Unit 13: Paper 3 — History of Europe (HL)
Topic 13.6: Europe and the First World War (1871–1923) Questions
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What was the immediate trigger for the July Crisis of 1914?
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Choose the admiral most associated with the Navy Laws that aimed to build a German fleet able to challenge British naval supremacy.
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What was the 'Blank Cheque' of 5 July 1914?
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Which event most directly caused the United States to enter the war in April 1917?
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Choose the correct description of the Dual Alliance of 1879.
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Choose the power that was given the right to administer Bosnia-Herzegovina at the Congress of Berlin in 1878.
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What was the popular nickname given to the winter of 1916-17 in Germany, when malnutrition caused by the British naval blockade became severe?
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Which 1923 treaty replaced the 1920 Treaty of Sevres after Mustafa Kemal's forces rejected its terms?
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Which crisis directly resulted in Russia backing down after Germany supported Austria-Hungary, leaving Russia determined never to be humiliated in this way again?
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Which territorial loss is most closely associated with the 1920 Treaty of Trianon?
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Approximately how many women were working in German war industries by 1918, according to the wartime mobilization of the home front?
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Choose the year in which Wilhelm II dismissed Bismarck and let the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia lapse.
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What was the 'Judenzahlung' of 1916 in Germany?
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In what order did the Central Powers sign armistices in 1918?
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Choose the pair of agreements that, together, formed the Triple Entente by 1907.
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Evaluate the claim that the Treaty of Lausanne (1923) proves that a defeated power could successfully overturn an unfavourable peace settlement through force rather than negotiation.
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To what extent was Germany's 'Blank Cheque' of 5 July 1914 the decisive escalating decision of the July Crisis?
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To what extent do you agree with the claim that economic and social hardship on the German home front was the primary cause of the political collapse of 1918?
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Evaluate the claim that the Congress of Berlin (1878) should be judged a diplomatic success for Bismarck rather than a failure that stored up future conflict.
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Discuss the view that the Treaty of Versailles was driven more by a desire for revenge than by a genuine attempt at a just and lasting peace.
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