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Nationalism, imperialism, and militarism were among the causes of World War I.
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True, all three of these forces created a very competitive Europe
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The spark that started the war was the assassination of the Japanese emperor
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False, The war began with an assassination, but it was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary who was killed by Princip - a member of the Serbian terrorist group known as the Black Hand. Remember that this was just a spark. Europe was ready to explode with any provocation.
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True or False? By 1914, Europe had divided itself into 2 armed camps through a complex alliance system. This system along with the stock-piling of new weapons was the way that the European nations thought they could guarantee their security. |
True. The belief was that the best way to prevent war was to be prepared for it. This was a very delicate balance. It would be revisited during the Cold War.
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True or False? Russia supported Austria-Hungary in its desire to annex parts of the Balkans. |
False. Russia was in competition with A-H for this area. Russia had declared itself the protector of the Slavic peoples in this area through the Pan-Slav movement.
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True or False? World War I fostered the unity in Russia that Tsar Nicholas II had hoped to achieve. The war would bring the diverse Russian population together. |
False The war sparked the Russian Revolution. Russia was not prepared for it, and the Tsar's government had alienated the bulk of the Russian population because of its refusal to bring meaningful reforms to the people. |
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True or False? The Bolsheviks succeeded in taking over the revolution in Russia and established themselves as the new government in Russia. One of the first things that they did was to take Russia out of the war. |
True
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True or False? The US entered the war for economic reasons (They felt that they could not survive in a world dominated by autocratic economic policies.) disguised as a moral crusade to end all wars and make the world safe for democracy. |
True
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True or False? Germany surrendered on the basis of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points. A list of the causes of war to Wilson |
True
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True or False? The allies won the war and the peace. They agreed on the terms of an easy peace for Germany. |
FALSE The peace was a revengeful one. By the Guilt Clause # 231, Germany was forced to pay for the war. Wilson was not able to convince the allies otherwise. |
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True or False? The Treaty of Versailles that ended this war included a provision for a League of Nations as a venue for nations to resolve differences peacefully. The US Senate supported it completely and voted for the treaty. |
FALSENo. The US Senate voted against the treaty. A big problem was the collective securty requirement in the League of Nations clause. This would require the US to come to the aid of any member nation. After WWI, the US did not want to be dragged into another European war.
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