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Which explanation best accounts for why the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand developed into a general European war?
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True or false
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True or false: On the Western Front, industrialized defensive technology helped turn the war into a prolonged struggle of attrition rather than a quick war of movement.
- A
True
- B
False
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The Western Front became a war of , in which each side tried to exhaust the enemy's soldiers, supplies, and morale.
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Which comparison best explains the significance of Verdun and the Somme in 1916?
- A
Verdun ended the war immediately, while the Somme began it
- B
Both battles were primarily naval campaigns outside Europe
- C
Verdun became a symbol of French resistance and German pressure, while the Somme produced enormous casualties for limited gains
- D
The Somme caused Russia to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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Which measures demonstrate the economic mobilization associated with total war? Select all correct choices.
- A
Rationing food and fuel
- B
A complete return to unrestricted prewar market practices
- C
Directing factories toward weapons production
- D
Borrowing heavily and expanding bureaucracies
06
True or false
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True or false: The February Revolution of 1917 brought the Bolsheviks directly to power and immediately took Russia out of the war.
- A
True
- B
False
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According to the Treaty of Versailles, what maximum number of personnel could Germany's army have? Enter the value as a whole number of personnel.
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Russia left the First World War through the , signed with Germany on 3 March 1918.
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Which empires were destroyed or fundamentally transformed by the First World War? Select all four correct choices.
- A
German Empire
- B
Austro-Hungarian Empire
- C
British Empire
- D
Ottoman Empire
- E
Russian Empire
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Which conclusion best explains the contradiction in the postwar application of national self-determination?
- A
It eliminated all ethnic and linguistic minorities from the new states
- B
It granted immediate sovereignty to all colonies formerly ruled by European powers
- C
It created a contradiction by invoking self-determination while leaving many colonies and minorities without equivalent sovereignty
- D
It prevented the creation of any new states in central and eastern Europe
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Open ended
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Assess why the postwar settlement created a new international order but failed to produce a stable peace. In your answer, compare Wilson's Fourteen Points with the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations, and explain the consequences of applying self-determination selectively.
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Which combination best explains why Germany signed the armistice on 11 November 1918?
- A
Germany won a decisive victory in the spring offensive and imposed peace terms on the Allies
- B
Military defeat combined with strikes, sailors' mutinies, and political revolution to force the collapse of the German monarchy
- C
The United States withdrew from the war, leaving Germany unopposed
- D
The League of Nations ordered Germany to stop fighting
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Which explanation best accounts for why the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to a wider European war rather than remaining a local Austro-Serbian conflict?
- A
The assassination by itself made a general European war unavoidable.
- B
The assassination interacted with alliances, nationalism, imperial rivalry, militarism, and Balkan instability.
- C
The assassination immediately caused the United States to enter the war.
- D
The assassination ended the rivalry between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
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True or false
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True or false: The First World War was a total war because governments mobilized civilian economies and populations as well as military forces.
- A
True
- B
False
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A historian describes the Western Front as a war of attrition. Which development best explains that description?
- A
Industrial technology made soldiers unnecessary after 1914.
- B
The war quickly became a short conflict decided by one major battle.
- C
Defensive firepower made direct attacks costly, producing a prolonged struggle of exhaustion.
- D
The armies abandoned Europe and fought mainly in colonial territories.
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Written response
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On what date was the Treaty of Versailles signed with Germany? Enter the date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
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Which statement best explains how the two Russian Revolutions affected Russia's role in the First World War?
- A
The February Revolution produced a government that continued the war, while the Bolshevik victory later led Russia toward withdrawal.
- B
The February Revolution immediately ended the war, while the Bolsheviks restored the monarchy.
- C
Both revolutions strengthened the authority of Tsar Nicholas II.
- D
The Bolsheviks entered the war on the side of the Central Powers before the February Revolution.
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Which conclusion best captures a contradiction in the postwar principle of national self-determination?
- A
Self-determination eliminated ethnic minorities from the new states.
- B
The settlement granted sovereignty equally to European and colonized peoples.
- C
The new borders removed all territorial disputes by matching every state to one nationality.
- D
Self-determination was applied unevenly, leaving minorities inside new states and colonized peoples under continued imperial control.
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Written response
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What maximum German army size did the Treaty of Versailles permit? Enter the value in personnel as a whole number.
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During the First World War, governments used newspapers, posters, schools, speeches, censorship, and film to build support for the war and shape how people viewed the enemy. What term names this organized communication practice?