The League of Nations and International Relations in the 1920s

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Which international organization was established after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries?

  1. Options

    • A) United Nations

    • B) League of Nations

    • C) European Union

    • D) Warsaw Pact

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) League of Nations

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Which treaty was the most significant peace agreement concluding World War I, imposing heavy reparations on Germany?

  1. Options

    • A) Treaty of Paris

    • B) Treaty of Versailles

    • C) Treaty of London

    • D) Treaty of Ghent

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Treaty of Versailles

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Which article of the Treaty of Versailles, known as the 'war guilt clause', held Germany responsible for World War I?

  1. Options

    • A) Article 10

    • B) Article 48

    • C) Article 231

    • D) Article 232

  2. Correct Answer

    • C) Article 231

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What term describes the payments imposed on Germany to compensate for wartime damages?

  1. Options

    • A) Subsidies

    • B) Tariffs

    • C) Reparations

    • D) Loans

  2. Correct Answer

    • C) Reparations

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Which 1924 plan was designed to reduce German reparations and stabilize the economy through US loans?

  1. Options

    • A) Marshall Plan

    • B) Dawes Plan

    • C) Young Plan

    • D) Schlieffen Plan

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Dawes Plan

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Which series of agreements in 1925 guaranteed the borders of Western Europe and aimed to promote cooperation?

  1. Options

    • A) Munich Pact

    • B) Locarno Treaties

    • C) Treaty of Rome

    • D) Yalta Conference

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Locarno Treaties

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What was the main purpose of the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact?

  1. Options

    • A) To establish a new gold standard

    • B) To condemn war as a method of resolving disputes

    • C) To form a military alliance against Russia

    • D) To divide colonial territories

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) To condemn war as a method of resolving disputes

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Which 1918 treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War I and resulted in significant territorial losses?

  1. Options

    • A) Treaty of Versailles

    • B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    • C) Treaty of Trianon

    • D) Treaty of Neuilly

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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What principle states that nations have the right to choose their own sovereignty and international status?

  1. Options

    • A) Imperialism

    • B) Self-determination

    • C) Totalitarianism

    • D) Isolationism

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Self-determination

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Which industrial region's fate was determined by a plebiscite and League of Nations arbitration in 1921?

  1. Options

    • A) Rhineland

    • B) Upper Silesia

    • C) Sudetenland

    • D) Danzig

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Upper Silesia

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Which international organization was established after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries?

  1. Options

    • A) United Nations

    • B) League of Nations

    • C) European Union

    • D) Warsaw Pact

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) League of Nations

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Which treaty was the most significant peace agreement concluding World War I, imposing heavy reparations on Germany?

  1. Options

    • A) Treaty of Paris

    • B) Treaty of Versailles

    • C) Treaty of London

    • D) Treaty of Ghent

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Treaty of Versailles

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Which article of the Treaty of Versailles, known as the 'war guilt clause', held Germany responsible for World War I?

  1. Options

    • A) Article 10

    • B) Article 48

    • C) Article 231

    • D) Article 232

  2. Correct Answer

    • C) Article 231

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What term describes the payments imposed on Germany to compensate for wartime damages?

  1. Options

    • A) Subsidies

    • B) Tariffs

    • C) Reparations

    • D) Loans

  2. Correct Answer

    • C) Reparations

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Which 1924 plan was designed to reduce German reparations and stabilize the economy through US loans?

  1. Options

    • A) Marshall Plan

    • B) Dawes Plan

    • C) Young Plan

    • D) Schlieffen Plan

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Dawes Plan

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Which series of agreements in 1925 guaranteed the borders of Western Europe and aimed to promote cooperation?

  1. Options

    • A) Munich Pact

    • B) Locarno Treaties

    • C) Treaty of Rome

    • D) Yalta Conference

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Locarno Treaties

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What was the main purpose of the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact?

  1. Options

    • A) To establish a new gold standard

    • B) To condemn war as a method of resolving disputes

    • C) To form a military alliance against Russia

    • D) To divide colonial territories

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) To condemn war as a method of resolving disputes

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Which 1918 treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War I and resulted in significant territorial losses?

  1. Options

    • A) Treaty of Versailles

    • B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    • C) Treaty of Trianon

    • D) Treaty of Neuilly

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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What principle states that nations have the right to choose their own sovereignty and international status?

  1. Options

    • A) Imperialism

    • B) Self-determination

    • C) Totalitarianism

    • D) Isolationism

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Self-determination

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Which industrial region's fate was determined by a plebiscite and League of Nations arbitration in 1921?

