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)