7-4 War Quiz

When did World War I end?

• July 4, 1776
• June 8, 1996
• August 29, 1971
• November 11, 1918

After World War I, Germany, Austria, and Hungary had to pay reparations to make up for the war. Eventually, this stress caused __________________________, an economic crisis where prices skyrocket and currency becomes worthless.

• hyperinflation
• reparation
• devastation
• tragedy

When Germany invaded _________________, it sparked the beginning of World War II.

• Poland
• France
• Britain
• United States

TRUE or FALSE: Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party convinced people that Jewish people were the cause of all of Germany's problems. This hatred towards Jews caused 6 million Jews and 5 million civilians to die through the Holocaust.

• True
• False

How was Berlin divided?

• West was communist and East was democratic
• East was communist and West was neutral
• West was democratic and East was neutral
• East was communist and West was democratic

________ million European soldiers died during the war.

• 10
• 12
• 15
• 17

Who were the 2 main forces in the Cold War?

• The United States and the Soviet Union
• Russia and the United States
• Italy and Germany
• Britain and France

Which leader of the Soviet Union supported greater democracy and gave Eastern European countries more freedom?

• Joseph Stalin
• Peter the Great
• Catherine the Great
• Mikhail Gorbachev

TRUE or FALSE: Germany reunified on October 31, 1990.

• True
• False

In 1991, the Soviet Union broke up in _______ new nations.

• 4
• 15
• 20
• 50