Cultural and Intellectual Trends — Unit test Answers

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Which is the correct order of events that occurred after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia?

A
Russia mobilized its forces, prompting Germany to declare a two-front war against Russia and France.
B
France mobilized its forces, prompting Germany to declare a two-front war against France and Russia.
C
Germany mobilized its forces, prompting Russia and France to declare war against Germany and Austria-Hungary.
D
Austria-Hungary mobilized its forces, prompting Russia and Germany to declare war against Austria-Hungary and France.
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What was significant about the Battle of the Somme?

A
There were very few casualties, but the Allies were pushed back from the German border.
B
There were massive casualties, but the Allies made major progress toward victory.
C
There were very few casualties and the Allies gained major ground.
D
There were massive casualties and the Allies gained very little ground.
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This shows a timeline from 1820-1920.For how many years were tensions between European nations growing before WWI finally broke out?

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A
ninety years
B
fifty years
C
forty-five years
D
fifteen years
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When Tsar Nicholas II took over command of the army during WWI, who did he leave in charge of the government?

A
Rasputin
B
Kerensky
C
the Duma
D
Tsarina Alexandra
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Which event lit a “powder keg” in Europe and led to the start of World War I?

A
Russia joined a war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
B
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia due to ethnic uprising.
C
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.
D
Archduke Franz Ferdinand stopped a revolt of Serbian nationalists.
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How did conditions in Russia worsen during WWI? Choose three answers.

A
The secret police became even more brutal.
B
Thousands of people fled to other countries.
C
Millions of soldiers were killed or wounded.
D
Food became scarce and people starved.
E
The tsar took personal command of the army.
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What allowed countries to call up troops and move them quickly?

A
conscription
B
nationalism
C
militarism
D
mobilization
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Once the United States entered World War I, its navy played a key role by

A
shipping soldiers across the ocean to Europe.
B
protecting American ports from German attack.
C
escorting merchant ships across the Atlantic Ocean.
D
supplying technology to the British Navy.
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A
four
B
five
C
six
D
seven
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continuous targeted ground strikesunrestricted submarine warfarerapid-fire bombing raidsair-to-air combat

A
continuous targeted ground strikes
B
unrestricted submarine warfare
C
rapid-fire bombing raids
D
air-to-air combat
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What do Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia have in common?

A
They were both ancient empires in Eastern Europe.
B
They were both located on the Atlantic Ocean.
C
They were both created by the Treaty of Versailles.
D
They were both on the Allied side in World War I.
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A
German
B
Russian
C
Serbian
D
Bosnian
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When Germany experienced inflation, prices for goods

A
decreased.
B
went up and down.
C
stayed the same.
D
increased.
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Why was the League of Nations created?

A
to spread democracy around the world
B
to maintain world peace
C
to dismantle all foreign colonies
D
to establish a world government
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To spur US recovery after the Great Depression, President Roosevelt

A
loosened strict banking rules and oversight.
B
eliminated many forms of government funding.
C
restored pre-Depression stock market regulations.
D
enacted numerous relief and welfare programs.
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What actions did Lenin take after seizing power? Choose four answers.

A
He set up his own dictatorship immediately.
B
He led the military in forcing a German surrender.
C
He set up a secret police force that was loyal to the Bolsheviks.
D
He decreed that the government could seize private and church property.
E
He began to negotiate Russia’s withdrawal from the war.
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How did a growing sense of nationalism contribute to the decline of the Ottoman Empire?

A
Ethnic rivalry caused military conflicts throughout the empire.
B
Some ethnic groups successfully declared their independence.
C
Ethnic groups wanted to remain part of the empire.
D
Ethnic rivalry weakened the resolve of the empire’s nationalism.
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Where and when did the Battle of the Somme take place?

A
along a French river, after the Battle of Verdun
B
on the British coast, after the Battle of Verdun
C
in a small French town, before the Battle of Verdun
D
near the Belgian border, before the Battle of Verdun
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A
1919
B
1928
C
1933
D
1945

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