Question

1.By the end of World War I, the Triple Entente had evolved to become known as ________ and the Triple Alliance had become ________.

the Axis; the Allies
the Central Powers; the Allies
the Allies; the Central Powers
the Nationalists; the Communists

2.What was the main reason for Russia's support of Serbia?

A long-standing alliance with Austria-Hungary
A shared Catholic faith
A treaty for a Black Sea port
A common Slavic identity

3.What were the nations of the Triple Entente?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia
France, Great Britain, and Italy
France, Russia, and Great Britain

4.What country is faulted for giving Austria-Hungary a "blank check" of unconditional support before the beginning of World War I?

Germany
Bulgaria
Russia
Serbia

5.What two countries were competing heavily with each other for naval superiority before World War I?

Germany and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom and France
United States and Germany
Russia and Germany

6.What was the immediate cause of American entry into World War I?

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
The overthrow of the czar of Russia
A series of provocations from the Germans
The Battle of the Somme

7.What did Russia do that provoked German aggression at the beginning of World War I?

Attempted to export communism into Germany
Fully mobilized of its troops on Germany's border
Bombed Prussia with no warning
Conspired with Serbia to have Franz Ferdinand assassinated

8.The Schlieffen Plan broadly called for what?

Preventing American entry into the war at all costs
Ignoring Russia and France and focusing on the United Kingdom
Providing essential support to the Ottoman Empire
Taking France out quickly and then focusing on Russia

9.Which of the following was a major problem for the German economy in the 1920s?

An oversized military not contributing to real output
Enormous payments to France and England for World War I
Unsound policies from the National Socialist government
The unhelpful Dawes Plan

10.What form of payment did the Allies prefer for German war reparations?

Indentured labor
Inexpensive consumer products
Foreign securities like U.S. Treasury notes
Grain and other agricultural commodities

11.Which country was most able to benefit from a legacy of empire to soften the effects of the Great Depression?

France
Germany
United Kingdom
United States

12.Benito Mussolini's ideology of fascism emphasized what above all?

The health and power of the state to be able to address problems
Natural rights that all citizens should enjoy
The goal of equitable treatment for all
Placing honor above national self-interest

13.What event most directly led to Adolf Hitler's rise in political power?

World War I
Russian Revolution
Spanish Civil War
Great Depression

14.Which of the following accurately describes Adolf Hitler's political power in Germany in 1923?

Strong and rising
At a high point that he would never again achieve
Almost nonexistent after a failed play for power
Ceremonial but with no real authority

15.Vladimir Lenin's policy of allowing some market activity to help the Soviet economy while maintaining state control to enforce cooperation was known as

revisionist Marxism
Trotskyism
the Five-Year Plan
the New Economic Policy

16.What was the most common trait of those targeted by the Soviet government under Stalin?

They opposed communist theory.
They wanted to revise pure communism in some way.
They had provided support to the Germans during World War I.
They threatened Stalin's power in some way.

Answer 1

Answer:1,the Allies; the Central Powers

2, common Slavic identity

3, France, Russia, and Great Britain

4, Germany

5, Germany and the United Kingdom

6, The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

7, Fully mobilized its troops on Germany's border

8, Taking France out quickly and then focusing on Russia

9. An oversized military not contributing to real output

10. Indentured labor

11. United Kingdom

12. The health and power of the state to be able to address problems.

13. World War I

14. Almost nonexistent after a failed play for power

15. the New Economic Policy

16. They threatened Stalin's power in some way.

Answer 2

1.The Allies; the Central Powers

2.A common Slavic identity

3.France, Russia, and Great Britain

4.Germany

5.Germany and the United Kingdom

6.A series of provocations from the Germans

7.Fully mobilized its troops on Germany's border

8.Taking France out quickly and then focusing on Russia

9.Enormous payments to France and England for World War I

10.Foreign securities like U.S. Treasury notes

11.United Kingdom

12.The health and power of the state to be able to address problems

13.Great Depression

14.Almost nonexistent after a failed play for power

15.The New Economic Policy

16.They threatened Stalin's power in some way.