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Western Civilizations
WWI Test B

Multiple Guess
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

______ 1. What were the countries in the Central Powers at the beginning of the war?
A. France, America, England
B. England, France, Russia
C. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
D. Ottoman Turks, Germany, Austria-Hungary

______ 2. What were the countries in the Allied Powers at the beginning of the war?
A. France, America, England
B. England, France, Russia
C. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
D. Ottoman Turks, Germany, Austria-Hungary

______ 3. What did American forces bring into the war?

A. tanks for overrunning trench positions
B. chemical warfare for quickly clearing out trenches
C. new ways of organizing the military to be more effective
D. fresh troops able to man new tanks and airplanes

______ 4. What is Imperialism?

A. the drive for new materials and influence around the globe
B. the idea that the workers should be in charge of the government
C. the belief that monarchy is the best form of government
D. extreme pride in one's country
______ 5. Why is the Middle East still so unstable today after the fall of the empire?
A. Britain allowed local regions to develop governments themselves, leading to in-fighting.
B. The region had too many religions that couldn't get along with each other.
C. The country of Israel became the focal point of Middle Eastern politics after WWI.
D. Britain, India, and Egypt argued over the region, since they all conquered it.

______ 6. What was the result of various empires falling at the end of WWI?
A. Years of civil war would lead directly to WWII.
B. Kings took lands and controlled them with absolute power.
C. New countries were created, like Poland, Finland, Turkey, etc.
D. Soviet Russia split the region with the capitalistic western countries.

______ 7. Which treaty officially ended WWI?

A. Treaty of London
B. Treaty of Berlin
C. Treaty of Paris
D. Treaty of Versailles

______ 8. Who ultimately took over Russia after the October Revolution of 1917?
A. Joseph Stalin (Soviet)
B. Karl Marx (Socialist)
C. Vladimir Lenin (Bolshevik)
D. Julius Martov (Menshevik)

______ 9. Why were tensions so high in the Balkan area, especially with Austria-Hungary and Russia?
A. Austria-Hungary was encroaching on Russia's territory in the Black Sea.
B. Austria-Hungary had just annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina against Russia's wishes.
C. Russia helped split part of the Ottoman Empire away to form Albania.
D. Russia had a trade embargo against Austria-Hungary to hurt their economy.

______ 10. What was the effect of the British blockade on Germany by 1917?
A. The Germans were financially hurt, and decided to begin unrestricted submarine warfare.
B. The Germans used their entire navy to try to break the British blockade, but lost.
C. The Germans focused entirely on breaking defensive lines on land.
D. The Germans sued for peace to end the blockade.
______ 11. When was the armistice with Germany announced to the world?
A. The 10th hour of the 10th day of the 10th month
B. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
C. The 12th hour of the 12th day of the 12th month
D. The 13th hour of the 13th day of the 13th month

______ 12. What was the Hundred Days Offensive?

A. A single battle lasting one hundred days.
B. The new plan by the Central Powers to attack trenches with special troops.
C. A series of quick victories for the Germans until the Americans arrived.
D. A series of quick victories for the Allies, turning the tide of the war.

______ 13. The Imperial government of Germany was replaced by

A. Allied control
B. Soviet Russia
C. The Weimar Republic
D. A Provisional Government split between the East and West

______ 14. Which of these was not an empire ended by WWI?

A. British
B. German
C. Austria-Hungarian
D. Ottoman

______ 15. The Bolsheviks were considered

A. monarchists who wanted to reinstate the Tsar.
B. “pure socialists”, or Communists.
C. less radical socialists, who still saw Russia as an empire.
D. the most powerful group in Russia that would destroy the Central Powers.

______ 16. The Mensheviks were

A. monarchists who wanted to reinstate the Tsar.
B. “pure socialists”, or Communists.
C. less radical socialists, who still saw Russia as an empire.
D. the most powerful group in Russia that would destroy the Central Powers.
______ 17. The first main event that would eventually lead to WWI was
A. The invasion of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary.
B. The invasion of France by Germany.
C. The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
D. The creation of Albania from lands owned by the Ottoman Empire.

______ 18. Early fighting in the war was characterized by

A. short periods of artillery strikes followed by attacks by small groups of special troops.
B. long periods of artillery strikes followed by a massive push of army infantry.
C. large scale naval battles that interrupted trade routes to land armies.
D. quick attacks from cavalry units to take out artillery before the infantry marches.

______ 19. Fighting in the last year of the war was characterized by
A. short periods of artillery strikes followed by attacks by small groups of special troops.
B. long periods of artillery strikes followed by a massive push of army infantry.
C. large scale naval battles that interrupted trade routes to land armies.
D. quick attacks from cavalry units to take out artillery before the infantry marches.

______ 20. What did the Central Powers have to do in the treaty negotiations ending the war?
A. Break up their empires into new countries.
B. Join the League of Nations to prevent any future wars.
C. Disband their armies forever.
D. Admit they started the war and pay reparations to the Allied nations.

Short Answer
Answer each question with complete sentences. Some may require more explanation than others. If
extra space is needed, please use the back.

21. Describe trench warfare during WWI.

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22. How did Germany spin the story of their loss to their people after they signed the armistice?
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