Question | Answer | % Correct |
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How is the western front in World War I best characterised? | A stagnant war fought from trenches, with neither side gaining or losing much ground in spite of huge casualties | 100%
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A war of attrition is defined as: | A war in which victory is determined not by which side seizes the most territory but by which side loses the most men | 100%
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The Zimmermann telegram urged which country to attack the United States? | Mexico | 100%
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What did Germany do in 1917 to hasten Russia’s exit from the war? | Helped Russian revolutionaries in exile to get back to Russia | 88%
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Who was the commander of U.S. forces in Europe? | John J. Pershing | 88%
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What major change in German policy contributed to the United States entering the war? | The declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare | 88%
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On what date did the United States declare war on Germany? | April 6, 1917 | 75%
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Italy’s action in the war was primarily against? | Austria-Hungary | 63%
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What was the initial purpose of Britain’s invasion of Mesopotamia? | To seize oil fields along the Persian Gulf | 63%
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Which was a political result of Britain’s invasion of Gallipoli? | A major shakeup in the leadership of the Royal Navy ensued | 50%
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What country first intercepted the Zimmermann telegram? | Great Britain | 50%
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Which country joined the war on the side of the Allied Powers in 1916? | Romania | 38%
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Which battle lasted for ten months, the longest of the war? | Battle of Verdun | 25%
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Which best describes the outcome of Townshend’s campaign in Mesopotamia? | Ten thousand British troops were surrendered after a failed march on Baghdad | 25%
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What was the name of the first U.S. civilian ship to be sunk by a German submarine? | Housatonic | 0%
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