Deck 40: World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

Question 1

When referring to the Anglo-French Entente, what does entente mean?

A) Union.
B) Declaration of War.
C) Trade agreement.
D) Understanding.
E) Disagreement.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which countries were involved in the fighting on the Alpine Front in World War I?

A) Austria-Hungary and Italy.
B) Switzerland and France.
C) France and Germany.
D) Germany and Russia.
E) The United States and Italy.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Paragraph 231 of the Versailles Treaty dealt with

A) punishment of the defeated.
B) territorial changes.
C) responsibility for starting the war.
D) reparations.
E) the League of Nations.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which countries formed the Triple Alliance of 1882?

A) Italy, Germany, and Austria.
B) Russia, England, and France.
C) Turkey Greece, and Egypt.
D) Germany Turkey, and Japan.
E) Russia, Japan, and China.

Question 5

What was the most compelling cause of U.S.intervention in World War I on the side of the Allies?

A) German violation of neutral countries' territory.
B) The horrific loss of life associated with trench warfare.
C) The German use of unrestricted submarine warfare.
D) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
E) The decision by Russia to make peace with Germany.

Question 6

In the spring of 1917, the course of the war was changed by

A) German submarines breaking British blockades.
B) Turkey's collapse and the U.S.entry into the war.
C) Russia's collapse and the U.S.entry into the war.
D) the use of the machine gun in trench warfare.
E) Germany's movement to isolate the British from their other allies.

Question 7

The most compelling cause of U.S.involvement in World War I was

A) the Archduke's assassination.
B) unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany.
C) the slaughter at Verdun.
D) German violation of Belgian neutrality.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 8

At the end of World War I, which group felt especially betrayed and disappointed regarding authority figures?

A) Farmers.
B) Military veterans.
C) Political leaders.
D) Feminist leaders.
E) Defense workers.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the involvement of the governments of the nations at war in the lives of their respective populations?

A) Not very involved
B) Somewhat involved, but only in terms of a draft
C) Moderately involved, but only in terms of increased taxation to fund the war effort.
D) Very involved including food rations, government control of the economy and a draft
E) Both B and C are correct.

Question 10

In the early 1890s what was the result of Kaiser Wilhelm II allowing a treaty of friendship with Russia to lapse?

A) The lapse of the treaty started World War I.
B) The lapse of the treaty caused Bismarck to resign.
C) The lapse of the treaty drove Russia into an alliance with France.
D) The lapse of the treaty caused Wilhelm II to resign.
E) The lapse of the treaty allowed England and Germany to make an alliance.

Question 11

Which of the following politicians looked for a "peace without victors" in 1918?

A) Wilson.
B) Lloyd-George.
C) Wilhelm II.
D) Mustafa Ataturk.
E) Lenin.

Question 12

What was the term used for the German-Austrian allies?

A) The Eastern Bloc.
B) The Allied Powers.
C) The European Union.
D) The Grand Alliance.
E) The Central Powers.

Question 13

What is considered the worst aspect of the peace agreements that followed World War I?

A) The League of Nations did not remain under the control of the victors.
B) The attempt by the victors to ignore the political realities in Europe and elsewhere.
C) The extreme leniency shown to the defeated nations who started the war.
D) The encroachment of colonialism in Central and South America.
E) The treaties were negotiated in Paris in one of the countries involved in the war.

Question 14

The least likely societal consequence of the first World War was

A) increased social mobility.
B) renewed faith in authority.
C) rejection of the ideal of inevitable progress.
D) relaxation in relationships between the sexes.

Question 15

During World War I, social changes included women's insistence on

A) returning to their traditional roles.
B) gaining access to mechanical birth control.
C) serving in the military.
D) receiving equal pay for equal work.
E) wearing pants in public.

Question 16

The Fourteen Points did not include

A) disarmament.
B) an international peacekeeping body.
C) a war guilt clause.
D) self-determination for countries.
E) freedom of the seas.

Question 17

What changed the course of World War I in the spring of 1917?

A) The use of machine gun and artillery in trench warfare.
B) The collapse of Russia and the U.S.entry into the war.
C) The withdrawal of Turkey from the war effort.
D) Unexpected diplomatic efforts by the Japanese.
E) The German's completely isolating the British Isles by submarine warfare.

Question 18

The people who most felt betrayed by the outcome of World War I were

A) defense workers.
B) women.
C) military leaders.
D) political leaders.
E) veterans.

