Unit Test Answers

What is the definition of imperialism?

The chart shows data on the construction of dreadnoughts, or armed battleships, by 1914.A logical conclusion that can be drawn from this chart is that Britain and Germany were

The map shows southern Asia.What does the shaded area on the map show?

Why did European nations increasingly form alliances in the early 1900s?

Which of these events ultimately led to World War I? Choose three answers.The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand angered Austria.Serbia declared war on Austria, which caused Austria’s allies to go to war.Nationalism increased tensions in the Balkan peninsula.Russia's mobilization plan called for an invasion of France through Belgium.Alliances caused a chain of events that pulled each country into war.

After the assassination of the Austrian archduke, which happened first?

This is a quotation from Russian scientist Peter Kropotkin.[T]hose animals which acquire habits of mutual aid are undoubtedly the fittest. They have more chances to survive, and they attain, in their respective classes, the highest development and bodily organization. ...[Mutual aid] favors the development of such habits and characters as insure the maintenance and further development of the species, together with the greatest amount of welfare and enjoyment of life for the individual, with the least waste of energy.–"Mutual Aid as a Factor in Evolution,” Peter KropotkinWhich words or phrases support the idea that Social Darwinism is wrong? Check all that apply.mutual aidanimalsdevelopmentenjoymentspecies

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Beginning in the 1800s, the British government appointed viceroys in India to

What was the most significant use of German submarines during World War I?

In their competition for power, nations raced to

This is a poster advertising war bonds during World War I.

The Ottoman Empire contributed indirectly to the start of World War I

Look at the map of European alliances in 1914.What conclusion can be drawn from the map?

Which of these actions was a provision of the Treaty of Versailles?

Which statement describes an effect of poisonous gases used in combat during World War I?

The most important reason militarism contributed to growing tensions in Europe was because

A mobilization plan allows a country to

As time went on, how did the Russian people view their country’s participation in World War I?

How did the mandate system created by the Treaty of Versailles impact the former Ottoman Empire?

Which countries supplied weapons to Ethiopians, who were rebelling against Italy?

Which country changed sides about a year after World War I began and joined the Allies?

Read an excerpt from President Wilson’s speech asking Congress to declare war on Germany.It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars. But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts—for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own Governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free.

The map shows territories held by countries in 1914.According to the map, which country was the biggest threat to European nations in 1914?

Central and Eastern Europe experienced ethnic tensions in the early 1900s primarily because

Which of the following did Austria-Hungary seize in 1908, setting off tensions in Europe?

What part did militarism play in increasing tensions in Europe?

Which of these events ultimately led to World War I? Choose three answers.The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand angered Austria.Serbia declared war on Austria, which caused Austria’s allies to go to war.Nationalism increased tensions in the Balkan peninsula.Russia's mobilization plan called for an invasion of France through Belgium.Alliances caused a chain of events that pulled each country into war.

After the assassination of the Austrian archduke, which happened first?

When reparations were forced on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles, this demonstrated that the Allies wanted to

Which statement best describes Germany’s submarine campaign during World War I?

Which event had the immediate effect of causing Germany to declare war on the Allies?

Which country resented the number of French and British colonial holdings?

What part did militarism play in increasing tensions in Europe?

A mobilization plan allows a country to

What danger did a European nation face by entering into an alliance?

Which is a true statement about the effect of the Taiping Rebellion?

What part did the alliance system play in the events that led to World War I?

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Before it entered World War I, the United States had declared itself to be

This poster appeared during World War I.

The Ottoman Empire contributed indirectly to the start of World War I

The British established the East India Company to acquire

Which statement best describes Germany’s submarine campaign during World War I?

Which created the most resentment among European nations?

The stalemate in the western front began after Germany failed to quickly defeat

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Which of the following best describes the Ottoman Empire in the years just before World War I?