Chap 23 - WWI & Revolution Flashcards

1
Q

Whose assassination precipitated World War I?

a. President William McKinley
b. Archduke Francis Ferdinand
c. Tsar Nicholas I
d. Otto von Bismarck

A

b.Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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What was the Black Hand?

a. German terrorist organization
b. Russian revolutionary group
c. Serbian terrorist organization
d. Russian secret service organization

A

c.Serbian terrorist organization

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3
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The Schlieffen Plan called for simultaneous German attacks against

a. Russia and Italy
b. Austria and Belgium
c. France and Great Britain
d. France and Russia

A

d.France and Russia

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Lawrence of Arabia incited Arab princes to revolt against the

a. German government
b. Ottoman Empire
c. Tsarist Russia
d. Austio-Hungarian Empire

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b.Ottoman Empire

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5
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What did the Defence of the Realm Act allow?

a. conscription of colonial soldiers
b. cooperation with the United States in submarine warfare
c. taxation for military funding
d. arrest of dissenters as traitors

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d.arrest of dissenters as traitors

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6
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Rasputin had an effect on which tsar’s wife?

a. Alexis II
b. Alexander II
c. Alexander I
d. Nicholas II

A

d.Nicholas II

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7
Q

The Bolsheviks were also known as the

a. Soviets
b. Communists
c. White Russians
d. Socialists

A

b.Communists

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8
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Which of the following was NOT a Bolshevik slogan?

a. “Power to the Proletariat”
b. “Peace, Land, Bread”
c. “Worker Control of Production”
d. “All Power to the Soviets”

A

a.”Power to the Proletariat”

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9
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The treaty of Brest-Litovsk forced Russia to give up

a. Lithuania, Finland and the Baltic provinces
b. Finland and Ukraine
c. Ukraine
d. the Baltic provinces
e. Ukraine, Finland and the Baltic provinces

A

e.Ukraine, Finland and the Baltic provinces

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10
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The White Army was

a. Fascist
b. anti-Bolshevik
c. Communist
d. Bolshevik

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b.anti-Bolshevik

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11
Q

What year did World War I end?

a. 1918
b. 1915
c. 1919
d. 1817

A

a.1918

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12
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Who were the Big Three?

a. George Clemenceau, Herbert Hoover and Woodrow Wilson
b. Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover and Theodore Roosevelt
c. Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George and George Clemenceau
d. Vittorio Orlando, David Lloyd George and George Clemenceau
e. David Lloyd George, Vittorio Orlando and George Clemenceau

A

c.Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George and George Clemenceau

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13
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World War I was concluded by five separate treaties with the defeated nations, the most important one being the

a. Treaty of Paris
b. Treaty of Geneva
c. Treaty of Vienna
d. Treaty of Versailles

A

d.Treaty of Versailles

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14
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Which U. S. president was determined to create a League of Nations?

a. James Garfield
b. Millard Filmore
c. Woodrow Wilson
d. Theodore Roosevelt

A

c.Woodrow Wilson

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15
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What year did the American stock market crash, precipitating the Great Depression?

a. 1925
b. 1927
c. 1929
d. 1926

A

c.1929

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16
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Which of the following was the leftist government of France in the 1930s?

a. Cartel of the Left
b. Labor Party
c. National Bloc
d. Popular Front

A

d.Popular Front

17
Q

Which American president instituted the New Deal?

a. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b. Howard Taft
c. Woodrow Wilson
d. James Garfield

A

a.Franklin Delano Roosevelt

18
Q

What new economic policy did Lenin propose in 1921?

a. WPA
b. NEP
c. NRA
d. ISP

A

b.NEP

19
Q

Which artistic movement attempted to enshrine the purposelessness of life?

a. Impressionism
b. Cubism
c. Surrealism
d. Dadaism

A

d.Dadaism

20
Q

Who wrote the surrealist literary work Ulysses?

a. Salvador Dali
b. Samuel Clemens
c. James Joyce
d. Hermann Hesse

A

c.James Joyce