Conflict and Change
Which statement about the beginning of World War I is TRUE?
World War I began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The Black Hand, a group of Serbs, wanted an area of Serbia to be ruled by Austria-Hungary.
The United States entered the war to support the Allied Powers.
The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Russia.
Which of the following was NOT a way in which World War I was different from any earlier war?
Civilians, or people who were not soldiers, were attacked.
It involved more countries than any other war.
It lasted for four years—longer than any other war.
New technologies introduced deadlier weapons.
The Treaty of Versailles did all of the following EXCEPT _____.
divide Germany's territories
divide Russia's territories
blame the war on Germany
grant independence to India and other countries in Southeast Asia
During the 1800s and early 1900s, Russia experienced a period of revolts that were led by ____.
peasants and working people
The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, promised _____.
peace, land to the peasants, and bread to the workers
Russian victory in World War I
to return Russia to the old ways
to spread Communism throughout Europe
Hitler's response to Germany's economic and political problems included all of the following EXCEPT ____.
banning all political parties except the Nazi party
setting up a more democratic government
giving the government control over the radio and the press
blaming Germany's problems on the Jews and others
The United States entered World War II on the side of the Allied powers when ____.
Germany attacked Poland
Germany bombed Great Britain
Japan attacked Latin America
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, an American naval base
The Japanese surrendered after ____.
the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
the Allied victory at Midway Island
the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki
Hitler killed himself and Germany surrendered
All of the following were results of World War II EXCEPT that ____.
the Soviet Union became a democracy
the United Nations was established
Germany was divided among the major Allied powers
Japan became a democracy
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