Chapter 29 (History 152)

Which of the following was a provision of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Russia gave Germany control of about one-third of its territory.

Which of these ideologies contributed powerfully toward the outbreak of World War I, especially in regions like the Balkan Peninsula?

nationalism

How did most people initially react to the declaration of war in 1914? (Q:10)

with excitement and enthusiasm

Which groups were particularly susceptible to the influenza pandemic of 1918? (Q:20)

young adults

For what did Russia initially mobilize its troops during its entrance into the war?

to defend Serbia from Austria

Which of the following nations remained neutral throughout the war?

Spain

From Egypt, the Allies advanced into Arabia across which body of water?

Suez Canal

Why was the mandate system a problem for the former territories of the Ottoman empire?

The Allies had promised Arab nationalists independence during the war.

The German Schlieffen plan called for

a swift knockout of France, followed by a defensive action against Russia.

Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points program reflected which ideological foundation?

idealism

During the Great War, the most extensive military operations outside Europe took place where?

in the southwest Asian territories of the Ottoman empire

Compared to the western front, fighting on the eastern front was

more fluid, as the Germans made inroads into Russia.

The purpose of alliances such as the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente was to

outline the circumstances under which countries would go to war to support one another.

The provisional government lost the support of many Russians in part because it

promised to continue the war to victory.

The purpose of the Twenty-one Demands was to (Q:8)

reduce China to the status of a Japanese protectorate.

The Schlieffen plan originally called for an attack on Paris from which direction?

southwest

Where did the most extensive military operations outside of Europe take place?

southwest Asia

Which of the following was a consequence of the Ottoman state's adoption of a new policy of Turkish nationalism in 1913?

the massacre of ethnic Armenians during the Great War

Where did the majority of troops dispatched from Australia go?

to the Pacific islands

Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate when

troops garrisoned in the capital mutinied.

Which empire was terminated by the peace treaties of 1919?

Austro-Hungarian

Which former Russian territory became part of Romania after the Great War?

Bessarabia

Russian communist party headed by Lenin

Bolshevik

Which of the following nations was NOT an ally or colony of the Central powers during the war?

Brazil

Which southeastern European power lost the most territory after the Great War?

Bulgaria

1917 World War I battle in which the Italians were defeated by a combined Austro-German force

Caporetto

Which city in southwest Asia was captured by Allied forces moving up from the southeast?

Constantinople

To which of the following peoples was the principle of self-determination newly applied in the 1919 treaties?

Czechs

peace formula promoted by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson that was used as the basis of the armistice that ended World War I

Fourteen Points

Which power regained the territories of Alsace and Lorraine from Germany after the Great War?

France

At the Paris Peace Conference, (Q:47)

France was determined to permanently strip Germany of military power.

Why did Japan enter the war on the side of the Allies?

Germany failed to comply with Japanese demands over territorial and naval issues.

The Schlieffen plan was created by which of the Great War powers?

Germany

The key factor in the decision of the United States to enter World War I was

Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare against the United States.

The naval arms race that exacerbated tensions throughout Europe was held between which two states?

Great Britain and Germany

From where did the majority of troops that entered the African continent from the east come?

India

Which of the following statements about the League of Nations is NOT true?

It was strengthened and expanded within a few years and adopted the new name of the United Nations.

Which of the following nations switched sides over the course of the Great War?

Italy

The entrance of which of the following nations into the war transformed the fight into a global conflict?

Japan

city in the Shandong province of China that was once leased by Germany and played a role in Japan's entry into World War I

Jiaozhou

Which country was wholly included within a demilitarized zone?

Luxembourg

Which of the following statements about the African continent during World War I is the most accurate?

Most of the African continent was a colony of or an ally with the Allied powers.

Turkish statesman and World War I hero who abolished the caliphate and established Turkey as a modern secular state

Mustafa Kemal

The region around which of these bodies of water was declared a demilitarized zone after the Great War?

Rhine River

Russian imperial dynasty that ruled from 1613 to 1917

Romanov

Which empire was the first to collapse as a result of the strains of the Great War?

Russia

pre-World War I military plan that called for a swift knockout of France, followed by defensive action against Russia

Schlieffen Plan

Which of the following statements about the eastern front during the Great War is true?

The fighting was more fluid than on the western front.

Bolshevik treaty with Germans that gave Germany possession or control over much of Russia's territory and allowed Russia to get out of World War I

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

the treaty under which the Allies officially recognized the Republic of Turkey

Treaty of Lausanne

the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies after World War I

Treaty of Sèvres

pre-World War I alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Triple Alliance

pre-World War I alliance of England, France, and Russia

Triple Entente

ultimatum by the Japanese to the Chinese which, if accepted, would have reduced China to a protectorate of Japan

Twenty-one Demands

In the east, the Central Powers advanced toward Russian territory across which body of water?

Vistula River

founder of the Bolshevik party, leader of the Russian Revolution, and first leader of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1924

Vladimir Ilich Ulanov

Which of the following is true of the effects of World War I on the status of women?

Women in many countries received the vote in the years after the war.

From what did the Triple Alliance initially grow?

a close relationship that developed between the leaders of Germany and Austria-Hungary

Which occupation, vital for the war effort, was staffed almost exclusively by women?

artillery shell production

The rivalry between Germany and Britain up to 1914 included (Q:42)

competition for colonies in east and southwest Africa.

As demonstrated by the experience on the western and southern fronts, technological developments favored what kind of warfare?

defensive tactics

Which of the following was a provision of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?

establishment of an equality of trade conditions among all nations

French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles

georges clemenceau

The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the catalyst that started World War I because

his death brought to a head the tensions between the Austro-Hungarian empire and the neighboring kingdom of Serbia.