Pretest

What was an effect of complex war plans developed by major powers before World War I?

• It caused front lines to move over vast areas continually throughout the war.

• It broke up international alliances when military forces experienced unexpected losses.

• It forced military leaders to rely on tanks and planes instead of traditional foot soldiers.

• It reduced time to resolve disputes peacefully by accelerating the mobilization of military forces.

A poster displayed on a building in Moscow that depicts scenes encouraging communist values of hard work and heroic labor is an example of

• censorship.

• commercialization.

• militarization.

• propaganda.

Which statement BEST explains how the colonies of major European powers contributed to the war effort during World War I?

• They established prisoner of war camps in the colonies.

• They provided needed capital for the war effort.

• They forced the military to alter strategies to protect colonies.

• They helped supply needed troops for the war effort.

Extreme nationalism combined with militarism and rule by a single dictator BEST defines the concept of

• communism.

• republicanism.

• fascism

• capitalism

Which one of the events listed below identifies the campaign of terror that Josef Stalin implemented against other Communist Party leaders during the mid-1930s?

• Bloody Sunday

• New Economic Policy

• collectivization

• the Great Purge

The rise of the Bolsheviks to power in Russia in 1917 had what effect on World War I?

• It initiated the Russian exit from the war.

• It brought Russia into the war on the side of the Allied powers.

• It contributed to Russia signing a military agreement with France.

• It led to an increase in the number of Russian soldiers fighting in the war.

Which factor caused Germany’s currency to lose its value after World War I?

• the collapse of the global economy

• the rapid influx of immigrants

• the cost of rebuilding the military

• the payment of forced reparations

How did Mahatma Gandhi help India achieve its independence from Great Britain?

• by leading a revolutionary war

• by promoting the use of passive resistance

• by introducing a resolution to the United Nations

• by becoming a member of the British Parliament

The end of World War II in the Pacific occurred after the first military use of

• long-distance rockets.

• atomic weapons.

• submarines.

• tanks.

What was a reason why the United States entered World War I on the side of the Allies?

• Germany returned to unrestricted submarine warfare.

• Russia entered the war on the side of Germany.

• London had been attacked by the Germans.

• Germany developed atomic weapons.