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WorksheetsWorld History Final
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
WWI Central Powers
a)
France, Israel, Russia
b)
United States, Japan, Korea
c)
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
d)
England, France, Russia
2.
Hotline between White House and the Kremlin was in response to?
a)
The Berlin Wall creation
b)
U.S. embargo on Africa
c)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Requirement of the United Nations
3.
Detente
a)
Effort to improve relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, ease tensions
b)
Increased tension and hostilities between the West and the East
c)
A french term for the hypocritical Nazi tactics
d)
Forcing another to go along with what has been agreed to
4.
WWI Allied Forces/Triple Entente
a)
France, Italy, Spain
b)
Great Britain, France, Russia, United States
c)
Hungary, Romania, Switzerland
d)
Germany, Sudetenland, Ireland
5.
Perestroika
a)
Gorbachev's policy of reform and restructuring the Soviet Union
b)
The theory that attacking an enemy first gives the best advantage
c)
The capital of the Soviet Union
d)
A Soviet plan that included isolationism and agriculture
6.
The Iron Curtain
a)
The aboriginal Siberian Trail to the South Pacific
b)
The line diving East and West Germany
c)
The lines of longitude in the Eastern hemisphere
d)
The division between Eastern and Western politics
7.
The Domino Theory involved which conflicts?
a)
The Bay of Pigs and Cunab Missile Crisis
b)
Korean War and Vietnam War
c)
The Bangladesh incident with India
d)
The Chinese Revolution
8.
China Post-WWII?
a)
Taiwan nationalists invaded the mainland
b)
Communists overthrew the nationalist and came to power
c)
The death of Mao Zedong
d)
The first U.S. presidential visit
9.
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
a)
To stop the black market of ammunition sales
b)
To stop the flow of Russian supplies into Germany
c)
To stop humanitarian aid to Poland
d)
To prevent East Germans from escaping into West Germany
10.
The result of theTruman Doctrine was U.S. involvement in which of these Cold War events?
a)
Battle of Midway, Iwo jima
b)
Korean War, Vietnam War, Greece Civil War
c)
Prague Spring and Munich Olympics
d)
Stalingrad and Perestroika
11.
What is NOT true about the Korean War?
a)
The peninsula was divided at end of WWII
b)
Communist were in the south and capitalist in the north
c)
Borders were similar before and after the war
d)
China got involved
12.
Warsaw Pact
a)
The Eastern mlitary alliance to counter NATO the Western military alliance
b)
A pact of Russia and Ireland to start small terrorist rings
c)
An agreement to invade England with airstrikes
d)
A peace agreement between Russia and Estonia
13.
Which event DID NOT happen in Cuba during the Cold War?
a)
Creation of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
The Bay of Pigs
d)
The Cuban Revolution of 1950's by Castro
14.
Which countries were under Soviet influence after WWII?
a)
Estonia, Sudetenland, Romania
b)
Netherlands, Belgium, France
c)
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Syria
d)
Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland
15.
Marshall Plan
a)
Designed to restore the economic stability of Europe Post-WWII
b)
Aimed at separating East and West Berlin
c)
Action to cease communist takeover of Ireland
d)
The war tactics of shoot and destroy
16.
Period of tension following WWII
a)
Iron Curtain Era
b)
Yalta Era
c)
Potsdam period
d)
The Cold War
17.
What country suffered the most casualties in WWII?
a)
Russia/USSR
b)
Germany
c)
Poland
d)
Austria
18.
Why did Truman drop the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a)
As a preparation to troop invasion
b)
To support Russia's invasion
c)
To avoid heavy casualties in the Pacific and end the war
d)
To punish the Japanese spies in California
19.
What happened to Hitler?
a)
He came to the U.S. under operation paperclip
b)
He escaped to Argentina
c)
He killed himself
d)
The Soviet Union captured him
20.
Which are German concentration camps?
a)
Dachau, Treblinka, Auschwitz
b)
Stalingrad, Perestroika, Potsdam
c)
Murich, Einchbahn, Iselare
d)
Switerlandcamp, Berlinish, Dain
21.
