Chapter 20

Quiz for Chapter Twenty America in Global Context: The Human Cost of World War I

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Question 1

The data presented in Table 20.1 support which of the following conclusions?A. World War I was primarily a military conflict that led to a small number of civilian deaths.
B. The United States’s critical contributions to World War I were not reflected in its number of casualties.
C. Russia’s early withdrawal from World War I spared it from a high level of casualties.
D. Trench warfare in Germany and France led to a high number of civilian injuries and deaths.

Question 2

Which of the following conclusions is supported by the data presented in Table 20.1?A. The impact of World War I was more devastating in Western Europe than in Eastern Europe.
B. Although World War I led to millions of casualties, it did not spur ethnic violence or genocide.
C. Germany lost the war because its casualties exceeded those of the other involved nations.
D. Civilian casualties were low only in nations that were geographically removed from the action.

Question 3

Considering the information in the chart on nations represented in the fighting during World War I, what would most likely explain the relatively low numbers of military deaths experienced by the United Kingdom?A. The British Commonwealth colonial territories contributed large numbers of soldiers.
B. British Commonwealth colonial areas contributed little to the war effort.
C. Military involvement by the United States protected the United Kingdom.
D. The United Kingdom was not as committed to the war effort as was France and Russia.