The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis

Choose the correct answer for each question.


1	Which of the following was NOT a new weapon introduced in World War I?
		poison gas
		cannon
		tanks
		airplane
		submarines

2	The Austrian annexation of Bosnia in 1908 threatened the nationalist aspirations of which of the following countries?
		Turkey
		Romania
		Serbia
		France
		Herzegovinia

3	The dismissal of Bismarck by Kaiser William II paved the way for an alliance between which of the following countries during World War I?
		France and Russia
		Germany and Italy
		Germany and Austria-Hungary
		Great Britain and Belgium
		Serbia and Russia

4	Germany's initial offensive was stopped on the outskirts of Paris at the Battle of
		Chateau-Thierry
		Verdun
		the Somme
		the Marne
		Ypres

5	The immediate cause of World war I was the assassination of
		Archduke Francis Ferdinand
		Tsar Nicholas II
		Bismarck
		Emperor Franz Joseph
		Rasputin

6	The Schlieffen plan indicated that the German General Staff
		did not expect to go to war with Russia
		expected a long, drawn-out war
		anticipated a war on two fronts
		did not expect Austria-Hungary to honor the Triple Alliance
		were relying heavily on Italy and the Ottoman Empire

7	Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies
		to fulfill diplomatic committments made before the war
		because she distrusted the Germans
		in order to gain territory from Austria
		to protect its colonial interests in Africa
		to stop people from southern Italy from emmigrating to the United States

8	Between 1890 and 1914, in part through conscription, European military forces had
		increased ten times
		quadrupled in size
		tripled in size
		remained about the same
		doubled in size

9	On the eve of the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914, William II of Germany
		was plotting the overthrow of Nicholas II of Russia
		was intentionally provoking the Russians to attack Austria and set off World War I
		attempted to engage Nicholas II in a diplomatic dislogue to avoid war if at all possible
		sent ultimatums to England and France that were so clumsy and insulting as to make war a certainity
		invited Bismarck to resume his role as Chancellor

10	Before he became the British prime minister, David Lloyd George served his government as Minister of
		Munitions
		Labor
		Finance
		Public Affairs
		Foreign Affairs

11	The most visible effect of World War I on European society was
		an end to unemployment
		an end to stree crime
		a dramatic increase in church attendance
		a new positive outlook by young people
		a dramatic increase in unemployed workers

12	Which of the following best describes the wartime Russian government?
		Holy man Rasputin ran the bureaucracy efficiently
		The Tsarina Alexandra kept Nicholas ignorant of domestic problems
		The general population was largely supportive of the war
		Newer weapons kept Russian losses to a minimum
		Numerous reforms kept the peasants happy

13	Lenin was smuggled into Russia during the war from what country?
		Italy
		France
		Belgium
		Britain
		Switzerland

14	Which country was responsible for smuggling Lenin into Russia?
		Germany
		Britain
		France
		the United States
		Spain

15	The most important consequence of the first year in World War I was
		stalemate on the Western Front after the First Battle of the Marne
		Italy's fateful decision to switch over to the German and Austrian side
		the collapse of the Russian army on the Eastern Front
		the entry of the United States into the war
		Serbia's success in battles with Austria