CH 28 Crisis of Imperial Powers
CH 28 Crisis of Imperial Powers
CH 28 Crisis of Imperial Powers
1. Which of the following was not a factor in starting WW I? a. Nationalism b. Weakening of the Ottoman Empire c. Competition for resources in colonial territories to fuel ongoing technology development d. Alliances and interactive military plans e. The Monroe Doctrine 2. In the early twentieth century, the Ottoman Empire was referred to as the a. "sick man of Europe." b. "Turkish Colossus." c. "Evil Empire." d. "Threat from the East." e. "Scarlet Knights." 3.. According to the text, why was war considered a good thing at the start of the twentieth century? a. Spread of nationalism b. For the past century, most wars had been swift and ended with decisive European victories. c. Widespread desire for revenge for past wrongs d. Eagerness to assert superiority of weapons technology e. All of these 4. What turned the political assassination of Franz Ferdinand into a world-wide event involving all of the Great Powers was: a. competition among industrialized nations. b. the pre-existing system of alliances. c. the familial squabbles of the royal houses of Europe, all grandchildren of Queen Victoria. d. the opportunity to incite revolution in China and Russia. e. the entry of the United States into the fray of war. 5. What was one of the fundamental weaknesses limiting the development of military strategy in Europe? a. Mobilization was dependent on railroads rather than individual motor vehicles. b. Proximity of nations to one another in forming alliances c. Lack of a common currency to pay war debts d. Conflicting political ideology regarding constitutional monarchies e. The role of women in the workplace 6. The early-twentieth-century system of alliances pitted the British, French, and Russians against a. the Japanese, Italians, and Germans. b. the Ottomans, Italians, and Chinese. c. Austria-Hungary, Japan, and Poland. d. Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. e. Syria, Egypt, and Germany. 7. Which of the European nations was least prepared to go to war? a. Germany b. Russia c. France d. England e. Austro-Hungary 8. Most European nations thought the war that started in 1914 would a. be won by the fastest-moving army and the boldest general. b. be long and costly. c. end with little expense. d. help unite the classes. e. be won by slow perseverance. 9. A unique aspect of the Western Front was a. that only swords were "legal," so no guns were used. b. the three-hundred-mile-long line of armies from Switzerland to the North Sea. c. that women made up a small percentage of the German fighting force. d. that there was very little loss of life. e. the German use of "blitzkrieg" on the battlefield. 10. A new potent defensive weapon in World War I was a. the automatic pistol. b. poison gas. c. napalm. d. the helicopter. e. the machine gun. 11. The only German naval battle utilizing the expensive High Seas Fleet was at the: a. Battle of the Marne. b. Battle of the Boyne. c. Battle of Jutland. d. Sinking of the Lusitania. e. Sinking of the Titanic. 12. The event which drew the US out of neutrality and into the war was:
18. During World War I, African Americans in the US? a. faced even greater discrimination than previously. b. were restricted to agricultural work. c. were not allowed in the armed forces. d. migrated north in vast numbers from the South. e. gained equality with whites. 19. The Ottoman Turks signed a secret alliance with a. the United States, hoping to gain Filipino territory. b. Germany, hoping to gain Russian territory. c. Japan, hoping to gain Chinese territory. d. France, hoping to gain Italian territory. e. Russia, hoping to gain Austrian territory. 20. During the campaigns in the Caucasus, Turkish military maneuvers deliberately caused: a. the destruction of naval access to the Aral Sea b. the deviation of Russian troops to the southern regions off the Eastern line. c. forced death march of hundreds of thousands of Armenians. d. a confrontation with Italian troops who had not honored their part of the Triple Alliance. e. suppression of secularization within the Turkish state. 21. Zionism was supported as a policy by which country? a. Russia b. Germany c. Britain d. France e. The Ottoman Empire 22. Britain's main concern about the Turks was a. getting revenge after they lost at Gallipoli. b. that the Turks would close off British access to the East. c. that they would take all of Britain's colonies in Africa. d. to protect (Christian) forces in the Ottoman Empire. e. that they would not allow the British access to archeological digs in the Near East. 23. The policy decision that most affected future relations between the Jewish and Palestinian settlers was embodied a. the Balfour Declaration. b. the Treaty of Brest Litovsk. c. the Zimmerman Telegram.
24. The British tried to defeat the Ottomans by a. landing a large British army in Palestine. b. using an Arab army against the Turks. c. sending the Royal Navy to bombard Syria. d. encouraging Christians to revolt. e. planning a military coup in the Ottoman army. 25. Who was the leader of the Zionist movement? a. Max Planck b. Albert Einstein c. Claude Shannon d. Henry Zion e. Theodore Herzl 26. The Russian army during the war a. was smaller than German forces and better equipped. b. was very large but poorly supplied and led. c. fought in very few battles. d. was doing very well until the Revolution began. e. fought the German army to its defeat Berlin. 27. The February Revolution in Russia was led by a. Vladimir Lenin. b. Alexander Kerensky. c. Grigory Kornilov. d. Leon Trotsky. e. Rosa Luxemburg. 28. Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the a. Bolsheviks. b. Mensheviks. c. Social Revolutionaries. d. Provisional Government. e. Young Turks. 29. The October Revolution in Russia began by seizing: a. Petrograd. b. Moscow. c. Simferopol. d. Novgorod. e. Omsk. 30. Which of the following was not included in Lenin's plan for Russia?
37. Which of the following was not one of the elements in the Treaty of Versailles that angered Germany? a. The infamous "guilt clause" b. The amount of reparations it had to pay c. The loss of territory it sustained d. High tariffs enacted by the allies e. Elimination of the German air force 38. Which of the following "smaller" delegations was given consideration in the Versailles talks? a. The Japanese proposal of racial equality. b. W. E. B. Du Bois' call for resolution of the concerns of African people. c. The demands of the Italians who had switched sides to the Entente. d. The claims for an independent Arabic state by Faisal. e. none of these. 39. Woodrow Wilson's proposal for settlement of the European affairs was based on his principle of: a. liberalism. b. self-determination. c. home rule. d. mandates. e. protectorate status. 40. How did the Bolsheviks win the civil war in Russia after World War I? a. By enlisting the aid of Britain in overthrowing the tsar b. By using democratic elections to stabilize the Duma c. By forcing the tsar to fight a duel with Lenin d. Through the leadership of Leon Trotsky and Red Army e. Lenin resigned to get both sides to make peace. 41. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed by a. joining Russia and the Soviet Ukraine. b. allying Russia, Georgia, and Lithuania. c. uniting Russia, Siberia, and Kazakhstan. d. unifying all communist provinces. e. a United Nations mandate. 42. Lenin's New Economic Policy in 1921 a. created "labor brigades" to run factories.