    ultimatums
    alliances
    30s
  • Q4
    Which item would be considered a secondary source on World War I?
    rifle instruction manual used by a Russian soldier on the Eastern Front
    diary of a soldier who fought in the Battle of the Somme
    magazine article on the 75th anniversary of the poem, “In Flanders Fields”
    map used by General Lanrezac in planning for the Battle of the Marne
    30s
  • Q5
    Which statement regarding World War I is an opinion rather than a fact?
    Propaganda posters were used to gain support for the war.
    The governments of most countries stated that the period of conflict would be short.
    Citizens of the Allied nations showed more patriotism than those of the Central Powers.
    European countries increased the production of weapons during the war
    30s
  • Q6
    World War I was more destructive than earlier wars because
    modern weapons were more deadly
    the armies were more ruthless
    airplanes could drop huge bombs
    it lasted longer
    30s
  • Q7
    During World War I, developments in military technology led to
    an increase in ethnic tension in western Europe
    the use of poisonous gas and submarine attacks
    the establishment of industrial capitalism
    an early victory by the Allied powers
    30s
  • Q8
    What goal for the postwar peace was shared by the British and French leaders
    to establish the League of Nations
    to weaken Germany and make it pay for the war
    to fashion “peace without victory”
    self-determination for former colonies
    30s
  • Q9
    One major reason the League of Nations failed was that it
    was controlled by communist Russia
    lacked the support of many of the major world powers during crises
    frightened many nations with its large military force
    was not included in the Versailles Treaty
    30s
  • Q10
    Why was the Balkan region referred to as the “Powder Keg of Europe” prior to World War I?
    the area was the leading supplier of military equipment to the rest of the world
    Yugoslavia was invading its neighboring countries
    nationalistic and imperialistic rivalries were increasing
    the aggression of the Ottoman Empire was disrupting the balance of power
    30s

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