AP European History Chapter18alliances,Warandatroubledpeace

AP European History Chapter18Alliances,WarandaTroubledPeace

Name ______Date ______Period ______

_____ 1.TheTripleAllianceforgedbyBismarckconsistedof______.

A.Germany,Austria,andItaly

B.Germany,France,andBritain

C.Italy,Germany,andSpain

D.Austria,Germany,andPoland

_____ 2.WilliamIIwanted______.

A.toforgeallianceswithRussiaandFrance

B.tobecomemoreisolated

C.anavyandcolonieslikeBritain’s

D.toexpandtheGermanEmpirebygainingterritory

_____ 3.AttheCongressofBerlinin1878,______.

A.Germanyclaimedanewroleontheworldstage

B.RussiawaspermittedtooccupyConstantinople

C.Bosnia-Herzegovinabecameanindependentstate

D.theOttomanEmpirewasdismembered

_____ 4.GermanyandAustriamadeasecrettreatyin1879inwhichtheyagreedtheywould___.

A.remainneutralineachother’saffairs

B.notattackeachother

C.providemilitaryassistancetoeachotherifRussiaattackedeitherofthem

D.providemilitaryassistancetoeachotherifanycountryattackedthem

_____ 5.TheformationoftheTripleEntenteisbestseeninlightofthe______.

A.alliancebetweenFranceandRussia

B.GermanalliancewithRussia

C.creationoftheTripleAlliance

D.endoftheHabsburgEmpire

_____ 6.ThePan-Slavicmovementsoughtto______.

A.uniteallSlavsundertheprotectionofRussia

B.gainindependenceforBosniaandHerzegovina

C.gainindependenceforSerbiaandMontenegro

D.uniteallSlavsinanindependentstate

_____ 7.WhichphrasebestcharacterizesBismarck’sviewofGermany’srelationshipwithFrance

duringtheearly1870s?

A.mutuallybeneficial

B.appeasing

C.friendly

D.openlyantagonistic

_____ 8.WhatmotivatedRussiaandFrancetoformanalliance?

A.Germanyhadbeentoosuccessfulinisolatingbothcountriesdiplomatically.

B.RussiawantedtostrengthenitspoliticalpowersoitcouldattackGermany,andFrance

wantedtoweakenGermany’sinfluencesoitcouldformallianceswithothercountries.

C.RussiawantedthetroopsFrancecouldsupply,andFrancewantedthesecurityagainst

GermanyRussiacouldprovide.

D.EachcountryfearedtheotherwouldformanalliancewithGermany.

_____ 9.ThediplomaticpoliciesofGeneralLeovonCapriviandWilliamIIresultedin_____.

A.GermanybecominganenemyofBritain

B.GermanyandBritaindrawingcloser

C.GermanyandFrancedrawingcloser

D.GermanybecomingisolatedfromtherestofEurope

_____ 10.Germany’srealgoalinfomentingthefirstMoroccancrisiswas______.

A.gainingaMediterraneanport

B.testingoutnewmilitarytechnology

C.reconcilingdifferenceswithFrance

D.testinginternationalrelations

_____ 11.Duringthelastthreedecadesofthenineteenthcentury,_____chosetobeisolated,but

______wasintentionallyisolatedbyotherEuropeanpowers.

A.Britain;Russia

B.Germany:France

C.France;Russia

D.Britain;France

Essay:

1.WhatroledidtheformationofalliancesplayinthecauseofWorldWarI?HowdoyouthinkWorldWarIwouldhavedifferedifthealliancesystemwerenotinplay?Explain.

Topic:EmergenceoftheGermanEmpireandtheAllianceSystems(1873–1890)