Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the Big Four leaders
at the Paris Peace Conference had security and reparations as his basic
goals?
A. | Wilson. | B. | Orlando. | C. | Clemenceau. | D. | Lloyd George. |
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At the Paris Peace Conference,
the Big Three Allied leaders ultimately agreed that
A. | a strong German economy was
necessary for trade. | B. | Germany should be punished for its role in the
war. | C. | all people of Germanic descent should enjoy
self-determination. | D. | the threat of communism was greater than any German
threat. |
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Near the end of the First World
War, which of the following leaders stated that his nation’s goal was “to make the world
safe for democracy”?
A. | Wilson. | B. | Orlando. | C. | Clemenceau. | D. | Lloyd George. |
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The terms of the Treaty of
Sevres helped bring about
A. | a new nationalist, secularist
Turkish government led by Kemal Ataturk. | B. | the Treaty of Lausanne, which returned eastern Thrace to
Turkey. | C. | a realization that the Western powers would back down in the face of armed
resistance. | D. | all of the above. |
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A consequence of the trend
shown in the table below was that
VALUE OF GERMAN MARKS TO THE U.S. DOLLAR | Date | U.S. Dollars | Marks | 1919 | $1 | 5 | 1922 | $1 | 400 | July
1923 | $1 | 160 000 | November
1923 | $1 | 4 200 000 000 | | | |
A. | most Germans became
wealthy. | B. | consumer goods became much cheaper. | C. | Germany paid its entire reparations
bill. | D. | the savings of ordinary Germans became
worthless. |
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Which region, lost by France in
1871, was regained in 1919?
A. | the
Saar | B. | Luxembourg | C. | the Rhineland | D. | Alsace-Lorraine |
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In the Treaty of Versailles,
the territory marked X
was
A. | partitioned.
| B. | demilitarized. | C. | annexed by France. | D. | returned to
Germany. |
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In 1923 French and Belgian
troops occupied the Ruhr because Germany
A. | introduced a new currency.
| B. | remilitarized the
Rhineland. | C. | fell behind with reparations payments. | D. | caused inflation by printing too much
money. |
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As a result of the Treaty of
Versailles, Germany lost the territory known as the
A. | Ruhr. | B. | Rhineland. | C. | Sudetenland. | D. | Polish Corridor. |
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A major purpose of the League
of Nations was to:
A. | maintain peace.
| B. | divide
Germany. | C. | destroy communism. | D. | promote
imperialism. |
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The harsh terms of the Treaty
of Versailles contradicted the intent of the:
A. | Locarno Pact.
| B. | Fourteen
Points. | C. | armistice agreement. | D. | Treaty of
Brest-Litovsk. |
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One major problem facing Weimar
Germany before 1923 was the:
A. | Great Depression.
| B. | loss of the
Rhineland. | C. | presence of extremist groups. | D. | lack of an elected
government. |
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An accurate statement about the
League of Nations is that it
A. | enjoyed the full support of the
American Congress. | B. | promoted the principle of international
cooperation. | C. | included Germany from its inception in 1919. | D. | controlled a military force separate from its member
states. |
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"The League undertakes to
preserve us against external aggression...In the case of such aggression the Council shall advise
upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled."
- Article 10,
Covenant of The League of
Nations
A "means" used by the League in the case of aggression
was:
A. | economic sanctions.
| B. | military
intervention. | C. | the formation of alliances. | D. | the creation of buffer
zones. |
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Which country was created as a
result of the First World War?
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