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Which quotation most accurately reflects the views of World War I soldiers from many European nations?
a) Don't worry, Mother. I'll be home for Christmas. You'll see.
b) It'll be a long, hard battle, but we'll win.
c) It's hard to believe that the bombing has started. We aren't even ready.
d) I don't want anyone to know, Mother, but I'm scared.

What contributed to rising tensions among industrialized nations in the years leading up to World War I?
a) Shortages of natural resources from Africa spilled over into Europe.
b) The threat of communism heightened political and economic problems in most of Europe.
c) Failure to achieve satisfactory trade agreements with the United States challenged other economies.
d) Competition to develop strong economies and build large empires.

How was peace kept in Europe until 1914 despite the rapid buildup of armies and weapons?
a) through an emphasis on the peaceful beliefs of the major religions
b) through a system of military alliances that divided Europe into two cam
c) through shared naval coastal and river patrols to guard against sneak attacks
d) through economic agreements that recognized the interdependence of nations

What spark started World War I by setting off the powder keg of nationalism that had been building in Europe in the period prior to 1914?
a) the unplanned explosion at an armory in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo
b) the inadvertent firing of shots by a Serbian soldier on German troops
c) the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
d) the assassination of King Albert I of Belgium during an Austrian excursion

Once the powder keg was ignited, what made it difficult to stop the chain of events that led to all-out war in Europe in 1914?
a) Nations responded to threats to their allies by mobilizing their militaries.
b) A quick, reliable system of communication was not available to foreign ministers.
c) European leaders believed a war in Europe would revive their struggling economies.
d) The policy of isolationism followed by European nations had been largely ignored by 1914.

When did the first major battles of World War I occur?
a) when French troops attacked Germany in order to strike the first blows
b) when Germany invaded Belgium in a strategy to quickly defeat France
c) when Germany attacked Russia and Austria-Hungary invaded France
d) when the Ottoman Turks invaded Bulgaria and Serbia in a strategy to defeat Russia

The inability of either side to make significant advances in Belgium and France led to __________.
a) a decrease in the use of poison gas
b) the construction of airfields
c) the construction and use of trenches
d) the use of tanks and machines guns

The massacre of thousands of Armenians by the Turks in 1915 is considered an early example of __________.
a) nationalism
b) patricide
c) genocide
d) the effectiveness of surprise attacks

What was one result of Russian leaders' resistance to change during the nineteenth century?
a) Russia struggled to modernize.
b) The tsar developed a different support system.
c) Russian serfs began overthrowing the rulers of their fiefdoms.
d) Russia maintained successful relations with long-time allies.

What did France hope to achieve during the peace treaty negotiations at Versailles?
a) economic stability for itself and its border nations
b) a Germany unable to threaten France in the future
c) assistance in rebuilding their depleted military forces
d) additional colonies in Africa

The Balkans region of Europe was considered a powder keg prior to World War I. Why did people believe this?
a) Russian troops were amassing at the border.
b) Bosnia-Herzegovina wanted to take over Serbia to become one Slavic nation.
c) Nationalism was spreading throughout the region causing tensions to increase.
d) The Ottoman Empire fought Austria-Hungary for control of the region.

New technology lead to more destructive weapons (mustard gas and machine guns) during World War I. These new weapons lead to
a) A reduction in the number of casualties in the war.
b) A faster end to the war because soldiers refused to fight with such deadly warfare.
c) A reduction in the spending cost for each nation in the war.
d) A prolonged war and greatly increased the number of casualties in the war.

All of the following portions of the Treaty of Versailles Woodrow Wilson believed would cause a future war except
a) Creating an organization to discuss and resolve problems
b) Returning Alsace and Lorraine to France
c) Germany paying war reparations to cover the cost of the war
d) The German war guilt clause

In his Fourteen Points proposal, President Woodrow Wilson included an international association of nations that was later called the League of Nations. Wilson created this with what goal in mind?
a) Maintaining peace and preventing future wars
b) Applying strict weapons quotas to members
c) Creating an international police force
d) Spreading democracy across the world

Which of the following was a major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917?
a) Czar Nicholas II was related to the King of England
b) Russia wanted to defy a treaty and wage war with Germany
c) Czar Nicholas II's marriage to a German princess
d) Russian peasants were treated as slave and paid high taxes

Which of the following individuals were instrumental in leading the Bolsheviks to revolt against the Provisional Russian Government?
a) Lenin and Trotsky
b) Lenin and McCartney
c) Marx and Lenin
d) Trotsky and Marx

Vladimir Lenin’s takeover of the Russian government and implementation of a communist government in Russia did not end the revolution. What was the reason the revolution continued?
a) The Russian Czar refused to leave Petrograd and give up power
b) The civil war between the Red Army and the White Army was still in progress
c) Russia’s involvement in World War I prevented the end of the revolution
d) Lenin was arrested and hanged a short time after taking power

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