6th grade Social Studies - Unit 4 Assessment

Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of World War I?

• European empire building in Africa and Asia

• An explosion on the battleship Maine

• The Cold War

• The Breakdown of the Berlin Wall

Withdrawal from WWI, poverty, starvation, overthrow of the czar, civil war and communism are associated with the_______________.

• Chinese Revolution

• Russian Revolution

• Treaty of Versailles

• Nazism

Which of the following was an important cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917?

• An unsuccessful attempt by China to invade Russia

• Differences among social and economic classes in Russia

• President Woodrow Wilson asking U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany

• The United States ends its search for Pancho Villa.

Which statement about the Cold War is true?

• It involved intense fighting between troops of Russia and the United States.

• There was a bloody exchange of gun fire in the cold region of Antarctica

• The expansion of Soviet Territory was one cause of the Cold War.

• The Cold War happened at the same time of WWI.

Which two countries emerged as Superpowers after the end of World War I?

• Italy and Spain

• Germany and Russia

• Russia and United States

• United States and Italy

Which treaty forced Germany to accept blame for WWI?

• Treaty of Rome

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Paris

What was the largest group of people persecuted during the Holocaust?

• Muslims

• Hindus

• Jews

• Buddhist

The reunification of Germany and the independence of many eastern European countries can be attributed to _______________________.

• the increase of economic growth among countries.

• the Soviets discontinued financial and political support.

• the decrease in popularity of the German governmental system.

• the Chinese's influence of culture.

Which of the following helped cause the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• A long, bloody war.

• A weakening economy.

• the creation of the Euro.

• the explosion in Chernobyl.

The term MONOTHEISTIC means...

• the belief in one God.

• the belief in many gods.

• the belief in no gods.

• the total belief in spirits.