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WWI-Rise of Dictators

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

According to these excerpts, historian Fritz Fischer believes that ---

a)

the outbreak of WWI was accidental

b)

the Serbian assassins of Archduke Franz Ferdinand were largely responsible for the war

c)

Germany's aggressive conduct led to the outbreak of the war

d)

Germany entered the war to obtain new colonies

2.

Which of the following occurred in response to the trend shown in the bar graph?

a)

Anxious military leaders encouraged the outbreak of war before rival countries built larger armies.

b)

Russia grew too poor to increase its military expenditures any further

c)

Military leaders became too busy with their troops to interfere any longer in politics

d)

France and Britain became even more militaristic than Germany and Russia were

3.

What title would be most appropriate for this map?

a)

Southeast Europe on the even of the French Revolution

b)

Southeast Europe at the start of WWI

c)

Southeast Europe after WWII

d)

Southeast Europe today

4.

What best explains the large number of casualties suffered in WWI, as shown in the chart?

a)

the use of new and improved weapons technology

b)

fighting in harsh weather conditions

c)

the struggle lasted longer than earlier wars

d)

the imperial governments of Germany and Russia collapsed

5.

The actions portrayed in the picture are most clearly associated with which conflict?

a)

Napoleonic Wars 1799-1815

b)

Franco-Prussian War 1870

c)

World War I 1914-1918

d)

World War II 1939-1945

6.

In this poem, the author describes --

a)

the collapse of Napoleon's invasion of Russia

b)

the experience of trench warfare during World War I

c)

the murder of Jewish children during the Holocaust

d)

the use of napalm during the Vietnam War

7.

How did president Wilson's Fourteen Points influence the Treaty of Versailles and related treatise after World War I

a)

the treaties formed new countries based on nationality and created a League of Nations

b)

the negotiations for the treaties were conducted in public rather than private

c)

Based on the Fourteen Points, Germany paid large reparations, lost colonies, their military, and territories

d)

Because of Wilson's Fourteen Points, Russia refused to participate in the treaty negotiations.

8.

How did the negotiations of the Versailles Treaty most differ from the conditions promised in the Fourteen Points?

a)

Most of the treaty was negotiated in secret

b)

the treaty failed to support free navigation of the seas

c)

the United States did not participate in the negotiations

d)

No attempt was made to adjust colonial claims

9.

Based on the excerpt above, which of Wilson's Fourteen Points contributed to the creation of the Mandate System

a)

Point I

b)

Point II

c)

Point IV

d)

Point V

10.

In the Treaty of Versailles, Allied Powers imposed harsh terms on Germany. What was one of the effects of these problems?

a)

Allied severity against Germany led to a lasting Peace in Europe

b)

The Allied powers decided to divide Germany into two countries

c)

Cooperation with Germany led to the formation of the European Union

d)

Anger at these provisions encouraged the later growth of Nazism in Germany

11.

In 1914, most Russian families lived just above subsistence level, while a few rich landowners controlled vast estates. What impact did these conditions have on Russia?

a)

The industrial Revolution was unable to spread to Russia

b)

There was a large group of highly educated peasants without work

c)

The Russian Tsar proposed breaking up the largest estates

d)

A group of radicals plotted to change these conditions through revolution

12.

Which of the following identifies a cause of the February Revolution in Russia?

a)

Russians resented their country's defeat by Japan in Russo-Japanese War

b)

Bolsheviks were dissatisfied with the leadership of Kerensky

c)

Soldiers lacked weapons and Russian cities experienced food shortages

d)

Arny officers feared Nicholas II would withdraw Russia from WWI

13.

Which revolutionary slogan best expresses a goal of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution

a)

"Libery, equality, fraternity"

b)

"Peace, land, bread"

c)

"Effective suffrage, no reelection"

d)

"Order followed by progress"

14.

Adolf Hitler rose to power in the 1930s partly because of ---

a)

political instability caused by independence movements

b)

nationalists pride resulting from imperialist expansion

c)

extreme hardship brought about by economic decline

d)

political coups supported by foreign allies

15.

What was one factor that led the German government to dramatically increase the supply of

the nation’s currency in the early 1920s, an action that led to hyperinflation?

a)

New European nations had to borrow money to maintain economic stability

b)

Britain demanded that Germany help rebuild the British navy

c)

Pacific colonies required increased military protection

d)

France insisted that Germany pay war reparations

16.

Which phrase correctly completes the diagram

a)

Farming boom

b)

Over-speculation in the stock markey

c)

Spread of new consumer products such as the car

d)

American loans to Germany

17.

Which of the following correctly completes this chart?

a)

Companies were producing more goods than consumers could buy

b)

Prosperity was shared equally by all social groups

c)

Governments were actively pursuing policies that increased world trade

d)

War debts and reparation payments were forgiven

18.

Based on the table above, what was Stalin’s primary motive for introducing the Five-Year Plans into the Soviet Union?

a)

to demonstrate the Soviet Union people how capable his leadership was

b)

to turn the Soviet Union into a modern, industrialized nations

c)

to provide the Soviet people with more consumer goods

d)

to provide more food to the Soviet population at lower prices

19.

Which statement best describes the impact of the Great Depression on Germany?

a)

Germans experienced inflation as the Deutschmark dropped in value

b)

Germans experienced soaring unemployment

c)

The value of Germans real estate and stocks increased sharply

d)

Although a few banks failed, production levels actually increased

20.

What is one way in which the government of the United States responded to the Great Depression?

a)

It joined the League of Nations to cooperate more closely with other nations

b)

It created large numbers of public works programs

c)

It eliminated the minimum wage for workers

d)

It bailed out major corporations affected by the Great Depression

21.

The United States failed to join the League of Nations following World War I. This action contributed to the failure of the League because it —

a)

wakened the League's ability to deal with future military conflicts

b)

prevented the League from awarding mandates over former German colonies

c)

reduced the League's ability to control trade between member nations

d)

prevented the League from guaranteeing freedom of the seas

22.

What effect did these advances in military technology have on World War I?

a)

They reestablished the need for hand-to-hand combat

b)

They reduced the number of military casualties

c)

They made armed forces more mobile, permitting blitzkrieg tactics

d)

They made it easier to defend territory than to advance

23.

Which conclusion is supported by the information in the graph?

a)

The Great Depression was an international event

b)

During the great Depression, unemployment was higher in the US than anywhere in Europe

c)

Britain was largely unaffected by the Great Depression

d)

World leaders generally agreed on the steps needed to combat the Great Depression

24.

Which of the following identifies an economic cause of the Great Depression?

a)

France built the Maginot Line and Germany rearmed in defiance of the Versailles Treaty

b)

Manufacturers developed new consumer products, such as radios and automobiles

c)

France and Britain insisted that Germany pay reparations for causing World War I

d)

Speculators drove up stock prices to unrealistic levels, leading to a crash