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IB IB History Quiz on Causes and Practices of War Quiz, created by AlisonH on 11/10/2013.
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Question 1

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What was the name of the German's plan at the beginning of the war?
Answer
  • The Marshall Plan
  • The Schliffen Plan
  • The Hapfzer initiative
  • BlitzKreig 1.0

Question 2

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Whose death sparked the war?
Answer
  • Carl I
  • Gavrillo Princip
  • Kaiser Wilhelm
  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 3

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Which is an example of a war where Geurilla warfare has been used?
Answer
  • Vietnam War
  • War of 1812
  • The American Revolution
  • Both A and C

Question 4

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True or False: The First World War was an example of limited war.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Which of these were NOT involved in the First world war?
Answer
  • Australia
  • China
  • Turkey
  • None of the Above

Question 6

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What were the causes of the First World War?
Answer
  • Imperial rivalry, militarism, nationalism, formation of aliances, and unrest in the Balkans
  • Militarism, rivalry, and formation of alliances.
  • Everybody really loved Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
  • Taxation, economic hardships, nationalism, imperial rivalry

Question 7

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What was ONE of the many technological advances first used during the war?
Answer
  • Cannons
  • Chemical Weapons like Chlorine Gas
  • Army Drones
  • The telegraph

Question 8

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Which of the following revolutionized warfare?
Answer
  • Steam powered engines
  • Railroads
  • Mass production of steel
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Question 9

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Which country did Germany invade first?
Answer
  • Russia
  • France
  • Spain
  • Belgium

Question 10

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Why did the Schliffen Plan fail?
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  • A last minute change of plans to attack Paris from the East
  • Not understanding the nature of modern warfare.
  • Russians were delayed in getting their troops to the front because their railroads were worse than Germany's.
  • Italy and the United States joined the War on the side of the Allies.

Question 11

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Trench warfare was particularly slow form of combat because....
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  • Rats would eat your feet off after they decayed of trench-foot disease.
  • It was hard to see your enemy
  • It all happens during winter, when things slow down.
  • It was incredibly difficult to advance out of the trenches and gain territory.

Question 12

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True or False: Masurin Lake was a decisive battle for the Germans.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 13

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What was the name of the terrorist group responsible for the shooting of Franz Ferdinand?
Answer
  • The Taliban
  • The Serbian Nationalists
  • The Black Foot Group
  • The Black Hand Group

Question 14

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What happened when the Brits chased German ships to Constantinople?
Answer
  • They ended up trapped in a long stalemate at Gallipolli.
  • They were all successfully converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and became BFFs for life.
  • The Turks helped the Brits defeat the Germans.
  • The Germans defeated the British and then laid siege to the city.

Question 15

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What happened when the Brits chased German ships to Constantinople?
Answer
  • They ended up trapped in a long stalemate at Gallipolli.
  • They were all successfully converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and became BFFs for life.
  • The Turks helped the Brits defeat the Germans.
  • The Germans defeated the British and then laid siege to the city.

Question 16

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What year did the United States join the war?
Answer
  • 1917
  • 1912
  • 1941
  • 1915

Question 17

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The Battle of Somme was a success because...
Answer
  • The British broke through the German trench line.
  • The French helped the British win the first Allied victory of the war.
  • Their plan had well-defined objectives, the troops were well-briefed, and morale was high.
  • It wasn't, really.

Question 18

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True or False: the Germans successfully invaded Russia in the winter.
Answer
  • True
  • False: No one has ever done that
  • False, but the Mongols did.

Question 19

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What did the Battle of Verdun demonstrate?
Answer
  • That the German army had the clear advantage in the conflict.
  • British tenacity at resisting the Germans.
  • That the French are entirely too fond of surrender
  • Both A and B

Question 20

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What naval technology did the Germans use during the war?
Answer
  • The Compass
  • Giant Warships equipped for battle
  • U-Boats
  • Radar

Question 21

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What happened at the Battle of Jutland?
Answer
  • It was a French victory, but with a high cost.
  • The Germans took over a Dutch harbor and made it into a new outpost.
  • The English sank a German warship
  • Both sides gave up and went back to base

Question 22

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What was the name of the U.S boat sunk by the Germans early in the war?
Answer
  • The Titanic
  • The Lusitania
  • The U.S.S. Missouri
  • U.S.S. Lucia

Question 23

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Who was the first to drop bombs out of airplanes?
Answer
  • Germany
  • America
  • Britain
  • Russia

Question 24

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Who led the Bolshevik Party in Russia during the Russian Revolution (1917)?
Answer
  • Joseph Stalin
  • Leon Trotsky
  • Vladimir Putin
  • Vladimir Lenin

Question 25

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Which incident encouraged the U.S. to join the War?
Answer
  • The XYZ Affair
  • The Zimmerman Telegram
  • Pearl Harbor
  • Battle of Somme

Question 26

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What was the deadliest development of the War?
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  • The U-Boats
  • Chlorine Gas
  • Rifled Artillery
  • The use of incindiary bombs

Question 27

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During the war, women took jobs as...
Answer
  • soldiers
  • police
  • nurses
  • typists
  • All the Above, EXCEOT for A
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