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World War II Course

Unit 1

Seeds of Conflict

Test One

FALL 2014

Directions: Read the selected response questions and select the best possible answer. There is only one answer. You may consult all notes, texts and materials made available by the teacher. You may research the internet for answers. You may discuss possible essay answers with whomever you feel like BUT essay responses must be in YOUR own words.

Issue date: Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Early Bird Extra Credit: due by 2: 30 pm on Thursday, 11 September 2014 +5 points to raw score.

Extra credit will not be assigned after 2:30 PM Thursday.

Extra credit will not be assigned unless scantron and essays are turned in together.

Additional extra credit will come from Twitter followers

Due date, Monday, 15 September 2014

If turned in on Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 10% off raw score-TOP DOG SCORING ALLOWED

If turned in on Wednesday, 17 September 2014-20% off of raw score- NOTOP DOG SCORING

If not turned in by Wednesday, 17 September 2014, NO CREDIT "0"

Teacher option to accept if turned in after 17 September 2014

Value: 100 points. This will be a quiz/ test grade. (SA TEST)

No responses will be returned unless all students turn in both essay and selected responses on the due date.

There are 80 selective response /multiple choice questions. There are 4 essay questions. Each essay is worth 20 points. There are 160 points total to be earned. Your Raw score will be the percentage of points earned over 140.

TOP DOG SCORING RULES: The person with the highest raw score will receive a 100%. Students with lower grades will have their final percentage determined as a factor of their score over the top student score-if the test is turned in within the window -if not objective scoring will be used.

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Part 1: Geography

Directions: Examine the map. Answer the questions. There is only one correct answer per question.

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1. Which Empire controlled Bosnia in 1914?

a. Point 5b. Point 7c. Point 9 d. Point 12

2. Which neutral nation was invaded by Germany in August 1914?

a. Point 6 b. Point 8 c. Point 10 d. Point 11

3. What was the approximate location of the sinking of the Lusitania by a German U Boat?


4. What was the site of the Battle of Gallipoli, the British attempt to capture the Dardanelles, the Bosporus and open up a supply line to Russia?


5. Where was the general location of the British naval blockade of Germany?

a. Point 2b. Point 6 c. Point 13 d. Point 15

6. Which nation saw itself as the protector of the Slavic Peoples?

a. Point 9 b. Point 12c. Point 5 d. Point 7

7. What key Mediterranean land and sea power helped to keep Britains lifeline to India open?

a. Point 5 b. Point 8 c. Point 9d. Point 12

8. What was the general location of the Battles of the Somme and Verdun?

a. Point 3b. Point 10c. Point 11d. Point 16

9. Where was the location of Germanys Islamic partner?


10. Where was the location of the February Revolution?


Carefully examine the map below and answer questions 11 through 13:

11. As a result of the Treaty of Versailles; Germany surrendered territory to which three nations?

a. Denmark, France and Belgium c. Poland, France and Czechoslovakia

b. Italy, Poland and Franced. Poland, France and the Soviet Union

12. Which three nations lost territory to the renewed Polish state?

a. Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russiac. Germany, Lithuania, and Latvia

b. Austria-Hungary, Germany and Estoniad. Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Russia

13. What was the name given to the narrow slice of Polish territory dividing Germany from its province of East Prussia?

a. Galicia b. Sudetenland c. Polish Corridor d. Polish Prussia

Examine this portion of the above map:

14. Which sea did Bulgaria lose access to, as a result of the post-World War I treaties?

a. Tyrrhenian Sea c. Adriatic Sea

b. Black Sea d. Aegean Sea

15. What is the name of the major choke point owned by Great Britain prior to World War II that controlled the passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean?

a. Aden b. Oman c. Singapored. Gibraltar

16. Which Empire totally vanished as a result of the end of World War I?

a. Germany b. Russia c. Austria Hungary d. Japan

Part 2: Key Personalities

Directions: Answer each question.