What actions did Hitler take BEFORE WWII
a)
Put troops in Rhineland, unifying Austria-Hungary
b)
Invade eastern Canada
c)
Freeing all ties to Sudetenland
d)
Sending all Jews to Switzerland
22.
WWII Axis Powers
a)
China, Japan, Burma
b)
Italy, Spain, Austria
c)
Britain, Ireland, Netherlands
d)
German, Italy, Japan
23.
Rape of Nanking (Nanjing)
a)
Chinese conquest of Japan, included mass killings
b)
Japanese conquest of China, violent aggression on civilians
c)
Vietnamese civilian massacre
d)
After the fall of Saigon a great bloody battle took place
24.
Hitler's blitzkrieg "lightning war"
a)
A formation of aircraft
b)
Aerial maneuvers at an Air Show
c)
War attack by submarines
d)
Form of attack that used tank divisions supported by air attack
25.
Stalingrad
a)
The Kremlin response to German invasion
b)
It is one of the bloodiest battles in human history, pushed back east
c)
Stalin personally led troops into battle
d)
It was a great victory for the Germans
26.
What allied leader was in charge of the military forces in Europe?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
General Patton
d)
Bernard Montgomery
27.
When did U.S. isolationism end?
a)
After the Potsdam Battle of Midway
b)
Iwo Jima
c)
Pearl Harbor attack
d)
Sinking of USS MAINE
28.
Holocaust
a)
Approximately 1 million Jews were killed
b)
Hitler had no idea Jews were being killed
c)
German military used critical resources that weakened their war effort
d)
More Jews were killed in Spain than in any other nation
29.
The War conferences 1941-1945
a)
Unified all of the German territory
b)
Russia took superiority
c)
Partitioning of Germany, established United Nations
d)
Dictatorial governments were set up in Europe
30.
Purpose of Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact?
a)
For Hitler to gain Stalin as an ally
b)
For Hitler to avoid a two-front war
c)
To gain secure access to Siberia
d)
In pursuit of a route to Japan
31.
Kristallnacht
a)
A German concentration camp
b)
New Anti-Jewish legislation
c)
Stalin's anti-Jewish aggression
d)
A destructive Nazi rampage against Jews
32.
Turning point of WWII in the Pacific
a)
Battle at Midway
b)
Stalingrad
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Bunker Hill
33.
Nuremberg Laws
a)
Excluded Jews from German citizenship, forbade marriage
b)
Banned all Jewish literature, and banking
c)
Allowed Jews to sue Nazi war criminals
d)
Outlawed German aggression against Jews
34.
Appeasement
a)
Great Britain's efforts to maintain peace and stability by satisfying reasonable German demands
b)
Germany's plan to give in to the Western powers after knowing they could not win the war
c)
Reconciling differences between the Soviet Union and Germany
d)
Maintaining diplomatic negotiations in the West
35.
Two days after Hitler invaded Poland what countries declared war on Germany?
a)
Russia and China
b)
Estonia and Romania
c)
Britain and France
d)
Spain and Italy
36.
What DID NOT cause the Great Depression?
a)
Stock Market crash 1929
b)
Failure of the German economy after WWI
c)
The election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d)
The rise of territorial governors
37.
What was NOT a major cause for Hitler's rule in Germany via Nazi Party?
a)
High German unemployment
b)
Politcal instability
c)
German nationalism
d)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
38.
Dawes Plan
a)
Ignored Germany's runaway inflation
b)
Brought Austria and Hungary together
c)
Reduced Germany's reparations debt
d)
Hitler used in the Beer Hall Putsch
39.
Beer Hall Putsch
a)
Hitler had a huge party in a Beer Hall to celebrate his victory
b)
Hitler staged an uprising that failed and sent him to prison
c)
A Nazi Party War agenda meeting in a Beer Hall
d)
A huge fight between Hitler and President von Hindenburg
40.
