Question

2.) World War I introduced many new weapons. One of these, poison gas, was particularly devastating due to its physical and psychological effectsSelect one:

True

False

3.) In World War I, government propaganda sought to sustain both soldiers and civilian morale, and assist the recruitment effort.

True

False

4.) On May 7, 1915, a German submarine without warning torpedoed and sank the Titanic, a passenger liner that was secretly carrying war supplies.

True

False

5.) The aims of the Bolsheviks, who successfully brought about the Russian Revolution, included an end to the war, improvement in working and living conditions for the workers, and a redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants.

True

False

6. Among nineteenth-century European political movements, the one most responsible for triggering World War I was religious fanaticism that insisted on the supremacy of Christian civilization.

Select one:

True

False

Answer 1

2) True. Poison gas did have physical and psychological impacts(gas fright). The development,production and deployment of poison gases such as chlorine, phosgene, mustard posed a complex public threat not only to the soldiers and civilians on the battlefield but also the chemical workers who were involved in the large scale manufacturing process at the home end

3) True.  In World War I, government propaganda sought to sustain both soldiers and civilian morale, and assist the recruitment effort. By improving the morale of soldiers and civilians, they had more people at the war front and this did help in increasing the war recruitment rate

4) False. On May 7,1915 a British ocean liner Lusitania sunk because of a German submarine and this marked the indirect entry of US into the World War.It wasn't the Titanic that sunk on may 7,1915.

5) True. The aims of the Bolsheviks, who successfully brought about the Russian Revolution, included an end to the war, improvement in working and living conditions for the workers, and a redistribution of aristocratic land to the peasants.

6) False. The major reasons that led to World War 1 was Militarism,Alliances,Nationalism,Imperialism and Assassination.