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southern lands of the Italian Peninsula to him
in October 1860.
- A. The cartoon depicts Garibaldi fitting the
entire boot of Italy onto the leg of King Victor
Emmanuel II, allowing the inference that the
cartoonist viewed the unification of Italy as
progressing. B is incorrect because fitting the
entire boot suggests that the cartoonist viewed the
unification of Italy as progressing, not doubt-
ful. C and D are incorrect because nothing in
the cartoon allows an inference as to whether the
cartoonist viewed the unification of Italy as either
a positive or negative development. - B. The telegram represents Germany’s response,
as a fellow member of the Triple Alliance, to
Austria-Hungary concerning the scope of action
open to them in dealing with the Balkan situa-
tion, which came to a head with the assassina-
tion of Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand on June
28, 1914. A is incorrect because the telegram
was not sent during the process of German uni-
fication, which occurred from roughly 1866 to
1871. C is incorrect because the telegram was
not sent during Germany’s rearmament in viola-
tion of the Treaty of Paris, which occurred in the
1930s. D is incorrect because the telegram was
not sent during 1882 when the Triple Alliance
was created. - B. Bethmann-Hollweg’s telegram is often referred
to as Germany’s “blank check” because it was
understood to give Austria an unlimited scope of
response to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand,
to Serbia, and Pan-Slavism within the Austro-
Hungarian Empire. A is incorrect because the tel-
egram did not pledge Germany to join the Triple
Alliance, which was previously created in 1882.
C is incorrect because Franz Joseph was already
emperor of Austria-Hungary; Franz Ferdinand
had been his heir. D is incorrect because the tel-
egram was understood to give Austria an unlim-
ited scope of response. - D. The passage discusses social changes that
were occurring during World War I, which
broke out in 1914 and would continue to rage
until 1918. A is incorrect because the essay was
written in 1916, and World War II did not begin
until 1939. B is incorrect because World War I
had only been going on for two years in 1916. C
is incorrect because the so-called Inter-War Years
were between 1918 and 1939.- C. The passage states that “[b]ecause it will
obviously be impossible for all to find work
quickly... there is almost certain to be an outcry
for... women [to go] ‘Back to the Home!’” A is
incorrect because the passage says that forcing
women back into the home would be unjust; it
does not say that women would never be able to
adjust. B is incorrect because the passage does
not refer to an outright revolt of the nation’s
women. D is incorrect because the passage indi-
cates that women could be seen as a cheaper
alternative labor source by some employers; it
does not say that they would be better paid
than men. - A. The passage states that “conscienceless
employers may regard women’s labor as prefer-
able, owing to its cheapness and its docility.”
B is incorrect because the passage does not refer
to women being corrupted by the workplace.
C is incorrect because the passage does not refer
to women in the context of military service.
D is incorrect because the passage does not
refer to women working alongside men. - A. The Bolshevik government of Russia agreed
to the punitive nature of the treaty with
Germany and its allies because Russia needed
to end the war effort to consolidate its revo-
lutionary gains. B is incorrect because the
treaty was not a result of corruption or of
collaboration between Bolsheviks and Russian
business interests. C is incorrect because the
dissolution of the Triple Entente alliance of
Britain, France, and Russia was a result of the
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. D is incorrect because
French and British aid being given to the
so-called White Russians who opposed the
Bolshevik government resulted from the Treaty
of Brest-Litovsk. - C. In Article III of the treaty, Russia surren-
dered the western part of its empire (Poland,
Ukraine, Finland, and the Baltic Provinces) to
Germany. A and B are incorrect because, in
Article III of the treaty, Russia ceded territory to
the German Empire, not the other way around.
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