  1. Options

    • A) Rhineland

    • B) Upper Silesia

    • C) Sudetenland

    • D) Danzig

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Upper Silesia

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Which 1921 dispute over islands between Finland and Sweden was successfully settled by the League of Nations?

  1. Options

    • A) Aaland Islands

    • B) Falkland Islands

    • C) Marshall Islands

    • D) Canary Islands

  2. Correct Answer

    • A) Aaland Islands

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Which treaty, signed in 1919, formally ended the war with Austria and forbade its union with Germany?

  1. Options

    • A) Treaty of Saint-Germain

    • B) Treaty of Trianon

    • C) Treaty of Neuilly

    • D) Treaty of London

  2. Correct Answer

    • A) Treaty of Saint-Germain

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Which treaty dealt with Hungary after World War I, resulting in the loss of about two-thirds of its pre-war territory?

  1. Options

    • A) Treaty of Versailles

    • B) Treaty of Saint-Germain

    • C) Treaty of Trianon

    • D) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

  2. Correct Answer

    • C) Treaty of Trianon

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What crisis occurred in 1923 when French and Belgian troops occupied Germany's industrial heartland due to unpaid reparations?

  1. Options

    • A) Rhineland Crisis

    • B) Ruhr Crisis

    • C) Sudetenland Crisis

    • D) Danzig Crisis

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Ruhr Crisis

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Which 1923 incident involved the bombardment of a Greek island by Italy following the murder of an Italian general?

  1. Options

    • A) Fiume Crisis

    • B) Corfu Incident

    • C) Abyssinia Crisis

    • D) Chanak Crisis

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Corfu Incident

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Which treaty, signed in 1919, established peace with Bulgaria and required it to cede territory to Greece and Yugoslavia?

  1. Options

    • A) Treaty of Neuilly

    • B) Treaty of Sèvres

    • C) Treaty of Trianon

    • D) Treaty of Versailles

  2. Correct Answer

    • A) Treaty of Neuilly

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Which 1931 crisis in East Asia involved Japan seizing territory from China, exposing the League's inability to stop aggression?

  1. Options

    • A) Mukden Incident

    • B) Manchurian Crisis

    • C) Boxer Rebellion

    • D) Shantung Dispute

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Manchurian Crisis

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Which defensive alliance was formed in 1920-1921 between Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia to counter Hungarian revisions?

  1. Options

    • A) Triple Alliance

    • B) Little Entente

    • C) Locarno Pact

    • D) Warsaw Pact

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Little Entente

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Which city was the capital of Lithuania but occupied by Poland in 1920, representing a diplomatic failure for the League?

  1. Options

    • A) Warsaw

    • B) Vilna

    • C) Riga

    • D) Danzig

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Vilna

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Which 1922 pact saw Germany and Soviet Russia re-establish diplomatic relations and renounce all territorial and financial claims?

  1. Options

    • A) Treaty of Rapallo

    • B) Locarno Treaties

    • C) Young Plan

    • D) Dawes Plan

  2. Correct Answer

    • A) Treaty of Rapallo

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Which international organization was established after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries?

  1. Options

    • A) United Nations

    • B) League of Nations

    • C) European Union

    • D) Warsaw Pact

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) League of Nations

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Which treaty was the most significant peace agreement concluding World War I, imposing heavy reparations on Germany?

  1. Options

    • A) Treaty of Paris

    • B) Treaty of Versailles

    • C) Treaty of London

    • D) Treaty of Ghent

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Treaty of Versailles

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Which article of the Treaty of Versailles, known as the 'war guilt clause', held Germany responsible for World War I?

  1. Options

    • A) Article 10

    • B) Article 48

    • C) Article 231

    • D) Article 232

  2. Correct Answer

    • C) Article 231

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What term describes the payments imposed on Germany to compensate for wartime damages?

  1. Options

    • A) Subsidies

    • B) Tariffs

    • C) Reparations

    • D) Loans

  2. Correct Answer

    • C) Reparations

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Which 1924 plan was designed to reduce German reparations and stabilize the economy through US loans?

  1. Options

    • A) Marshall Plan

    • B) Dawes Plan

    • C) Young Plan

    • D) Schlieffen Plan

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Dawes Plan

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Which series of agreements in 1925 guaranteed the borders of Western Europe and aimed to promote cooperation?

