World History Final Review Day 2

World History Final Review Day 2

By Caitlin Mayer

Multiple Select

Which of the following are principles of fascism (check all that apply)

• popular sovereignty

• authoritarianism

• action oriented

• individualism

Multiple Choice

Which action would best complete this cause and effect chart?

• implements embargoes against Japan

• sends ground troops to fight the Chinese

• bans the sale of weapons to Great Britain

• appeases Japanese demands for more territory in the Pacific

Multiple Choice

What impact did Hideki Tojo have on Japan during World War II?

• He assisted Germany iwth the invasion of New York and bombed the Bastille in France

• As Japan's minister of war, he increased Japan's aggression toward the U.S. and approved the Tripartite pact making Japan an ally of Germany and Italy

• He signed the Treaty of Versailles and became an ally of the U.S. and Great Britain

• He designed plans to assassinate the emperor and take over as ruler of Indonesia

Multiple Choice

Why were the Nuremberg Laws significant?

• The Nuremberg laws were one of the first laws passed by the Nazis that discriminated against Jews and led to the Holocaust

• The Nuremberg laws were a part of the French resistance and Danish resistance that fought against the Nazis

• The Nuremberg laws were passed by Spaniards to protect Spanish blood from mixing with its colonized people

Multiple Choice

"She was so young and so terrified. The girl didn't understand why she was there and she couldn't understand what was being said to her. So this woman Kapo (a prisoner overseer) took a stick and beat her about the face. This German woman was taking out her anger on the girl. Such a beautiful young girl, so innocent. She cried but she could do nothing. Before the photograph was taken, the girl dried her tears and the blood from the cut on her lip. To tell you the truth, I felt as if I was being hit myself but I couldn't interfere. It would have been fatal for me."

The above quote describes which event?

• The Holocaust

• The Surrender of Germany

• The Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)

• The Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Multiple Choice

What did many Jewish people do to escape genocide?

• Immigrate to the United States

• Pretend to be Slavic Communists

• Create the state of Israel and move there

• Immigrate to occupied France

Multiple Choice

 

What was the major technological development that came out of World War 2?

• Machine Guns

• Poison Gas

• Nuclear Weapons

• Submarines

Multiple Choice

What role did Einstein's theories play in World War II?

• His invention of the printing press helped to expedite communications globally

• Einstein's theories helped to form the basis of the development of the atomic bomb

• His theories of planetary motion helped to explain the concept of gravity

• He helped to design the first space shuttle used by Romania

Multiple Choice

The United Nations was founded in 1945 after the end of World War II. Why is this international organization important?

• It determines all of the economic policies of member nations

• It is the one place where all of the world's nations can gather to discuss problems and find shared solutions

• It determines which nations will have democratic governments and which nations will have dictatorships

• It keeps track of the reparations Germany still owes from both of the world wars

End of World War 2

Two nations emerge as global superpowers after World War II

• The U​nited States

• The Soviet Union

​The Soviet Union was a communist government--American leaders resolved to contain the Soviet Union to avoid the mistake of appeasement

The Cold War

The United States and The Soviet Union competed in an Arms Race​ characterized by the growth of nuclear power

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The Cold War was not just a military rivalry​. It was also a competition between two contrasting economic and political value systems.

• Communist countries v. Democratic/Capitalist c​ountries

The Cold War

During the late 1940s and 1950s, tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union increased.

• Chinese Communists gained control of China in 1949

• Communist North Korea attacked South Korea in 1950

​The United States was convinced that the Soviet Union intended to spread communism throughout the world

The End of the Cold War

President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a missile treaty in 1987 which reduced tensions associated with the threat of nuclear war.

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Tensions slowly decreased culminating in the end of the Cold War and the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991.​

Multiple Select

Which 2 nations were superpowers in the Cold War? (check all that apply)

• Germany

• Italy

• United States

• Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

How did the outcome of WW2 contribute to the development of the Cold War?

• Great Britain & France became too weak to preserve their colonial empires

• American leaders resolved to contain the Soviet Union to avoid the mistake of appeasement

• Fascism remained a dominant political ideology

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Cold War?

• Expanded use of trench warfare

• Growth of nuclear power in the U.S. & U.S.S.R.

• The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China

Multiple Choice

Beyond just a military rivalry, what else did the Cold War involve?

• A renewed reliance on gold standard currencies

• Unrestricted submarine warfare by the German military

• Globally weak nations that were economically devastated by the Industrial Revolution

• Competition between 2 contrasting economic and political value systems

Multiple Choice

What Cold War events led the United States to believe the Soviet Union intended to spread Communism throughout the world?

• The invasion of Poland by Germany and the Japanese invasion of China

• Communists gaining control of China's government and the attack on South Korea by communists in North Korea

• The publication of the minutes of the Fifth International

• The development of hydro-electric power in the Soviet Union and the launch of the Sputnik satelite

Multiple Choice

How did the missile treaty between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. contribute to the end of the Cold War?

• Reducing tensions associated with the threat of nuclear war

• Agreeing to use their missiles in a joint effort against democratic regimes in South America

• Establishing an official cease-fire

• Opening foreign press between the first and second worlds

Poll

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