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WorksheetsPASS Review WWI through WWII
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a formally ratified agreement between countries?
a)
Treaty
b)
Document
c)
Bill
d)
Cold Hard Cash
2.
What is an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce?
a)
Party
b)
Agreement
c)
Armistice
d)
Time Out
3.
What is the system that prevents one country from dominating over the rest?
a)
Balance of Equality
b)
Balance of Powers
4.
What is it called when someone or something uses violence and abuse in pursuit of political aims?
a)
Terrorism
b)
Mean
c)
War
5.
What is the foremost line or part of an armed force?
a)
Front
b)
Side
c)
Trench
d)
Shooters
6.
What is it called when someone or something is not supporting or helping either side in a disagreement?
a)
Sassy
b)
Mediation
c)
Neutrality
d)
Not Caring
7.
The belief that a country should maintain strong military presence and power
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Alliances
8.
A German submarine used in both World Wars
a)
Iron Clad
b)
Ship
c)
U-Boat
d)
Airplanes
9.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
10.
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
11.
Remaining apart physically from other countries and/or their political affairs
a)
Marxism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Forever Alone
12.
A feeling of pride for one's nation
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Alliance
13.
The idea that a country has the right to expand and take over other smaller countries
a)
Alliance
b)
Militarism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
14.
A message sent from Germany to Mexico asking to create an alliance against the US that would allow Mexico to get the land they lost in the Mexican-American War back
a)
Friedman Letter
b)
Zimmerman Note/Telegram
15.
The fourteen goals of United States President Woodrow Wilson in order to create peace
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
Thirteen Points
c)
Fourteen Plan
d)
Fourteen List
16.
The 28th president of the United States who served from 1913-1919, president during the time of WWI, and former governor of New Jersey.
a)
Eleanor Roosevelt
b)
Wilson Woodrow
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Woodrow Wilson
17.
The first leader of the USSR (United of the Soviet Socialist Republic), his well embalmed body is kept on display in Moscow, Russia.
a)
Vladimir Putin
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Kim Jong Un
d)
Tsar Nicholas II
18.
What was the British ship sunk by Germany, killing over 1,000 passengers?
a)
USS Maine
b)
Titanic
c)
Lusitania
d)
Envoy
19.
Who was the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne that was assassinated? This was the spark that ignited WWI?
a)
Gavrilo Princip
b)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Ferdinand Foch
d)
Vladimir Lenin
20.
The idea that "my country is better than your country"
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliance System
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
21.
Which of the following is NOT a M.A.I.N. cause of WWI?
a)
Assassination
b)
Alliances
c)
Militarism
d)
Nationalism
22.
This cause of WWI has to do with countries joining each other in hopes to NOT have a war. It failed.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
23.
This marks the official end of WWI
a)
Armistice day
b)
The Treaty or Berlin
c)
The Schlieffen Plan
d)
The Treaty of Versailles
24.
The 11th hour of 11th day of the 11th month 1918 is when the fighting stopped. What was that called?
a)
Peace day
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Armistice Day
d)
Berlin Conference
25.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Triple Entente?
a)
UK
b)
Russia
c)
France
d)
Germany
26.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Triple Alliance?
a)
Germany
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Russia
27.
Who is to blame for the war according to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Serbia
28.
The Great War (WWI) might have involved only two nations, if not for
a)
imperialism.
b)
propaganda.
c)
the alliance system.
d)
Germany.
29.
What was France, Russia, Italy, and Britain (amongst others) called during WWI?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
Triple Entente
30.
What was Germany, Austria-Hungry, and the Ottoman Empire called during WWI?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
Triple Entente
31.
What was a nickname given to WWI?
a)
The Big War
b)
The Bad War
c)
The Great War
d)
The Worldly War
32.
What did soldiers in WWI usually fight from?
a)
tanks
b)
airplanes
c)
trenches
d)
ships
33.
What was the land between the trenches called during WWI?
a)
Dead Man's land
b)
No Man's land
c)
Nobody's Land
d)
The Minefield
34.
Which of the following was NOT a technological advancement that affected WWI?
a)
poisonous gas
b)
advancements in submarines
c)
atomic bomb
d)
airplanes and blimps
35.
Roosevelt's collection of laws and programs to help the nation deal with the Depression was known as
a)
the New Deal.
b)
the Square Deal.
c)
the Hundred Days.
d)
Public Works.
36.
Recovery from the Great Depression was accomplished by
a)
public works programs.
b)
the Social Security Act.
c)
The National Recovery Administration.
d)
the outbreak of World War II.
37.
The __________________ was the longest period of unemployment and low economic activity in the 1900's.
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Depression
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Civil War
38.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
39.
A time when business activity is very slow and people are out of work is known as a _____________.
a)
crash
b)
depression
c)
party
d)
low time
40.
The stock market crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression. On this one day, October 29, 1929, the stock market lost $14 billion. This day is known as ________________.
a)
Bad Tuesday
b)
Poor Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Crash Tuesday
41.
To make things worse during the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the midwest. Because the soil was so dry, wind caused dust storms that covered people's homes, and all of their belongings. This was called the _______________
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Dry Bowl
c)
Dirt Bowl
d)
Depression Bowl
42.
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
a)
no gold standard and free coinage of silver
b)
abolition and suffrage
c)
relief, recovery, and reform
d)
expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
43.
