The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in World War I by:

Forcing Germany to accept the blame for the war & to pay reparations

Dividing Germany into four occupied zones

Supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations

Taking away German territory in the Balkans & Spain

The organization formed after World War I & given the task of maintaining international peace was the:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

One reason the League of Nations failed as a world organization was that it:

Lacked the ability to enforce world peace

Supported the rise of communist governments

Dealt with conflict by establishing naval blockades

Encouraged the annexation of territory by force

Who were the Bolsheviks?

A Marxist group under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin

A group of anti-war protesters based in Germany

A segment of Russian society loyal to the Czar

A committee put in place to oversee the transition of Russia's government

The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the economic collapse of Germany after World War I by:

Requiring that Germany pay for war damages

Mandating economic reforms in Germany

Placing a quota on goods exported from Germany

One way fascist leaders in the 1920s & 1930s gained popular support was by:

Promising to maintain peace with other countries

Limiting military influence in the government

Attracting foreign investment for industrial development

A major goal of Joseph Stalin's five-year plans was to:

Transform the Soviet Union into an industrial power

Encourage communist revolutions in the colonies of the European powers

Expand the Soviet Union's borders to include warm water ports

Reduce the amount of foreign aid coming from the Western Hemisphere

Stalin's "Great Purge":

brought about the death of millions of people

eliminated the army's dominance in state decisions

Expanded Soviet agriculture at the expense of industry

replaced agricultural workers with technology

The Japanese invasion of Manchuria & Hitler's rebuilding of the German military demonstrate the:

failure of the League of Nations

support for the Treaty of Versailles

Which of the following actions is considered to have started World War II?

Creation of the League of Nations

Why did Hitler sign the non-aggression treaty with Stalin on the eve of World War II?

To allow Germany to invade Poland without Soviet opposition

To prevent the League of Nations from acting to stop the war

To show that Hitler had changed his views on communism

To insure that Germany had direct access to the Baltic Sea

A policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy:

allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked

reduced the armaments of major European powers

gave too much power to the United Nations

increased sea trade between England and the United States

Which of the following best describes the Battle of Britain?

Air raids which targeted major British cities with the intent of scaring the British into submission

A German land invasion of Great Britain with the goal of conquering the British

The attempt by the British to free France from Nazi Germany

The use of unrestricted submarine warfare in the English Channel with the intent of eliminating the importing of weapons

Why did the Nazi attack on Russia ultimately fail?

The German troops were unprepared for the Russian winter

The Russian army had blockaded supply lines

The German camps were struck by an outbreak of influenza

Russian mercenaries demanded fur from the German soldiers

During World War II, the Allied invasion of France on D-Day was significant because it:

allowed the Allies to set up an offensive attack in Europe

demonstrated the power of the atomic bomb

resulted in a successful German revolt against Hitler

led to the immediate surrender of German & Italian forces

Which goal of Nazi leaders led to the development of a plan called the "Final Solution"?

Exterminate the Jewish people of Europe

Wage a bomb strike over major British cities

Launch a nuclear attack on American soil

Boycott all Catholic businesses in Europe

What effect did World War I have on the status of women?

Women in many countries received the vote in the years after the war.

Working-class women enjoyed the greatest advancement in economic opportunity.

The demands of total war actually reduced opportunities for women.

The slaughter caused 32 percent of women to join socialist or communist parties.

The Japanese fought in World War I due to their

desire to acquire German colonies in Asia.

anger over German atrocities against Chinese civilians.

long-standing Franco-Japanese alliance.

fear of America entering into China.

The main reason for the failure of the provisional government in Russia in 1917 was

its inability to satisfy popular demands for an end to the war and for land reform.

Lenin's inexperience in actually running a government.

the growing rivalry between Stalin and Trotsky.

the public's desire for total victory, which clashed with the government's pacifistic approach.

The official factor in the United States' decision to enter World War I was

Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.

its position as leader of the free world.

the U.S. desire to pick up German colonies in the Pacific.

age-old antagonism between the United States and the Ottoman Turks.

particularly angered the Arab world because it violated promises made by the French and British.

led to the occupation of Germany after the war.

allowed the Germans to repay their reparations to the Allied powers.

allowed for the rapid spread of communism.

