World War 1 Texas-World History Review

Why were the Russian citizens fed up with their way of life and want to have a revolution?

All of the above and even some more reasons

The Great Depression was caused primarily by

An economic downturn and the U.S. stock market crash

Why were the Balkans considered the "powder keg" of Europe?

Due to nationalist uprisings and ethnic clashes, the area was considered unstable.

Which of the following is an often-fatal digestive disease that affected men in the trenches?

Dysentery

Which member of the "Big Three" nations during the meetings for the Treaty of Versailles wanted to be harshest against Germany because of their aggression and the amount of destruction they caused?

France

How did the withdrawal of Russia influence World War I?

Germany could focus its fighting on the Western Front.

What was the "War Guilt Clause" in the Treaty of Versailles?

Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war

Which of the following factors contributed the most to the United States joining the Allied Forces during World War I?

Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

What was the significance of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination to WWI?

It was the "spark" that caused countries to begin to declare war against each other.

Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?

The League of Nations

What factor weakened the League of Nations proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in his Fourteen Points?

The United States did not join the League.

What was the name of the document that Britain intercepted revealing Germany's plans to fund a Mexican war with America?

The Zimmerman Telegram

Countries devoted all resources to the war effort and the entire country was at war with all citizens of enemy nations. What term below best describes the statement above?

Total war

Because of new deadly weapons held by all the major countries fighting, what new dreadful style of fighting emerged?

Trench warfare

The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution

Vladimir Lenin

A global depression during the 1930s, the rise of fascist governments in Germany and Italy, and Japan taking steps to expand its territories were all ultimately events that led to --

World War II

During the Great Depression, socialist Germany and capitalist United States all tried to jump-start their economies with which method?

massive public works projects