17. Who was the Supreme Commander of all of the Allied Forces in 1918?

a. General Foch b. General Pershing c. General Haig d. General Smith

18. Who were the Big Four at the Versailles Peace Conference?

a. Generals Foch, Haig, Pershing and MacArthur

b. Clemanceau, Orlando, Princip, and Lloyd George

c. Wilson, Clemenceau, George, and Orlando

d. Wilson, Clemenceau, Lloyd George, and Orlando

19. Believing the Russian Revolution should be exported all over the world, which Bolshevik challenged Joseph Stalin for control of the Soviet Union?

a. Lenin b. Trotsky c. Mendelev d. Voroshilov

20. Who was the British member of the Big Four?

a. Boyd Georgeb. Lloyd David Georgec. George Rudyard Kipling d. David Lloyd George

21. Who was the French Prime Minister known as The Tiger?

a. Harold Nicholson c. George LeBeuf

b. Georges Clemenceau d. David Georges

22. As his parents; he first became an ardent pacifist, anti-cleric, anti-monarchist and socialist. He would participate in World War I, becoming a corporal. He would then serve his king as Prime Minister; making peace with the Catholic Church. He would eventually condemn and try to abolish socialism. At the end of World War II, he was shot with his mistress and then hanged upside down at a gas station.

a, Adolf Hitler c. Heinrich Himmler

b. Benito Mussolinid. Herman Goring

23. Who was the President of the United States at the time of World War I (1914-1917)?

a. Teddy Roosevelt b. Franklin Roosevelt c. Woodrow Wilson d. Warren G. Harding

Part 3: Key Vocabulary


24. Which immediate cause for World War I played upon anti-Mexican and anti-German feelings in the

United States and led the United States to declare war on Germany?

a. The sinking of the Lusitaniac. The Villa Raid

b. The Mexican Revolutiond. The Zimmerman Telegram

25. What constituted the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare?

a. Attacking warships without warning. c. Attacking any and all shipping without warning.

b. Attacking warships if attacked first d. Attacking enemy combatant surface vessels without warning

26. Which two nations signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1917?

a. Germany and Austria c. Germany and Russia

b. Germany and Sweden d. France and Russia

27. Which peace treaty officially ended World War I?

a. The Versailles Treaty b. Treaty of Paris c. Treaty of Berlin d. The London Treaty

28. What does Soviet mean?

a. Ministry b. Council c. Democracy b. Dictatorship

29. What is a U Boat?

a. It is a term for an Allied submarine. c. It is a term for a passenger liner

b. It is a term for a German submarine. d. It is a German term for Ship sinking

Examine the map-answer question 30

30. What was the name for the German plan that aimed at defeating France at the beginning of World War I?

a. Plan XVII b. Plan Geld c. Von Schlieffen Plan d. von Molkes Plan

Part 4: Imagery, Cartoons, Pictures


Examine Poster A and answer questions 31 to 34.

Poster A

Artist: Henry Raleigh, 1880-1945

Title: Halt the Hun! : Buy U.S. Government Bonds, Third Liberty Loan.

Date: 1918.

31. Which of the following best describes how the Germans were portrayed in this poster?

a. As noble protectors c. As cruel barbarians

b. As honorable soldiersd . As compassionate heroes

32. Who issued this poster?

a. The Red Cross b. The US Government c. The German Army d. The British Government

33. What was the principal aim of this poster?

a. To show the good moral character of US soldier.

b. To stir up popular anger against the Germans and sell Liberty bonds

c. To educate people about the goals of the war.

d. To show the effects of the war on women and children.

34. Propaganda posters, liberty bond drives, rationing and the military draft, all served what purpose in the United States?

a. They all helped the American people fight the war as a united country.

b. They all helped to convince the American people to support the League of Nations.

c. They all made the US keep out of the war and remain neutral.

d. They all helped to prepare the American people to enter the war.

Examine this cartoon and answer questions 35 and 36.

