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Chapter 28: Descent into the Abyss: World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order

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This activity contains 20 questions.

	The Indian Congress Party   from the outset took part in acts of violence against the British Raj. was initially loyal to the British rulers and primarily concerned with interests of the Indian elite. was a radical faction devoted to the ousting of British rule by any means needed. included only Hindus. was composed primarily of peasants and Muslim holy men.

	Which of the following statements concerning British administration of India in the last decades of the nineteenth century is most accurate?   The enlightened British policy, begun in the 1880s, of fostering Indian industrialization through tariffs on imported British goods began to improve the Indian economy. India never had a strict dependency on the British. British emphasis on the production of cash crops such as jute, cotton, and indigo led to shortages of food production in India. The British demilitarization of India caused substantial unemployment, particularly in Punjab. Indian economic dependency on Britain was beginning to end, as more of the steel for the production of railways was produced on the subcontinent.

	Who was the first Indian leader to enjoy a genuine mass following?   C. J. Bodisramda B. G. Tilak J. Nehru M. K. Gandhi M. A. Jinnah

	Which of the following was NOT part of the militant nationalism Tilak proposed?   use of Hindu festivals for mass political demonstrations opposition to women's education All of the answers are correct boycott of British goods more administrative positions within the British Raj for qualified Indians

	In the first decade of the twentieth century, what group dominated the leadership of the Indian Congress Party?   Muslim mullahs Hindu communalist peasants Hindu authoritarians Western-educated Indians journalists

	The Morley-Minto reforms of 1909   agreed to the partition of the Indian subcontinent. provided educated Indians with expanded opportunities to elect local and all-India councils. severely restricted the civil rights of Indians. granted Home Rule to the Congress Party. None of the answers are correct.

	What incident permitted the British occupation of Egypt in 1882?   the Dinshawi incident the Turco-Egyptian crisis the Orabi revolt the Suez Canal crisis the Mahdist revolt

	Lord Cromer introduced all of the following reforms into Egypt in the first decades of the twentieth century EXCEPT   Cromer introduced all of these reforms construction of irrigation systems and other public works. the attempted reduction of the khedival debt. Home Rule. reforms in the bureaucracy.

	Prior to World War I, what was the primary difference between the Egyptian and the Indian nationalist movements?   In India a single political party dominated the nationalist movement, but in Egypt a variety of rival parties proliferated. The Egyptian nationalist movement was dominated by the peasantry, while in India Western-educated lawyers ran the movement. The two countries were occupied by very different regimes. Egypt lacked an educated elite capable of assuming leadership of the nationalist movement. Whereas India was dominated by the British since the eighteenth century, Europeans played no role in Egyptian colonialism.

	Which of the following statements correctly describes India's national leaders' position regarding support of the British in World War I?   Muslim leaders supported the war effort, but the Hindu members of Congress Party opposed the war. Nationalist leaders, including Gandhi and Tilak, toured India selling British war bonds. Nationalism in India did not emerge until after World War I. Tilak supported the war effort, but Gandhi immediately called for boycotts and mass demonstrations in opposition to the war effort. In order to forestall insurrection, all Congress Party leaders were jailed at the outset of the war.

	What piece of legislation placed severe restrictions on key Indian civil rights in 1919?   the Boyar Reforms the Rowlatt Act the Marshall-Minto Act the Cornwallis-Jinnah Agreements the Great Reform Bill

	Which statement concerning Gandhi is NOT accurate?   He stressed non-violent, but aggressive protest tactics. He willingly accepted the role of the traditional Hindu holy man. He was the first of the great liberators to spring from the ranks of the peasants. Prior to returning to India, he had opposed restrictive laws aimed at Indians in South Africa. He was a Western-educated lawyer by trade.

	Which of the following contributed to increased tension in Europe just before World War I?   conflicts in the Balkans social conflicts, especially in Russia and Austria-Hungary an arms race a naval rivalry all of the answers are correct

	The event that triggered the outbreak of World War I was the   the escape of Lenin to Russia. murder of the German emperor by a Russian socialist. assassination of the Austrian Archduke by a Serbian nationalist. invasion of Poland by Hitler. invasion of Poland by the Germans.

	Which of the following statements is NOT correct?   All of the answers are correct. The eastern front included parts of Russia and the Balkans. On the Italian front, Italy faced the more numerous but poorly organized Russians. There were few major battles at sea between major fleets of Britain and Germany. The western front during World War I was largely a deadly stalemate in which thousands of lives were expended for a few feet of trench.

	Which of the following was NOT a feature of the war on European homefronts between 1914 and 1919?   Strict government regulation prevented material shortages and famine. Governments controlled public opinion through manipulation of mass media. Executive branches of government increasingly took over from parliaments. Labor groups were vocal critics of the war. Governments organized the major sectors of the economy to ration resources and production.

	During World War I Japan   profited by seizing German colonies in Asia. remained neutral. None of the answers are correct. formed an alliance with China to combat the incursions of the West. entered the war on the side of the Germans.

	The Balfour Declaration   recognized the Turkish republic. offered secret U.S. support to Britain and France in 1914. was the United States formal recognition of Mexico. promised British support for a Jewish state in the Middle East. was a German memorandum to Mexico offering to restore the territories of the southwestern U.S. for Mexican aid in the war.

	Which of the following was NOT included in the final set of treaties that ended World War I?   Russia was rewarded for its service to the Allies by the grant of substantial territories in Poland and the Baltic republics. A League of Nations was formed, but the United States refused to join. Germany was forced to accept blame for the war. Russia was shunned as a pariah. Austria-Hungary was divided up into a Germanic Austria as well as the independent states of Hungary and Czechoslovakia.

	Which nation did not participate in the League of Nations at the time of its formation?   None of the answers are correct. Germany Japan France the United States

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