  1. Options

    • A) Munich Pact

    • B) Locarno Treaties

    • C) Treaty of Rome

    • D) Yalta Conference

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Locarno Treaties

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What was the main purpose of the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact?

  1. Options

    • A) To establish a new gold standard

    • B) To condemn war as a method of resolving disputes

    • C) To form a military alliance against Russia

    • D) To divide colonial territories

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) To condemn war as a method of resolving disputes

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Which 1918 treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War I and resulted in significant territorial losses?

  1. Options

    • A) Treaty of Versailles

    • B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    • C) Treaty of Trianon

    • D) Treaty of Neuilly

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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What principle states that nations have the right to choose their own sovereignty and international status?

  1. Options
    • A) Imperialism
    • B) Self-determination
    • C) Totalitarianism
    • D) Isolationism
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) Self-determination
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Which industrial region's fate was determined by a plebiscite and League of Nations arbitration in 1921?

  1. Options
    • A) Rhineland
    • B) Upper Silesia
    • C) Sudetenland
    • D) Danzig
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) Upper Silesia
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Which 1921 dispute over islands between Finland and Sweden was successfully settled by the League of Nations?

  1. Options
    • A) Aaland Islands
    • B) Falkland Islands
    • C) Marshall Islands
    • D) Canary Islands
  2. Correct Answer
    • A) Aaland Islands
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Which treaty, signed in 1919, formally ended the war with Austria and forbade its union with Germany?

  1. Options
    • A) Treaty of Saint-Germain
    • B) Treaty of Trianon
    • C) Treaty of Neuilly
    • D) Treaty of London
  2. Correct Answer
    • A) Treaty of Saint-Germain
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Which treaty dealt with Hungary after World War I, resulting in the loss of about two-thirds of its pre-war territory?

  1. Options
    • A) Treaty of Versailles
    • B) Treaty of Saint-Germain
    • C) Treaty of Trianon
    • D) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
  2. Correct Answer
    • C) Treaty of Trianon
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What crisis occurred in 1923 when French and Belgian troops occupied Germany's industrial heartland due to unpaid reparations?

  1. Options
    • A) Rhineland Crisis
    • B) Ruhr Crisis
    • C) Sudetenland Crisis
    • D) Danzig Crisis
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) Ruhr Crisis
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Which 1923 incident involved the bombardment of a Greek island by Italy following the murder of an Italian general?

  1. Options
    • A) Fiume Crisis
    • B) Corfu Incident
    • C) Abyssinia Crisis
    • D) Chanak Crisis
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) Corfu Incident
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Which treaty, signed in 1919, established peace with Bulgaria and required it to cede territory to Greece and Yugoslavia?

  1. Options
    • A) Treaty of Neuilly
    • B) Treaty of Sèvres
    • C) Treaty of Trianon
    • D) Treaty of Versailles
  2. Correct Answer
    • A) Treaty of Neuilly
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Which 1931 crisis in East Asia involved Japan seizing territory from China, exposing the League's inability to stop aggression?

  1. Options
    • A) Mukden Incident
    • B) Manchurian Crisis
    • C) Boxer Rebellion
    • D) Shantung Dispute
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) Manchurian Crisis
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Which defensive alliance was formed in 1920-1921 between Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia to counter Hungarian revisions?

  1. Options
    • A) Triple Alliance
    • B) Little Entente
    • C) Locarno Pact
    • D) Warsaw Pact
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) Little Entente
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Which city was the capital of Lithuania but occupied by Poland in 1920, representing a diplomatic failure for the League?

  1. Options
    • A) Warsaw
    • B) Vilna
    • C) Riga
    • D) Danzig
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) Vilna
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Which 1922 pact saw Germany and Soviet Russia re-establish diplomatic relations and renounce all territorial and financial claims?

  1. Options
    • A) Treaty of Rapallo
    • B) Locarno Treaties
    • C) Young Plan
    • D) Dawes Plan
  2. Correct Answer
    • A) Treaty of Rapallo
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What was Georges Clemenceau’s primary demand for France during the Paris Peace Conference?

  1. Options
    • A) Economic reintegration of Germany into Europe
    • B) Expansion of French colonies in Southeast Asia
    • C) Guarantee of French security and the weakening of Germany
    • D) The abolition of all European monarchies
  2. Correct Answer
    • C) Guarantee of French security and the weakening of Germany
52
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Which policy did the United States adopt after the Senate's rejection of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations?

