MEH Mid Term Review B

The German Schlieffen Plan called for

In Eastern Europe after World War I, the greatest obstacle to national unity in many nation-states was the

Which of the following was not a new military technology used for the first time in World War I?

At the Berlin Conference in 1885, European powers attempted to regulate the competition among European powers that became known as

Immediately following the industrial revolution, the prevailing form of capitalism that existed was termed

All of the following are accurate assessments of the New Imperialism EXCEPT

Bismarck intended to achieve his goal of strengthening Prussia's place in international affairs through

Who was the most influential statesmen in Europe for the two decades before 1890, and why was he so powerful?

The European leader responsible for the atrocities in the Belgian Congo was

What European nation established the largest land-based empire by the mid- eighteenth century?

World War I was more destructive than earlier wars for what reason?

The group of Dutch settlers that imperialized South Africa in the 1600s were the

Otto von Bismarck achieved the unification of Germany mainly through warfare. Which of the following is NOT true about the war of 1866, in which Prussia fought and defeated Austria?

"Social Darwinism" applied Charles Darwin's theory of biological evolution to

Which of the following was not a cause of the First World War?

After 1848, why did conservative governments in Europe expand voting rights, establish public health-care systems, pay for social security pensions, and institute free public education systems?

The competition between Germany and Britain up to 1914 included

Societies in which the means of production and distribution are collectively, rather than privately owned, have what type of economic system?

During World War I, what new military technique led to unprecedented numbers of combat deaths?

The battle of Gallipoli was significant in that

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the catalyst that started World War I because

France was induced to declare war on Prussia in 1871 by the

Which of the following countries was not in the Triple Entente in 1914?

The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 in order to

As the world’s economy expanded in the nineteenth century, the need for greater supplies of money led to a rush to develop new gold and diamond mines in

According to David Ricardo's Iron Law of Wages

Through careful observation, Charles Darwin came to understand that:

In January 18, 1871, King William I of Prussia was proclaimed to be the emperor of the new "German Empire" in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Which of the following statements about this new "German Empire" is most accurate?

Gavrilo Princip was a member of the Serbian organization called the “Black Hand,” which desired to unite all ethnically Slavic people under the rule of a “Greater Serbian” government. Which of the following terms best describes this type of group?

The strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the western front during World War I was known as ______________.

Social Darwinism and classical economics agree that:

Socialist theory was refined in the writings of whom?