Unit 8: Quiz 1

Question 1

War equipment and supplies

Answer 1

armament

Question 2

A compulsory enrollment of men for military service; draft.

Answer 2

conscription

Question 3

The development of forcing trade and exploration of raw materials of backward countries through political or military means.

Answer 3

imperialism

Question 4

Devotion to one’s nation and to its political, social, and cultural interests and traditions.

Answer 4

nationalism

Question 5

led Europe in military readiness

Answer 5

Prussia

Question 6

highly trained and skilled officers

Answer 6

general staff

Question 7

cause of war between Russia and Japan

Answer 7

Manchuria

Question 8

members of the Triple Entente

Answer 8

England, Russia, France

Question 9

Russia and England were alarmed over Kaiser Wilhelm’s proposal to construct a railroad to ____________ because it would interfere with ___________ trade with the Near East and India

Answer 9

1. Constantinople
2. English

Question 10

members of the Triple Alliance.

Answer 10

Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary

Question 11

Germany and France both wanted to control

Answer 11

Alsace-Lorraine.

Question 12

Russia and Austria disputed the future of

Answer 12

the Balkan States

Question 13

The stalemate of _____ resulted in massive offenses by each side

Answer 13

1916

Question 14

The sinking of the __________ by Germany, along with other similar incidents, brought the United States into World War I.

Answer 14

Lusitania

Question 15

Germany’s hope to defeat the Allies in France before American troops arrived was aided by the withdrawal of which country from the war?

Answer 15

Russia

Question 16

With the arrival of American troops, the Allied powers successfully halted the massive German drives at

Answer 16

Belleau Wood, Cantigny, and Chateau-Thierry

Question 17

The party that governed Russia after the Russian Revolution, later renamed the Communist Party, was the ___________ Party.

Answer 17

Bolshevik

Question 18

Allied victories which broke the German offensive of 1918 in France included

Answer 18

Chateau-Thierry, Cantigny, Belleau Wood, Argonne Forest

Question 19

The German defeat included all of the following factors

Answer 19

the collapse allies, strong Allied offensive, the threat of a homeland invasion

Question 20

The new types of war equipment used in World War I included all the following items

Answer 20

tanks, airplanes, balloon bombing, poison gas