Deck 24: The World at War Part I

Question 1

___________ had been on the rise in Europe since German unification of 1871.

Answer 1

Militarism

Question 2

Among the loudest antiwar voices in the early 20th century were _______

A) socialists
B) diplomats
C) businessmen
D) nationalists

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The main element of the tension between European nations in the early 20th century was _______.

A) nationalist
B) economic
C) religious
D) scientific

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The Entente Cordiale was signed in____________ by Britain and France.

Question 5

Germany had taken the side of the Afrikaners in the __________ War.

Question 6

The Ottoman Empire took sides with the Allies.

Question 7

What proportion of soldiers died at the Battle of the Marne?

A) one-third
B) one-fourth
C) one-half
D) one-fifth

Question 8

The Western Front was characterized by _________ warfare.

Question 9

The war in northern Italy was fought between Italy and

A) Austria.
B) Germany.
C) the Ottoman Empire.
D) Russia.

Question 10

The Arab Revolt was organized by the Axis powers.

Question 11

The Sykes-Picot agreement was signed in_________.

Question 12

Naval battles were an extremely important aspect of WWI.

Question 13

Russia withdrew from the war in ________.

Question 14

_________ gas left countless soldiers blinded.

Question 15

Who suggested that the British army shoot its officers for incompetence?

A) Winston Churchill
B) Siegfried Sassoon
C) Oscar Wilde
D) George Bernard Shaw

Question 16

In Germany 750,000 civilians perished from starvation during the war.

Question 17

The Open Christmas Letter was sent in _________.

Question 18

The Bolshevik party was led by __________.

Question 19

The Treaty of Versailles apportioned blame to all European participants.