Chapter 6: WWI and the Russian Revolution Review game extravaganza

1. Chapter 6: WWI and the Russian Revolution Review game extravaganza

2. How it Works • I’ll call on one person from each side. • I’ll read the question and options…and when I get tired of that, I’ll make you read the question and options. • The person I call on says the right answer: • Team members can help, but no notes/books/binders allowed. • You have 15 seconds after I read the question to give me your answer. • I will take the 1st answer I hear from you, so think before you speak.

3. How You Lose Points • If anyone on your team is talking while I’m reading the question or while someone is answering a question. • If you are talking too much during transitions. • Complaining. • Arguing. • Flipping out. • Messing with the other team. • Yelling out answers. • Flailing about for no reason. • Being ridiculous.

4. Why did Great Britain, France, and Russia form the Triple Entente in 1907? • to protect their colonies from invasion by other nations • to develop an economic alliance based on open markets • to suppress minority nationalists in their own countries • to respond to the increased military power of Germany

5. According to some historians, Europe’s system of alliances prior to 1914 increased the likelihood that • democratic ideals would spread throughout the continent • nations would be protected from economic exploitation • small disputes would develop into large-scale wars • colonization of undeveloped nations would cease

6. One major reason for the tension between France and Germany before World War I was that • France had begun to surpass Germany in industrial output • France wanted to regain lands previously seized by Germany (Alsace-Lorraine). • Germany wanted to join the Triple Entente with Great Britain • Germany controlled French access to the North Sea.

7. The Black Hand Society had which of the following as its primary goal? • the Austro-Hungarian Empire to dissolve completely • Serbia to remain independent of the Austro-Hungarian Empire • self-determination for nations of the Ottoman Empire • a national “homeland” for Jews exiled out of Eastern Europe

8. The reason why Great Britain declared war on Germany in 1914 was • French attacks on German colonies. • US entry into WWI. • Serbian assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. • German invasion of Belgium.

9. Which of the following is the best example of the M in MANIA (as a cause of WWI)? • Britain and Germany engaging in an arms race between their navies. • Britain joining the war because it was allied with Belgium. • Germany and France fighting over Alsace-Lorraine. • Russia and France forming an alliance to counteract Germany.

10. Why did GavriloPrincip assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand? • the Archduke wanted Austria-Hungary to take over Serbia • the Archduke killed GaviloPrincip’s father • Princip was angry that Austria-Hungary sunk the Lusitania • it was an accidental shooting, so it wasn’t really an assassination

11. Which of the following is true regarding the onset of WWI? • military plans and strategies of the Great Powers were largely fulfilled • governments and populations were unprepared for the war’s length and extent • a conference among the Great Powers averted the conflict • the declaration of war was greeted among the public with widespread opposition

12. The German military designed the Schlieffen Plan to • address U.S. troop deployments in France • strengthen the defense of Germany’s colonies in Africa • neutralize Great Britain’s naval control of the North Sea • manage to fight a quick war by taking out one of the fronts (the French) front first, then the Russians second.

13. Why did most of the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small area? • there is only a small amount of flat land in all of Europe • each side cut off the fuel supply of the other • the armies became immobile because of trench warfare • Germany’s military tactics were based on “static warfare”

14. The following description of trench warfare on the Western Front conveys which of the following regarding the nature of WWI? “Now I look back: four years of development in the midst of a generation predestined to death, spent in caves, smoke-filled trenches, and shell-illuminated wastes; years enlivened only by the pleasures of mercenary, and nights of guard after guard in an endless perspective; in short, a monotonous calendar full of hardships and privation, divided by the red-letter days of battles.” • War allows for the testing of a nation’s strength amid struggle. • World War I surpassed other conflicts in possibilities for glory. • Military technologies rendered warfare more tedious, yet safer. • The war marked a generation filled with alienation and disillusionment.

15. During WWI, Allied propaganda posters often portrayed German soldiers as • honorable opponents • unbeatable enemies • evil violators of human tights • liberators of oppressed peoples

16. The Battle of the Marne is significant because it signaled the • beginning of trench warfare along the Western front • beginning of the Weimar Republic’s rule in Germany • signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk • early end of the war in 1917.

17. The poster to the right, titled “Fatherland, Family and Future,” demonstrates which of the following about WWI? • Governments reluctantly made use of propaganda to appeal to the public. • Governments often portrayed the war as a struggle for civilization. • State power extended to propaganda but not economic regulation. • Governments permitted a wide range of opinions regarding the war effort.

18. Food rations, government propaganda, conscription and war bonds: the prevalence of each of these during WWI demonstrates that • WWI was fought for democratic, revolutionary ideals. • Marxist governments coped best with the demands of WWI. • WWI was a total war that placed extreme demands on government and peoples. • Pre-war alliances made global war inevitable.

19. How did many governments raise money to pay for WWI? • high tariffs on imports to protect domestic industry • reduced taxes in order to encourage consumer spending and job creation • sold extensive amounts of war bonds (a.k.a. Liberty Bonds) • sold the Tsar’s family’s private art collection • bake sales and dance offs!

20. Which nation spent the most money during WWI? • Great Britain • Germany • America • Russia

21. Which nation lost the most lives during WWI? • Germany • France • Great Britain • Russia

22. Which weapon used by the Germans was most effective in its war with Britain? • machine gun • submarine • flamethrower • airplane

23. Which of the following MOST affected the course and outcome of WWI? • Allied withdrawal from the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli. • British victories in the Sinai that secured the Suez Canal. • American military and financial intervention in the war. • the switch in allegiance of Italy from the Central Powers to the Allies.

24. How did Russia’s participation in WWI affect its government? • economic hardship caused by WWI resulted in civil war. • military victories gained land from Central Powers. • Selling supplies to the Allies strengthened the economy. • Czar Nicholas adopted the reforms necessary to win support of Russians.

25. A major goal of France and Great Britain at the Conference of Versailles after WWI was to • create a political unified Europe. • restore pre-war imperial governments to power. • keep Germany from rebuilding its military forces. • help Germany rebuild its industrial economy.

26. The League of Nations, as proposed by Woodrow Wilson, would ideally have • prevented Europe from engaging in mass armed conflict again. • punished Germany severely for atrocities committed in Belgium. • funded further development of airplanes for use in battle in future wars. • ensured that new nations throughout Europe have democratic governments.

27. The Balfour Declaration • allowed Russia to exit WWI early, if it gave up part of her territory. • established a national homeland for Jews in Palestine. • established a state for Jews in the former Ottoman Empire. • stated that Alsace-Lorraine would go back to France after WWI.

28. Which political principal did Wilson argue was of preeminent importance for all new nations after WWI? • laissez-faire economies • democratic governments • self-determination • divine right monarchies

29. President Wilson said that his Fourteen Points would provide a framework for • determining war reparations. • a lasting and just peace. • expanding colonial empires. • punishing aggressor nations.

30. Which of the following were “successor states” to the Austro-Hungarian empire after 1919? • Albania and Turkey • Yugoslavia and Poland • Prussia and Moldova • Czech Republic and Slovakia

31. After WWI, the territories of the Ottoman Empire in Southwest Asia were partitioned. Into which area did nearly 400,000 Jewish people immigrate between 1919 and 1941? • A • B • C • D • Your mom’s house.