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

They opposed it because of the high casualty rate.

They called for more aggressive participation.

They urged the government to switch sides.

They were proud of Russia’s many battlefield victories.

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

forgive Germany for having started the war.

treat Germany as an equal partner after the war.

ensure that Germany was politically stable.

punish Germany and keep it weak.

After its U-boats sank the Lusitania in 1915, what did Germany promise to do?

stop fighting on the western front

sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

limit submarine warfare

sink more passenger vessels

The graph shows the results of German submarine warfare in early 1917.

Germany was stepping up its efforts to stop goods from reaching the Allies.

Germany’s U-boat attacks were mostly ineffective in early 1917.

Germany was tired of the war and wanted to reach peace with the Allies.

Germany was seeking to maintain the Atlantic Ocean as German territory.

In 1919, Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles. Did the treaty reflect Wilson’s vision of “peace without victory”? Why or why not?

No. Although the treaty included Wilson’s Fourteen Points, other provisions made them redundant.

Yes. Several of the Fourteen Points became part of the treaty.

No. The other Allies wanted to punish Germany harshly for its actions.

Yes. Germany was able to negotiate a peace settlement without admitting defeat.

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

These territories were granted independence.

The United Nations began to govern these territories.

Control of these territories was turned over to Britain and France.

These territories chartered a new mandate to become a single nation.

What event immediately preceded Russia’s decision to withdraw from World War I?

the German capture of Moscow

the withdrawal of Allied support

the overthrow of the tsar

the US entry into the war

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Which statement describes the strategy Germany followed after Russia withdrew from the war?

Germany ended submarine warfare in an effort to convince the United States to stay neutral.

Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare to cut off supplies going to the Allies.

Germany invaded Mexico as a means of distracting the United States from the fighting in Europe.

Germany appealed to the United States to become one of the Central powers.

The Zimmerman Telegram suggested that Mexico ally itself with Germany against the United States. What did the telegram convince Congress to do?

invade Mexico

give back Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona to Mexico

declare war on Germany

ask that the United States ally itself with Germany too

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