WorksheetsExam 23-26
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Pride in one's own country (often leading to a desire for self-rule)
a)
imperialism
b)
militarism
c)
nationalism
d)
alliances
2.
When one country controls the government and economy of another nation
a)
militarism
b)
imperialism
c)
alliances
d)
nationalism
3.
An agreement between nations to support each other if they are attacked.
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
alliances
4.
A fascination with the military and the glory of war.
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
5.
What are the four M.A.I.N causes of WWI?
a)
militarism, alliances, imports, nationalism
b)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
c)
mercantilism, alliances, imports, nationalism
d)
monarchies, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
6.
What was the "spark" that ignited the "Powder Keg" of Europe and started WWI?
a)
The sinking of the USS Maine
b)
The use of animal grease on the ammunition
c)
The assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
d)
The bombing of Pearl-Harbor
7.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allied Powers
c)
The Axis Powers
d)
The Entente Powers
8.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Great Britain, France, Russia and later the United States?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Axis Powers
c)
The Allied Powers
d)
The Western Front
9.
Which of the following was not a new weapon/technology during WWI?
a)
airplanes
b)
machine guns
c)
atomic bomb
d)
poison gas
10.
WORLD WAR 1:
United States, Russia, Italy, France, Great Britian, Serbia
were part of the _____________
United States, Russia, Italy, France, Great Britian, Serbia
were part of the _____________
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
The United Nations
d)
The Four Horseman
11.
WORLD WAR 1:
What is the name of the treaty that officially ends WW1?
What is the name of the treaty that officially ends WW1?
a)
Lusitania Armistice
b)
The Treaty of Versailles
c)
The Paris Treaty
d)
The China Treaty
12.
WORLD WAR 1:
What country had to accept blame for WW1?
What country had to accept blame for WW1?
a)
Serbia
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Austria-Hungary
13.
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION:
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party?
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Nicholas Romanov II
14.
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION:
What year did the Russian Revolution begin?
What year did the Russian Revolution begin?
a)
1917
b)
1492
c)
2003
d)
1966
15.
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION:
Following the revolution what was the name of the government/philosophy that was introduced. This philosophy had a huge impact on the economy.
Following the revolution what was the name of the government/philosophy that was introduced. This philosophy had a huge impact on the economy.
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Facism
d)
Oligarchy
16.
What government was based on the ideas of Karl Marx?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Communism
17.
What was Russia's named changed to after the Russian Revolution?
a)
Serbia
b)
USSR or Soviet Union
c)
St. Petersburg
d)
Stalingrad
18.
Lenin was in favor of this type of government that allowed for a classless society.
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Communism/Socialism
d)
Fascism
19.
What were the contents of the Zimmermann telegram?
a)
A United States warning against German invasion of Great Britain
b)
A U.S. proposal to supply arms so Mexico could fight Germany.
c)
A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the United States.
d)
A German offer to negotiate peace with the United States.
20.
What leader brought the U.S. into World War I?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Nicolas II
d)
Franz Ferdinand
21.
Which country is NOT a part of the allied powers?
a)
Great Britain
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
Poland
22.
Which country was NOT part of the Central Powers?
a)
Austro-Hungarian Empire
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
23.
Which of the following led to the reparations being paid by Germany, annexations were given to Poland, and Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France?
a)
The Axis defeat in WWII
b)
The Allied victory in WWI
c)
The formation of the European Union
d)
The Charter of the United Nations
24.
The League of Nations was created by the-
a)
Concordat of 1801
b)
Treaty of Westphalia
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Paris
25.
What are reparations?
a)
payment to Belgian civilians for German massacres
b)
payment to Bolshevik Russia
c)
payment to defeated powers for reconstructions
d)
payment of money for war guilt
26.
The 14 Points Plan was for--
a)
maintaining peace after the war
b)
punishing Germany at the conclusion of the war
c)
stopping the Bolshevik menace from spreading in Russia
d)
winning the war
27.
Why did Russian troops withdraw from WWI?
a)
Great Britain became neutral
b)
Submarine warfare disrupted trade
c)
the United States entered the war
d)
communists overthrew the government
28.
Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
a)
Nicholas II
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Catherine the Great
29.
Who followed Vladamir Lenin?
a)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Leon Trotsky
30.
What was the short term causes of WWI?
a)
start of civil war in Russia
b)
attack on Poland by the German army
c)
sinking of the British liner, Lusitania
d)
Assassination of the heir to the throne of Austro-Hungarian Empire
31.
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view....
a)
Propoganda
b)
Dissent
c)
Toleration
d)
Diversity
32.
Which of the following is a weakness of the Weimar Republic except
a)
lack of a democratic tradition
b)
many people blamed them for the humiliation and defeat after the Treaty of Versialles of Germany
c)
few political parties
d)
created a modern liberal democracy
33.
