Wee Quiz 1
- In 1914, who controlled the largest empire in terms of population and land mass? Germany, France, or Britain?
- What three major powers constituted the Entente?
- By the end of World War I, about how many persons had died?
- By the end of the war in 1918, about how many Frenchmen had died? From what units did most come? And what age groups?
- About what percentage of German men between ages 19 and 22 died in the war?
- What country lost the largest percentage of its population in the war? How many soldiers died? How many civilians?
- Keegan attributes the Turkish genocide of Armenians not to the war, but rather to what?
- Pre-war Europe was dominated by what form of government? Where did exceptions occur?
- What economic and industrial developments led Europeans to believe no war would come at this time?
- Keegan comments on the similarities in outlook amongst educated classes of Europeans. What were some of those important similarities?
- How did Russia's railroads differ from those elsewhere in Europe? And why is that significant?
- Before the war, what Europeans travelled, and how and why did they travel?
- Describe the relationships (and relations) amongst the chief European monarchs.
- When did the Holy Roman Empire begin and end?
- What chief proposal by Tsar Nicholas 2 came from the 1899 Hague Conference? How effective was it?
- Minorities amongst the populations of Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia posed several threats to those nations. What kinds of threats?
- What is a magazine rifle? Why was its development significant?
- Consider the typical German conscript: how long and in what various capacities would he likely serve?
- What is a military division? How many existed in Europe before the war began? Why is that significant?
- Describe the significance of radio and telegraph to World War I communications.