Chapter 27

Chapter 27The Great Break:

War and Revolution, 1914–1919

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Question

The head of Germany’s War Raw MaterialsBoard was

a) Adolf Hitler.

b) Otto von Bismarck.

c) Walter Rathenau.

d) David Lloyd George.


Answer

The head of Germany’s War Raw MaterialsBoard was

a) Adolf Hitler.

b) Otto von Bismarck.

c) Walter Rathenau. (correct)

d) David Lloyd George.

Hint: See page 891.


Question

Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Allies?

a) France

b) Japan

c) Britain

d) United States


Answer

Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Allies?

a) France (correct)

b) Japan

c) Britain

d) United States

Hint: See page 900.


Question

President Wilson’s peace proposal was knownas the

a) Treaty of Versailles.

b) Fourteen Points.

c) Balfour Declaration.

d) Decree on Peace.


Answer

President Wilson’s peace proposal was knownas the

a) Treaty of Versailles.

b) Fourteen Points. (correct)

c) Balfour Declaration.

d) Decree on Peace.

Hint: See page 902.


Question

As a result of the Moroccan crisis, European powers viewed which of the following countries as a threat to peace and stability?

a) France

b) Germany

c) Britain

d) Japan


Answer

As a result of the Moroccan crisis, European powers viewed which of the following countries as a threat to peace and stability?

a) France

b) Germany (correct)

c) Britain

d) Japan

Hint: See page 882.


Question

When Nicholas II went to the field with the troops to fight, the government was taken over by

a) Vladimir Lenin.

b) Georges Clemenceau.

c) Rasputin.

d) Alexander Kerensky.


Answer

When Nicholas II went to the field with the troops to fight, the government was taken over by

a) Vladimir Lenin.

b) Georges Clemenceau.

c) Rasputin. (correct)

d) Alexander Kerensky.

Hint: See page 895.


Question

Which of the following countries was NOTallowed to participate at the Paris peace conference in 1919?

a) Germany

b) Italy

c) Russia

d) France


Answer

Which of the following countries was NOTallowed to participate at the Paris peace conference in 1919?

a) Germany (correct)

b) Italy

c) Russia

d) France

Hint: See page 902.


Question

Germany’s Auxiliary Service Law required all males between ________ and ________ to work only at jobs considered critical to the war effort.

a) 21; 45

b) 17; 60

c) 18; 50

d) 20; 40


Answer

Germany’s Auxiliary Service Law required all males between ________ and ________ to work only at jobs considered critical to the war effort.

a) 21; 45

b) 17; 60 (correct)

c) 18; 50

d) 20; 40

Hint: See page 891.


Question

Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Three Emperors’ League?

a) Germany

b) Russia

c) Austria-Hungary

d) Italy


Answer

Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Three Emperors’ League?

a) Germany

b) Russia

c) Austria-Hungary

d) Italy (correct)

Hint: See page 881.


Question

Lenin’s rivals were known as

a) Bolsheviks.

b) the Petrograd Soviet.

c) the Cheka.

d) Mensheviks.


Answer

Lenin’s rivals were known as

a) Bolsheviks.

b) the Petrograd Soviet.

c) the Cheka.

d) Mensheviks. (correct)

Hint: See page 898.


Question

Which of the following types of war tactics resulted in millions of young soldiers losing their lives?

a) Guerilla warfare

b) Total war

c) Trench warfare

d) Cavalry tactics


Answer

Which of the following types of war tactics resulted in millions of young soldiers losing their lives?

a) Guerilla warfare

b) Total war

c) Trench warfare (correct)

d) Cavalry tactics

Hint: See page 888.

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