Neutrality and the War in Europe

Question 1

During the early 1900s, the European nation whose increase in military forces and equipment alarmed other European nations was

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D: Germany.

Question 2

How did US leaders think people would respond to a military draft during World War I?

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A: They thought people would strongly oppose it.

Question 3

In 1914, Americans believed that the Monroe Doctrine encouraged them to follow a policy of

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D: neutrality.

Question 4

Why did many European nations quickly join World War I following the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914?

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B: They had pledged to fight with other countries.

Question 5

Austria-Hungary’s takeover of Bosnia in 1908 was an example of how tensions increased when

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C: large nations dominated small nations

Question 6

Which best explains why the United States was able to remain neutral at the outbreak of hostilities in 1914, while most of Europe went to war?

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A: The United States avoided alliances that would have forced them to participate.

Question 7

Which US president encouraged the United States to practice isolationism?

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A: George Washington

Question 8

Which country directly supported the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914?

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D: Serbia

Question 9

Which country was a member of the Central Powers?

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D: Ottoman Empire

Question 10

How did European nations compete for power in the years before World War I?

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B: by establishing overseas colonies

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