final questions

Which of the following events caused britain to fight in world war 1?

Germany invaded belgium

for which of the following reasons did the schlieffen plan fail?

russia mobilized its army quickly.

A stalemate developed along the Western Front early in the war because

Trench warfare made it difficult for either side to win an advantage.

 Why was the Ottoman empire considered such a valuable ally?

It controlled Russian supply routes.

Some colonial subjects were eager to participate in the war because

they believed they would gain greater civil rights.

In the Zimmerman note, Germany offered which of the following to Mexico if it joined the Central Powers?

the return of Mexican lands held by the United States

Which of the following contributed to the United States' decision to enter the war?

cultural ties to Britain

In general, the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles focused mainly on

punishing Germany.

Which countries were members of the Triple Alliance?

France, Russia, Britain

By the early 20th century, Britain had built the world's most respected navy because

 it needed to protect its vast overseas empire

One way nationalism increased tensions in pre-war Europe was that Germans

were proud of their new empire's military power and industrial leadership.

Which of the following is the best explanation for Russia's entrance into World War I?

Russia wanted to defend the Slavic peoples in Serbia.

To defend their merchant ships against attacks from German submarines, the Allies

organized the merchant ships into convoys.

How was fighting on the Eastern Front different from fighting on the Western Front?

Trench warfare was not as widespread on the Eastern Front.

why did many Irish Americans oppose the United States decision to enter World War 1 on the side of the Allies?

They resented British rule of Ireland.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in 1917 during the November revolution?

V.I. Lenin.

At first, the Allies welcomed the overthrow of Russia's tsar in 1917 because

they hoped Russia would become more democratic and a stronger ally.

Which of the following was one of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?

the right of Eastern Europeans to choose their own form of government

Which of the following groups seized complete control of Russia in 1917?

the Bolsheviks

What was a key characteristic of fascism in the 1920s and 1930s?

supremacy of the state

Stalin attempted to make the cultural life of the Soviet Union more Russian by promoting a policy of

russification

France occupied Germany's coal-rich Ruhr Valley in 1923

because Germany had fallen behind in reparations.

What 1924 agreement reduced German reparations and provided U.S. loans to Germany?

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Dawes Plan

In 1935, the Nazis passed the Nuremberg Laws which

deprived Jews of German citizenship.

In the early 1930s, which of the following contributed to the spread of economic problems around the world?

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Governments raised tariffs to protect their economies.

Under Mussolini's rule in Italy,

there was a one-party dictatorship.

What was the appeal of Mussolini's fascist government to Italians?

The fascists ended political feuding in government.

What was a cause of Stalin's Great Purge?

Central planners did not achieve production goals.