Cartoon B

35. What type of propaganda device does Cartoon B best represent?

a. Patriotic Appeal b. Demonization c. Caricature d. Emotional Appeal

36. What does the artist imply with the words, ...some promise...? What is being promised?

a. Germany promised Mexico economic independence from the US.

b. Germany promised Mexico that it would send its army to help in Mexicos revolution.

c. Germany promised Mexico land Mexico lost to the US in the Mexican War of 1848.

d. Mexico was being reminded about its 1914 promise to help Germany if it went to war.

Now examine this cartoon and answer questions 37 to 38.

Poster C

37. What type of propaganda device does Poster C represent?

a. Economic Appeal b. Patriotic Appeal c. Demonization d. Appeals to Reason

38. What underlying cause for the start of World War I is best represented by Poster C?

a. Entangling Alliances b. Militarism c. Imperialism d. Nationalism

39. Examine the following illustration:

Who is this character?

a. Gillroy b. Kilroy c. Robroy d. Montjoy

Examine this cartoon:

A Chain of Friendship

If Austria attacks Serbia, Russia will fall upon Austria, Germany upon Russia, and France and England upon Germany. SOURCE: Brooklyn Eagle, July 1914.

40. What underlying cause of World War I does the cartoon above represent?

a. Militarism b. Imperialism c. Nationalism d. Entangling Alliances

41. "Some damn foolish thing in the Balkans..."

This was Bismarck's prophecy as to what would set off the seemingly unavoidable European war. Ironically, Bismarck would be dead when this event happened, but what event in the Balkans started World War I?

a. The assassination of Emperor Francis Joseph. c. The invasion of Belgium by Germany.

b. The invasion of France by Germany in August 1914. d. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

42. Prior to the start of World War I in July 1914, why were the Balkans such a hot bed of intrigue?

a. the area was contested by the Turks and Austrians

b. the area was contested by the Austrians and Serbs

c. the area was contested by the Germans and French

d. the area was contested by the Germans and British

Using the cartoon below, answer questions 43 to 45

Note: The scene in the cartoon is a wedding ceremony. Note carefully all of the small written notations in the cartoon.

Title: "Interrupting the Ceremony"

Creator: John T. McCutcheon

Publication: Chicago Tribune (New York News Syndicate)

Publication Date: 25 December 1918

43. What does this marriage ceremony actually represent?

a. The United States (Uncle Sam) is attempting to join The League of Nations.

b. The United States is agreeing to join the Allies in World War I.

c. The United States is attempting to join the British Commonwealth.

d. The United States is agreeing to avoid future foreign entanglements.

44. Why is the US Senator crashing through the window attempting to stop the wedding?

a. The Senator was worried that the United States was becoming part of the British Empire.

b. The Senator was worried that the US was losing its independent foreign policy.

c. The Senator was upset that Wilsons Fourteen Points were being ignored.

d. The Senator was upset that The Treaty of Versailles did not have to be approved by the Senate.

45. Examine the following statements

A. The independence of the Senate to make US foreign policy is being threatened by the Treaty of Versailles

B. The ability of the Senate to declare war is being threatened by the Treaty of Versailles

C. The independence of the US President is being threatened by the Treaty of Versailles

Which of the above statements best summarizes the Just Cause against the Treaty of Versailles?

a. Statements A and B c. Statements A and C

b. Statements B and Cd. Statements A, B and C

Part 5: Selected Response Questions-World War I.


