DP History Questionbank
13: Europe and the First World War (1871–1918)
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- European diplomacy and the changing balance of power after 1871; imperial expansion in Africa and Asia, and its impact on European diplomacy; the Congress of Berlin and European Alliance system
- Foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II: domestic conditions that impacted on German foreign policy; its impact/influence on other countries, including Britain, France, Russia and Austria-Hungary
- Causes of the First World War: short- and long-term causes; relative importance of causes; the Alliance system; the decline of the Ottoman Empire; German foreign policy; Austria-Hungary, Russia and Balkan nationalism; the arms race and diplomatic crises; the July Crisis of 1914
- Impact of the First World War on civilian populations of two countries from the region between 1914 and 1918
Factors leading to the defeat of Germany and the other Central Powers, and to the victory of the Entente - Powers: strategic errors; economic factors; entry and role of the US; domestic instability in the Central Powers
Directly related questions
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17M.3op4.HL.TZ0.25:
With reference to the period up to 1914, examine the impact of Kaiser Wilhelm II’s foreign policy on Britain, France, Russia and Austria-Hungary.
- 17M.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: “Domestic instability was the main factor in Germany requesting an armistice in 1918.” Discuss.
- 20N.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: “The strategic errors of the Central Powers were the most significant reason for their defeat in...
- 20N.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: To what extent was the decline of the Ottoman Empire the most significant long-term cause of the...
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17N.3op4.HL.TZ0.25:
“The Congress of Berlin (1878) was the greatest achievement of European diplomacy between 1871 and 1914.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
- 17N.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: “The failure to manage the international crisis of July 1914 led to the outbreak of the First...
- 21M.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: Evaluate the impact of imperial expansion in Africa and Asia on European diplomacy.
- 21M.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: To what extent did domestic instability in the Central Powers contribute to their defeat in 1918?
- 18M.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: To what extent was Balkan nationalism a significant cause of the First World War?
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18M.3op4.HL.TZ0.26:
With reference to the period up to 1918, discuss the reasons for, and the impact of, US entry into the First World War.
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21N.3op4.HL.TZ0.26:
Examine the contribution of diplomatic failure in July 1914 to the outbreak of the First World War.
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21N.3op4.HL.TZ0.25:
Examine the influence of German foreign policy on the major European powers between 1890 and 1908.
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18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.25:
Evaluate the importance of the long- and short-term causes of the First World War.
- 18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: To what extent did US entry into the First World War contribute to Allied victory?
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22M.3op4.HL.TZ0.26:
To what extent did the Alliance system lead to the outbreak of the First World War?
- 22M.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: “Imperial expansion in Africa and Asia had a significant impact on European diplomacy.” Discuss.
- 19M.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: “German foreign policy did not lead to the outbreak of the First World War.” Discuss.
- 19M.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: Discuss the factors that led to the defeat of Germany and the other Central Powers in the First...
- 19N.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: Evaluate the impact of the Congress of Berlin on the European Alliance system.
- 19N.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: Compare and contrast the impact of the First World War on the civilian populations in two...
Sub sections and their related questions
European diplomacy and the changing balance of power after 1871; imperial expansion in Africa and Asia, and its impact on European diplomacy; the Congress of Berlin and European Alliance system
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17N.3op4.HL.TZ0.25:
“The Congress of Berlin (1878) was the greatest achievement of European diplomacy between 1871 and 1914.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
- 19N.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: Evaluate the impact of the Congress of Berlin on the European Alliance system.
- 21M.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: Evaluate the impact of imperial expansion in Africa and Asia on European diplomacy.
- 22M.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: “Imperial expansion in Africa and Asia had a significant impact on European diplomacy.” Discuss.
Foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II: domestic conditions that impacted on German foreign policy; its impact/influence on other countries, including Britain, France, Russia and Austria-Hungary
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17M.3op4.HL.TZ0.25:
With reference to the period up to 1914, examine the impact of Kaiser Wilhelm II’s foreign policy on Britain, France, Russia and Austria-Hungary.
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21N.3op4.HL.TZ0.25:
Examine the influence of German foreign policy on the major European powers between 1890 and 1908.
Causes of the First World War: short- and long-term causes; relative importance of causes; the Alliance system; the decline of the Ottoman Empire; German foreign policy; Austria-Hungary, Russia and Balkan nationalism; the arms race and diplomatic crises; the July Crisis of 1914
- 17N.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: “The failure to manage the international crisis of July 1914 led to the outbreak of the First...
- 18M.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: To what extent was Balkan nationalism a significant cause of the First World War?
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18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.25:
Evaluate the importance of the long- and short-term causes of the First World War.
- 19M.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: “German foreign policy did not lead to the outbreak of the First World War.” Discuss.
- 20N.3op4.HL.TZ0.25: To what extent was the decline of the Ottoman Empire the most significant long-term cause of the...
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21N.3op4.HL.TZ0.26:
Examine the contribution of diplomatic failure in July 1914 to the outbreak of the First World War.
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22M.3op4.HL.TZ0.26:
To what extent did the Alliance system lead to the outbreak of the First World War?
Impact of the First World War on civilian populations of two countries from the region between 1914 and 1918
- 19N.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: Compare and contrast the impact of the First World War on the civilian populations in two...
Factors leading to the defeat of Germany and the other Central Powers, and to the victory of the Entente Powers: strategic errors; economic factors; entry and role of the US; domestic instability in the Central Powers
- 17M.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: “Domestic instability was the main factor in Germany requesting an armistice in 1918.” Discuss.
-
18M.3op4.HL.TZ0.26:
With reference to the period up to 1918, discuss the reasons for, and the impact of, US entry into the First World War.
- 18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: To what extent did US entry into the First World War contribute to Allied victory?
- 19M.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: Discuss the factors that led to the defeat of Germany and the other Central Powers in the First...
- 20N.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: “The strategic errors of the Central Powers were the most significant reason for their defeat in...
- 21M.3op4.HL.TZ0.26: To what extent did domestic instability in the Central Powers contribute to their defeat in 1918?
