Europe: 1919

Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.

1. In Britain, as a result of World War One
   
   

   a) income tax was abolished.
   b) industrial production declined.
   c) women received the right to vote.
   d) children received public education.




2. Two nations created following World War One were
   
   

   a) Serbia and Bulgaria.
   b) Finland and Denmark.
   c) Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.
   d) Croatia and Montenegro.




3. Two regions restored to France following World War One were
   
   

   a) Alsace and Lorraine.
   b) the Saar and the Rhineland.
   c) Morocco and Algeria.
   d) Corsica and Nice.




4. A major weakness of the Treaty of Versailles was that it
   
   

   a) discouraged any European economic union.
   b) encouraged nationalism among colonised peoples.
   c) implemented Wilson's Fourteen Points.
   d) reduced Germany's ability to pay reparations.




5. What were the "reparations" imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?
   
   

   a) German payments to the European victors of World War One
   b) temporary borders imposed on Germany in the Rhineland
   c) limits on German emigration
   d) armies of occupation in the Rhineland after World War One




6. Which nation enlarged its empire as a result of World War One?
   
   

   a) France
   b) Germany
   c) Russia
   d) Austria-Hungary




7. At the end of World War One, the goals of revenge, compensation and guarantees were most associated with
   
   

   a) France.
   b) Serbia.
   c) Italy.
   d) the United States.




8. Under terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the Polish Corridor
   
   

   a) was occupied by the Allies.
   b) became a demiltarized zone.
   c) divided Poland into two parts.
   d) gave Poland access to the sea.




9. At the Paris Peace Conference, Lloyd George tried to ensure that Germany be
   
   

   a) united with Austria.
   b) surrounded by buffer states.
   c) admitted to the League of Nations.
   d) able to contribute to the European economy.




10. A major aim of Wilson's Fourteen Points was
    
    

    a) national self-determination.
    b) the spread of American economic influence in Europe.
    c) restoration of colonies.
    d) the payment of reparations payments by the Central Powers.




11. Of President Wilson's Fourteen Points, Britain most strongly opposed
    
    

    a) freedom of navigation on the high seas.
    b) the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France.
    c) removal of German troops from Russian territory.
    d) an international organization to prevent aggression.




12. We shall never forget those who are to be severed from us. They are flesh of our flesh. They will be torn from the Reich, but they will not be torn from our hearts.
    

    German Government, 1919

    Which Paris Peace Settlement provision is the German Government referring to in this quotation?

    a) the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
    b) the prevention of Anschluss
    c) the loss of its colonial empire
    d) the establishment of the Polish Corridor




13. Which country rejected the 1920 peace plan and renegotiated a settlement in 1923?
    
    

    a) Germany
    b) Italy
    c) Turkey
    d) Belgium




14. The Treaty of St.Germaine (1919)
    
    

    a) granted Italy limited land concessions in Austria and the Mediterranean.
    b) divided up the Ottoman Empire including parts of Turkey.
    c) dissolved the Hapsburg Empire and established the border of Austria.
    d) established peace between Bulgaria and the Allies.




15. The Treaty of Neuilly (1919)
    
    

    a) granted Italy limited land concessions in Austria and the Mediterranean.
    b) divided up the Ottoman Empire including parts of Turkey.
    c) dissolved the Hapsburg Empire and established the border of Austria.
    d) established peace between Bulgaria and the Allies.




16. Italian land claims were the subject of the
    
    

    a) Treaty of Versailles (1919).
    b) Treaty of St. Germain (1919).
    c) Treaty of Neuilly (1919).
    d) Treaty of Sevres (1920).




17. In 1919, Gabriel d'Annunzio asserted Italian land claims by invading

    a) Fiume.
    b) Calabria.
    c) Trieste.
    d) the Aegean Islands.




18. Which nations felt most betrayed by the terms of the Paris Peace Settlement?
    
    

    a) Italy and Germany
    b) Britain and Germany
    c) Italy and Holland
    d) Britain and the United States




19. The first president of the Weimar Republic was
    
    

    a) Paul von Hindenburg.
    b) Friedrich Ebert.
    c) Adolph Hitler.
    d) Gustav Stresseman.





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