world history final 2025

Starting WW1, which country made the first declaration of war

Austria Hungary

in what city was archduke franz ferdinand assassinated

sarajevo

at the beginning of World War 1, Bosnia-Herzegovina was apart of

Austria-Hungary

germanys attack upon which country directly provoked Britain to go to war

belgium

Germanys plan for fighting france and russia was called

the schlieffen plan

which early battle marked the first major german defeat

the marne

which best describes austria-hungarys progress early in the war

defeat by russia; victory over serbia

what event prompted the ottoman empire to enter the war

a british attack on the dardanelles

the commander of the german east asia squadron was

maximilian von spee

the battle of the falkland islands resulted in

victory for britain

which is generally not true about sea warfare during ww1

the british navy dominated the worlds oceans through its aggressive use of submarine warfare

why did britain need control of the dardanelles

to open shipping routes with russia

which was a political result of britain’s invasion of gallipoli

winston churchill was elected prime minister

which best describes the outcome of townshends campaign in mesopotamia

ten thousand british troops surrendered after a failed march on baghdad

how is the western front in ww1 characterized

a stagnant war fought from trenches with neither side gaining or losing much ground in spite of huge casualties

italys action in the war was primarily against

austria hungary

which battle lasted for 10 months

battle of verdun

which country joined the war on the side of the allied powers in 1916

romania

what major change in german policy contributed to the united states entering the war

the declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare

the zimmermann telegram urged which country to attack the united states

mexico

which country intercepted the zimmerman telegram

great britian

who was the commander of u.s forces in europe

John J. Pershing

what did germany do in the 1917 to hasten russias exit from the war

helped russian revolutionaries in exile to get back to russia

what was lenin’s first decree after the bolshevik revolution

a declaration of peace

which best describes the outcome of russias peace negotiations

russia neither gained nor lost territory

how did russias withdrawal affect the allied forces

allied troops were soon to be outnumbered by the germans

in 1918 the city of paris suffered repeated attacks from the german

long range artillery

after declaring war the united states was

officially part of the allied forces

what pandemic disease threatened solders and civilians on all sides during the late stages of war

influenza

what country was the first of the central powers to surrender

bulgaria

who assumed power in germany and led negotiations with the allies after wilhelmina 2 lost power

paul von hindenburg

over which border region did fighting break out between poland and ukraine at the end of the war

east galicia

where was the initial armistice with germany negotiated

in a train car near complete, france

austria-hungary made its armistice

after negotiations held in italy

which is true of kaiser wilhelmina 2

prince max von baden announced the kaisers abdication without his consent

the formal peace treaty with germany

was signed at versailles

which event is generally considered to be the first belligerent act of world war 2

germanys attack on poland

against which country did the soviet union instigate an armed conflict in late 1939

finland

what were the first two western european countries that germany invaded

austria and the netherlands

which best describes germanys standard invasion strategy at beginning of world war 2

attack with a combination of speed and overwhelming force

where was the french surrender to germany signed

in a railway car

why did the british royal navy attack french warships at mers-el-kedir

the french crews refused to surrender their ships when the british requested

what was germanys initial strategy for conquering

first establish air superiority, then send in ground forces

what was the “london blitz”

a term used for germanys bombing campaign on london

overall, the battle of britian is considered to be

a victory for britian

what was italys primary role in the war

it distracted germany from accomplishing its main objectives

what was hitlers primary justification for invading russia

hitler believed that a war on two fronts would be his advantage

what was the code name given to germanys plan to invade the ussr

operation barbarossa

what happened to the soviet air force during the opening days of the german invasion

the soviet air force engaged in huge dogfights involving thousands of planes on each side

which of the following was not a part of the soviet defense plan against germany

the soviets sought to lure german armies into forests, which they would then set on fire

which country was the site of most of the nazi extermination camps.

poland

how did the western allies respond to germanys invasion of russia

they sent supplies and intelligence information to the ussr

what japanese action created tension with the united states

its decision to block american shipping routes

what u.s action created tension with japan

its establishment of a trade embargo against japan

who was the japanese admiral behind the pearl harbor attack

yamamoto

which of the following was not true about the pearl harbor attack

u.s officials knew the day before that japan was planning a major attack

what was unique about the doolittle raid

the bombers flew all the way from hawaii

which battle is considered to be the turning point for the war in the pacific

the battle of midway

the battle of the coral sea was a unique naval battle in that

it was fought entirely with carrier-based aircraft

during the battle of midway, japan lost

admiral yamamoto

the battle of stalingrad was

one of the deadliest battles in human history

who met at casablanca

roosevelt,churchill,and stalin

what was the significance of guadalcanal to japan

the island was in an ideal position for controlling the solomon islands

which statement best characterizes the series of battles in the pacific following the battle of guadalcanal

with each battle, the japanese solders increasingly fought to the death

what was the significance of mt. suribachi

it was the site of a major battle on iwo jima

which country instigated the conflict in north africa

germany

why did allied forces invade italy after it had already surrendered

german forces were still fighting in the country

the battle of kursk is best described as

a tank battle

what was the code name for the allied invasion of europe

operation overload

the allied invasion of europe was primarily directed at

the french coast

where did the battle of the bulge take place

the ardennes forest

which allied country’s forces arrived in berlin first

the ussr

in the last six months of the war, what was the us strategy for winning conflict with japan

break the japanese will with massive bombing raids on japanese cities.