SSCR World History - World War I

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Unit Overview

Every participating country entered World War I confident in a quick victory, but these hopes were dashed as the war dragged into a long and destructive stalemate. The Great War, as it was called, amazed nearly everyone with its global scope and ferocious intensity. Both sides exhausted their manpower, industrial capacity, and natural resources in the process. Let’s see how it all happened.

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Section A Questions

Use the information from Quizlet to answer the following questions:

1) The Schlieffen Plan was designed to help Germany avoid which of the following:

A) An Allied bombing raid

B) Russia's withdrawal from the war

C) A two-front war

D) The formation of two hostile camps

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2) Which of the following was not one of the Allied Powers when World War I began:

A) France

B) Russia

C) Great Britain

D) Austria-Hungary

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3) Which of the following countries no longer participated in World War I after signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk:

A) Italy

B) United States

C) Russia

D) France

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4) A stalemate refers to a situation in which neither side can advance.

True

False

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5) Which of the following best defines propaganda:

A) An agreement to end an armed conflict

B) The use of one-sided information to generate a desired response

C) A government process to allocate goods in short supply

D) A declaration of war

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Section B Questions

Use the information from The Early Days of World War I to answer the following questions:

6) Which of the following factors limited the speed at which the Russians were able to mobilize:

A) The lack of support from the Allied Powers

B) Russia's inadequate railway system

C) The Tsar's refusal to play an active role

D) The German threat of attack

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7) As a result of Germany's march through Belgium, Great Britain declared war on the Central Powers.

True

False

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8) Which of the following was a result of the First Battle of the Marne:

A) The Germans continued to advance through France.

B) Paris was saved.

C) France surrendered.

D) There was only a small number of casualties

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9) Which of the following caused Germany to move troops to the Eastern Front in 1914:

A) The defeat of France

B) The size of the Russian army

C) Russia's large supply of new equipment

D) Russian advancements in technology

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Section C Questions

Use the information in Stalemate on the Western Front to answer the following questions:

10) The war settled into a stalemate along the Eastern Front.

True

False

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12) Which of the following was not something that both sides hoped to accomplish by conducting night missions in No Man's Land:

A) Retrieve bodies of fallen comrads

B) Repair defenses

C) Negotiate secret agreements

D) Spy on the enemy

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13) Which of the following best described the battles fought on the Western Front in 1916:

A) They were clearly won by the French

B) They were clearly won by the Germans.

C) They were clearly won by the British.

D) They were indecisive.

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Section D Questions

Use the information in The War on Other Fronts to answer the following questions:

14) Which of the following was true of the Battle of Tannenberg:

A) It was a major defeat for Germany.

B) Germany removed all its soldiers from the Eastern Front.

C) It pushed the Russians into their own territory.

D) It allowed German to break the stalemate on the Western Front.

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15) Which of the following took over German possessions in the Pacific during World War I:

A) Japan

B) Turkey

C) France

D) Great Britain

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16) The outcome of the Battle of Gallipoli was successful for the Allies.

True

False

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17) The sinking of the Lusitania resulted in which of the following:

A) An increase in unrestricted submarine warfare

B) The end of the United States' neutrality policy

C) An increase in anti-German sentiment in the United States

D) No loss of life

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Section E Questions

Use the information from Science Meets Warfare to answer the following questions:

18) Which of the following was not used as a weapon during World War I:

A) Drones

B) Airplanes

C) Poison gas

D) Motorized vehicles

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19) World War I was the world's first industrial and scientific military conflict.

True

False

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20) How did chlorine gas kill soldiers during World War I?

A) It caused the lungs to be filled with liquid.

B) It caused severe damage to the brain and the muscles.

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21) Choose the words that complete the following statement: It is often said that the soldiers that fought in World War I came in on ____________ and left on _____________.

A) Tanks/Trucks

B) Horses/Airplanes

C) Ships/Paved roads

D) Motorcycles/Rocketships

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Section F Questions

Use the information found in The Home Front and Changing Sides and A New Player to answer the following questions:

22) Since the majority of European men were engaged in military service during the war, women replaced them in the workforce.

True

False

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23) Which of the following was not true concerning government during World War I:

A) It used rationing for materials in short supply.

B) It told companies what to produce.

C) It decreased its influence and used less control.

D) It employed propaganda techniques.

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24) The Bolshevik's rise to power did not affect Germany's battle plans.

True

False

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25) Which of the following did not impact America's decision to enter World War I:

A) Germany's renewal of submarine warfare

B) Hostile feeling toward Germany in the United States

C) Allied casualties in the Second Battle of the Marne

D) The Zimmerman Note

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26) The Zimmerman Note encouraged which of the following countries to side with Germany:

A) Italy

B) Turkey

C) Japan

D) Mexico

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Section G Questions

Use the information from The End of the War and The Cost of the War to answer the following questions:

27) German U-boats were much less effective after Allied ships began traveling in convoys.

True

False

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28) Which of the following events happened first:

A) The abdication of Wilhelm II

B) The Second Battle of the Marne

C) The signing of the armistice

D) The Battle of Amiens

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29) Which of the following nations refused to take responsibility for the massacre and deportation of over one million Armenians:

A) Turkey

B) Russia

C) Germany

D) Austria-Hungary

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30) Europe's industrial capacity was depleted, but the United States had become a major industrial power.

True

False

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