International Relations Exam Questions
with All Correct Answers
When did Russia fully mobilize - Answer-30th July 1914
When did Germany declare war on Russia - Answer-1st August 1914
When did Germany declare war on France - Answer-3rd August 1914
When did Britian declare war on Germany? - Answer-August 4, 1914
Which year did moltke say Germany needed to attack the triple entente by - Answer-
1917
The fashoda incident - Answer-1898- Kitchener didn't use force to eject the French
French removed claim from Sudan because they had no support
British and French relations improved after this
Boer war - Answer-1899- 1902, boers declared war on britian hoping that other powers
would intervene
Britian won in 1902
Worsened tensions with Germany
China - Answer-1890s britian dominated chinas foreign trade
Japan and britian became allies in 1902
Russo-Japanese War - Answer-1904, Russia wouldnt remove troops from Manchuria
Japan humiliated the Russians
Russia looked for allies
What did Russia do in the early stages of the war to the Germans - Answer-Invaded
Prussia and took troops away from the western front
How strong was the BEF at Marne in 1914 - Answer-120,000
Where were the Russians defeated in 1914 - Answer-Battle of tannenberg in August
USW - Answer-Unrestricted submarine warfare 1917 feb
Germans attacked USA ships
How many troops from USA were in the trenches by august 1918 - Answer-1.5 million
, Germany spring offensive - Answer-March 1918, Germans had 193 divisions compared
to 173 allies
Attacked where the British and German lines met
Advanced 65km
Suffered 500,000 casualties
Lusitania sank - Answer-1915, 1200 dead including 128 Americans
USA declares war on Germany - Answer-April 6, 1917
Zimmerman Telegram - Answer-March 1917
100 day's offensive - Answer-Started at the battle of Amiens august 1918, allies
attacked with 400 tanks
Germans overwhelmed and pushed back until the end of the war
Why did ww1 last so long - Answer-Alliance systems
Trench warfare
War of attrition
Lack of super weapon
106 percussion fuse - Answer-1916, used by allies to help with bombardment
Share of world manufacturing power - Answer-1914, Germany 19%
Triple entente + USA 60%
How many tanks did the Germans produce compared to allies - Answer-Germans: 10
Allies: 800
Number of USA troops arriving on the western front - Answer-March 1918: 64,000
October 1918: 230,000
Blockade - Answer-300,000 deaths
Germany slaughtered 1/3 of their pigs in 1915
German casualties at the Somme - Answer-1916- 450,000
German casualties at verdun - Answer-1916- 350,000
German causalities at paschendale - Answer-1917- 400,000
Big 5 at Versailles - Answer-Britian, France, USA, Italy and Japan
Treaty of Versailles land - Answer-Germany lose all colonies
Lost 13% of land in Europe including Alsace Lorraine and south Jutland
with All Correct Answers
When did Russia fully mobilize - Answer-30th July 1914
When did Germany declare war on Russia - Answer-1st August 1914
When did Germany declare war on France - Answer-3rd August 1914
When did Britian declare war on Germany? - Answer-August 4, 1914
Which year did moltke say Germany needed to attack the triple entente by - Answer-
1917
The fashoda incident - Answer-1898- Kitchener didn't use force to eject the French
French removed claim from Sudan because they had no support
British and French relations improved after this
Boer war - Answer-1899- 1902, boers declared war on britian hoping that other powers
would intervene
Britian won in 1902
Worsened tensions with Germany
China - Answer-1890s britian dominated chinas foreign trade
Japan and britian became allies in 1902
Russo-Japanese War - Answer-1904, Russia wouldnt remove troops from Manchuria
Japan humiliated the Russians
Russia looked for allies
What did Russia do in the early stages of the war to the Germans - Answer-Invaded
Prussia and took troops away from the western front
How strong was the BEF at Marne in 1914 - Answer-120,000
Where were the Russians defeated in 1914 - Answer-Battle of tannenberg in August
USW - Answer-Unrestricted submarine warfare 1917 feb
Germans attacked USA ships
How many troops from USA were in the trenches by august 1918 - Answer-1.5 million
, Germany spring offensive - Answer-March 1918, Germans had 193 divisions compared
to 173 allies
Attacked where the British and German lines met
Advanced 65km
Suffered 500,000 casualties
Lusitania sank - Answer-1915, 1200 dead including 128 Americans
USA declares war on Germany - Answer-April 6, 1917
Zimmerman Telegram - Answer-March 1917
100 day's offensive - Answer-Started at the battle of Amiens august 1918, allies
attacked with 400 tanks
Germans overwhelmed and pushed back until the end of the war
Why did ww1 last so long - Answer-Alliance systems
Trench warfare
War of attrition
Lack of super weapon
106 percussion fuse - Answer-1916, used by allies to help with bombardment
Share of world manufacturing power - Answer-1914, Germany 19%
Triple entente + USA 60%
How many tanks did the Germans produce compared to allies - Answer-Germans: 10
Allies: 800
Number of USA troops arriving on the western front - Answer-March 1918: 64,000
October 1918: 230,000
Blockade - Answer-300,000 deaths
Germany slaughtered 1/3 of their pigs in 1915
German casualties at the Somme - Answer-1916- 450,000
German casualties at verdun - Answer-1916- 350,000
German causalities at paschendale - Answer-1917- 400,000
Big 5 at Versailles - Answer-Britian, France, USA, Italy and Japan
Treaty of Versailles land - Answer-Germany lose all colonies
Lost 13% of land in Europe including Alsace Lorraine and south Jutland
