31. Which resulted from the use of new weapons and methods of warfare during World War I?
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Hand-to-hand combat disappeared from the battlefield.
Fighting caused very little damage to infrastructure.
The war lasted only two years.
More people were killed than in any previous war.
32. Why did the United States have a policy of neutrality before 1917?
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U.S. Congress refused to pass legislation to enlarge the army and navy.
The Allied Powers refused to allow the United States to send troops to Europe.
Most Americans believed the war was a European conflict and didn’t want to get involved.
Americans were not willing to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow entry into the war.
33. Which event helped bring the United States into World War I?
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Woodrow Wilson’s introduction of the Fourteen Points
the sinking of the Lusitania by Germany
Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination
the Russian tsar’s murder
34. Which change did Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points promote?
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woman suffrage
a ban on chemical weapons
an end to secret diplomacy
stricter control over colonies worldwide
35. Which best describes the costs of World War I?
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Millions of soldiers and civilians died, and the economies of Europe were ruined.
Few civilians died, but the economies of Europe were ruined.
Millions of soldiers died, but civilians were generally spared.
Millions of people died, but the economies of warring nations remained healthy.
36. Which describes the Treaty of Versailles?
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Its war-guilt clause angered many Germans and set the stage for future conflict.
It provided aid to the defeated Central Powers to avoid future wars.
It fully incorporated Wilson’s Fourteen Points and led to long-term peace.
It left European borders virtually unchanged but gave the United States new territory.
37. What means did Vladimir Lenin hope to use to change the government in Russia?
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nonviolent protests
constitutional change
a well-organized revolution
democratic elections
38. What type of government was established after Lenin came to power in Russia?
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constitutional monarchy
communist state
direct democracy
theocracy
39. Which was an effect of the Russian Revolution on World War I?
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The United States entered the war.
Serbian nationalists formed an alliance with the Ottomans.
Russia surrendered to Germany.
Germany invaded Russia on two fronts.
40. Which best describes a similarity among the American, French, and Russian revolutions?
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All were launched by wealthy landowners or merchants.
All resulted in more political power for the common people.
All began with the goal of more self-rule for the people.
All fell into civil war and terror.
41. Which best describes the purpose of Stalin’s Five-Year Plans for Russia?
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to establish the Politburo
to eliminate his political enemies
to increase freedoms within the Soviet Union
to accelerate industrial production
42. What form of resistance did Mohandas Gandhi believe would be most effective in achieving political goals?
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military
revolutionary
guerrilla
nonviolent
43. Which was a goal of the Muslim Brotherhood in post-World War I Egypt?
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increased Western influence
a democratic constitution
complete Islamic rule
a state that identifies with the pharaohs of the distant past
44. Which best describes a result of Zionism in ongoing Middle East tensions?
(Points : 5)
It prompted the British to give up all claims in Palestine.
It created an independent Palestinian state opposed to a Jewish nation.
It launched a war between moderate Arab nationalists and Islamists.
It led to disagreements between Arabs and Jews over control of the Holy Land.
45. Which was a direct cause of the Great Depression?
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the stock market crash
the Russian Revolution
the rise of fascism
mass production