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World Civ. 17/18

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Nazis imprisoned Jewish people in ________________________.
a)
Reichstags
b)
Concentration Camps
c)
Totalitarian States
d)
Politburos
2.
________________ is the term for a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment.
a)
Collectivization
b)
Inflation
c)
Deficit Spending
d)
Depression
3.
A picture made of a combination of photographs is known as a __________________.
a)
Photomontage
b)
Propaganda Film
c)
Mural 
d)
Poster
4.
_________________ glorifies the state above the individual.
a)
Fascism
b)
Racism
c)
Dadaism
d)
Surrealism
5.
The _______________ was the Communist Party's main policy-making body. 
a)
Reichstag
b)
Politburo
c)
Weimar Republic
d)
Dawes Plan
6.
Why was the League of Nations weak?
a)
It had too many members.
b)
It had too few members.
c)
The United States did not join it.
d)
The Nazis took control of it.
7.
Which of the following was a factor in triggering the Great Depression?
a)
Renewed interest in Marxism among Germans.
b)
Economic downturns in individual nations.
c)
The policies of the New Deal. 
d)
The rise of the Nazis and Fascists.
8.
Who led the Fascist movement in Italy?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Benito Mussolini
9.
In what country did Hitler test the new weaponry of Germany's air force?
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
10.
What group did Hitler claim would dominate Europe and the world?
a)
Socialists
b)
Aryans
c)
Semites
d)
Communists
11.
What was the name of the Nazi attacks that destroyed some 7,000 Jewish businesses and burned synagogues?
a)
Nazionalnacht
b)
Weimar 
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Mein Kampf
12.
What is one reason why the German people supported the Nazis?
a)
The Nazis brought an end to the Depression.
b)
The Nazis promised peace in a time of turmoil.
c)
The Nazis emphasized personal happiness.
d)
The Nazis preached acceptance and toleration.
13.
What is Joseph Stalin known for?
a)
Authoritarian Rule, Reichstag, Mein Kampf
b)
New Deal, Collective Bargaining, Treaty of Locarno
c)
Dawes Plan, Spain, Atomic Bombs
d)
Five-Year Plans, Collectivization, Communism
14.
What country was Francisco Franco a leader of?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
Italy
d)
France
15.
Mao Zedong used _________________, or unexpected methods like sabotage and deception, to fight Chiang Kai-shek's forces. 
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Total War
c)
Guerrilla Tactics
d)
War of Attrition
16.
The term for the deliberate mass murder of a particular racial, political, or cultural group is ______________.
a)
Suicide
b)
Genocide
c)
Homicide
d)
Patricide
17.
As a form of protest, Mohandas Gandhi advocated ______________, or the refusal to obey laws considered to be unjust.
a)
Civil Disobedience
b)
Guerrilla Tactics
c)
Collective Bargaining
d)
Extraterritoriality
18.
A ______________ is a large Japanese financial and industrial corporation. 
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Bureaucracy
c)
Hierarchy
d)
Zaibatsu
19.
Between 1915 and 1918, what Christian minority group was targeted by the Ottoman Turks?
a)
Zionists
b)
Communists
c)
Armenians
d)
Slavs
20.
Who began transforming Turkey into a modern secular state in the early 1920's?
a)
Reza Shah Pahlavi
b)
Ibn Sa'ud
c)
Abdulihamid II
d)
Mustafa Kemal
21.
Who founded the Pan-Africanism movement?
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Jomo Kenyatta
c)
Mohandas Ghandi
d)
Chris Pratt
22.
Which of the following was part of the Good Neighbor policy in 1934?
a)
The last U.S. investors left Latin America.
b)
The last U.S. troops were removed from Latin America.
c)
U.S. troops removed several ruthless Latin American dictators.
d)
U.S. troops protected Latin America against European aggression.
23.
Which Mexican artist sought to portray a national art including Mexico's past, Mexican festivals, and political messaging?
a)
Carlos Merida
b)
Roberto Matta
c)
Diego Rivera
d)
Nelson Mandela
24.
The British adventurer who rallied and aided Arab nationalist in rebelling against the Ottomans.
a)
T.E. Lawrence
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Frank Jarvis
d)
Marcus Garvey
25.
Young African leaders who had studied abroad were especially influenced by the ideas of _________________ and __________________-.
a)
Obama and Samuel L. Jackson
b)
Sun Yat-sen and Ataturk
c)
Mahatma and Vargas
d)
W.E.B. DuBois and Marcus Garvey
26.
Who created the "New Deal" in the United States?
a)
Hoover
b)
Clinton
c)
Lincoln
d)
FDR
27.
John Maynard Keynes, from Great Britain, believed in ________________, a belief that the government should spend money to get out of a depression, even if it means going into debt by putting people to work.
a)
Communistic Control
b)
Capitalism
c)
Dumping Depression
d)
Deficit Spending
28.
Who is accredited with the most deaths?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Hilary Clinton
29.
Who failed to get into art school and wrote Mein Kampf?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Hilary Clinton
30.
Hitler's Social Darwinian theory of struggle emphasized the right of superior nations to ______________ – “living space” – through expansion. 
a)
Politburo
b)
Reichstag
c)
Lebenstraum
d)
Shanghai
31.
What law gave the German government the power to ignore the constitution for 4 years while it issued laws to deal with the country’s problems?
a)
Reichstag 
b)
New Deal
c)
Enabling Act
d)
Lebenstraum
32.
The SS was based on what 2 principles?
a)
Terror and Ideology
b)
Cleanliness and Genealogy
c)
Fuhrer and Friendship
d)
Racism and Hope
33.
Who was the first pope to have resigned without external pressure since Celestine V in 1294, and was said to have been a part of the Hitler Youth?
a)
Pope Francis
b)
Pope Gregory XII
c)
Pope Goebbels
d)
Pope Benedict XVI
34.

