5 Written Questions

1. British passenger boat sunk by a German submarine that claimed 1,000 lives, one of main reasons America decided to join the war
2. International organization founded in 1919 to promote world peace and cooperation but greatly weakened by the refusal of the United States to join; proved ineffectual in stopping aggression by Italy, Japan, and Germany in the 1930s
3. November 1918, Germans signed one --> agreement to stop fighting and negotiate
4. March 1918, gave away a third of Russia's land and a fourth of its population, ended Russia's military involvement in WWI
5. Masterminded by Walter Rathenau, this was set up by the German government to ration and distribute raw materials

5 Matching Questions

1. General Helmuth von Multke
2. Russian-German Reinsurance Treaty
3. Lawrence of Arabia
4. Causes of WWI
5. Boer War

1. a Nationalism --> France wanted Alsace and Lorraine, Serbia wanted Austro-Hungarian territory, subject nationalities eg Yugoslavs, Czechs, Slovaks and Poles wanted independence;
   Imperialism --> France vs. Germany over Morocco, Russia vs. Austria-Hungary in the Balkans, Great Britain vs. Germany over control in Africa and Middle East and over world markets
   Militarism --> each country drafted soldiers, lengthened the training period, and provided them with modern equipment; Germany had a military tradition, extolled armed might; armament manufacturers encouraged increased production of military equipment; Great Britain considered Germany's naval expansion a major threat
   Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
   Franco-Prussian War
2. b Promised neutrality of both Germany and Russia if
   either country went to war with another country.
   b. Kaiser Wilhelm II refused to renew reinsurance
   treaty after removing Bismarck in 1890
   · This can be seen as a huge diplomatic blunder;
   Russia wanted to renew it
   · Germany, now out of necessity, developed
   closer ties to Austria
   · France courted Russia and the two became
   allies
3. c British officer who urged the princes of Arabia to revolt against the Ottoman Empire
4. d German general who demanded that Belgium permit the German army to pass through the country; when denied, did it anyway
5. e Lasting from 1899 to 1902, Dutch colonists and the British competed for control of territory in South Africa

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the prime minister of Great Britain; platform was to make the Germans pay for WWI (at the Paris Peace Conference) but didn't want to make them so weak that they became communist. Wanted them to weaken their Navy
   1. Boer War
   2. u boats
   3. Black Hand
   4. Lloyd George
2. (1878) Assembly of representatives from Germany, Russia, Hungary, Britain, France, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire. Meeting was to reorganize the countries of the Balkans - led to greater nationalism
   1. League of Nations
   2. Lawrence of Arabia
   3. Causes of WWI
   4. Congress of Berlin
3. overthrew Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg, became the real rulers of Germany; declared ultimate mobilization --> all agriculture, industry and labor was to be "used exclusively for the conduct of War."
   1. Hinderberg and Lunderdorff
   2. Western Front
   3. Zimmerman telegram
   4. Third Balkan War
4. (1841-1929), aged patriot and President of France, pro-nationalist, established virtual dictatorship, representative for France at Paris Peace Conference, determined to gain security for France against possible resurgence of German power, also demanded substantial reparations from Germany to pay for reconstruction of war-ravaged northern France, one of Big Four, representing a democratic system
   1. Clemenceau
   2. Boer War
   3. Triple Entente
   4. Black Hand
5. tried to take advantage of the war and rose up against British rule --> Easter Rebellion
   1. Triple Entente
   2. First Balkan War
   3. Irish nationalists
   4. u boats

5 True/False Questions

1. Three Emperor's League → France, Russia, and Great Britain (and Serbia and Belgium); eventually the U.S. and Japan; all united against Germany

   True        False

2. Triple Entente → Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (at first); eventually the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria; Germany and Italy were protecting themselves from France, Austria-Hungary from Russia

   True        False

3. First Balkan War → Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia - July 28, 1914; soon evolved into WWI

   True        False

4. Western Front → Lasting from 1899 to 1902, Dutch colonists and the British competed for control of territory in South Africa

   True        False

5. Third Balkan War → Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia - July 28, 1914; soon evolved into WWI

   True        False