WWI & Russian Revolution

Which is NOT one of the four main causes of WWI?

• Isolationism

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Alliances

The main purpose of the alliance system was to

• maintain a balance of power, so no one would dare to attack anyone else because it would prompt all their allies to fight

• get everyone ready for the impending war by choosing sides ahead of time

• avoid the chaos of forming alliances once a war began

• allow countries to work together to prepare for the war everyone expected to happen

The main problem created by European imperialism and nationalism in regard to the beginnings of WWI was

• the intense competition it created and the resulting desire to prove your country was superior

• that many nations were left out of both endeavors and this created resentment

• that Europeans quickly realized they could not compete with America

• that Serbia couldn't do either and so they rebelled against Germany

Aggressive preparedness is

• fighting to get the last roll of toilet paper at the grocery store

• building up you stockpile of food and medicine

• preparing for war in a time of peace

• the exact opposite of what Sweeney's extended family does on Roberts mountain

The triple alliance in WWI was

• Germany, Italy, Austria-/Hungry

• America, Britain, France

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• Russia, France, Britain

Which is NOT true of the trenches of WWI

• they allowed the Germans to push back French forces

• they created a stalemate

• they operated on a rotation system

• there were multiple trenches on both sides

Which weapons caused the most deaths in WWI

• poison gas

• tanks

• machine guns

• air raids

The main revolutionary group faced by Czar Nicholas I was

• the Decemberists

• the People's Will

• the Bolsheviks

• Pushkin

Which two Russian Czars responded to rebellions by using extreme force and taking away civil liberties?

• Nicholas I and Alexander III

• Alexander II and Alexander III

• Nicholas I and Nicholas III

• Alexander II and Nicholas II

All the following were reforms enacted by Alexander II, except

• proposed ending the monarchy

• liberated the serfs

• proposed creating a legislature (the Duma)

• freed imprisoned revolutionaries