Many Italians supported the Fascist party because it
a)
Promised to improve the economy
b)
Was the only political party
c)
Pledged to unite Italy and Germany
d)
Ended the influence of the Church
34.
Which of the following helped Adolf Hitler gain power in Germany?
a)
The promise of a new democracy
b)
The Great Depression
c)
Big business and labor
d)
The support of the Weimar government
35.
Which of the following statements regarding Germany under Hitler is true?
a)
Most Germans were barely affected by Nazism
b)
The Nazis controlled all aspects of German life
c)
The Nazis controlled the government but had little influence on other German institutions
d)
TheNazis kept firm control over Germany but followed moderate and tolerant policies
36.
Which of the following factors helped to radicalize Germany society in the years after WWI?
a)
the authoritarianism of the Weimar Republic.
b)
drought and famine.
c)
out of control inflation.
d)
the rise of the middle class.
37.
He was the fascist leader of Germany
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Joseph Stalin
38.
How did the Nazis take power in Germany?
a)
by appointment
b)
by force
c)
by Hitler's decree
d)
by parliamentary election
39.
The name of Germany's new government following WWI was the
a)
Wexner Republic
b)
Reichstag
c)
Weimer Republic
d)
Nazi State
40.
How did Hitler come to power in 1933?
a)
by a coup d'etat
b)
by legal election
c)
with support of the army
d)
with help from Communists
41.
Which policy, that contributed to the start of WWII, did western nations adopt in the 1930s?
a)
pacifism
b)
appeasement
c)
militarism
d)
fascism
42.
What book did Hitler write
a)
Lebensraum
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Mein coffee
d)
50 Shades of Hitler
43.
All of the following were totalitarian in World War II except
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Russia
d)
Britain
44.
Which best represents facism
a)
Extreme nationalism
b)
Extreme democracy
c)
Extreme support of workers
d)
Extreme internationalism
45.
Which of the following was NOT a stipulation of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Germany would be required to pay for the cost of the war
b)
Germany was required to take full responsibility for the war - Article 231
c)
Responsibility for the war would be shared by all nations
d)
The creation of the League of Nations to avoid secret alliances and militarism that had caused WWI
46.
How did Mussolini increase Italy's territory and show his dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
invaded France
b)
invaded Ethiopia
c)
invaded Portugal
d)
invaded Liberia
47.
How did Hitler end Germany's economic depression?
a)
Putting women to work in factories
b)
Using Jewish slave labor
c)
Public works projects and a rearmament program
d)
Constructing more churches and universities
48.
Which two nations did Fascism become popular in?
a)
Russia and France
b)
Italy and Germany
c)
Japan and China
d)
Korea and Portugal
49.
What was the cause of Stalin's Great Purge?
a)
Peasants did not want to give up their lands to the state
b)
Central planners did not achieve production goals
c)
Stalin feared rival party leaders
d)
The kuklaks resisted collectivization
50.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry S Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
John F. Kennedy
51.
Hitler and Mussolini were both alive at the end of World War II.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
V-E Day stood for Victory in Europe.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Manhattan Project developed the atomic bomb.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
Why did the Allies adopt a "Europe First" strategy?
a)
Germany, Italy, and Japan developed a coordinated strategy for victory.
b)
only Germany was considered a serious long-term threat.
c)
Japan's victory at the Battle of Coral Sea had frustrated Allied objectives.
d)
Italy was a huge threat.
55.
Why did President Truman choose to drop the atomic bomb?
a)
protect lives of Japanese citizens.
b)
save American lives.
c)
become a superpower.
d)
prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan.
56.
A result of the Battle of Stalingrad was
a)
German troops gained momentum.
b)
Hitler's plans to dominate Europe ended.
c)
Hitler controlled the oil fields.
d)
both German and Soviet troops refused to surrender.
57.
Which of the following was a result of the Battle of Midway?
a)
U.S. was put on the defensive until the end of the war.
b)
U.S. lost many aircraft carriers and aircraft.
c)
Japan never threatened Pacific domination again.
d)
Japan lost its powerful navy.
58.
D-Day was the invasion of what country?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
Germany
59.
D-Day was an important step towards...
a)
Berlin
b)
Tokoyo
c)
North Africa
d)
Moscow
60.
Japanese fighters at the end
a)
won more and more battles
b)
surrendered quickly
c)
would rather kill themselves than surrender
d)
where afraid of disease and starvation
61.
What American President dropped the atomic bomb?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Truman
c)
Wilson
d)
Stalin
62.
Many Jews were unable to get out of Germany because
a)
no transportation available
b)
countries refused to accept them
c)
too expensive to travel
d)
German leaders did not allow them to leave.
