History Proficiency Exam Questions And 100%
Correct Answers
why was the India referred to as the "jewel in the crown"? -Answer It was the most
valuable of all colonies of Britain.
What is the after effect of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? -Answer The Europeans
divided Africa into colonies without consulting the African leaders.
What were the effects of the Sepoy Mutiny? -Answer The British government took direct
command of India
What do the Opium War and the Boxer Rebellion have in common? - Answer bitterness
towards foreigners led to both
What was the goal of the Monroe Doctrine? - Answer to obstruct European powers from
forming colonies in Latin America
how did the treaty of versailles affect germany ? - Answer bitterness/blamed
Which of the following events gave rise to the Great War? - Answer Assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
name a goal of the allies gallipoli campain - Answer establish a supply line to russia
what accomplished the following during WWI: protected soldiers from enemy gunfire of
the front lines, trapped enemy soldiers in mud pits on the front lines and forced enemy
soldiers to pass through a "no man land" ? - Answer trench warfare
, what was the reason britian sold opium to china ? - Answer balance trade
name cause of boer war - Answer resentment of british policy in south africa
to what group did archduke assassin belong ? - Answer serbian nationlist
sentence linking militarism and imperialism - Answer as colonies grow, so does military
define total war - Answer put all resources into war
why did germany use unrestricted submarine warfare ? - Answer keep supplies from
great britian
what did the Zimmerman note say? -ANSWER asked mexico to ally w germany and
promised to give them their land back from the us
what led to the formation of the tripple alliance and the triple entente ? - ANSWER
bismark fear of france & great britian fear of germany
Define Existentialism - ANSWER Every person creates their own meaning of life
How did Americans feel about joing the League of Nations - Answer didn't want to get
involved in European affairs
Describe the Schlieffen Plan - Answer Attack France first, then Russia
What did sigmund freud believe about human behavior? - Answer irrational
Describe literature of 1920s - Answer writers gloom
Who were the Bolsheviks and what did they promise peasants? -Answer a traditional
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