46. The development of machine guns, high explosive artillery shells, poison gas, airplanes and submarines, all indicate a connection between World War I and which of the previous historical periods?

a. The Age of Imperialismc. The Age of Enlightenment

b. The Age of Explorationd. The Industrial Revolution

47. Which of the following groups of words best characterizes the causes of World War I in 1914?

a. Individualism, Humanism and Secularism c. War, Boom and Bust

b. Imperialism, Nationalism and Alliances d. Communism, Fascism and Socialism

48. Why did Great Britain commit its army to combat on the European continent in 1914?

a. The Austrian invasion of Serbia c. The German invasion of Belgium

b. The German invasion of France d. The Turkish invasion of Arabia

49. Which of the following countries were formal allies under the Triple Entente prior to World War I?

a. Great Britain and Germanyc. Italy and France

b. France and Austria d. Russia and France

50. Which member of the Triple Alliance did not honor its alliance commitments when war broke out in 1914?

a. Germany b. Austria-Hungary c. Italyd. Bulgaria

51. World War I was a total war in the sense that

a. it brought great suffering to civilians. c. new technologies played a large part in the war.

b. nations from all over the world were involved. d. the nations involved devoted all their resources to it.

52. The Germans modified their war plan before execution. In 1914, which countrys neutrality was still violated by the invading Germans?

a. The Netherlands b. Norway c. Belgium d. Sweden

53. What was the name of the battle that ended the German 1914 offensive in France?

a. The Somme b. The Marne c. Tannenberg d. The Frontiers

54. What was the name of the major multi-month German offensive launched against the French in 1916, where each side lost over 300,000 men?

a. Gallipoli b. Verdun c. The Somme d. The Marne

55. What was the name of the British offensive launched in 1916, where the British lost over 20,000 men on the first day alone?

a. Gallipoli b. Verdun c. The Somme d. The Marne

56. In 1917, one Allied nation dropped out of World War I and one nation joined the Allied side. What were those two nations?

a. Serbia and Japan c. Greece and Bulgaria

b. Russia and Rumania d. Russia and the United States

57. What type of warfare characterized the fighting on the Western Front?

a. Guerrilla warfare with hit and run raids on positions and enemy forces attacking rear areas

b. Nuclear warfare with aircraft and missiles dropping bombs on civilian populations

c. Naval warfare with numerous sea battles and attempts by each side to land troops on the opponents coasts

d. Trench warfare with soldiers hiding deep in trenches and holes in the ground

58. Why did the German army invade Belgium?

a. Belgium had declared war on Germany.

b. Belgium was a natural invasion route into France

c. Belgium contained important munitions plants.

d. Belgium was hiding the assassin of the Archduke.

59. Which one of the following strategies was NOT used to widen the war?

a. attacks on Germanys African and Pacific colonies

b. a British inspired revolt of Arabs in Southwest Asia

c. France and Britain recruiting colonial soldiers and laborers

d. Allied support for African nationalism and independence

60. Which of the following events most directly led to the United States entering World War I?

a. The sinking of the Lusitania by a German U Boat in May 1915

b. The resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans in January 1917

c. Pancho Villas raid on Columbus, New Mexico in March of 1916

d. The sinking of the battleship Maine by a German U Boat in April 1917

61. What was the Sussex pledge?

a. Promise made by the German Foreign Minister von Sussex not to conduct submarine warfare

b. Pledge made by the Germans from Sussex England not to engage in unrestricted submarine warfare

c. Pledge made by the Germans after sinking the merchant ship Sussex not to engage in unrestricted submarine warfare

d. Promise made by the Kaiser to Wilson not to sink the USS Sussex- a hospital ship

62. Which immediate cause for the United States entry into World War I played upon anti-Mexican and anti-German feelings in the United States leading to a declaration of war against Germany?

a. The sinking of the Lusitaniac. The Villa Raid

b. The Mexican Revolutiond. The Zimmerman Telegram

63. What gamble did Germany make before the United States entered World War I?

a. that a defeat of Russia would lead to a German victory in the war

b. that unrestricted submarine warfare would defeat the United States

c. that unrestricted submarine warfare would defeat Britain before U.S. troops arrived

d. that the Gallipoli campaign would weaken the forces on the Western Front

64. On what major idea did Woodrow Wilsons concept for the post war world rest?

a. Popular Sovereigntyc. Mercantilism

b. Evangelical Christianityd. Imperialism

Examine the following Statements:

Statement A. The British government controlled all telegraph messages being sent to North America by trans-Atlantic cable

Statement B. British intelligence regularly visited US government leaders to inform them about German activities in the US

Statement C. American newspaper correspondents were unable to visit Germany during the war due to the naval blockade.

