A) Persian Mission B) London Mission C) Balkan Mission D) Haldane Mission
A) To halt the Anglo-German naval arms race B) To divide the Portuguese Empire C) To sign a peace treaty for the Balkans D) To form an alliance against Russia
A) Britain increased its naval budget B) The Portuguese Empire collapsed C) The Kaiser signed a disarmament treaty D) Germany cut its naval budget
A) Borders in the Balkans B) Trade routes in Persia C) Naval construction limits D) African territories of the Portuguese Empire
A) Failure to support the Haldane Mission B) Support for the Portuguese Empire C) Increased naval activity in the North Sea D) Failure to observe the 1907 agreement
A) Africa and the Middle East B) The Balkans and Morocco C) Portugal and Spain D) Persia and India
A) The London Times editorial B) The Anglo-German treaty C) The Foreign Office report D) The Daily Telegraph interview
A) As an incompetent leader B) As an ally of Russia C) As a guardian of peace D) As a primary aggressor
A) Naval arms races B) Diplomatic telegrams C) Anglo-German press wars D) Colonial expansion
A) Diplomatic ties should be severed B) Naval competition must increase C) War is becoming inevitable D) Public opinion points to an intimate and friendly understanding
A) I have not seen such calm waters B) The Russian alliance is failing C) Germany is preparing an invasion D) The threat of war is at an all-time high
A) H. H. Asquith B) Karl Max, Prince Lichnowsky C) Kaiser Wilhelm D) Arthur Nicolson
A) Britain refused to mediate B) Russia declared war first C) Germany acted hastily D) The naval budget was too small
A) Into the 1970s B) Until the start of WWI C) Until 1920 D) Until 1915
A) It should not be seen as inevitable B) It was unavoidable due to the arms race C) It was predetermined by the Moroccan Crisis D) It was destined by the Portuguese Empire's collapse
A) The Franco-Prussian War B) The Triple Alliance C) The Second Boer War D) The Anglo-Russian Convention
A) The Balkans B) Alsace-Lorraine C) Morocco D) Prussia
A) Détente B) Isolationism C) Entente D) Revanchism
A) By providing financial aid B) By forming a military alliance C) By returning Alsace-Lorraine D) By encouraging overseas expansion
A) Arthur Nicolson B) Eyre Crowe C) Théophile Delcassé D) Jules Cambon
A) The Franco-Russian Alliance B) The Anglo-Russian Convention C) The Triple Entente D) The Entente Cordiale
A) Austria-Hungary B) Britain C) Russia D) Germany
A) Niall Ferguson B) Arthur Nicolson C) Jules Cambon D) Eyre Crowe
A) The annexation of Alsace-Lorraine B) The Franco-Prussian War C) The First Moroccan Crisis D) The Boer War
A) Confidence B) Superiority C) Indifference D) Encirclement
A) Friedrich von Holstein B) Count Leo von Caprivi C) Otto von Bismarck D) The Austro-Hungarian Emperor
A) Wilhelm II B) Klemens von Metternich C) Count Leo von Caprivi D) Friedrich von Holstein
A) Friedrich von Holstein B) The Italian Prime Minister C) Otto von Bismarck D) The Russian Tsar
A) The Balkan border agreements B) The trade tariffs on Russian bonds C) The very secret additions concerning the Turkish Straits D) The military support for France
A) France B) Russia C) Italy D) The Ottoman Empire
A) 28 July 1914 B) 28 June 1913 C) 28 June 1914 D) 14 June 1914
A) Danilo Ilić B) Gavrilo Princip C) Berchtold D) Franz Josef
A) Vienna B) Berlin C) Sarajevo D) Belgrade
A) Danilo Ilić B) Gavrilo Princip C) Franz Ferdinand D) Franz Josef
A) Black Hand B) The Union C) White Hand D) Red Hand
A) 54 B) 74 C) 64 D) 84
A) Six B) Five C) Four D) Seven
A) A minor event that would be easily resolved B) Deplorable but relatively insignificant C) The inevitable start of a global war D) A justified act of Serbian nationalism
A) Britain B) France C) Austria-Hungary D) Russia
A) Franz Ferdinand B) Danilo Ilić C) Franz Josef D) Gavrilo Princip
A) 10 million B) 25 million C) 5 million D) 17 million
A) United Kingdom B) Russia C) France D) Belgium
A) 1914 B) 1888 C) 1867 D) 1900
A) Russia B) Austria-Hungary C) Italy D) Belgium
A) Russia B) Spain C) Italy D) Austria-Hungary
A) SMS Tirpitz B) SMS Kaiser C) SMS Bismarck D) SMS Panther
A) Winston Churchill B) David Lloyd George C) Edward Grey D) Herbert Asquith
A) Southern Europe B) The Balkans C) North Africa D) The Middle East
A) The Balkan Peninsula B) Tripolitania Vilayet C) Constantinople D) Anatolian Vilayet
