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Mrs. Gates - 10th Grade World History
Chapter 20 Test
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10th Grade
04/29/2013

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How did new weapons of war affect World War I?
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See p. 526-528
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List and briefly discuss three underlying causes of World War I.
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See p. 520-521
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Give four reasons that the United States entered World War I on the side of the Allies.
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See p. 531-532
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List and briefly discuss three reasons for the failure of the League of Nations to settle crises among powerful nations.
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See p. 540
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The trend toward international cooperation in the late nineteenth century is demonstrated by all of the following except

-the Red Cross

-the Universal Postal Union

-Bismarck's System

-the revival of the Greek Olympic games

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Bismarck's System
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Who was the steel manufacturer that gave money to build the Peace Palace in the Netherlands?
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Andrew Carnegie
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The climate of fear which overshadowed Europe before World War I is illustrated by all of the following except

-the desire for colonies

-the Treaty of Sevres

-the formation of rival alliances

-the development of large standing armies.

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the Treaty of Sevres
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The alliances, called "Bismarck's System," were an attempt by the German chancellor to isolate...
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France
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The Three Emperors' League fell apart because...
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Russia and Austria-Hungary argued over the Balkans
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The Triple Alliance included all of the following countries except

-Austria-Hungary

-France

-Germany

-Italy

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France
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The Entente Cordiale was a "friendly understanding" between France and...
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Britain
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In 1905, and again in 1911, Germany tried to break up the Entente Cordiale by...
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interfering with France's interest in Morocco
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What country hoped to capitalize on her similar ethnic background with the Balkan peoples in order to extend her influence in the Balkan Peninsula?
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Russia
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The immediate cause of Germany's entrance into World War I was...
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the mobilization of the Russian army
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The Schlieffen Plan was designed to...
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defeat France before Russia could organize for war
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The immediate cause for British entry into World War I was...
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the violation of Belgian neutrality
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At what river did the French stop the initial German advance of World War I?
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Marne River
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Russia was defeated in World War I for all of the following reasons except

-she was economically and militarily unprepared for war

-her troops were crushed by a superior Austro-Hungarian force on the Rhine River

-the Baltic Sea was closed by German warships

-a spontaneous uprising led to the fall of the czar

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her troops were crushed by a superior Austro-Hungarian force on the Rhine River
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Italy entered World War I because she...
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was promised loans and territory by the Allies
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Italian entrance into the war was important because...
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the Germans and Austrians were forced to fight on another front
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Which of the following occurred last?

- the formation of the Triple Alliance

-the Balkan Crises

-the Sinking of the Lusitania

-The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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the sinking of the Lusitania
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The sinking of the Lusitania was important because...
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American protests forced the Germans to halt temporarily unrestricted submarine warfare
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For the Russians, the greatest advantage of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was...
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Russia no longer had to fight
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Which is not one of the reasons the United States entered World War I?

-close monetary ties with Britain and France

-Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

-entering the war would help the United States economically

-German attempts to bring Mexico into the war

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entering the war would help the United States economically
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Why did Germany agree to sign an armistice to end World War I?
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She thought the Fourteen Points would be the basis for the peace treaty.
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Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points included all of the following except

-freedom of the seas

-the establishment of an independent Poland

-"open cavenants of peace, openly arrive at"

-reparations paid to the United States

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reparations paid to the United States
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Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had to grant land to all of the following countries except

-Belgium

-France

-Denmark

-Russia

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Russia
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Which of the following was one of the results of the Treaty of Versailles?

-Britain received German warships

-Poland was established as an independent country

-Germany gained colonies in Africa

-The kaiser was executed

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Poland was established as an independent country.
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Which of the following nations was incorporated into Yugoslavia and disappeared after World War I?

-Bulgaria

-Germany

-Romania

-Serbia

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Serbia
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What country was forbidden Anschluss with Germany after World War I?
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Austria
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When Germany stopped making reparation payments to France in 1923, France retaliated by...
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invading the Ruhr Valley
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Which American banker lent money to Germany after the war?
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Charles Dawes
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After the war, Britain and France owed the United States...
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war debts
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By signing the Locarno Pact, Germany...
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recognized her western borders as permanent
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Which of the following occurred first?