The depression of the 1930s occurred in which of the following places?
a)
The United States only
b)
It was worldwide
c)
Europe only
d)
Asia
44.
Which of the following contributed to Europe’s economic problems in the1920s and 1930s?
a)
The severe damage caused by WWI
b)
The cost to rebuild after WWI
c)
The Treaty of Versailles severe penalties on Germany
d)
All of the above
45.
Which event marks the start of the “Great Depression” in the United States.
a)
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b)
The sinking of the USS Maine
c)
The Treaty of Versailles
d)
The stock market crash of 1929
46.
Which of the following would be a reason for the stock market crash of 1929?
a)
Inflated stock prices
b)
Americans in too much debt
c)
Banks giving out bad loans
d)
All of the above
47.
A strong ruler who has total control of a country and all aspects of a citizen’s life is called what?
a)
Totalitarian Leader
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
The President
d)
The Prime Minister
48.
In the years between World War I and World War II, Japan moved toward totalitarian government. Who took control of Japan in the 1930s?
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
The Communist Party
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
The Yakuza
49.
What type of economic and social system empowers the working class by distributing wealth evenly, having industry, production, and business controlled by the government, and abolishes private ownership of property?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Fascism
50.
The totalitarian dictators of WWII used similar techniques to maintain control of their government. Which of the following is NOT one of their strategies of control?
a)
Use Propaganda
b)
Use Secret Police
c)
Eliminate political threats
d)
Allow different political parties
51.
What book did Hitler write while in prison that outlined his plans for the government of Germany, his goals for world domination, and his racial theories?
a)
The Communist Manifesto
b)
The Glory of Nazis
c)
Mein Kampf
d)
The Weimer Republic
52.
Mussolini’s secret police were called __________________.
a)
Black Shirts
b)
Brown Shirts
c)
NKVD
d)
Secret Service
53.
The atomic bombs used to end World War II were dropped on__________________.
a)
Tokyo and Nagasaki
b)
Berlin and Tokyo
c)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
d)
Hiroshima and Berlin
54.
Which of the following led the United States into WWII?
a)
Battle of Britain
b)
German invasion of Poland
c)
Fall of France to Nazis
d)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
55.
The United States responded to the growing totalitarian threat with a policy of____________.
a)
militarism
b)
Isolationism
c)
appeasement
d)
aggression
56.
At the end of WWI, winning nations forced Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles. How did Adolf Hitler respond to the terms of the treaty when he came into power in Germany?
a)
He upheld them
b)
He violated them.
c)
He renegotiated them.
d)
He appealed to the League of Nations
57.
In negotiating at the conference in Munich, Great Britain and France gave into Hitler's demands for control of the Sudetenland. In doing so, they were following a policy of __________________.
a)
Appeasement
b)
isolationism
c)
militarism
d)
imperialism
58.
The prime Minister who led the British against the Nazis in World War II was _______________.
a)
Neville Chamberlain
b)
Lloyd George
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Arthur Balfour
59.
Adolf Hitler used a blitzkrieg, or lightning war to conquer Poland, which then started World War II
a)
True
b)
False
60.
The following were the main axis powers during World War II :_________________________.
a)
France, Japan, and Italy
b)
U.S., Japan, and Russia
c)
Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and Japan
d)
Italy, Nazi Germany, and Japan
61.
Which was NOT a cause of World War II?
a)
Military aggression by Germany ,Italy, and Japan
b)
Lingering frustration about the outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles
c)
Socialism spread across North America keeping the U.S. fighting an unpopular ideology.
d)
The international community ignored the aggressive nations and chose a policy of appeasement
62.
What made Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?
a)
Italy allied with Germany
b)
Hitler broke the Munich pact by invading Poland
c)
The United States followed a policy of neutrality
d)
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned.
63.
What were the two theaters of World War II?
a)
Europe and the United States
b)
Asia and Africa
c)
Pacific and Europe
d)
Africa and Australia
64.
The U.S. utilized which strategy in an effort to recapture islands in the Pacific taken by Japan:
a)
Spying
b)
Sending tanks back and forth across borders
c)
Island Hopping
d)
Sending in substitute soldiers
65.
D-Day in Normandy, or the day of the greatest naval invasion in history, was a victory for whom?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Germany
d)
Denmark
66.
What was Hitler’s final attempt to achieve victory against the Allied Powers?
a)
Battle of Britain
b)
Advancing into Sudetenland
c)
Anchluss
d)
Battle of the Bulge
67.
The turning point in WWII for the Soviet Union against Hitler happens with the battles of ______.
a)
Berlin and Moscow
b)
Moscow and Siberia
c)
Stalingrad and Leningrad
d)
Berlin and Kiev
68.
The Allies used bases in North Africa to launch an invasion of southern Europe and cause which fascist dictator to be removed from which country?
a)
Francisco Franco of Spain
b)
Stalin form Soviet Union
c)
Hitler in Germany
d)
Mussolini in Italy
69.
What was the battle between the British and the Germans where the Germans focused on attacking airfields and radar?
a)
Battle of London
b)
Battle of Paris
c)
Battle of Britain
d)
Battle of Berlin
70.
Which of the following does NOT show a correct group of totalitarianism?
a)
Soviet Union, Stalin, Communism
b)
Tojo, Japan, Militarism
c)
Hitler, Nazism, Fascism
d)
Italy, Mussolini, Militarism
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