Economic depression
a)
A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment
b)
Times when people with bad jobs get depressed
c)
A metal syndrome that led many to be hospitalized
d)
A country having a low unemployment rate
41.
Stalin's Five Year Plan
a)
Strengthen the Red Army to take back territories
b)
Reduction of mass poverty and improving the living standards
c)
To boost food production and end widespread famine
d)
Transform the USSR from agricultural into an industrial economy
42.
President Wilson's Fourteen Points
a)
The plan for U.S. takeover of Europe
b)
Shared his views of an ideal Post WWI world; peace settlement
c)
Outline of German reparations for being held responsible for WWI
d)
Listing Wilson's steps towards isolationism
43.
Fascism
a)
glorifies the state above the individual; strong central govt.
b)
Pushes for a fir and democratic voting process
c)
Opposed dictatorial rule
d)
Established territorial governors
44.
Totalitarian State
a)
Where citizens control all aspects of their lives
b)
Where laws are voted on and only a total vote wins
c)
Govt. control of politics, economics, social, intellectual, and cultural aspects of life
d)
The Big Brother movement in the U.S.
45.
Treaty of Versailles
a)
Included a German loss of territory
b)
Statement that Germany did not start the war
c)
An increase in the German military
d)
Increased militarization in the Rhineland
46.
Germany's reaction to the Treaty of Versailles was...
a)
It was fair and just
b)
That it was harsh an unfair punishment
c)
It was a lasting peace accord
d)
The Allies were being good sports
47.
Major reason(s) the Central Powers were defeated in WWI
a)
Less manpower, lack of supplies, Allied blocade
b)
The Russian Revolution
c)
German disagreements with the Ottomans
d)
Increase in ammunitions and manpower
48.
Causes for the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty
a)
The curse of Rasputin was strongly believed
b)
Germany's support of Austria, Hungary's fall
c)
Putin's rise to power
d)
Russia's involvement in WWI, common people dissatisfied
49.
V.I. Lenin
a)
Under his rule the Bolsheviks helped ignite the Russian Revolution
b)
Opposed the idea of a Russian Revolution
c)
Thought Russia should ally with Germany
d)
Asked Putin to be his military adviser
50.
Which IS NOT a leading causes of the Great War (WWI)
a)
Alliance System
b)
Imperialism
c)
Militarism
d)
The sinking of the Luistania
51.
Soviets
a)
Were Nazi sympatizers that sought unification
b)
Stopped the Russian Revolution using negotiation
c)
Were councils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers
d)
Supported an isolationist government and solidarity initiatives
52.
Bolsheviks
a)
Anti-communist rebels
b)
Russian Social Democratic Labor Party
c)
Union leaders for the Russian faction
d)
Pro-capitalist mercenaries
53.
What facts DO NOT represent the Schlieffen plan?
a)
A two front war on Russia and France
b)
A violation of Belgian neutrality
c)
Beginning of WWI
d)
Germany's quick defeat of Russia and afterwards France
54.
What is considered the spark that started WWI?
a)
President Wilson is imprisoned
b)
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
c)
The creation of the German Zeppelin fleet
d)
The Russian Revolution
55.
Brest-Lotovsk Treaty
a)
Ended Austria-Hungary's involvement in WWI
b)
Ended the Ottoman Empires role in WWI
c)
Ended the Russian inclusion in WWI
d)
When U.S. agreed to invade Russia during WWI
56.
Why the U.S. entered WWI?
a)
Germans resumed unrestricted submarine warfare
b)
The growing discontent with Adolf Hitler
c)
Mexico deciding to ally with Germany
d)
The sinking of the Titanic
57.
Zimmerman Note
a)
German plea to Mexico to enter the war on their side
b)
Germany surrenders and withdraws from WWI
c)
A telegram stating Germany allied with Spain
d)
Written evidence of the Final Solution
58.
Total War
a)
Land and Submarine Warfare
b)
Complete Air Warfare with the use of missiles
c)
Tanks and trench warfare
d)
Complete mobilization of resources and supplies
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