A) Anatolia B) Thessalonica C) Constantinople D) Fezzan
A) Egypt B) Tunisia C) Algeria D) Libya
A) 1905–1906 B) 1914–1915 C) 1912–1913 D) 1910–1911
A) Serbia B) Greece C) Montenegro D) Bulgaria
A) Serbia B) Bulgaria C) Greece D) Montenegro
A) Albania B) Romania C) Greece D) Bulgaria
A) Berlin Conference B) London Conference C) Paris Conference D) Vienna Conference
A) Ottoman naval blockade B) Bulgarian threats C) Austro-Hungarian military preparations D) Russian intervention
A) 2 May 1912 B) 17 October 1913 C) 8 December 1912 D) July 1913
A) Non-existent B) Offensive C) Defensive D) Economic only
A) Otto Liman von Sanders B) Christopher Clark C) Sergei Sazonov D) Poincare
A) The Poles B) The Hungarians C) The Czechs D) The Italians
A) Polish aristocrats B) Romanian bureaucrats C) German immigrants D) Ukrainian peasants
A) Counterbalancing Czech demands for autonomy B) Increasing the military draft quota C) Reducing the influence of the Catholic Church D) Eliminating trade tariffs
A) Thirteen B) Nine C) Eleven D) Fifteen
A) Democratic B) Moribund C) Thriving D) Industrialized
A) The primary governing elite B) A rising military power C) A small minority D) The majority of the population
A) Strong economic growth B) Widespread economic collapse C) Deindustrialization D) Complete stagnation
A) Prussian Junkers B) The military aristocracy C) Liberal democrats D) Socialists
A) David G. Williamson B) Moritz von Lynker C) Fritz Fischer D) Ernst von Heydebrand und der Lasa
A) Eliminate the Prussian Junkers B) Expand colonial holdings C) Strengthen patriarchal order D) Destroy the monarchy
A) Lebensraum B) Realpolitik C) Dolchstoss D) Blitzkrieg
A) Trentino-Alto Adige B) Turin C) Naples D) Sicily
A) Neutralists B) Socialists C) Pacifists D) Nationalists
A) Il Popolo d'Italia B) La Stampa C) Corriere della Sera D) Avanti!
A) Gabriele D'Annunzio B) Benito Mussolini C) Luigi Federzoni D) Giovanni Giolitti
A) Freemasonry B) The Catholic Church C) The Army leadership D) The Socialist Party
A) Increased prosperity B) Immediate victory C) A catastrophic rebellion D) The collapse of the Triple Entente
A) The Kingdom of Prussia B) The Austro-Hungarian Empire C) Piedmont-Sardinia D) The Principality of Bulgaria
A) 1908 B) 1914 C) 1878 D) 1885
A) Apis B) Michael Pupin C) Milan I D) Nikola Pašić
A) The group was too popular among the peasant population. B) The Russian government protected the Black Hand members. C) They lacked the military strength to confront them. D) They feared the organization would overthrow the government.
A) They were focused on securing trade routes in the Americas. B) They were nonexistent because of the balance of power. C) They were waged against 'primitive' peoples. D) They were fought exclusively between major empires.
A) Michael Pupin B) Edward Carr C) Winston Churchill D) Nikola Pašić
A) The German expansion into Serbia B) The Italian attack on Ottoman Libyan provinces C) The Russian annexation of Persia D) The French occupation of Morocco
A) He disliked the idea. B) He was a strong advocate for it. C) He planned to build a massive colonial empire in Africa. D) He believed it was essential for German security.
A) The Panama Canal. B) The Suez Canal. C) The Corinth Canal. D) The Kiel Canal.
A) Agrarian socialism B) Imperialism C) State-controlled feudalism D) Abolition of private property
A) Market competition B) Financial oligarchy C) Democratic socialism D) International labor unions
A) Belgium B) Lorraine C) Persia D) The Ottoman Empire
A) The US dollar B) The gold standard C) The pound sterling D) The German mark
A) Exactly 50% B) Over 60% C) Around 40% D) Less than 25%
A) Industrialists mobilized the Kaiser B) Governments mobilized bankers C) Military leaders mobilized bankers D) Bankers mobilized governments
A) Isolationism B) Marxism C) Social Darwinism D) Liberalism
A) Struggle B) Pacifism C) Diplomacy D) Cooperation
A) Anglo-Saxons B) Slavs C) Celts D) Latins
A) Democratic elections B) Repressive violence C) Peaceful trade agreements D) Cultural assimilation only
A) Conscription B) Colonial drafting C) Voluntary recruitment D) Mercenary hiring
A) Rail B) Steamships C) Telegraphy D) Automobiles
A) Austria B) France C) Germany D) Russia
A) Colonial expansion B) Territorial borders C) Trade tariffs D) Disarmament |