Test #11 M.C. Flashcards
How did nationalism affect Europe’s great powers?
It caused competition among them
The nations of Europe were willing to _____ to preserve their power and the power of their allies.
use war
What is conscription?
military draft
Tensions increased in Europe after 1900 because
countries had built up large armies.
How did increased nationalism—which led to competition and then to war—affect workers?
Nations could use war as an excuse for using their militaries to suppress internal disorder.
Austria-Hungary feared that Serbia would
create a large Slavic state.
What two nations joined the conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary?
Russia and Germany
The Russian czar mobilized against Austria-Hungary because
the Russian military leaders insisted.
The German military plan devised by General von Schlieffen required
war on two fronts
How did all the great powers of Europe end up in a war together?
Nations were drawn into the war to support one another.
Trench warfare consisted of
soldiers fighting the enemy from ditches
What happened to the war on the Western Front as a result of trench warfare?
The Western Front became a stalemate.
Why was “no-man’s-land” so dangerous?
Many soldiers were killed while crossing it.
Which type of warfare is based on wearing down the other side with constant attacks and heavy losses?
war of attrition
Why did both the Allies and the Central Powers welcome new allies to their side?
to get more help in the battles
The United States entered the war largely over the issue of
unrestricted submarine warfare.
The war became a total war in which wartime governments
set up planned economies
Governments controlled dissent and censored the news in order to
maintain high morale and support for the war.
What effect did the war have on women’s jobs
Women filled many jobs that men had held.
The war aided the women’s movement because
women had gained new independence during the war
What was one major cause of the Russian Revolution in 1917?
the czar’s decisions about the war and the economy
Because of Rasputin’s influence on the czar and the court, Russian aristocrats
assassinated Rasputin
The Bolsheviks worked to gain control of
the soviets
Why did Lenin sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany
he promised that Russia would pull out of the war.
