World History Final Review

1) All of the following are a long term cause of World War I EXCEPT

• The rise of nationalism
• Competition for colonies
• Naval and military buildup
• Global economic recession

2) World War I was “sparked” by the

• Interference from the U.S. into European affairs.
• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
• Ideas of the Schlieffen Plan.
• Establishment of NATO.

3) Of the following which supports how the alliance system is argued by historians as the greatest factor or leading cause of World War I?

• Military build-up by Germany.
• A tangled web of agreements, both secret and public emerged, with each nation pledging to defend each other if attacked.
• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand should have been a conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, alone.
• Kaiser Wilhelm I caused WWI, when he fired Otto Von Bismarck

4) This is the policy of glorifying national power by keeping an army prepared for war:

• Nationalism
• Militarism
• Imperialism
• Patriotism

5) Governments and soldiers went off to war with parades and confidence, however, WWI did not turn out to be “the war to end all wars.” Which of the following is the reason for the large death toll during this war?

• Creation of new military technologies , such as machine guns.
• The increase in the numbers of troops from colonies.
• Belief that their country was superior to others.
• None of the above.

6) WWI caused what to happen inside of Russia?

• Russian troops mutiny and join the central powers
• Russia sinks into a civil war, and the winning side pulls Russia out of the war.
• Rasputin retains control of Russia turning everyone into werewolves.
• Stalin’s rise to power and the establishment of the 5 Yr Plans.

7) The Treaty of Versailles is considered a harsh, retaliatory peace treaty. Why did the Weimar Republic (Germany’s new government) agree to sign it?

• The new government was comprised of criminals
• The Kaiser will be turned into a werewolf by Rasputin.
• The German government officials were told if they did not sign the treaty, Germany would be invaded.
• France and Britain wanted Adolf Hitler to control Germany.

8) The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany with all of the following EXCEPT:

• Pay reparations.
• Accept full blame for the starting the war.
• Lose their colonies.
• Eliminate Nazis.

9) Which genocide took place during World War I?

• The Holocaust
• Rwandan Genocide
• Congolese Genocide
• Armenian Genocide

10) One of Woodrow Wilson’s most important goals after World War I was to establish a League of Nations. What was the main job of the League supposed to be?

• Make it unnecessary for the United States to involve itself in international disputes
• Provide a way for countries to resolve disputes between them without going to war
• Maintain the world economic system so that colonies would no longer be necessary
• Hold the nations of Europe responsible for the death and destruction of World War I