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The mention of "President Wilson's principles" is most directly significant to understanding the editorial's point of view about the Treaty of Versailles because of the United States president's commitment to
broker a peace agreement on liberal principles that would not be motivated by revenge
In addition to the potential destabilization of the Ottoman Empire, Giolitti's argument in Source 2 regarding Italy's ambitions in Libya is likely explained by the concern that any attempt by a European state to acquire colonies in Africa could
dangerously intensify rivalries between European states seeking to acquire territories and resources
The Brazilian government's pride in listing the extensive workers' rights guaranteed under the 1937 constitution is significant because it shows that
governments across the political spectrum were influenced by socialist economic and social policies
Which of the following developments during the Second World War would Franck most likely have cited as evidence to support his arguments in the passage?
Allied firebombing in Germany and Japan had caused massive devastation and civilian casualties, and atomic weapons were vastly more powerful than those used in firebombing.
The treaties that settled the conflict referred to in the passage most directly changed the geopolitical structure of the Middle East in which of the following ways?
Allied powers received territorial mandates from the League of Nations.
Which of the following best explains why the British government felt the need to distribute the pamphlet?
British authorities were concerned that going to war against a Muslim country could fuel anti-imperialist protests among India's large Muslim population.
The table best supports which of the following conclusions?
European powers maintained colonies despite global war and economic depression.
The image can best help explain which of the following differences between the Nazi program of genocide and other acts of genocide in the early twentieth century?
The Nazis industrialized the killing process, allowing them to commit murder on a massive scale.
Which of the following best explains a potentially significant limitation of using the document for understanding the reforms described in the passage in Brazil?
The document likely ignores some economic problems that might have occurred because of the reforms.
Goldfarb, in Source 2, most directly supports her claim that the British press during the First World War routinely suppressed important war news by citing
the case of the sinking of a battleship and the Battle of Jutland
The expenditures shown in the table most strongly illustrate which of the following?
Despite some medical advances, the environment in Africa continued to present unique challenges to European imperialism.
Giolitti's concerns in Source 2 about the potential consequences of conflict in the Balkans are most directly explained by which of the following developments in Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
European states entered into military alliances with each other that forced them to come to their allies' aid in the event of conflict with a nonallied state.
Watson, in the first paragraph of Source 1, uses the newspaper quote to support the claim that
German propaganda portrayed the conflict with Russia as a defensive war
As shown in the image, the deployment of soldiers by European powers most directly relates to which of the following causes of conflict during the early twentieth century?
Imperialist expansion and competition for resources
Which of the following arguments would a supporter of using nuclear weapons against Japan have most likely cited to explain the limitations of Franck's arguments in the first and second paragraphs?
Japanese government propaganda instilled fierce, suicidal nationalism in the Japanese population, making Japan unlikely to surrender unconditionally without experiencing the effects of nuclear weapons.
Which of the following most directly explains the Nazis' ability to carry out the policies of extermination shown in the image?
Local populations collaborated with the regime either out of racial prejudice, fear, or hopes for material gain.
Which of the following types of evidence does Watson (Source 1) cite to support his claim that early German support for the war was not limited to the young?
Muster rolls and letters
The situation shown in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following aspects of twentieth-century warfare?
States made full use of their populations and material resources to fight total wars.
Which development during the first decade of the twentieth century can best be explained in the context of the "weakening of the conservative principle" mentioned in the first paragraph of the passage?
The Mexican Revolution, as middle classes and peasants united to oust longtime dictator Porfirio Díaz and establish a more equitable society
Which of the following true statements about the Netherlands best explains how the newspaper's national origin likely influenced the view of Germany expressed in the editorial?
The Netherlands, by remaining neutral during the war, profited significantly from helping Germany evade the Entente's naval blockade.
The memorandum is best explained in the context of which of the following developments in the early twentieth century?
The emergence of external and internal challenges that threatened the stability of imperial states
Contemporaries who agreed with Franck's argument in the second and third paragraphs regarding the need for an international agreement would most likely have made which of the following arguments to support their position?
The end of the war would probably lead to a new rivalry between the victorious states.
The implementation of the policies of extermination shown in the image is most directly explained by which of the following aspects of Nazi ideology?
The idea that minority populations within Germany were somehow responsible for its defeat during the First World War
Which of the following accurately explains the historical significance of the harsh conditions imposed on Germany that the editorial describes?
They encouraged the rise of political extremism in Germany.
Which of the following best explains the historical significance of views such as those expressed in the passage?
They show that, in response to the disruptions of the Great Depression, many political leaders saw it as their duty to take an active role in guiding economic life.
Durnovo's argument in the second paragraph regarding the effect of war between Germany and Russia on the two countries would prove to be
accurate in its prediction that a war with Germany would create the circumstances for a revolution in Russia
Shigenobu's criticism of European race-based discrimination against Japanese people is significant mostly because it shows that advocates of Japanese imperialism
adopted the European attitudes about a "civilizing mission" and used those attitudes to justify Japan's own imperial policies
Asian reactions to Western claims of racial and cultural superiority, such as the reaction by Shigenobu in the passage, were also instrumental in the period 1918-1945 in the
intensification of anti-imperial resistance activities and independence movements
The Ottoman Empire likely entered into the conflict referred to in the passage because
it had lost significant territory to other European states in the nineteenth century.
Shigenobu's point of view regarding Western attitudes toward Japan as expressed in the passage is significant in that similar ideas were used by members of the Japanese government during the period between the First and the Second World Wars to justify
militarizing the Japanese state and expanding its territories in Asia
Moltke's prediction in Source 1 about the consequences of a potential war between Germany and France is most directly explained by the fact that
previous conflicts had stirred intense nationalism in France and Germany