History Activity: First World War

World War I History Activity, aimed at ninth graders.

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

History – First World War

1. The government of São Paulo President de Moraes (1894-1898), a representative of the coffee growers, inaugurated the so-called Republic of Oligarchies.

I-During this period, power was in the hands of the large soy-producing families.

II-During this period, power was in the hands of the large landowner families, affiliated to the PRP of each state.

III-During this period, power was in the hands of the large landowner families, affiliated to the PPS in each city.

IV-During this period, power was in the hands of Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca.

Read the above and check the correct alternative;

a) I, II are correct

b) II, V are correct

c) I, V are correct

d) II is correct

e) III is correct

2.Read the text and check the correct alternative:

The new constitution promulgated in February 1891 enshrined the federative ideal as desired by the state oligarchies.

Note some points established by law;

I) Direct and universal voting was established for citizens over 21 years of age and literate. Beggars and soldiers could not vote.

II) The former provinces were transformed into cities, organized into a federative republic.

III) Brazil became a presidential republic, organized into three branches: Legislative Executive and Judiciary.

IV) The lay character of the teaching given in public establishments was determined and the death penalty was abolished.

They are just correct;

a) I, III, IV

b) I, II, III

c) II, IV

d) II, III, IV

3. The role played by the army in the proclamation of the republic assured the military the leadership of the new government. This phase of the Brazilian republic was known as:

a) Republic of the sword.

b) Governors' policies.

c) Republic of oligarchies.

d) Coffee with milk policy.

1. The first president of Brazil ___________________ was elected by Congress. The clash between the centralizing policy of the president and the federalism of Congress led to his resignation.

Check the alternative that correctly fills the gap:

a) Marshal Floriano Peixoto.

b) Getúlio Vargas.

c) Prudente de Moraes.

d) Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca.

1. Great Britain lost world economic supremacy to the rapid industrial growth of Germany, which gave rise to an intense Anglo-German rivalry.

 The text above presents characteristics of one of the factors of the First World War called:

a).Imperialist Conflicts.

B). Arms race.

c).Race of Alliances.

d). Alliances Policies.

6.In the Alliance Policy, two opposing blocks were created: The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance through:

a). Economic, political and military agreements

b) Economic and political agreements

c) Political and military agreements.

d) Economic and military agreements.

7.Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance?

a).Germany, Austria, Hungary and Italy.

B). Russia, France and Great Britain.

ç). Germany, Russia, France.

d). Russia, France and Hungary.

8.Tick the correct alternative in relation to the factors that triggered the First World War:

a).Imperialist Conflicts, Alliance Policies and Arms Race.

B). The Belle Époque, Imperialist Conflicts and Alliance Policies.

ç). Armed Peace, Nationalism and the Belle Époque.

d). Alliance Policies, Arms Race and Armed Peace.

By Rosiane Fernandes Silva

At answers are in the link above the header.

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