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WorksheetsMidterm World History 16-17
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What Region was referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe?
a)
The Balkan Peninsula
b)
The Middle-East
c)
Alsace-Lorraine
d)
Austria-Hungary
2.
What strategy doomed the Central Powers to fight in a two-front war?
a)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
b)
Schlieffen Plan
c)
Zimmerman Telegram
d)
Trench Warfare
3.
The Bolshevik party was supported mainly by what people group?
a)
Peasants
b)
Aristocrats
c)
The Intelligentsia
d)
The Working Class
4.
Which situation was a major result of World War I?
a)
Russia and the United States cooperated economically and militarily
b)
The United States joined the League of Nations
c)
The map of Europe stayed the same as before the war
d)
The Treaty of Versailles contained provisions that contributed to the political and economic problems of Europe
5.
Under Joseph Stalin’s command economy system, all economic decisions were made by?
a)
Government officials alone
b)
Workers and government officials
c)
Members of socialist realism movement
d)
Local soviets composed of workers, soldiers, and peasants
6.
The Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact in 1939 with who?
a)
Italy
b)
Poland
c)
Germany
d)
Great Britain
7.
Great Britain and France entered World War II because which country got invaded?
a)
Poland
b)
Finland
c)
Denmark and Norway
d)
The Baltic States
8.
All of the following were advantages for the British in fighting the Battle of Britain EXCEPT
a)
Radar
b)
Enigma
c)
British morale
d)
Superior number of aircraft
9.
Police terror was a weapon used by Joseph Stalin, mainly against who?
a)
communist leaders
b)
ordinary russians
c)
Ukrainians
d)
the military
10.
What was one goal of the Communist government of Stalin's Soviet Union when they tapped peoples telephones and read their mail?
a)
pioneering new technology
b)
looking for a worthy new leader
c)
Increasing open communication
d)
making people afraid of protest
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