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Worksheets7-4 Benchmark Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the MAIN causes of World War I?
a)
Militarism, America, Independence, Nationalism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism,
Nationalism
Nationalism
c)
Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Noblemen
d)
Money, Alliances, Independence, Nationalism
2.
The Scramble for Africa was an example of which MAIN cause of World War I?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
3.
His assassination was the spark that led to World War I.
a)
Napoleon
b)
Czar Nicholas II
c)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
d)
King George V
4.
Name the three fronts on which World War I was fought.
a)
Western, Eastern, Italian
b)
Western, Northern, Southern
c)
Northern, Eastern, Western
d)
Eastern, Southern, Western
5.
What was the reason for Russia's withdrawal from World War I in 1917?
a)
A new czar was elected.
b)
The economy was strengthened and they did not need to be involved anymore.
c)
Russia was taken over by Germany.
d)
The Russian Revolution began.
6.
Describe Wilson's Fourteen Points.
a)
A list of war reparations that needed to be paid by the Central powers.
b)
A collection of ideas to create lasting world peace.
c)
A way to give land in Africa to the winning European powers.
d)
A list of punishments for Germany.
7.
Why did the Treaty of Versailles anger many Germans after WWI?
a)
It blamed Germany for the war and forced them to pay $33 billion dollars in reparations.
b)
Germany was taken over by the United States and forced to become a democracy.
c)
Half of Germany's land was given to Austria-Hungary.
d)
Germany gained power, but had to pay off their war debts.
8.
Why did the United States enter World War I?
a)
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
b)
The Great Depression.
c)
The threat of attack from Mexico.
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine.
9.
How did Fascist leaders come to power in Germany and Italy in the 1930’s?
a)
They supported the League of Nations.
b)
They maintained political traditions and policies.
c)
They used the economic depression to gain support.
d)
They resisted all forms of extreme nationalism.
10.
Why was the League of Nations unsuccessful?
a)
It was dissolved after the conference in Versailles.
b)
Its military forces were too powerful.
c)
Not all major nations joined and it had no real power to enforce decisions.
d)
Germany took over the League of Nations to re-militarize its nation.
11.
What was the major event that caused the Great Depression in the U.S.?
a)
Stock Market Crash
b)
Black Friday
c)
Black Saturday
d)
Stock Market Rise
12.
Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany by appealing to all the following except______.
a)
Widespread economic depression
b)
Hatred of the Treaty of Versailles
c)
National pride
d)
A belief in democracy and the freedom of the people
13.
Which of the following is the best description of Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s?
a)
Demonstration of laissez-faire capitalism
b)
Form of totalitarianism that glorified the state over people
c)
Type of economic system that stressed a classless society
d)
Set of humanist ideas that emphasized the individual
14.
Which of the following led the United States into World War II?
a)
Battle of Britain
b)
German invasion of Poland
c)
Fall of France to the Nazis
d)
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
15.
What was the effect of the Nuremberg laws on Jews living in Germany?
a)
Jews were forced to marry non-Jews.
b)
Jews were ordered to adopt German sounding names.
c)
Jews were granted equal rights and freedom from persecution.
d)
Jews were stripped of their German citizenship and right to vote.
16.
Which of the following best describes the “final solution”?
a)
The implementation of the Balfour Declaration.
b)
The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.
c)
The conscription of German males into the military.
d)
The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.
17.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
Ethnic killings in Rwanda between the Hutus and the Tutsis
b)
The systematic killing of Jews by Nazi Germany
c)
The destruction of Islamic holy sites in the Middle East
d)
The genocide in Kosovo
18.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg trials?
a)
To try the Japanese for their secret attack on Pearl Harbor.
b)
To show the world that the Nazi leaders were guilty of crimes against humanity.
c)
To punish the Italians for their totalitarian rule over France.
d)
To punish the Soviets for their invasion of Germany.
19.
The atomic bombs used to end World War II were dropped on _______________.
a)
Tokyo and Nagasaki
b)
Berlin and Hiroshima
c)
London and Tokyo
d)
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
20.
Mussolini was the leader of which country?
a)
Germany
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
France
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