In the years after World War I, the nineteenth-century concept of human progress

was attacked by many thinkers and cultural leaders.

gave a sense of hope in the midst of terrible human suffering.

remained the foundation of Asian thought.

was bolstered by the growing popularity of Confucian thought.

During the Great Depression, most nations

practiced economic nationalism.

cooperated globally to fight the problem, on a scale never seen before.

dramatically reduced tariffs in an effort to facilitate international trade.

pushed for an expansion of trade.

Lenin's New Economic Policy of 1921

temporarily restored some aspects of a market economy.

pushed the peasants onto large, state-run collectives.

stripped all land ownership away from the peasants.

initiated the First Five-Year Plan.

The 1935, the Nuremberg Laws

deprived German Jews of their citizenship.

removed any democratic restraints on Hitler's power and made him the dictator of Germany.

outlawed the communist parties in Germany.

The Japanese goal in the bombing of Pearl Harbor was to

destroy the United States' naval capacity.

take the first step in a planned invasion of the United States.

draw the Americans away from fighting the Germans in Europe.

permanently add Hawai`i to the Japanese empire.

women forced into prostitution by the Japanese.

American women who took over men's work during the course of World War II.

German spies sent to infiltrate Allied nations.

wealthy women who received the title as an insult because of their refusal to assist in the war effort.

The "Brezhnev doctrine"

reserved the right of the Soviet Union to invade any socialist country that was deemed to be threatened by forces hostile to socialism.

called for economic and political liberalization in eastern Europe.

was a policy of containment to stop the spread of communism.

forbade changes in the basic communist economic structure but allowed for some local political freedom.

The maintenance of democracy in India

was in stark contrast to most of the former colonies

was a common occurrence in the developing world

proved that the partitioning of India was a sound decision

In 1947, the United Nations proposed that Palestine should

be divided into Jewish and Arab halves

Leaders of the new African and Asian countries first discussed nonalignment at the Bandung Conference, as a way to

find a "third path" between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

Solve the Israeli-Arab conflict

promote rapid industrialization in their respective countries

Encourage economic investment in their nations

the remnant of the old communist bloc nations

an association of southeast Asian nations

an association of developing nations in Indonesia

Americanization is sometimes used to refer to the

spread of liberal democracy throughout the globe

spread of U.S.-financed high technology

spread of Latin American influences to the U.S. market

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following lists gives the correct causes of World War I?

Militarism, Alliances, Industrialization, Nationalism

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

Monopolization, Alliances, Industrialization, Nationalism

Monopolization, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Triple Alliance & the Triple Entente contributed to the start of World War I by:

Failing to include Germany & France

Threatening countries in the Western Hemisphere

Allowing Japanese aggression in Korea

Increasing tensions between European countries

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which event sparked the outbreak of World War I?

Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan

Germany's invasion of Poland

Assassination of the Austrian Archduke

Bolshevik coup in Russia

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the western front in World War I?

Quick attacks with coordinated aircraft, artillery, & infantry

Naval warfare between ships fighting over trade routes

Guerrilla combatants attacking from behind trees & in cities

Soldiers digging in trenches & coming over the top to attack

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The technology developed during World War I resulted in:

Increasing military casualties in battles fought during the war

Smaller nations becoming part of larger empires after the war

A slowdown in transportation improvements during the war

A smaller number of refugees during the war

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During World War I, Germany was most able to disturb transatlantic shipping through its use of:

Destroyers

Battleships

U-Boats (submarines)

Airplanes

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a primary cause of Russia's withdrawal from World War I?

The Ottoman Empires' entrance into the war

The capture of St. Petersburg by German forces

The surrender of France

The overthrow of the Russian monarchy

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AP World History Period 6

Which of the following lists gives the correct causes of World War I?

The Triple Alliance & the Triple Entente contributed to the start of World War I by:

Which event sparked the outbreak of World War I?

Which of the following best describes the western front in World War I?

The technology developed during World War I resulted in:

During World War I, Germany was most able to disturb transatlantic shipping through its use of:

Which of the following was a primary cause of Russia's withdrawal from World War I?

Which disease caused a worldwide pandemic after World War I?

The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in World War I by:

The organization formed after World War I & given the task of maintaining international peace was the:

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