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AP World Review Unit 7.1: World War I and Revolutions

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Balkan Peninsula was called a "powder keg" because:
a)
the largest weapons factories were there
b)
it was heavily fortified/defended
c)
it was on the trade route to the powerful Ottoman Empire
d)
nationalist groups there were creating instability in the region
2.
Pride in one's own country (often leading to a desire for self-rule)
a)
imperialism
b)
militarism
c)
nationalism
d)
alliances
3.
Germany’s plan to avoid fighting a two-front war by defeating France then moving to fight Russia was called...
a)
21 Demands
b)
Plan XVII
c)
the Schlieffen Plan
d)
the Romanov Plan
4.
What was the "spark" that ignited the "Powder Keg" of Europe and started WWI?
a)
The sinking of the USS Maine
b)
The use of animal grease on the ammunition
c)
The assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary 
d)
The bombing of Pearl-Harbor
5.

Improved wartime technology during World War I led to

a)

Smaller nations becoming part of larger nations after the war

b)

A smaller number of refugees during the war

c)

Increased casualties in battles fought during the war

d)

A slowdown in transportation improvements after the war

6.

Which event in World War I indicated the Schlieffen Plan had failed?

a)

Great Britain was unable to gain control of the Dardanelles.

b)

Germany was unable to defeat France quickly at the outset of war in 1914.

c)

Austria-Hungary was unable to suppress nationalist rebels.

d)

Russia was unable to suppress a communist revolution.

7.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Great Britain, France, Russia and later the United States?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Axis Powers
c)
The Allied Powers
d)
The Western Front
8.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allied Powers
c)
The Axis Powers
d)
The Entente Powers
9.

Which of the following best describes warfare during World War I?

a)

Naval battles between ships fighting over trade routes

b)

Quick attacks with coordinated aircraft, artillery, and infantry

c)

Guerrilla combatants attacking from behind trees and in cities

d)

Soldiers digging in trenches and coming out over the top to attack

10.
What is a total war?
a)
Another name for propaganda, spread to influence public opinion.
b)
Throwing masses of men against enemy lines.
c)
Complete mobilization of resources & people.
d)
The use of women in war efforts and as spies.
11.
All of the following are true about Trench Warfare EXCEPT...
a)
The area between the trenches was called "no man's land"
b)
Battles were quick and easy
c)
Machine guns were effective for both sides
d)
Artillery shells were constantly bombarding the battlefield 
12.

Which of the following is NOT True of the colonies in or after WWI?

a)

Colonial troops often were used as laborers, digging trenches or doing menial work.

b)

Colonial troops were utilized in combat both in the trenches as well as in other fronts of the war.

c)

Europeans gave their former colonies independence.

d)

German colonies were absorbed by the winning nations after WWI.

13.
During WWI, which group of people were victims of genocide? 
a)
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
b)
Algerians in France
c)
Palestinians in Syria
d)
Jews in Europe
14.

Which of the following had the most influence on the United States' decision to enter World War I?

a)

The entry of the Ottoman Empire

b)

The capture of Paris by the Germans

c)

Unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans leading to the sinking of the U.S.S. Lusitania

d)

Mexico's insinuation that it would ally itself with Germany

15.

The Influenza Pandemic after WWI was spread primarily due to

a)

Woodrow Wilson had the flu at the Peace Conference, and spread it at an event in New York

b)

The Germans engaged in 'germ warfare' and spread it intentionally in 1919

c)

Spain, who was neutral in the war, started giving aid relief and sending nurses, who spread the disease

d)

Troops and laborers returning home from the Western Front

16.

Which of the following statements is an accurate comparison of the Ottoman, Russian, and Qing Empires in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

a)

Prior to their collapse, each of the empires attempted a series of Western-style reforms, but the ruling elites eventually failed to support the needed changes.

b)

These land based empires collapsed due to a variety of internal and external factors, including WWI, failure to modernize and revolution

c)

The Ottoman and Russian Empires survived because of the adoption of some Western-style reforms while the Qing failed because it refused to alter centuries of Chinese tradition.

d)

The Ottoman Empire and Qing dynasty both lost territory to aggressive European powers while Russia, acting as an aggressor, expanded its empire during this time.

17.

What is the name for the conference that determined the end of World War I?

a)

Paris Peace Conference

b)

Armistice Day (November 11)

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Memorial Day (In May)

18.
What are reparations? 
a)
payment to Belgian civilians for German massacres
b)
payment to Bolshevik Russia
c)
payment to defeated powers for reconstructions 
d)
payment of money for war guilt
19.

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

The "War Guilt Clause" that blamed Germany for the destruction of the war

b)

The creation of a League of Nations

c)

A reduction in Germany's armed forces to very, very little.

d)

Reparations payments of $33.3 Billion that Germany could not pay

20.
What was the mandate system?
a)
The taking of the Ottoman Empire & German colonies & turning them into "mandates" of victorious nations
b)
The official name for the Genocide of the Namibian people in a German colony
c)
The official name for the newly formed League of Nations
d)
The government formed after the dismantling of the German Empire, also known as the Weimar Republic
21.

He ruled Mexico for almost 35 years, winning reelection as president again and again. He welcomed foreign investors who developed mines, built railroads, and drilled for oil. However, underneath the surface, discontent rippled through Mexico. The country’s prosperity benefited only a small group.

a)

Francisco Madero

b)

Porfirio Díaz

c)

Victoriano Huerta

d)

Venustiano Carranza

22.
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Mexican Revolution?
a)
To put a new king in charge
b)
To remove Diaz from power
c)
To give land to the poor peasants
d)
To give workers better working conditions and pay
23.

