World History Final

What event started World War II in Europe?

• Germany invaded Poland

• Pearl Harbor was bombed

• France fell

• The Battle of Britain

Who were the leaders of the "Big Three" during WWII?

• Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt

• Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito

• Truman, de Gaulle, and Churchill

• Stalin, Mao, and Eisenhower

Which two Japanese cities were atomic bombs dropped on, leading to Japan's surrender in WWII?

• Tokyo and Osaka

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Kyoto and Yokohama

• Kobe and Sapporo

Which was NOT a result of World War II?

• The creation of the United Nations

• The division of Germany

• The formation of NATO

• The League of Nations gained more power

What was the US policy to stop the spread of communism called?

• The Marshall Plan

• Détente

• The Containment Policy

• The Domino Theory

Which event in 1961 increased Cold War tensions?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The construction of the Berlin Wall

• The formation of the Warsaw Pact

• The Suez Crisis

Who led the Cuban Revolution and came to power in 1959?

• Che Guevara

• Augusto Pinochet

• Fidel Castro

• Salvador Allende

The Cultural Revolution took place in which country?

• Soviet Union

• China

• Japan

• Vietnam

Which leader helped end apartheid in South Africa?

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Kwame Nkrumah

• Nelson Mandela

• Robert Mugabe

What event marked the end of the Cold War in Europe?

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War

• The formation of the European Union