Question 19

In 1907 what did the Germans announce that they intended to do, which was seen as a direct provocation to Great Britain?

A) The Germans announced their intention to colonize Africa.
B) The Germans announced that they planned to build a world-class navy.
C) The Germans announced that they would invade England within one year.
D) The Germans announced the end to their alliance with England.
E) The Germans announced that they would occupy Alsace-Lorraine in France.

Question 20

Which group had the most cause to be satisfied with the war's results?

A) Africans and Asians under colonial rule
B) Feminists
C) Internationalists
D) German nationalists
E) American isolationists

Question 21

The chief shortcoming of the Paris Treaties lay in their

A) leniency toward the Central Powers.
B) failure to accept the political realities of post-war Europe.
C) failure to provide a mechanism for repaying war debts.'
D) desire to maintain colonial imperialism.
E) paternalistic treatment of newly created countries.

Question 22

A major cause for the U.S.Senate's rejection of the Paris Treaties was

A) the issue of reparations.
B) the war guilt clause.
C) the lack of provision for freedom of the seas
D) the occupation of the Saar.
E) the League of Nations.

Question 23

The Alpine front of the war involved only the countries of ____________________ and ____________________.

Question 24

Explain how conditions combined to make the First World War the bloodiest conflict experienced up to that time.Describe the inadequacies of military strategy and advances in weaponry.

Question 25

The Paris peace negotiations were conducted ____________________, despite Wilson's earlier promises.

Question 26

British economist John Maynard Keynes deemed the Versailles Treaty a(n) ____________________.

Question 27

The eventual amount assessed of Germany for wartime losses was

A) $33 billion.
B) $23 million.
C) $10 billion.
D) $100 million.
E) $25 million.

Question 28

The murder of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand was motivated primarily by ___________________.

Question 29

Many of the defeated states became

A) monarchial claims.
B) economic oligarchies.
C) embroiled in anarchy and chaos.
D) republics.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 30

In an effort to maintain the support of their populations, governments began to rely on which new element of their societies?

A) The church
B) The middle class
C) The industrial leaders
D) The working classes
E) The media

Question 31

When one examines the psychic consequences of World War I, both on active participants and on citizens on the home front, the most prevalent feelings seem to have been

A) disgust and anger.
B) confusion and depression.
C) all-consuming fear.
D) disillusionment and a sense of betrayal.
E) confusion and anger.

Question 32

The ____________________ question revolved around the issue of forcing ____________________ to pay for damages inflicted during the course of the war.

Question 33

Which of the following best describes the military course of the war?

A) Quick and easy.
B) Few battles or casualties.
C) Consistent action with frequent major battles.
D) One resulting in little damage.
E) A bloody stalemate.

Question 34

In the estimation of John M.Keynes, the Paris Treaties would best be described as

A) constructive.
B) lenient.
C) destructive.
D) practical.
E) Both B and D are correct.

Question 35

The European leaders who turned against Wilson in Paris and pushed for tougher treaties were ____________________ of Britain, ____________________ of France, and ____________________ of Italy.

Question 36

Which of the following appears to have been the basis for the new states created after World War I?

A) Major geographic barriers and features.
B) Old monarchical claims.
C) Democratic elections and self determination.
D) Ethnic groups holding a majority.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 37

The ____________________ was an international organization that was new in world history that was to act as a board of mediation when international conflicts arose.

Question 38

The immediate cause of World War I was Archduke Francis Ferdinand's assassination at ____________________.

Question 39

"Total war" meant full mobilization of the ____________________.

Question 40

The major weakness of the League of Nations was that

A) the United States never joined the organization.
B) the League had no means to enforce protections written into the treaties.
C) borders assigned to countries across Europe made no sense.
D) Germany was refused admission, thus fueling further hatred.
E) members of the League often were at odds with each other because of religious and ethnic differences.

Question 41

What was meant by the term "Total War"? In what manner and to what degree did global war transform society?

Question 42

What was meant by the term "total war"? In what manner and to what degree did global war transform society?

Question 43

How did Woodrow Wilson's idealistic principles carry into the final Paris Treaties ending World War I? What sentiments did the treaties actually reflect? Describe and evaluate the changes that occurred.

Question 44

Describe the positive and negative aspects of the Paris Treaties.In the final analysis, was the negotiated settlement "workable"? Why or why not?