Gr. 11 Winning the War Review Sheet PDF

**[Section Review, 1^st^ Term]** **[Chapter 14: Section 3- Winning the War ]** **Choose the correct answer.** 1. In an attempt to end the war, the fighting countries started to launch what was identified as a total war, a. a war that necessitates total collaboration among the allies b. a...

**[Section Review, 1^st^ Term]** **[Chapter 14: Section 3- Winning the War ]** **Choose the correct answer.** 1. In an attempt to end the war, the fighting countries started to launch what was identified as a total war, a. a war that necessitates total collaboration among the allies b. a war in which governments direct economics and cultural lives of people to serve the war c. a war that involves all countries without exception 2. All the world nations, later \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in 1916, imposed immediate universal military draft, or \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. Britain, conscription b. Britain, transcription c. Germany, constitution 3- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ set up a system of forced civilian labor as well. a. Russia b. Germany c. France 4\. On the economic side, in order to help pay the costs of the war, governments\_\_\_\_\_ a. raised taxes and borrowed huge amounts of money b. rationed food and other products c. set prices and forbade strikes d. All of the above 5\. At the start of the war, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_'s navy formed a blockade to keep ships carrying supplies in and out of Germany. a. France b. Russia c. Britain 6- An international law at the time of WWI allowed wartime blockades to confiscate \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, or military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies (but not items such as food or clothing). a. contravention b. contraband c. contrabass 7- In spite of the international law, Britain stopped food and clothing from reaching \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_where the situation was getting harder. a. France b. Russia c. Germany 8\. Because of not finding resources for food, the German depended on potato, and when the potato crop failed in 1916, the German had to depend on another crop; thus, the winter of 1916 was known as the " \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_". a. Beet Winter b. Turnip Winter c. Cauliflower Winter 9\. By its turn, Germany used \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_to create its own blockades, declaring that it would sink all ships carrying goods to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. tanks / France b. U-boats/ Britain c. Zeppelins/ Russia 10\. In 1915, a German submarine torpedoed the British liner \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_off the coast of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 1200 passengers were killed in the attack. Germany justified the attack by arguing that the ship was carrying weapons. a\. Louisiana / Scotland b. Lewiston/ Wales c. Lusitania/ Ireland 11\. Since 128 Americans were among the 1200 victims, the American president Woodrow Wilson threatened to cut off diplomatic relations with Germany, the German \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. agreed to restrict its submarine campaign: before attacking, the submarine should give a warning to neutral passengers to escape in lifeboats b\. attacked American ships, for the German were known to be stubborn c\. asked to adjust the international law (the one about not attacking civilian ships) 12\. In general, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_is spreading ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause. a\. propensity b. propaganda c. proposition 13\. The main aims of the Propaganda War were to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. I. provide people with up-to-date news since it's always important for people to know the truth II\. keep complete causality figures and other discouraging news from reaching the public by restricting popular literature, historical writings, motion pictures, and arts III\. to motivate military mobilization in Britain IV\. to urge civilians to loan money to the government (in France and Germany) a. II & III b. All c. II, III; IV 14\. The tales , about the German brutality in invading Belgium and other tales about atrocities (horrible acts committed against the innocent) , circulated by the British and the French press were \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. all true b\. somehow distorted by exaggerations or completely made up c\. not biased, though not correct 15\. When men left for war, women took the responsibility of working in all fields, even in war industries: manufacturing weapons and supplies. Ladies were growing the nations' food, and nurses were working around the clock in the most horrifying conditions. By doing these missions, women could \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. gain a sense of pride and confidence b\. challenge the idea that certain jobs cannot be handled by women c\. win the right for voting in countries that included Britain, Germany, and the United States d\. All of the above 16\. Morale of troops and civilians started to collapse because of: war fatigue, long causality lists, failure to win promised victories, reaching the brink of bankruptcy (Britain as an example), and reaching the degree of sending 15-year-old recruits to the front (Germany as an example). What follow are some results of the collapsed morale except \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. Troops in some French units mutinied and Italian soldiers deserted while retreating from Caporetto. b. German soldiers decided to join the Allies c. Russian soldiers left the front to join the 1917 revolution at home 17\. *"Stories of incompetent generals at war and the corruption at homeland eroded public confidence in Russia. In 1917, riots in ST. Petersburg erupted into a revolution that brought down the Russian Monarchy."* The outcome of the revolution pleased the Allies since they believed overthrowing the Tsar will result into turning Russia into a democratic country; thus Russia would become a stronger ally, but what happened was what follow except \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. When Lenin came to power, he signed the treaty of Brest --Litovsk with Germany, promising to pull the Russian troops out of the war b. Germany could concentrate its forces on the western Front. c. The Russian became a powerful ally for the United States when the United states finally decided to join the war. 18\. Another event altered the balance of forces: USA joining the war when it declared war on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. Italy b. Germany c. Russia 19\. Many Americans supported the allies because of what follow except \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. the allies included Russia, USA's powerful ally b\. cultural ties : language and cultural history c\. sympathizing with France as another democracy 20\. On the other hand, other Americans favored the Central Power because of more than one reason, among which was \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. The Irish Americans' resentment for the British rule of Ireland b. The ethnic and cultural ties the Americans had with the German c. The joint policies both Germany and USA were following 21\. USA declared the war on Germany in 1917 when \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. the German invaded Belgium b\. the German resumed unrestricted submarine warfare c\. the German attacked Pearl Harbor 22\. The anti- German feeling was intensified in the United States as a result of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. revealing a note written by Zimmermann , the German foreign minister, to his ambassador in Mexico. The note was asking Mexican support against USA in return of getting back lost territories in Texas. b\. attacking the American ship Titanic by the German U-boats c\. using Propaganda War by the German press to distort the image of the American president 23\. The Americans took months to mobilize , for they did not have the intention to join the war at the beginning, but then they helped raise the morale of the Allies troops by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. arriving at the Western Front, even though not much engaged in combat b. supporting the Allies with financial aid c. both a & b 24\. With the hope to be a peacemaker, though failing to keep neutrality, the American president Wilson issued, in 1918, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, a list of his terms for resolving WWI and future wars. a\. the Ultimatum b. the Fourteen points c. The Twelve Points 25\. Some of the terms of what Wilson issued were: I. freedom of the seas, free trades II. large-scale reductions of arms , ending to secret treaties III. Protecting USA interests in the Middle East IV. the self-determination right: Eastern Europeans should choose their form of government V. the creation of a " general association of nations" to keep peace in future a. I, II, III b. all of the choices c. All the choices except III 26\. Losing the hope and ability to win the war, with the USA joining the Allies, the German Kaiser \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ was advised to step down. He fled into an exile in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. William III/ Holland b. William II/ Netherlands c. William IV/ Austria Hungary 27\. The new German government sought an \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, or agreement to end fighting, and in November 1918, the Great War at last came to an end. a\. armistice b. armament c. disarmament **THE END...**