8th Grade Review (World War I to Cold War)

What was the immediate cause of WWI?

• Millitarism
• The assassination of the Prince of Germany
• The assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
• German greed

What answer is NOT a reason why America joined WWI?

• Zimmerman Telegram
• Unrestricted Subwarfare
• Member of the allies
• Lusitania sinking

What nation did not sign the Treaty of Versailles?

• France
• Great Britain
• United States 
• Germany

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What caused the United States to enter the war on the side of the Allies?

• When Germany invaded France
• When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
• France declared war on Germany
• When Russia entered the war

What event triggered the start of World War II? 

• Hitler came into power 
• Germany annexed Austria
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor 
• Germany attacked Poland

What is the policy of giving into the demands of a country in the hopes to avoid a war?

• fascism 
• totalitarianism 
• appeasement 
• democracy 

What was the name of the program where President Roosevelt lent money and weapons to our allies to help them, but still kept the US neutral during the war? 

• Garden Hose Program
• Lend-Lease Program
• TARP Program
• Neutrality Acts

What group of people were forced into internment camps in the U.S. during World War II?

• Japanese Americans
• German Americans
• Italian Americans
• African Americans

Why did Hitler direct his anger towards Communists and Jews in the 1930s? 

• They wrote the Treaty of Versailles, which forced Germany to make war reparations.
• He blamed them for Germany's economic depression and its defeat in World War I. 
• They opposed the National Socialist Party.
• He was fearful they would band together and start another world war. 

How did the roles of Women change during WWII?

• They stayed home and cleaned the house.
• They took over jobs traditionally reserved for men.
• They went out dancing,drinking and cursing.
• They waited for the men to come home because they felt hopeless.