History 102: Western Civilization
Short Answer Questions
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History 102: Western Civilization Short Answer Questions |
1. According to your text, the general mood among Europeans before World
War I was
a. pride
b. optimism
c. confidence in science
d. all of the above
2. Russian Pan-Slavism was directed toward each of the following except
a. Poles.
b. Slovaks.
c. Bulgarians.
d. Mongols.
3. Bismarck's foreign policy may be judged to be
a. essentially aggressive.
b. one of restraint.
c. fluctuating.
d. lacking in balance.
4. One of the first mistakes of the German Empire after 1890 was to
a. return Alsace-Lorraine to France.
b. urge Austria to act with moderation.
c. unilaterally reduce its military spending.
d. withdraw from alliance agreements with Russia.
5. One may conclude about the Triple Entente that it
a. was provoked by Germany's strength.
b. was an alliance between France and Germany.
c. confirmed the isolation of France.
d. all of the above.
6. In 1914 the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in
the town of
a. Trieste
b. Vienna
c. Waterloo
d. Sarajevo
7. _____ True or False: Germany and Russia were allies in World War I.
8. On August 4, 1914, the German army invaded
a. France.
b. Serbia.
c. Russia.
d. Belgium.
9. Which of the following statements is wrong?
a. The Schlieffen plan called for a German attack on Poland first.
b. The French strategy called for a drive into Alsace-Lorraine.
c. The French soldiers ineffectively used bayonet charges in
the first days of the war.
d. The German military plans depended upon speed of implementation.
10. Trench warfare featured
a. rapid movement
b. exchanges of large amounts of territory
c. relatively little loss of life
d. mud, stench, and rats
11. Who was known as the "Red Baron"?
a. Von Hindenburg
b. Von Richthofen
c. Henri Petain
d. Robert Nivelle
12. According to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk,
a. the White Armies in Russia admitted defeat.
b. Russia lost Poland and Finland.
c. the tsar made peace with the Germans.
d. Russia gained large amounts of Austrian territory.
13. When the Bolsheviks came to power in 1917, their most rousing slogan
was
a. Victory to the Red Armies.
b. Long Live the Tsar.
c. Fight, Fight the Germans.
d. Peace, Land, Bread.
14. The United States entered World War I because
a. of the decoding of the Zimmermann telegram.
b. liberals in the United States felt the bloodbath must not
continue indefinitely.
c. the Germans declared unrestricted submarine warfare.
d. United States investments were confiscated by the German government
15. The Fourteen Points referred to
a. the main aspects of the treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
b. President Wilson's declaration of war aims.
c. Germany's explanation of why it needed to resume unrestricted
submarine warfare.
d. the American denunciation of the blockade against Germany.
16. Which of the following would least be associated with Woodrow Wilson?
a. The idea of establishing a League of Nations
b. Crushing the German war machine so it could never rise again
c. Following the principle of self-determination
d. Being undermined at Paris by the results of the congressional
elections in 1918
17. According to the authors of your text, the most significant aspect
of the Treaty of Versailles was that it
a. ended four years of slaughter.
b. settled French fears of Germany.
c. did not solve the German problem.
d. enunciated the principle of self-determination.
18. The greatest mistake of the liberals who led the March revolution
was
a. the decision to remain in the war.
b. the attempt to arrest Lenin.
c. failing to execute the tsar.
d. confiscation of the landlords' lands.
19. In July 1917, ______________________________________ took over the leadership of the Provisional Government in Russia.
20. All of the following were important factors in World War I EXCEPT:
a. nationalism infused soldiers with determination to fight
b. technology increased killing ability
c. disillusionment set in among intellectuals after the war
d. most veterans of the war became ardent pacifists