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 Lebensraum

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 How and why did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand escalate into World War I? What role did Austria-Hungary's problems with nationalities play in the events leading up to the assassination? 
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 Why was the replacement of General Robert Nivelle by General Pétain particularly significant?

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The Treaty of Versailles laid sole responsibility for World War I on Germany. Who do historians say was responsible?

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A)   Germany
B)   Austria-Hungary
C)   Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia
D)   Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and France
E)   Serbia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, France, and BritainF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following indicates the aggressive new foreign policy pursued by Germany after 1890? ​

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A)   the Germanization of Alsace and Lorraine
B)   the antagonizing of Austria in the Balkans
C)   the disavowal of Italian diplomatic initiatives
D)   the withdrawal from alliance agreements with Russia
E)   German support Morocco against French pressureF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

The text notes that many intellectuals responded to the war

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A)   with dismay because they believed it would emphasize class differences.
B)   with pessimism because it would lead to spiritual decline.
C)   with enthusiasm for the martial mood it created.
D)   with excitement for the opportunity to celebrate bourgeois values and culture.
E)   with concern that it would create a generation of people lacking purpose and honor.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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 Triple Entente

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Which of the following contributed to the military stalemate on the Western Front in 1914?

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A)   A faster Russian attack than the Germans had expected
B)   The advancing Germans were exhausted and had outrun their supplies.
C)   The French regrouped near Paris and fought with astonishing courage.
D)   Unknowingly, Germans had exposed their flanks.
E)   all of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Prior to 1914, the dominant mood in Europe was one of

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A)   despair at the decadence of the West.
B)   pride in the accomplishments of Western civilization.
C)   exhaustion after a century of European wars.
D)   pessimism about the possibility of future progress.
E)   unity and peace in the wake of a period of declining nationalism.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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 Alsace-Lorraine

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 Bolshevism

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Question 12

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 In hindsight, World War I undermined European civilization and the West's position in the world. What circumstances of European development in the nineteenth century helped precipitate the antagonisms that led to war?

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The circumstances of European developmen...

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 Consider the following two quotes: 
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 "I adore war. I have never been so well or so happy...The Fighting Excitement vitalizes everything, every sight and word and action." 
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 "Humanity is mad! It must be mad to do what it is doing. ... What scenes of horror and carnage. Hell cannot be so terrible, Men are mad!" 
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 The immediate reactions to the war convey the reality of war with particular intensity. But how can two people have such differing views of the same reality?

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Question 14

Which of the following was the first country to decide on war after the assassination of Francis Ferdinand?

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A)   Serbia
B)   Austria-Hungary
C)   Germany
D)   Russia
E)   FranceF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

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 "All Power to the Soviets"

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Question 16

The Ottoman Empire

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A)   joined the war on the Central Powers' side.
B)   joined the war on the Entente (Allied)  side.
C)   maintained its neutrality throughout the war.
D)   declared war on Russia only.
E)   suffered a major defeat at Gallipoli in 1915.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Which of the following did NOT occur? In 1917 and 1918, the Bolsheviks

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A)   gained support by understanding exactly what most ordinary Russians wanted, "Peace, Land and Bread," none of which the Provisional Government could provide.
B)   rapidly gained support in the soviets.
C)   staged a coup against the Provisional Government in November 1917.
D)   ended Russia's participation in World War I.
E)   peacefully gave up power after they only received 24 percent of the vote in the elections to the Constituent Assembly.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 18

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 "no-man's-land"

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Question 19

During the rule of the Provisional Government

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A)   the liberals undertook the unpopular decision of continuing the war.
B)   the economy stabilized, causing prices to plummet.
C)   land was redistributed to the peasants.
D)   Russian liberalism was strengthened by the engagement of the peasantry.
E)   law and order was firmly established.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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