Chapter 29 (History 152) – Flashcards

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The purpose of the Twenty-one Demands was to (Q:8)
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reduce China to the status of a Japanese protectorate.
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How did most people initially react to the declaration of war in 1914? (Q:10)
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with excitement and enthusiasm
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Which of the following statements about the League of Nations is NOT true?
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It was strengthened and expanded within a few years and adopted the new name of the United Nations.
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Which of the following was a consequence of the Ottoman state's adoption of a new policy of Turkish nationalism in 1913?
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the massacre of ethnic Armenians during the Great War
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Why did Japan enter the war on the side of the Allies?
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Germany failed to comply with Japanese demands over territorial and naval issues.
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The naval arms race that exacerbated tensions throughout Europe was held between which two states?
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Great Britain and Germany
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The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the catalyst that started World War I because
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his death brought to a head the tensions between the Austro-Hungarian empire and the neighboring kingdom of Serbia.
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As demonstrated by the experience on the western and southern fronts, technological developments favored what kind of warfare?
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defensive tactics
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From what did the Triple Alliance initially grow?
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a close relationship that developed between the leaders of Germany and Austria-Hungary
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The provisional government lost the support of many Russians in part because it
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promised to continue the war to victory.
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Which groups were particularly susceptible to the influenza pandemic of 1918? (Q:20)
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young adults
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The key factor in the decision of the United States to enter World War I was
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Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare against the United States.
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The German Schlieffen plan called for
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a swift knockout of France, followed by a defensive action against Russia.
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Which of the following is true of the effects of World War I on the status of women?
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Women in many countries received the vote in the years after the war.
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For what did Russia initially mobilize its troops during its entrance into the war?
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to defend Serbia from Austria
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The Schlieffen plan was created by which of the Great War powers?
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Germany
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The Schlieffen plan originally called for an attack on Paris from which direction?
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southwest
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In the east, the Central Powers advanced toward Russian territory across which body of water?
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Vistula River
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Which city in southwest Asia was captured by Allied forces moving up from the southeast?
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Constantinople
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From Egypt, the Allies advanced into Arabia across which body of water?
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Suez Canal
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Which of the following nations switched sides over the course of the Great War?
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Italy
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Which of the following statements about the eastern front during the Great War is true?
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The fighting was more fluid than on the western front.
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The purpose of alliances such as the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente was to
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outline the circumstances under which countries would go to war to support one another.
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During the Great War, the most extensive military operations outside Europe took place where?
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in the southwest Asian territories of the Ottoman empire
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Which of the following statements about the African continent during World War I is the most accurate?
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Most of the African continent was a colony of or an ally with the Allied powers.
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Which of the following nations was NOT an ally or colony of the Central powers during the war?
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Brazil
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Which of the following nations remained neutral throughout the war?
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Spain
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From where did the majority of troops that entered the African continent from the east come?
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India
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Where did the majority of troops dispatched from Australia go?
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to the Pacific islands
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Where did the most extensive military operations outside of Europe take place?
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southwest Asia
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The entrance of which of the following nations into the war transformed the fight into a global conflict?
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Japan
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The rivalry between Germany and Britain up to 1914 included (Q:42)
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competition for colonies in east and southwest Africa.
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Compared to the western front, fighting on the eastern front was
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more fluid, as the Germans made inroads into Russia.
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Which of the following was a provision of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
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Russia gave Germany control of about one-third of its territory.
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Which occupation, vital for the war effort, was staffed almost exclusively by women?
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artillery shell production
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Russian communist party headed by Lenin
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Bolshevik
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1917 World War I battle in which the Italians were defeated by a combined Austro-German force
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Caporetto
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French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles
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georges clemenceau
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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
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Jiaozhou
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Turkish statesman and World War I hero who abolished the caliphate and established Turkey as a modern secular state
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Mustafa Kemal
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Russian imperial dynasty that ruled from 1613 to 1917
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Romanov
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the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies after World War I
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Treaty of Sèvres
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founder of the Bolshevik party, leader of the Russian Revolution, and first leader of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1924
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Vladimir Ilich Ulanov
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pre-World War I military plan that called for a swift knockout of France, followed by defensive action against Russia
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Schlieffen Plan
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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
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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the treaty under which the Allies officially recognized the Republic of Turkey
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Treaty of Lausanne
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pre-World War I alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
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Triple Alliance
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ultimatum by the Japanese to the Chinese which, if accepted, would have reduced China to a protectorate of Japan
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Twenty-one Demands
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peace formula promoted by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson that was used as the basis of the armistice that ended World War I
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Fourteen Points
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pre-World War I alliance of England, France, and Russia
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Triple Entente
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At the Paris Peace Conference, (Q:47)
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France was determined to permanently strip Germany of military power.
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Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points program reflected which ideological foundation?
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idealism
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Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate when
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troops garrisoned in the capital mutinied.
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Why was the mandate system a problem for the former territories of the Ottoman empire?
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The Allies had promised Arab nationalists independence during the war.
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Which empire was the first to collapse as a result of the strains of the Great War?
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Russia
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Which of the following was a provision of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?
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establishment of an equality of trade conditions among all nations
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Which of these ideologies contributed powerfully toward the outbreak of World War I, especially in regions like the Balkan Peninsula?
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nationalism
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Which power regained the territories of Alsace and Lorraine from Germany after the Great War?
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France
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Which country was wholly included within a demilitarized zone?
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Luxembourg
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Which former Russian territory became part of Romania after the Great War?
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Bessarabia
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The region around which of these bodies of water was declared a demilitarized zone after the Great War?
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Rhine River
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Which southeastern European power lost the most territory after the Great War?
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Bulgaria
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Which empire was terminated by the peace treaties of 1919?
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Austro-Hungarian
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To which of the following peoples was the principle of self-determination newly applied in the 1919 treaties?
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Czechs
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