Why were German military leaders confident of a victory on the Western Front at the end of 1917?
Question 1 options:
France sued for peace and was no longer fighting.
Germany had developed a new type of artillery shell.
The United States refused to enter the war.
Germany was no longer fighting Russia in the east.
Question 2 (1 point)
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Which was a factor that changed American opinion of the Great War and eventually led to a U.S. declaration of war on Germany?
Question 2 options:
a declaration of war on the United States by Germany
the use of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
the massacre of thousands of Armenians by the German army
trade taxes on American goods
Question 3 (1 point)
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Which of the following was one of President Wilson's intended outcomes of the World War 1?
Question 3 options:
new American colonies in Africa
a revengeful, punishing peace for Germany
an overthrow of the Communist government in Russia
a reduction of arms and weapons by all of the world's countries
Question 4 (1 point)
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The human and economic costs of World War I included __________.
Question 4 options:
the ruin or near ruin of many European economies.
very little actual damage and death
the elimination of France as a nation
US invasion of Russia
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What did U.S. President Woodrow Wilson argue for during the peace conference at Versailles?
Question 5 options:
Strict punishment of Germany
The breakup of the German nation
A generous peace
An unchanged Europe
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Why did French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau want to cripple Germany with a punitive peace?
Question 6 options:
So that France could invade Germany
He needed to ruin Germany to weaken Russia
He wanted a partnership with Germany
So that Germany could not attack France in future
Question 7 (1 point)
Which of the following was a major provision of the Treaty of Versailles?
Question 7 options:
No new colonies for Europe
War guilt clause blamed entire war on Germany
New nations were formed all over South America
The treaty never was signed
Question 8 (1 point)
Which of the following best describes how Europe's borders changed as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
Question 8 options:
The Ottoman Empire expanded westward to include Greece.
Germany was divided into two separate states—Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.
The new nations of Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia were created.
Germany and Austria-Hungary were combined into one nation.
Question 9 (1 point)
What did Germany think about the Treaty of Versailles?
Question 9 options:
Loved the outcome
Were happy with the economic support
Where angry and worried about destruction of Germany
Thought is was tough but fair
Question 10 (1 point)
Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
Question 10 options:
US Congress did not want to be part of League of Nations
US Citizens protested treaty strongly
Historians still are unsure why we did not sign