  1. Options

    • A) Isolationism

    • B) Interventionism

    • C) Expansionism

    • D) Federalism

  2. Correct Answer

    • A) Isolationism

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What was the core tension between Britain and France regarding the treatment of post-war Germany?

  1. Options

    • A) France wanted a strong German economy to boost trade, while Britain wanted to annex Berlin

    • B) Britain wanted a stable Germany for trade, while France wanted to keep Germany economically and militarily weak

    • C) Both countries disagreed on which nation should occupy the Rhineland permanently

    • D) France supported the German monarchy while Britain supported a republic

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Britain wanted a stable Germany for trade, while France wanted to keep Germany economically and militarily weak

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Woodrow Wilson’s demand for 'self-determination' primarily applied to which of the following?

  1. Options

    • A) The remaining territory of the United States

    • B) The ethnic groups of the former Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires

    • C) All African colonies owned by the British Empire

    • D) South American trade routes

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) The ethnic groups of the former Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires

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Which principle of the League of Nations was designed to ensure that an attack on one member was seen as an attack on all?

  1. Options

    • A) Appeasement

    • B) Collective Security

    • C) Bilateralism

    • D) Sovereign Immunity

  2. Correct Answer

    • B) Collective Security

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What specific territorial demand did Vittorio Orlando of Italy make during the peace negotiations to fulfill 'Italia Irredenta'?

  1. Options
    • A) Control of the Dardanelles
    • B) The Port of Fiume and Trentino
    • C) The entire North African coast
    • D) Ownership of the Ruhr valley
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) The Port of Fiume and Trentino
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Japan’s demand for which clause to be included in the League's Covenant was rejected by the Big Three countries?

  1. Options
    • A) The Naval Expansion Clause
    • B) The Racial Equality Clause
    • C) The Free Trade Clause
    • D) The Anti-Bolshevik Clause
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) The Racial Equality Clause
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How did French policy toward Germany change following the failure of the Ruhr occupation in 1923?

  1. Options
    • A) France escalated to total conventional war
    • B) France shifted toward a policy of conciliation and economic cooperation (Locarno Treaty period)
    • C) France immediately signed a mutual defense pact with Germany
    • D) France completely withdrew from the League of Nations
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) France shifted toward a policy of conciliation and economic cooperation (Locarno Treaty period)
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Which region was demanded by France to be demilitarized as a permanent buffer zone to ensure national security?

  1. Options
    • A) The Sudetenland
    • B) The Rhineland
    • C) The Saar Basin
    • D) East Prussia
  2. Correct Answer
    • B) The Rhineland
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What was David Lloyd George’s 'middle ground' demand regarding the punishment of Germany?

  1. Options

    • A) Punishing Germany enough to satisfy the British public but not so much as to destroy it as a trade partner

    • B) Granting Germany all of its pre-war territory in exchange for an alliance

    • C) Allowing Germany to keep its navy while taking all its coal mines

    • D) Supporting a French invasion of Berlin in exchange for colonies

  2. Correct Answer

    • A) Punishing Germany enough to satisfy the British public but not so much as to destroy it as a trade partner

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Which international organization was established after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries?

  1. Options - A) United Nations - B) League of Nations - C) European Union - D) Warsaw Pact 2. Correct Answer - B) League of Nations

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Which treaty was the most significant peace agreement concluding World War I, imposing heavy reparations on Germany?

  1. Options - A) Treaty of Paris - B) Treaty of Versailles - C) Treaty of London - D) Treaty of Ghent 2. Correct Answer - B) Treaty of Versailles

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Which article of the Treaty of Versailles, known as the 'war guilt clause', held Germany responsible for World War I?

  1. Options - A) Article 10 - B) Article 48 - C) Article 231 - D) Article 232 2. Correct Answer - C) Article 231

64
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What term describes the payments imposed on Germany to compensate for wartime damages?

  1. Options - A) Subsidies - B) Tariffs - C) Reparations - D) Loans 2. Correct Answer - C) Reparations

65
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Which 1924 plan was designed to reduce German reparations and stabilize the economy through US loans?

  1. Options - A) Marshall Plan - B) Dawes Plan - C) Young Plan - D) Schlieffen Plan 2. Correct Answer - B) Dawes Plan

66
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Which series of agreements in 1925 guaranteed the borders of Western Europe and aimed to promote cooperation?

  1. Options - A) Munich Pact - B) Locarno Treaties - C) Treaty of Rome - D) Yalta Conference 2. Correct Answer - B) Locarno Treaties

67
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What was the main purpose of the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact?

