Causes of The First World War

Q.

Describe The 4 Stages Of Unification Of Germany

Q. Why was Otto Von Bismarck considered as the chief architect of German unification? Choose the correct option from the following :

1. He allied with Italy and France for the unification process.
   
2. He carried out the nation-building process with the army and the bureaucracy.
3. He granted autonomy to Prussia with the Conservatives.
4. He carried Liberalist and Romantic scholars for cultural movement

Q. The chancellor of Prussia and the architect of unification of Germany

1. Otto von Bismarck
2. Metternich
3. Count Cavour
4. Garibaldi

Q. Who was the Prime Minister of the Prussian King Kaiser William I?

1. Otto von Bismarck
2. Leo Paul Bismarck
3. Herbert Von Bismarck
4. Wilhelm Von Bismarck

Q. Which of the following countries were part of the Allied Powers during WWI?

1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Serbia
4. Turkey
5. Bulgaria
6. Japan
7. Great Britain
8. France

Q. When did Austria declare war on Serbia?

1. 28 June, 1914
2. 28 July, 1914
3. 18 June, 1914
4. 18 July, 1914

Q. The assassination of Austrian Prince Archduke Francis Ferdinand was orchestrated by ________.

1. Schneiders
2. Black hand
3. The special society
4. Germany

Q. Which of the following canals was deepened by German forces in order to facilitate the navigation of battleships between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea?

1. Kammer Canal
2. Küsten Canal
3. Karl-Heine Canal
4. Kiel Canal

Q. Statement 1: In 1870, the Franco-Prussian war broke out. The immediate cause of this war was atmosphere following the withdrawal of the candidacy of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen for the Spanish throne.

Statement 2: The Prussian King, William I, refused to bow to French diplomatic pressure in the future.

1. Both statements are correct.
2. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
3. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.
4. Both statements are incorrect.

Q.

Who was called Bismark of Italy?

Q. According to the Treaty of X of 1839, Y was declared a neutral state. The treaty was signed between the 'Concert of Europe', the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Kingdom of Y. Through the treaty, the European powers recognised and guaranteed the independence and neutrality of Y.

Identify X and Y.

1. X: Versailles
   Y: Hungary
2. X: Sèvres
   Y: Turkey
3. X: London
   Y: Belgium
4. X: Brest-Litovsk
   Y: Poland

Q. The Sarajevo Crisis was orchestrated by a society called 'X'. This Serbian society wanted the liberation of Serbs outside Serbia from Habsburg and Ottoman rule. Their main motive was 'Y', and they were willing to achieve it through violence if necessary.

Identify the organisation 'X', and the motive 'Y'.

1. X: League of Nations
   Y: Unity of all Allied Powers
2. X: Black Hand
   Y: Union of all Slavs under the leadership of Serbia
3. X: Red Vienna
   Y: Preventing the Austria-Hungarian annexation of Serbia
4. X: Serbo-Bosnian Union or Death
   Y: Dismemberment of the House of Habsburg

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true about the 1870 Franco-Prussian war?

1. France won the war.
2. France captured Alsace - Lorraine.
3. It ended the supremacy of France.
4. It resulted in the unification of Germany.

Q. Pair the industries with the countries they operated from during the WWI arms race.


*VA: Vickers-Armstrongs

1. Krupp
2. England
3. Germany
4. VA* Ltd.
5. Schneider
6. France

Q. The term 'Crisis' refers to the events surrounding the assassination of the Austrian Prince Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

1. Pan-Slavic
2. Armament
3. Sarajevo

Q. Which of the following demands was not part of the ultimatum sent to the Serbian government by Austria after the asssassination of Archduke Ferdinand?

1. Limitations imposed on Serbian sovereignty
2. Strict ban on all anti-Austrian publications
3. Handover of all the criminals associated with the assassination
4. Strict ban on all anti-Austrian meetings

Q. Which of the following French provinces were ceded to Prussia in 1871?

1. Rhone-Alps
2. Alsace-Lorraine
3. Nouvelle-Aquitaine
4. Centre-Limousin

Q.

Explain the three type of flows between 1815-1914?

Q. Which of the following options is/are among the primary causes of World War I?

1. Hostility of Russia towards India
2. The military aggression of Kaiser Wilhelm II
3. Emergence of violent forms of nationalism
4. The Balkan Wars

Q. Ram says that the Triple Alliance was formed between Germany, France and Russia. Deepa says that Triple Entente was formed between Germany, France and USA. Who do you think is right?

1. Ram is right.
2. Deepa is right.
3. Both are right.
4. Both are wrong.