chapter 33

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

his death brought to a head the tensions underlying the alliances in eastern and western Europe.

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

more fluid, as the Germans made inroads into Russia.

Which of the following was NOT a military technology used in World War I?

nuclear submarines or rocket-powered missiles

The provisional government lost the support of many Russians because it

promised to continue the war to victory.

Dreadnoughts were designed primarily to

protect merchant shipping and conduct high-seas battles.

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

provide mutual defense and support in case of attack.

Although he called himself a Marxist, Lenin, unlike Marx, believed that the revolution

would be led by a small, highly-disciplined party acting on behalf of the workers.

In World War I, "no man's land" was the

deadly territory between opposing trenches.

Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate when

troops garrisoned in the capital mutinied.

The rivalry between Germany and Britain up to 1914 included

All of the above. an expensive naval race. competition for foreign markets. tariff wars. competition for colonies in east and southwest Africa.

By the end of the nineteenth century, nationalistic movements resulted in independent sovereignty for all of the following EXCEPT

Ireland.

In addition to fighting off Allied forces, the Ottoman empire faced insurrection from the

Arabs.

At the Paris Peace Conference,

Britain and France were determined to strip Germany of military power.

The key factor in the decision of the U.S. to enter World War I was

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

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

It was dominated by the countries of Europe.

"Ten days that shook the world" is a reference to the

Russian revolution in November 1917.

The German Schlieffen plan called for

a swift knockout of France, combined with defensive action against Russia.

What effect did World War I have on the status of women?

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

The purpose of the Twenty-One Demands was to

reduce China to the status of a Japanese protectorate.

The battle of Gallipoli was significant in that

this British-directed debacle cost the lives of many Canadian, Australian, and New Zealander troops.