WH Unit 9 --World War I Test Review

Which situation is an example of the growth of militarism prior to World War I?

• Serbian people desired independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

• Britain and France promised to give Italy land if Italy supported them in war.

• Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and Russia set up conscriptions for men of certain ages.

• European countries competed for colonies in Africa and Asia.

Which underlying cause of World War I does the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian empire, represent?

• alliances

• militarism

• imperialism

• nationalism

Which of the following characteristics describe the policy of total war?

Select two correct answers.

• government control of the economy and national resources

• increase of peace treaty negotiations

• farmers' abilities to sell food on the global market

• lack of restriction on civilian targets

Which statement accurately describes a way warfare at sea influenced World War I?

• Britain maintained a blockade that prevented Germany from receiving supplies.

• Frequent sinking of civilian ships caused the war to lose support among the French populace.

• Italy’s navy sank most military ships departing from the Ottoman Empire.

• Aircraft carriers helped Allied planes carry out major bombing strikes against German cities.

Which of the following factors contributed to the causes of the Russian Revolution in 1917? Select two correct answers.

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• religious tension between the tsar and the Orthodox Church

• multinational divisions in the Russian empire

• lack of economic and political reforms

• lack of support for Tsar Nicolas II and war losses

Why did peasants support the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution?

• They were promised machinery to use in farming.

• The Bolsheviks promised to redistribute land from the wealthy landowning nobles.

• The tsar would not allow peasants to fight in the army.

• The Mensheviks did not allow peasants to join their political party.

What agreement is described by the following terms:

290,000 square miles of land given to Germany and the Ottoman Empire

Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania under German control

all lands gained by Russia during the 1877 Russo-Turkish war given to the Ottoman Empire

the surrender of 25 percent of the population and industry of the Russian Empire, including 90 percent of its coal mines

• Brest-Litovsk Treaty

• Treaty of Versailles

• Wilson's Fourteen Points

• Zimmerman Telegram

What are the reasons the United States entered World War I? Select two correct answers.

• German attacks on American shipping vessels

• a secret alliance with Great Britain

• to stop an alliance between Mexico and Germany

• to annex colonies that belonged to Germany

Which beliefs shaped U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s goals at the Paris Peace Conference?

Select two correct answers.

• Germany should be responsible for paying for the damage caused by the war.

• Nations should have the right to govern themselves.

• Establishing a League of Nations

• Europe’s borders should be redrawn to create a balance of power and discourage future wars.

What role did European colonies play in World War I?

• They provided their empires with troops and resources.

• They provided new technologies and weapons that made the fighting more deadly.

• They were the sites of battles that gave the Allies an advantage.

• They launched uprisings that distracted the major powers from the European conflict.