Assessment: World War I

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1 Name Date Mastering the Content Circle the letter next to the best answer. Assessment: World War I 1. What nation destabilized the balance of power in Europe in the years before World War I with its increasing military and industrial might? A. France B. Germany C. Great Britain D. Russia 2. What was the name of the alliance that Germany formed with Italy and Austria-Hungary in 1882 to protect itself from its neighbor France? A. the Reinsurance Alliance B. the Three Emperors' League C. the Triple Alliance D. the Triple Entente 3. As Ottoman power declined, the Balkan Peninsula became unstable due to A. ethnic nationalism among Balkan peoples. B. French imperial ambitions in the region. C. religious rivalries between Muslims and Christians. D. Russia's rivalry with the newly-formed nation of Serbia. 4. How did many Europeans react to the outbreak of war in August 1914? A. They blamed their governments for needlessly entering into war. B. They braced themselves for what they knew would be a long, difficult fight. C. They organized peace marches in opposition to the war. D. They welcomed the war with patriotic celebration. 5. With the Schlieffen Plan, Germany planned to win the war by A. building defenses on their western border. B. quickly knocking France out of the fighting. C. first invading and defeating Russia. D. relying on their allies to fight for them. 6. New military technologies used during World War I resulted in A. a short but very destructive war. B. fewer civilian casualties. C. the immediate development of new offensive tactics. D. unprecedented bloodshed.

2 7. What was the result of fighting on the Gallipoli Peninsula? A. Allied forces overwhelmed the German navy. B. Trench warfare resulted in a stalemate. C. Turkey was overrun by the Allies. D. Turkish forces defeated the Allies. 8. During the war, nations began to print a lot of paper money because A. they wanted to prevent inflation. B. they had difficulty paying the costs of war. C. they had no other way of affording reparations payments. D. they wanted to flood foreign economies with worthless currency. 9. Why did the United States remain neutral when World War I first broke out? A. American companies saw the war as an opportunity to sell supplies to both sides. B. The United States had cultural ties to Britain, but it also had a large German-American population. C. The United States saw the war as a purely European dispute. D. all of the above 10. What German tactic eventually drew the United States into World War I? A. the bombing of American naval outposts B. the use of submarines against merchant ships C. the use of tanks on the Western Front D. the use of poison gas against civilians 11. The Treaty of Versailles signed by Germany and the Allied Powers A. closely followed the model of Wilson's Fourteen Points. B. granted Germany control of the Rhineland region. C. kept German national borders the same as before the war. D. required Germany to accept responsibility for starting the war. 12. Why did Russia lose territory at the Paris Peace Conference, despite the fact that it had been on the winning side of World War I? A. Allied generals were angered by the secret agreements Russia had made with Germany. B. Russia conceded that the Ottoman Empire should be the dominant power in the Baltic. C. Russia's strategy to dominate the peace negotiations backfired. D. Russia was too weak to hold on to its empire following the 1917 Revolution. 13. Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. Senate rejected membership in the League of Nations? A. Senators were discouraged by the previous failures of the United Nations. B. Senators refused the League's demand to drastically reduce the size of the U.S. Navy. C. Senators knew the League would hinder their ability to fight in the Second World War. D. Senators feared the League's collective security requirements would draw the nation into foreign wars.

3 14. How did the League of Nations deal with the territorial possessions lost by Germany and the Ottoman Empire in Africa and the Middle East? A. These territories became mandates under League supervision. B. These territories became nation-states according to the principle of self-determination. C. These territories were directly annexed by the chief Allied Powers. D. These territories were joined together into an international association of former colonial possessions. 15. The Surrealist abstract art movement which developed in post-war Europe was in part inspired by A. a desire to avoid thinking about the war. B. a renewed belief in human progress. C. the horrors of the Great War. D. the wartime glorification of military values. 16. The 1928 agreement, drawn up by U.S. and French officials, which outlawed war as an instrument of foreign policy was called the A. Clemenceau Proposal B. Fourteen Points C. Kellogg-Briand Pact D. United Nations Charter

4 Applying Social Studies Skills Use this image and your knowledge of history to answer the questions. Write in the space provided. 17. Who was being celebrated in this parade in Paris in 1919, and why was he arriving in France? 18. Why was he given a hero s welcome? 19. What influence did this man have on the post-war peace settlement?

5 Exploring the Essential Question: Why did the Great War last so long and bring about so much change? 20. Suppose you are a German war reporter in 1919 who has just lived through World War I. You have been assigned to write an article reflecting on your war experience and giving your current perspective. Be sure to answer the following questions, using specific historical details, in your answer: How was fighting in this war different from all other wars? How did the war affect you and your fellow German citizens on the home front? What is your opinion of the post-war peace settlement? What do you think will be the lasting effects of the Great War?