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Chapter 30 • Master

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the harsh economic problems that faced Europeans following World War I.

Choose all that apply[7-4.2]

a)

Millions of soldiers returning from the war were unemployed.

b)

Nations had given independence to all of their colonies overseas.

c)

Countries had spent huge amounts of money fighting World War I.

d)

Asian countries called loans from the US that it could not repay.

e)

European countries were unable to repay loans to the United States.

2.

Which of the following best explain what the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to do following WWI? [7-4.2]

a)

pay large amounts of money to the Allied nations

b)

split up into four quadrants among Allied nations

c)

give soldiers to the armies of the Allied nations

d)

build U-boats for the use of the Allied nations

3.

What was one result of the Treaty of Versailles? [7-4.2]

a)

It reduced the size of Germany’s army and navy.

b)

It created new secret alliances.

c)

It allowed Austria-Hungary to keep its empire.

d)

It ended the Russian Revolution.

4.

What did France, Great Britain, and Italy want to accomplish with the Treaty of Versailles? [7-4.2]

a)

to severely punish Germany

b)

to put an end to imperialism

c)

to create a strong military alliance

d)

to increase U.S. involvement in Europe

5.

Read the following passage. Then respond to the following questions.


“In territory outside her European frontiers as fixed by the present Treaty, Germany renounces all rights, titles and privileges whatever in or over territory which belonged to her (Germany) or to her allies...”

from the Treaty of Versailles, 1918


According to the passage, what was a major outcome of the Treaty of Versailles? [7-4.2]

a)

Germany had to unite with Austria.

b)

Germany had to reduce its army and navy.

c)

Germany had to leave the League of Nations.

d)

Germany had to give up all of its foreign colonies.

6.

Why did the United States reject the Treaty of Versailles? [7-4.2]

a)

They wanted to encourage military build up.

b)

They believed Austria-Hungary should remain an empire.

c)

They felt it was unfair for Germany to pay all reparations.

d)

They supported the creation of world-wide alliances.

7.

Read the following passage. Then respond to the following questions.


“By a date which must not be later than March 31, 1920, the German Army must not comprise more than seven divisions of infantry and three divisions of cavalry.After that date the total number of effectives in the Army of the States constituting Germany must not exceed one hundred thousand men, including officers and establishments of depots.”

from the Treaty of Versailles, 1918


According to the passage, what was an outcome of the Treaty of Versailles? [7-4.2]

a)

Germany had to take over British colonies.

b)

Germany had to pay reparations for the war.

c)

Germany had to form an alliance with France.

d)

Germany had to reduce the size of its military.

8.

How did President Wilson want to address the issue of Nationalism at the end of WWI? [7-4.2]

a)

by supporting military build up for all nations

b)

by allowing self-determination of all people

c)

by increasing political alliances worldwide

d)

by promoting global empire-building

9.

Which of the following best describes one of Wilson’s goals in his Fourteen Point plan? [7-4.2]

a)

to end the idea of self rule

b)

to let nations build empires

c)

to allow secret alliances

d)

to limit military build up

10.

Why did Woodrow Wilson want to create the League of Nations following WWI? [7-4.2]

a)

to demand large war payments from Germany

b)

to strengthen the alliance system throughout Europe

c)

to allow the winning nations to add land to their empires

d)

to have an international organization to prevent future wars

11.

What was the main purpose of Wilson’s Fourteen Points at the end of World War I? [7-4.2]

a)

to reward the winning nations with colonies

b)

to punish Germany for causing the war

c)

to address the original causes of the war

d)

to allow empires to keep all colonies

12.

How was Wilson’s Fourteen Point Proposal different from the Treaty of Versailles? [7-4.2]

a)

Wilson wanted to reward the winning nations with colonies while the Treaty allowed empires to keep all colonies.

b)

Wilson wanted to address the original causes of the war while the Treaty focused on punishing Germany.

c)

Wilson wanted to punish Germany while the Treaty focused on addressing the original causes of the war.

d)

Wilson wanted to allow empires to keep all colonies while the Treaty focused on rewarding nations with colonies.

13.

Why did the League of Nations, the world’s first peacekeeping organization, fail? Choose all that apply. [7-4.2]

a)

The League did not have its own military to enforce its decisions.

b)

Great Britain and France refused to join the league making it weak.

c)

All decisions by the league had to be voted on unanimously.

d)

The US refused to join because the Allies punished Germany.

e)

The Ottoman & Austro-Hungarian empires were forced to merge.

14.

How was the nation of Poland created at the end of World War I? [7-4.2]

a)

by taking land from France and Great Britain

b)

by taking land form Italy and Switzerland

c)

by taking land from Germany and Austria-Hungary

d)

by taking land from Greece and Romania

15.

What happened to the Austro-Hungarian & Ottoman Empires after WWI? [7-4.2]

a)

It remained a major power in Europe.

b)

It had to give land to the Ottomans.

c)

It gained land from the Russian Empire.

d)

It was divided into several new nations.