World History Ch.13 Quiz Answers – Flashcards
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1. Which of the following was a major reason the United States exchanged neutrality for war in 1917?
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The Germans used their submarines to attack ships carrying American citizens and supplies to the Allies
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2. On the eve of World War I, Bosnia was ruled by _____.
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Austria-Hungary
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3. One of the main reasons for the large number of casualties in the war was
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the use of new war technology
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4. After the war, colonial possessions of the defeated Central Powers
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were placed under European control
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5. All of the following forces set the stage for World War I EXCEPT
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Ottoman decline
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6. Which of the following helped the Allies to achieve the breakthrough they sought in World War I?
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the involvement of the United States
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7. The major objective of the Treaty of Versailles was
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to punish Germany
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8. Which of the following weapons contributed most to the stalemate on the Western Front during World War I?
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the automatic machine gun
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9. What ethnic tensions in Bosnia led to the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and launched World War I?
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The Serbians viewed the Austrians as foreign oppressors.
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10. The catalyst for the U.S. entry into WWI was
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the Zimmermann note
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11. Why was it difficult to gain an advantage over the enemy in trench warfare?
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The machine gun made it nearly impossible for troops to advance.
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12. World War I was more destructive than earlier wars because _____.
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modem weapons were more deadly.
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13. The German military plan devised by General von Schlieffen
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planned to avoid simultaneous war on two fronts.
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14. The Triple Alliance was a loose agreement of cooperation among
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
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15. T/F Germany gave Austria-Hungary no indication of support in 1914.
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False
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16. Which one of the following is NOT considered a major cause of World War I?
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impressionism
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17. Germany viewed the Russian czar's full mobilization of the army as an
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act of war.
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18. T/F Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist.
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True
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19. T/F Under the Schlieffen Plan, Germany was to focus first on defeating Great Britain.
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False
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20. T/F Trench warfare was the primary form of warfare used on the Western Front.
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True
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21. T/F The battles of the Marne, the Somme, and Verdun were fought on Austrian soil.
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False
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22. T/F Because Russia had a huge population but little industry, its army suffered severe shortages of everything but soldiers.
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True
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23. T/F In the first weeks of the war, the Allied Powers included Great Britain, France, Russia, and Japan.
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False
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24. T/F Japan joined the Allies in the war against the Central powers.
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True
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25. T/F The Russian army's greatest asset was its numbers.
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True
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26. T/F Following Germany's unprovoked attack on Belgium in violation of its neutrality, Great Britain declared war on Germany.
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True
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27. T/F After Russia began mobilizing troops on its western border, Serbia declared war on Russia. Two days later, it also declared war on France.
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False
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28. In 1917, Germany returned to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, hoping to
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keep cargo ships from reaching Great Britain
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29. What was the system of rationing designed to limit?
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purchases of consumer goods
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30. World War I was a "total war" in the sense that
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the nations involved devoted all their resources to it.
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31. The armistice signed near Paris in November 1918 brought an end to
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World War I.
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32. The Zimmerman note, which pushed the United States to enter the war, exposed the German plan to
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help Mexico regain U.S. territory.
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33. The purpose of propaganda during World War I was to
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influence public opinion
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34. T/F Article 231, also known as the "war guilt" clause, ordered Germany to pay huge war reparations to Allied nations.
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True
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35. T/F After the war, the Ottoman Turks lost their former empire, retaining only what is today the country of Turkey.
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True
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36. T/F Two nations deliberately excluded from the League of Nations were Germany and Russia.
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True
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37. T/F Woodrow Wilson proposed the "general association of nations" that would later become the League of Nations.
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True
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38. T/F Great Britain was represented at the Paris Peace Conference by Georges Clemenceau.
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False
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39. T/F The right of nations to self-determination was a guiding principle of the The Fourteen Points.
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True
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40. T/F Many of the new nations formed in Europe after World War I were created from land that had belonged to Russia.
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True
