231. One new weapon that added a frightening dimension to daily warfare was:
A. poison gas.
B. the tank.
C. machine guns.
D. barbed wire.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Modern World History
232. Which battle of July to November 1916 in 60,000 British killed and wounded in the first day alone?
A. Somme.
B. Marne.
C. second battle of Ypres.
D. Verdun.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
233. In general, the Schlieffen Plan failed because:
A. it overestimated that the army’s physical and logistical capabilities.
B. there were frequent changes made to the Plan itself.
C. the Germans plant to attack the Paris from the northeast instead of circling to the southwest.
D. the British invaded Belgium first.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
234. Which statement is true regarding the Bolsheviks and the February Revolution of 1917?
A. their presence led to the abdication of Nicholas II.
B. they had very little to do with the February Revolution.
C. Lenin led the Provisional government from the right start.
D. they supported the reformist policies of General Kornilov.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
235. In 1908, the nationalists in the Ottoman Empire known as “Young Turks” forced the Sultan to:
A. declare war on Russia
B. invade and recapture Bulgaria
C. ally with Britain and France
D. established a constitutional government
✅ The correct answer is option D.
236. Germany was particularly receptive to social democracy because of which key factor?
A. a lengthy and profound traditional of liberal reform
B. a large urban working class
C. the national government was sympathetic to organize labor
D. the slow and erratic development of Industry
✅ The correct answer is option B.
237. The late nineteenth- century thinker who ridiculed bourgeoisie faith in science was:
A. Friedrich Nietzsche
B. Charles Pierce
C. William James
D. Sigmund Freud
✅ The correct answer is option A.
238. What was a major factor that allowed imperialist power to dominate large parts of Africa and Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries?
A. The desire of Asians and Africans to convert to Christianity
B. The willingness of imperialists to to respect local traditions and customs
C. The spread of nationalism among native people in colonial areas
D. Their technological and military superiority
✅ The correct answer is option D.
239. The British considered India its “jewel in the crown” because:
A. India was the only colony that didn’t resist the British control
B. India’s population and resources made it the most valuable of all the British colonies
C. India was controlled by a company; the government did not have to involve in the affairs of the colony
D. India had a vast supply of diamonds and emeralds.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
240. The most prominent representative of the new imperialism in India was:
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Mountbatten
✅ The correct answer is option C.