  1. Options - A) To establish a new gold standard - B) To condemn war as a method of resolving disputes - C) To form a military alliance against Russia - D) To divide colonial territories 2. Correct Answer - B) To condemn war as a method of resolving disputes

68
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Which 1918 treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War I and resulted in significant territorial losses?

  1. Options - A) Treaty of Versailles - B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - C) Treaty of Trianon - D) Treaty of Neuilly 2. Correct Answer - B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

69
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What principle states that nations have the right to choose their own sovereignty and international status?

  1. Options - A) Imperialism - B) Self-determination - C) Totalitarianism - D) Isolationism 2. Correct Answer - B) Self-determination

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Which industrial region's fate was determined by a plebiscite and League of Nations arbitration in 1921?

  1. Options - A) Rhineland - B) Upper Silesia - C) Sudetenland - D) Danzig 2. Correct Answer - B) Upper Silesia

71
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Which 1921 dispute over islands between Finland and Sweden was successfully settled by the League of Nations?

  1. Options - A) Aaland Islands - B) Falkland Islands - C) Marshall Islands - D) Canary Islands 2. Correct Answer - A) Aaland Islands

72
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Which treaty, signed in 1919, formally ended the war with Austria and forbade its union with Germany?

  1. Options - A) Treaty of Saint-Germain - B) Treaty of Trianon - C) Treaty of Neuilly - D) Treaty of London 2. Correct Answer - A) Treaty of Saint-Germain

73
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Which treaty dealt with Hungary after World War I, resulting in the loss of about two-thirds of its pre-war territory?

  1. Options - A) Treaty of Versailles - B) Treaty of Saint-Germain - C) Treaty of Trianon - D) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 2. Correct Answer - C) Treaty of Trianon

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What crisis occurred in 1923 when French and Belgian troops occupied Germany's industrial heartland due to unpaid reparations?

  1. Options - A) Rhineland Crisis - B) Ruhr Crisis - C) Sudetenland Crisis - D) Danzig Crisis 2. Correct Answer - B) Ruhr Crisis

75
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Which 1923 incident involved the bombardment of a Greek island by Italy following the murder of an Italian general?

  1. Options - A) Fiume Crisis - B) Corfu Incident - C) Abyssinia Crisis - D) Chanak Crisis 2. Correct Answer - B) Corfu Incident

76
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Which treaty, signed in 1919, established peace with Bulgaria and required it to cede territory to Greece and Yugoslavia?

  1. Options - A) Treaty of Neuilly - B) Treaty of Sèvres - C) Treaty of Trianon - D) Treaty of Versailles 2. Correct Answer - A) Treaty of Neuilly

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Which 1931 crisis in East Asia involved Japan seizing territory from China, exposing the League's inability to stop aggression?

  1. Options - A) Mukden Incident - B) Manchurian Crisis - C) Boxer Rebellion - D) Shantung Dispute 2. Correct Answer - B) Manchurian Crisis

78
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Which defensive alliance was formed in 1920-1921 between Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia to counter Hungarian revisions?

  1. Options - A) Triple Alliance - B) Little Entente - C) Locarno Pact - D) Warsaw Pact 2. Correct Answer - B) Little Entente

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Which city was the capital of Lithuania but occupied by Poland in 1920, representing a diplomatic failure for the League?

  1. Options - A) Warsaw - B) Vilna - C) Riga - D) Danzig 2. Correct Answer - B) Vilna

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Which 1922 pact saw Germany and Soviet Russia re-establish diplomatic relations and renounce all territorial and financial claims?

  1. Options - A) Treaty of Rapallo - B) Locarno Treaties - C) Young Plan - D) Dawes Plan 2. Correct Answer - A) Treaty of Rapallo

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What was Georges Clemenceau’s primary demand for France during the Paris Peace Conference?

  1. Options - A) Economic reintegration of Germany into Europe - B) Expansion of French colonies in Southeast Asia - C) Guarantee of French security and the weakening of Germany - D) The abolition of all European monarchies 2. Correct Answer - C) Guarantee of French security and the weakening of Germany

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Which policy did the United States adopt after the Senate's rejection of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations?

  1. Options - A) Isolationism - B) Interventionism - C) Expansionism - D) Federalism 2. Correct Answer - A) Isolationism

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What was the core tension between Britain and France regarding the treatment of post-war Germany?