Statement D. American movie goers watched Charlie Chaplin and other movie stars sell US war bonds

65. Which of the above statements concerning British influence of American opinion about WWI is not supportable by analysis/research?

a. Statement Ab. Statement Bc. Statement Cd. Statement D

66. What was British Prime Minister David Lloyd Georges main aim in attending the Versailles Peace Treaty conference?

a. Establishing world peacec. Preserving or expanding the British Empire

b. Building popular sovereignty d. Extending free trade

67. How did the Treaty of Versailles differ from Wilsons Fourteen Points?

a. Wilsons Fourteen Points did not promote Freedom of the Seas, the Treaty of Versailles did.

b. The Treaty of Versailles was generous to the Central Powers; especially Germany; Wilson called for revenge.

c. The Treaty of Versailles called for war guilt clauses and massive money reparations from Germany; Wilson called for a just peace with no punishments.

d. Wilsons Fourteen Points did not propose an international peacekeeping organization, the Treaty of Versailles

mandated the League of Nations.

68. Examine the following statements:

Statement A: The opinions and needs of non-white colonial people were a key feature of the Versailles Peace Conference.

Statement B: Woodrow Wilson proved to be ineffectual in selling his plan to the other allies.

Statement C: The Treaty of Versailles basically ensured that Europe would eventually suffer from another war.

Which statement or statements is / are true?

a. Statement A is true c. Statements B and C are true

b. Statement B is trued. All statements are true

69. Which war or conflict first demonstrated the League of Nations inability to maintain the peace?

a. The Greek-Turkish War of 1920c. The Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 b. The 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria d. The 1937 Japanese invasion of China

70. According to many writers, artists and other people, what became the legacy of World War I?

a. Glory and Honor.c. Tragedy and Waste.

b. Sorrow and Pity.d. Triumph and Tragedy.

Part 6: Selected Response Questions-The Russian Revolution

Directions: Read and answer the questions.

71. What new and disruptive forces were turned loose by World War I?

a. Communism and Fascismb. Democracy and revolution. c. War and plague.d. War and revolution.

72. Which factor contributed most to the initial revolution in Russia in 1917?

a. The Allies favored revolutionc. The Russian people were discouraged by defeat in battle

b. The Czar abdicated d. The Communists organized the initial revolt.

73. Who were the Bolsheviks?

a. members of the Duma, Russia's parliament c. soldiers in the White Army

b. followers of Rasputin d. radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries

74. What is a totalitarian state?

a. a state in which the people elect representatives to the legislature

b. a state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life

c. a state in which the people have a direct say in their government

d. a state in which the working class is glorified and has the greatest voice in government

75. Lenin believed that a socialist revolution could succeed in Russia if

a. revolutions were carried out at the same time in other parts of Europe.

b. Russia became an industrial state.

c. the peasants owned the land they worked

d. a small group of dedicated revolutionaries controlled the government.

76. What was the design or intent of Lenins New Economic Policy (NEP)?

a. End all traces of capitalism. c. Make the Soviet Union into an industrial state

b. Rebuild the Soviet economy.d. End state control over farms and industry

77. Which of the following statements was true concerning Soviet society after the Russian Revolution?

a. Social class ended in the Soviet Unionc. Democracy emerged in the Soviet Union

b. Farm workers made up the new elite d. The Communist Party became the new ruling elite.

78. Stalin rose to power by

a. Winning the confidence of the Soviet People

b. Using the Red Army to defeat his enemies

c. Building a loyal following within the Communist Party

d. Assassinating Lenin

79. Under Joseph Stalin's command economy system, all economic decisions were made by

a. workers and government officials. c. government officials alone.

b. members of the socialist realism movement.d. local soviets of workers, soldiers, and peasants.

