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The American reaction to Germany's announced intention of resuming unrestricted submarine warfare, violating the Sussex Pledge, was to ___________.

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  1. implement the policy of appeasement

  2. declare war on Germany

  3. negotiate another treaty with Germany

  4. send the Zimmermann Note to Germany

  5. intern German immigrants in the United States

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The American reaction to Germany's announced intention of resuming unrestricted submarine warfare, violating the Sussex Pledge, was to declare war on Germany.

The 1919 Treaty of Versailles ending World War I ________________.

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  1. did not create a lasting peace as envisioned by Woodrow Wilson in his Fourteen Points.

  2. gave the United States temporary control of a portion of Germany.

  3. was endorsed by the United States because it attempted to contain communism.

  4. led to the immediate emergence of the United States as a world power.

  5. did not include any ideas put forward by Woodrow Wilson in his Fourteen Points.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fourteen points was devised by Woodrow Wilson, and was addressed at Treaty Of Versailles, Wilson was idealistic, but he was less certain as to how they were going to be achieved and his thought eventually gave rise to League of Nations, but that wasn't effective and later Second World War broke out and later United Nations was only able to make peace among nations, which League of Nations hoped to do. Woodrow Wilson was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for devising League Of Nations in 1919.

In 1917, the United States entered World War I after _______.

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  1. It learnt about German plan to  seize control of U.S. territories in Southeast Asia

  2. it came to know about German plan to launch a surprise attack on U.S. naval forces

  3.  it came to know that Germans would help Mexico retake land it had lost to the United States

  4. German submarines sank US ship Lusitania

  5. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In 1917, USA entered World War 1, after repeated warnings given to Germany, as it was sinking merchant ships and later, Germany sunk Lusitania, an american boat, after that event President called for a declaration of war against Germany and was granted by the congress.

The Treaty of Versailles stated all the following EXCEPT ___________________.

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  1. Germany would have to pay reparations to Allied nations.

  2. Alsace-Lorraine would be returned to France.

  3. New nations called Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia would be established.

  4. Russia would be known as the Soviet Union.

  5. Germany would accept total blame for the war.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Treaty of Versailles, was signed on 10 January, 1920, and the above mentioned all the options were a part of the treaty, and anything related to soviet union wasn't mentioned, and soviet union came into existence later in 1922.

Which of the following leaders did NOT sign the Treaty of Versailles, ending World War I?

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  1. Woodrow Wilson

  2. Georges Clemenceau

  3. Vittorio Orlando

  4. Henry Cabot Lodge

  5. David Lloyd George

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Correct Option: D

The term "dogfights" refers to what kind of fighting in what war?

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  1. Hand-to-hand combat in Korea

  2. Naval skirmishes in the War of 1812

  3. Canine corps actions by Germany and the United States in World War II

  4. Jungle battles in the Spanish-American War

  5. Aerial combat in World War I

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The term "dogfights" refers to aerial combat between fighter planes used by both sides in World War I.

The Moroccan Crisis and Bosnian Crisis are related in that ______________________.

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  1. They both led to regime change with new conservative monarchs

  2. They were both caused by aggressive actions from the Ottoman Empire

  3. They both dealt with nationalism

  4. They both led to civil wars

  5. They both dealt with the desire for liberal freedoms

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Moroccan Crisis and Bosnian Crisis both divided the world powers into two major groups and ultimately led to the first world war.

In the years immediately following World War I, the economies of France and England _________.

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  1. Flourished as a result of the "peace dividend"

  2. Faltered because of high unemployment

  3. Grew slowly because of increased exports to the United States

  4. Suffered as a result of the worldwide Great Depression

  5. Prospered as a result of receiving massive German war reparations

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Correct Option: B

 Which of the following were Central Powers during World War I?

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  1. France, Britain and Russia

  2. Germany, France and Britain

  3. Germany, Austria and Turkey

  4. Britain, Russia and Turkey

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Correct Option: C

Germany fought the First World War against ________.

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  1. England

  2. France

  3. Russia

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D