  1. Options - A) France wanted a strong German economy to boost trade, while Britain wanted to annex Berlin - B) Britain wanted a stable Germany for trade, while France wanted to keep Germany economically and militarily weak - C) Both countries disagreed on which nation should occupy the Rhineland permanently - D) France supported the German monarchy while Britain supported a republic 2. Correct Answer - B) Britain wanted a stable Germany for trade, while France wanted to keep Germany economically and militarily weak

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Woodrow Wilson’s demand for 'self-determination' primarily applied to which of the following?

  1. Options - A) The remaining territory of the United States - B) The ethnic groups of the former Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires - C) All African colonies owned by the British Empire - D) South American trade routes 2. Correct Answer - B) The ethnic groups of the former Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires

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Which principle of the League of Nations was designed to ensure that an attack on one member was seen as an attack on all?

  1. Options - A) Appeasement - B) Collective Security - C) Bilateralism - D) Sovereign Immunity 2. Correct Answer - B) Collective Security

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What specific territorial demand did Vittorio Orlando of Italy make during the peace negotiations to fulfill 'Italia Irredenta'?

  1. Options - A) Control of the Dardanelles - B) The Port of Fiume and Trentino - C) The entire North African coast - D) Ownership of the Ruhr valley 2. Correct Answer - B) The Port of Fiume and Trentino

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Japan’s demand for which clause to be included in the League's Covenant was rejected by the Big Three countries?

  1. Options - A) The Naval Expansion Clause - B) The Racial Equality Clause - C) The Free Trade Clause - D) The Anti-Bolshevik Clause 2. Correct Answer - B) The Racial Equality Clause

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How did French policy toward Germany change following the failure of the Ruhr occupation in 1923?

  1. Options - A) France escalated to total conventional war - B) France shifted toward a policy of conciliation and economic cooperation (Locarno Treaty period) - C) France immediately signed a mutual defense pact with Germany - D) France completely withdrew from the League of Nations 2. Correct Answer - B) France shifted toward a policy of conciliation and economic cooperation (Locarno Treaty period)

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Which region was demanded by France to be demilitarized as a permanent buffer zone to ensure national security?

  1. Options - A) The Sudetenland - B) The Rhineland - C) The Saar Basin - D) East Prussia 2. Correct Answer - B) The Rhineland

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What was David Lloyd George’s 'middle ground' demand regarding the punishment of Germany?

  1. Options - A) Punishing Germany enough to satisfy the British public but not so much as to destroy it as a trade partner - B) Granting Germany all of its pre-war territory in exchange for an alliance - C) Allowing Germany to keep its navy while taking all its coal mines - D) Supporting a French invasion of Berlin in exchange for colonies 2. Correct Answer - A) Punishing Germany enough to satisfy the British public but not so much as to destroy it as a trade partner

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Which German Foreign Minister was responsible for the policy of 'Fulfillment' and improving international relations between 1923 and 1929?

  1. Options - A) Friedrich Ebert - B) Gustav Stresemann - C) Paul von Hindenburg - D) Walther Rathenau 2. Correct Answer - B) Gustav Stresemann

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Who was the French Foreign Minister who advocated for collective security and co-authored a famous 1928 pact to outlaw war?

  1. Options - A) Georges Clemenceau - B) Aristide Briand - C) Raymond Poincaré - D) Léon Blum 2. Correct Answer - B) Aristide Briand

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Which leader took control of Italy in 1922, shifting its policy toward aggressive nationalism and revision of the peace treaties?

  1. Options - A) Vittorio Orlando - B) Benito Mussolini - C) Giacomo Matteotti - D) Victor Emmanuel III 2. Correct Answer - B) Benito Mussolini

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Which British Prime Minister served during the mid-1920s (1924-1929) and supported the stabilization of Europe through the Locarno Treaties?

  1. Options - A) Winston Churchill - B) Stanley Baldwin - C) Neville Chamberlain - D) Ramsay MacDonald 2. Correct Answer - B) Stanley Baldwin

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Who was the first Labour Prime Minister of Britain, briefly in 1924, who helped facilitate the Dawes Plan?

  1. Options - A) Stanley Baldwin - B) Ramsay MacDonald - C) Clement Attlee - D) David Lloyd George 2. Correct Answer - B) Ramsay MacDonald

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Which U.S. President served from 1923 to 1929, maintaining a policy of isolationism while overseeing significant private investment in Europe?

  1. Options - A) Warren G. Harding - B) Calvin Coolidge - C) Herbert Hoover - D) Franklin D. Roosevelt 2. Correct Answer - B) Calvin Coolidge