-Paris Peace Conference

-Kellogg-Briand Pact

-Locarno Pact

-Washington Naval Conference

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Paris Peace Conference
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What secret treaty was signed between Germany and Russia?
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Reinsurance Treaty
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What treaty dismantled the Ottoman Empire?
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Treaty of Sevres
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What treaty, signed by Austria, recognized Hungary's independence?
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Treaty of St. Germain
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What was the nonagression treaty signed by Germany, Belgium, and France in 1925?
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Locarno Pact
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What was an attempt to disarm the great powers in the early 1920s?
Definition
Washington Naval Conference
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Which kaiser of Germany fled to Holland?
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William II
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Which British prime minister attended the Paris Peace Conference?
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Lloyd George
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Who was the French representative at the Paris Peace Conference?
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Clemenceau
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What international organization did Jean Henri Dunant found?
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Red Cross
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Who established the Peace Prize to recognize men and women whose accomplishments furthered the cause of peace?
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Alfred Nobel
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Name the three countries which made up the Three Emperors' League.
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Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary
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Name the three countries which made up the Triple Alliance.
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Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
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What was the "friendly understanding" between Britain and France?
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Entente Cordiale
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What area between the Adriatic and Black Seas was called the "powder keg of Europe" before World War I?
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Balkans or Balkan Peninsula
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In what city did the assassination which started World War I occur?
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Sarajevo
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Austria sent Serbia a list of demands threatening war if they were not accepted. What is such a statement called?
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ultimatum
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What term means "to make a country's troops ready for battle"?
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mobilize
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What plan called for Germany to first attack France and then Russia?
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Schlieffen Plan
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Germany violated the neutrality of which country on August 4, 1914?
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Belgium
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What were the first major battles fought between Russia and Germany on the eastern Front?
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Tannenberg and Masurian Lakes
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Which German commander (general) led the Germans to an early victory against the Russians at Tannenberg and Masurian Lakes?
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Paul von Hindenburg
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Which nation ended her neutrality in 1915 and joined in the war against Germany?
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Italy
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The long, slender German airships similar to modern blimps are called what?
Definition
zeppelins
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In what year did the Lusitania sink?
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1915
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What phrase describes the sinking of all ships, armed or not, that carried supplies to the Allies?
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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Baron Manfred von Richthofen was better known by what nickname?
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"Red Baron"
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Given the year of the Russian Revolution.
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1917
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Which treaty took Russia out of the war?
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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What were German submarines called during World War I?
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U-boats
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Name the four Central Power countires
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Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
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Germany asked what country to declare war on the United States in exchange for pieces of New Mexico and Arizona?
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Mexico
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Give the year the United States entered World War I.
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1917
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Who led the American Expeditionary Force?
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John J. Pershing
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Who was named commander in chief of the Allied armies in France?
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Ferdinand Foch
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What term means "a temporary cessation of fighting"?
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armistice
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What was the day, month, and year of the signing of the armistice to end World War I?
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November 11, 1918
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President Woodrow Wilson hoped that the basis of the peace would be what?
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the Fourteen Points
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Name the treaty between Germany and the Allies.
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Treaty of Versailles
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What separated East Prussia from the rest of Germany after the Treaty of Versailles?
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Polish Corridor
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Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the Allies forced Germany to pay for war damages. What were these payments called?
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reparations
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What clause in the Treaty of Versailles placed the entire blame for the war upon Germany?
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war guilt clause
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The territories technically under the control of the League of Nations, but actually held by the various Allied countries, were called what?
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mandates
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What organization was established "to guarantee international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security"?
Definition
League of Nations
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What term means "the elimination of weapons or arms"?
Definition
disarmament
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What pact called upon the nations of the world to renounce the use of offensive war?
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
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Which czar of Russia abdicated his throne?
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Nicholas II
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What organization was designed after World War I to discuss differences rather than to fight over them?
Definition
League of Nations
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What archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo?
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Ferdinand
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Yes or No

 

Alfred Nobel donated funds to build the Peace Palace at The Hague in order to provide a place to settle international disputes peacefully.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Bismarck's System was established to isolate France deplomatically.

Definition
Yes
Term

Yes or No

 

Bismarck did not worry about the lack of an alliance with Britain since Britain was already a determined foe of France and Russia.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Germany intensified bad relations with France by trying to keep France out of Morocco.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Germany entered the war when France refused to cease mobilization of her troops.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Using the Schlieffen Plan, Germany attacked France on the western front first.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

The Russians continued to be a threat to Germany's eastern borders throughout the War.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Trenches dug on the eastern front caused much of the war there to be a stalemate.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The Germans issued a warning to passengers planning to travel on the Lusitania.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

During World War I the governments of the countires involved failed to control the economic life of their counties.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Although Woodrow Wilson's 1916 campaign slogan was "He kept us out of the war," five months after his reelection the United States entered the war.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

The Germans signed the armistice with the understanding that Wilson's peace program would be the basis of the peace treaty.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

David Lloyd George insisted that Germany's industry not be revived since it threatened British progress.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Germany was willing to accept some blame for the war, but not all the blame.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Although the United States initiated the League of Nations, it did not join the League.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

The Locarno Pact outlawed war.

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No
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