World History Test Reviewer for Chapter 20

Question 1

List and briefly discuss the underlying causes of World war 1pp 448-449

Answer 1

Extreme Nationalism - desire for war to prove superiority over other nations
Militarism - glorification of war, immediately resorting to the use of force when disputes among nations break out
Imperialism - competition for colonies
Rival Alliances - agreements to aid each other in the event of foreign attacks

Question 2

List and discuss briefly the reasons for the failure of the league of nations to settle crises among the powerful nations pp 464-465

Answer 2

lack of authority to settle major crises among powerful nations
decisions required approval of every member country
no armed forces of its own to police troubled areas

Question 3

Map studies: pp. 458,463
Serbia 
Russian empire
Ottoman empire
North Sea
Mediterranean sea
Italy
Greece
Great Britain
Germany
France
Black sea
Austria- Hungary
Atlantic ocean

Answer 3

Map studies: pp. 458,463
Serbia - small country north of Greece
Russian empire - northeast of Europe
Ottoman empire - Turkey
North Sea - east of Great Britain
Mediterranean sea - south of Europe
Italy - peninsula protruding into Mediterranean Sea
Greece - between Italy and Turkey
Great Britain - islands north of France
Germany - north of Italy
France - south of Great Britain
Black sea - north of Turkey
Austria- Hungary - east of Germany and Italy
Atlantic ocean - west of Europe

Question 4

French premier at the Paris Peace Conference

Answer 4

Clemenceau

Question 5

Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia; assassination set off World War I

Answer 5

Ferdinand

Question 6

German General who defeated the Russians in the battles of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes

Answer 6

Hindenburg

Question 7

British prime minister at the Paris Peace Conference

Answer 7

Lloyd George

Question 8

kaiser/emperor of Germany who forced Bismarck to resign

Answer 8

Wilhelm II

Question 9

the conference where naval powers agreed to limit the number of warships they could build

Answer 9

Washington Naval Conference p466

Question 10

Treaty between the Allies and Germany ending the war

Answer 10

Treaty of Versailles p462

Question 11

Treaty that prevented Austria to seek Anschluss (political unification) with Germany and forced Austria to hand over territory to Italy

Answer 11

Treaty of Germain p464

Question 12

the treaty that dismantled the Ottoman Empire

Answer 12

Treaty of Sevres pp464

Question 13

took Russia out of war and gave Lenin time to consolidate his power

Answer 13

Treaty of Brest -Litovsk pp457

Question 14

a secret treaty between Russia and Germany

Answer 14

Reinsurance treaty p449

Question 15

Germany agreed to recognize present borders as permanent and France and Belgium and Germany promised not to go to war with one another except in self-defense

Answer 15

Locarno pact p466

Question 16

international organization in which nations could discuss their differences instead of fighting about them
proposed by Wilson

Answer 16

League of nations p464

Question 17

agreement calling upon the nations of the world to renounce the use of offensive war

Answer 17

Kellog -Briand pact p466

Question 18

moderate settlement advocated by Wilson that would not seek revenge upon the defeated powers

Answer 18

Fourteen points p461

Question 19

lead the American Expeditionary Force and provided the necessary edge to defeat Germany

Answer 19

Pershing p459

Question 20

Swedish chemist who established the Nobel Peace Prize

Answer 20

Nobel p447

Question 21

Czar of Russia who abdicated because of a popular uprising that brought the Communists to power

Answer 21

3. Nicholas 11p457

Question 22

commander in chief of the allied armies in France

stopped the German advance

Answer 22

4. Foch 459

Question 23

chancellor of Germany who create a system of alliances

Answer 23

5. Bismarck p449

Question 24

What is disarmaments p466?

Answer 24

elimination of weapons or arms

Question 25

The term describes the territories under the control of the league of nations?p464

Answer 25

mandates

Question 26

Treaty that placed all the blame on Germany p463

Answer 26

Treaty of Versailles

Question 27

What is the term for the payments of damages in world war 1 p462

Answer 27

reparations

Question 28

What is an Armistice pp459

Answer 28

a temporary cessation of fighting

Question 29

What phrase describes the sinking of all ships that carried supplies p457

Answer 29

unrestricted submarine warfare

Question 30

The term used for country troops ready for battle p452

Answer 30

mobilize

Question 31

What do you call slender German airships p455

Answer 31

zeppelins

Question 32

What do you call the list of demands that threatened war if it is not accepted p452?

Answer 32

ultimatum

Question 33

The powder keg of Europe p451

Answer 33

The Balkans

Question 34

1.American banker who loaned money to the Germansp465

Answer 34

Charles Dawes

Question 35

2. The country forbidden Anschluss with Germany p464

Answer 35

Austria

Question 36

3. Results of the Treaty of Versailles p462

Answer 36

loss of territory and colonies payment of reparations the limiting of military power war guilt clause

Question 37

4. The reason why the German sign the Armistice p461

Answer 37

Wilson's peace program, the Fourteen Points, would be the basis of the treaty which would not seek revenge upon the defeated powers

Question 38

5.What was the cause of British entrance to the world war 1 p453

Answer 38

Germans broke the neutrality treaty with Belgium and invaded it

Question 39

6. What was the purpose of the Schlieffen Plan? P453

Answer 39

to surprise the french by invading Belgium and attacking France from the north, encircling Paris and defeating France; after that, they could meet the advancing Russian on the eastern front

Question 40

7. The Entente Cordiale was a friendly understanding between France and p450

Answer 40

Britain

Question 41

8. What was the purpose of the Bismarck system p449

Answer 41

to keep France isolated diplomatically; Germany would be safe from French attack and the political balance of power would be kept

Question 42

9. The steel manufacturer who gave money to build the Peace palace p447

Answer 42

Andrew Carnegie