Who became the president after Diaz resigned?

a)

Francisco I. Madero

b)

Victoriano Huerta

c)

"Pancho" Villa

d)

Emiliano Zapata

24.

How did Madero respond to increasing revolts and opposition from the Right and the Left?

a)

He resigned the presidency and fled to Spain.

b)

He became more reactionary and strengthened the Federal Army to maintain his presidency.

c)

He called for a new constitutional convention to address the various demands of opposition leaders.

d)

He asked and received military help from the United States.

25.

Who was Emiliano Zapata?

a)

Man who won against Porfirio Diaz

b)

Harsh general who was for the Hacienda System

c)

Northern "rebel" who wanted social reform

d)

Farmer from south with Native American heritage who wanted land reform

26.

He began a revolt in the North of Mexico against Diaz in 1911 and later formed his own army of Rebels to oppose Huerta, and later Carranza. In 1916, he led his rebels to invade the United States because the US backed Carranza.

a)

Diego Rivera

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

Francisco “Pancho” Villa

d)

Porfirio Díaz

27.

Who was Victoriano Huerta?

a)

A power hungry general that did not want to get rid of the Hacienda System who had Francisco Madero assassinated.

b)

Man who wanted free elections and won against Porfirio Diaz.

c)

President of Mexico who ruled for over 30 years.

d)

Rebel from the north who wanted social change.

28.

What were Soldaderas?

a)

Female workers on Hacienda systems

b)

Male soldiers in the Mexican Revolution

c)

Porfirio Diaz's soldiers

d)

Women that participated in the Mexican Revolution

29.

The 1911 Revolution led to the end of the...

a)

Ming Dynasty

b)

Song Dynasty

c)

Qing (Ch'iang) Dynasty

d)

Chinese Communist Party

30.

Outlawed the Kuomintang, and ruled China as a dictator.

a)

Sun Yat Sen

b)

Yuan Shikai

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Josef Stalin

31.

This man helped establish the Republic of China based on "three principles for the people": nationalism, democracy, and the people's livelihood.

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Chiang Kai Shek

c)

Sun Yat Sen

d)

Yuan Shikai

32.
This political party, set up by Sun Yat-sen, won the majority of the National Assembly seats in the first Chinese elections in 1913.
a)
Guomindang (KMT)
b)
Communists (CCP)
c)
Chinese Democratic Party (CDP)
d)
Hongxian (H)
33.

Following the death of Yuan Shikai in 1916, China was best described as

a)

a monarchy led by the child emperor, Puyi

b)

a stable, prosperous republic led by Sun Yat-sen

c)

a republic in name ruled by various warlords and regional cliques

d)

an authoritatian military government under the centralized control of a Generalissimo in Beijing

34.

The Anti-imperialist, nationalist, anti-Versailles student movement in China in 1919 was...

a)

The May 4th Movement

b)

The foundation of the Chinese Communist Party

c)

Tiananmen Square Uprising

d)

Solidarity movement

35.

Heavy military losses in World War I, food and fuel shortages, and opposition to the czar led to the

a)

French Revolution

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

Chinese Revolution

d)

Cuban Revolution

36.

Which slogan is associated with the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution?

a)

"An eye for an eye"

b)

"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

c)

"Take up the White Man's Burden"

d)

"Peace, Land, Bread"

37.

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a major turning point in history because

a)

Russia became the first nation with a

Communist economic system

b)

it was the last revolution in the 20th century

c)

Russia ceased to be an important force in

world affairs

d)

the royal family was exiled to Mexico

38.

A major reason many Russian people supported the

Bolsheviks in the November 1917 revolution was that the

Bolsheviks called for

a)

an immediate peace settlement with Germany

b)

a heavy investment in industry

c)

the collectivization of agriculture

d)

the abolition of all religion

39.

Who are the proletariat?

a)

The royal family

b)

The nobles

c)

The industrial workers

d)

Only the peasants

40.

Who was Rasputin?

a)

An anti-communist activist who tried to save the life of the Tsar and his family.

b)

A mystical man who had influence over Tsarina Alexandra

c)

A trusted friend and advisor of Nicholas II

d)

The highest position of power in the Eastern Orthodox Church

41.

What was the major result of the March Revolution?

a)

The royal family being executed

b)

Nicholas II abdicating his throne

c)

Lenin becoming dictator

d)

The formation of the USSR

42.

Who were the Bolsheviks?

a)

Communist Revolutionaries

b)

Secret Police Members

c)

Members of Parliament

d)

Soldiers in White Army

43.

Who is the leader of the Bolsheviks?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Joseph Stalin

44.

Who was Leon Trotsky?

a)

Lenin's successor, he took over after Lenin's stroke

b)

The leader of the New Communist Party in China

c)

Lenin's right hand man who advocated for the Red Terror

d)

The leader of the White Army during the Russian Civil War

45.

This treaty pulled Russia out of WWI?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Greenville

c)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

d)

Treaty of Moscow

46.

". . . The replacement of the bourgeois by the proletarian state is impossible without a violent revolution. The abolition of the proletarian state, i.e., of all states, is only possible through 'withering away.' . . .

— V. I. Lenin, State and Revolution, 1917

This quotation is associated with the principles of...

a)

imperialism

b)

capitalism

c)

communism

d)

militarism

47.

After the Bolshevik Revolution...

a)

Lenin became ruler and restored peace in Russia

b)

Lenin forced peasants off of their land

c)

Russia kept fighting in World War 1 against Germany

d)

Russia fought a 2 year long civil war

48.

What two sides fought in the Russian Civil War?

a)

Red Army and Yellow Army

b)

White Army and Blue Army

c)

Red Army and White Army

d)

White Army and Green Army