80. The Soviet government decided to eliminate the kulaks because of their strong resistance to

a. collective farming. c. religious persecution.

b. the Five-Year Plans. d. censorship and propaganda.

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World War II Course

Unit 1

Seeds of Conflict

Test One

Fall 2014

Short Essays

READ THE ESSAY GRADING RUBRICS CAREFULLY.

You must hand in this rubric/grading sheet - pages 15 and 16 - with your essay responses.

Failure to do this will result in the loss of 10 points.

Errors of Fact (EOF) will result in the loss of 5 points per error.

Directions: Read the prompt then construct a short written essay response to the prompt. Answer the prompt in full sentences. Please include this sheet with your responses. Write your responses on separate sheets of paper. Any essay or constructed response must be in your own words-the same or similar responses will be invalidated and you will receive no credit for that portion of the test

Value: 80 points. Each question is worth 20 points.

CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF ESSAYS TO ENSURE YOU RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE SCORE-REMEMBER YOUR FINAL SCORE IS THE PERCENTAGETHE TOTAL OF POINTS YOU EARN OVER 140.

Short Essay 1: World War I

What were the underlying and immediate causes for World War I?

...Some damn foolish thing in the Balkans, was Bismarck's prophecy as to what would set off the seemingly unavoidable European war. He had hit the nail directly on the head. The Balkans of 1914 was a hotbed of nationalistic intrigue.

1. List the immediate cause of WW I, answering the following questions. (3 points)

a) Who was murdered?

b) Who did the murder?

c) Why was the murder committed?

2. List and describe or explain the four underlying causes of WW I. (4 points)

3. Explain how the underlying causes helped to turn the immediate cause into a world-wide war. (6 points)

4. Explain which nation in your opinion- bears the most responsibility for starting World War I (5 points)

5. Your answer must be a minimum of 15 sentences long. (2 points) You may use multi-paragraph format.

Short Essay 2: World War I

How was World War I a total war of new technology, and tactics which blurred the line between

civilian and military?

World War I is often seen as the first truly modern war. Many new forms of technology and new tactics were used in this war. In addition, the total war concept blurred the lines between military and civilian workers.

1. List three new forms of technology used during World War I. (6 points)

2. Discuss how each of these 3 new technologies changed warfare (6 points)

3. Discuss how World War I blurred the line between civilian and military life (6 points)

4. Include historical details and examples to support your answer (1 point)

5. Your answer must be a minimum of seven sentences long. (1 point)

Short Essay 3: Russian Revolution

How was the Russian Revolution a two-step process which eliminated absolute monarchy and

established totalitarian government by the communists?

The Russian Revolution was essentially two revolutions: the first being the overthrow of the Czar,

the second being the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks or Communists.

1. List and date the two revolutions that made up what we call today the Russian Revolution (2 points)

2. List a minimum of two causes for the overthrow of the Czar. (2 points)

3. List the two key Bolshevik leaders of the second revolution. (2 points)

4. Discuss two reasons why the Bolsheviks were able to seize power. (6 points)

5. Discuss how the dream of Lenin became the nightmare of Stalinist terror (3 points)

6. Include historical details and examples to support your answer. (3 points)

7. Your answer must be a minimum of ten sentences long. (2 points)

Short Essay 4: The American Involvement in World War I.

How and why did the United States of America become involved in World War I?

Americas entry into World War I was a result of both underlying causes and immediate causes.

1. Identify two underlying causes for the US entry into the war in 1917. (4 points)

2. Identify two immediate causes for the US entry into the war in 1917. (4 points)

3. Relate and discuss the underlying causes to the immediate causes. (8 points)

4. Include historical details and examples to support your answer. (2 points)

5. Your answer must be a minimum of ten sentences long. (2 point)

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