When Germany printed more money to try and solve their problems, what happened?

a)

Hitler hypnotized the youth to eat the German Mark and Tide Pods

b)

Inflation, German Mark became worthless

c)

Deflation, Debt started to be paid off

d)

More jobs, less debt

35.

In 1924, The _______________ reduced German reparations & coordinated annual payments with its ability to pay. = More American Investment.

a)

Dawes Plan

b)

Chuck Norris was born and he

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Locarno

36.

When was the Stock Market Crash???

a)

August, 1929

b)

July, 1928

c)

March, 1930

d)

October, 1929

37.

________________ is a government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens.

a)

Democratic-Republic State

b)

Communist State

c)

Totalitarian State

d)

Authoritarian State

38.

______________ glories the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for a strong central government led by a dictatorial ruler.

a)

Fascism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Democratic-Republic

39.

Whose was assassinated, body was desecrated by a crowd, and then hung-upside-down?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Hitler

c)

Franco

d)

FDR

40.

Who created the Soviet Union / New Economic Plan / Communism in the Soviet Union?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Mao Zedong

41.

Joseph Stalin sent millions of people to forced labor camps called:____________ in Siberia, from which they never returned.

a)

Stalingrads

b)

Snowlas

c)

Concentration Camps

d)

Gulags

42.

In Germany, in March 1933 – ____________________- gave the government the power to ignore the constitution for 4 years while it issued laws to deal with the country’s problems.

a)

Enabling Act

b)

Treaty of Locarno

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Execution Act

43.

One of the greatest documentaries of all time, and a chilling piece of Nazi propaganda:

a)

Secrets of Hitler's Nazis

b)

All Hail the Fuher

c)

Triumph of the Will

d)

Mustachios Are Da Bomb

44.

The unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Patriotism

c)

Genecide

d)

Friendship

45.

Persia became modernized and renamed to:

a)

Brazil

b)

Turkey

c)

Iran

d)

China

46.

Minority-Whites were ruling the Majority-Blacks in South Africa.

a)

Separatisto

b)

Racism

c)

Discrimination

d)

Apartheid

47.

The worst year of the Great Depression is believed to be:

a)

1930

b)

1931

c)

1932

d)

1935

48.

Why were the Nazi's able to rise to power?

a)

Great Depression, Resentment over end of WWI, Promises

b)

Military Strength, Hypnotism, Torture Techniques

c)

WWI left them a lot of debt, Hypnotism, Great Depression

d)

Chuck Norris wasn't born yet, Jesus hadn't come back yet, Dr. Mendeleev was ready to be a killer

49.

What are some characteristics of the 1920s?

a)

Consumer Society, Dart-gun Snipers, Rap

b)

Prohibition, Stock Market Crash, Charles Manson

c)

Women can Vote, Tobacco Illegal, Disco

d)

Jazz Age, Flappers, Prohibition

50.

If Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, why did Jack fall down?

a)

Bob yelled Boda-Bing!

b)

Jill smacked him with the bucket.

c)

Jack was being a gentleman, and didn't want Jill to get dirty, so he fell and laid across a mud pit, and she walked over him.

d)

Chuck Norris demanded that he fall down and break his crown.