63.
Hitler's Final Solution
a)
exterminate all Jews- Genocide
b)
make them useful citizens of Germany
c)
place them in ghettos to live
d)
experiment on Jews and others
64.
Largest Nazi death camp
a)
Dachau
b)
Ravensbruck
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Swaiz
65.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union
66.
What country stopped Hitler's plans to dominate Europe and halted the German's advance?
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
D-Day
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Operation Torch
67.
Peace organization that was formed after World War II
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
United Nations
d)
Atlantic Charter
68.
This country was divided after World War II
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
69.
Code name for D-Day
a)
Operation Take Back
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Torch
d)
Battle of the Bulge
70.
Strategy for capturing strategic Pacific islands
a)
Genocide
b)
"Europe First" Strategy
c)
United Nations
d)
Island Hopping
71.
Nicknamed the Desert Fox.
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
A. Philip Randolph
c)
Erwin Rommel
d)
Harry Truman
72.
Benito Mussolini
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
73.
Beach where there was heavy resistance on D-Day
a)
Juno
b)
Gold
c)
Omaha
d)
Sword
74.
Counter attack by the Germans during World War II in the bitter cold months
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
D-Day
d)
Battle of Midway
75.
government in which one person or party is in control
a)
democracy
b)
totalitariansim
c)
theocracy
76.
Lightening War
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Bataan Death March
d)
Thunder Approach
77.
Formal alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan.
a)
Tripartite Pact
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Death March
d)
Peace Alliance
78.
Attacked Pearl Harbor
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Japan
79.
Hitler's political party
a)
Fascist
b)
Nazis
c)
Socialists
d)
Republicans
80.
Appeasing Germany led to
a)
more aggression by Germany
b)
Germany reduced aggression
c)
brought peace to the continent
81.
What is significant about December 7, 1941?
a)
France fell to Germany
b)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
c)
Italy declared war on Britain and France
d)
Germany invaded Poland
82.
Germany conquered all of the following lands EXCEPT:
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Poland
83.
What nation did the USSR sign a Non-Aggression Pact with?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
84.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
85.
Which of the following is true about Japanese aggression in Asia?
a)
Japan invaded and took over Albania and Ethiopia.
b)
Japan invaded and conquered Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.
c)
Japanese forces took over most of eastern China.
d)
Japan invaded and conquered Germany.
86.
Who was the British Leader during most of World War II?
a)
Charles De Gaulle
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Winston Churhill
d)
Joseph Stalin
87.
What did Hitler gain at the Munich Conference?
a)
France
b)
Austria
c)
Sudentenland
d)
Czechoslovakia
88.
British rescue mission that saved 300,000 Allied soldiers.
a)
Atlantic Charter
b)
Maginot Line
c)
Battle of Britain
d)
Miracle at Dunkirk
89.
The U.S. Navy sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers at this battle.
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Stalingrad
c)
Midway
d)
Invasion of Normandy
90.
Rommel was the German commander in the ___ front.
a)
Eastern
b)
Pacific
c)
North African
91.
Which victory allowed the Allies to maintain control of the Suez Canal.
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Invasion of Normandy
c)
Invasion of Sicily
d)
El Alamein
92.
On June 6, 1944, 60,000 American and Allied troops gathered in southern England, crossed the English Channel, arrived on the beaches of Normandy, France and surprised the Germans. This operation was known as...
a)
VE Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VJ Day
d)
the Holocaust
93.
The Japanese were fierce warriors. Battles with them had huge casualties because they never gave up and were willing to sacrifice themselves. Americans had seen this happen at Iwo Jima and other battles as __________ pilots crashed their planes into U.S. ships on purpose.
a)
skilled
b)
kamikaze
c)
fighter
d)
bomber
94.
In August of 1945, U.S. bombers dropped atomic weapons on the Japanese cities of _________ and ____________.
a)
Tokyo and Osaka
b)
Nagoya and Yokohama
c)
Osaka and Kyoto
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
95.
Japan officially surrendered to the U.S. and Allied troops on August 14, 1945. That day is officially known as ______________.
a)
VE Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VJ Day
d)
Iwo Jima Day
96.
What was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?
a)
Many Americans supported Isolationism
b)
Germany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression Pact
c)
The U.S. feared Hitler's retaliation
d)
The Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
97.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
98.
All of the following are true about the Holocaust EXCEPT
a)
Many Jews were executed in the gas chambers at these camps
b)
Many experienced heavy weight loss and other serious health issues
c)
The Germans cremated many bodies to try and hide the evidence
d)
The Germans only put Jews in these camps and no other ethnic groups
99.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace throughout the World
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
100.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
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