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WorksheetsWorld War I, Depression, and World War II
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT one of the causes of World War I?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Militarism
d)
Communism
2.
The powerful battleships, bristling with guns, created in the early 20th century that exemplified the European arms race prior to WWI were called:
a)
Dreadnoughts
b)
Cruisers
c)
Aircraft Carriers
d)
Destroyers
3.
Who was the European politician who tried to ally Germany with Austria-Hungary, Italy, and Russia in the late 19th century in an attempt to isolate France from potential allies?
a)
Otto von Bismarck
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Winston Churchill
4.
Why did Gavrilo Princip assassinate Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
a)
Slavic Nationalism and the desire to create a Pan-Slavic state
b)
Religious Freedom and the need for a state church in Serbia
c)
Vengeance for Bosnia's annexation of Austria in 1908
d)
Pacifist protest against the rising militarism of Hungary
5.
The time period in between the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the declaration of war on Serbia was called:
a)
July Crisis
b)
August Ultimatum
c)
June War
d)
September Diplomacy
6.
Which of the following nations was NOT involved in World War I?
a)
India
b)
Spain
c)
Japan
d)
Ottoman Empire
7.
What was the German plan to quickly defeat the French and British through rapid attacks to Paris?
a)
Schlieffen Plan
b)
Siegfried Line
c)
Lebensraum
d)
Unterseeboot
8.
What battle began the long trench warfare of the Western Front in 1914?
a)
First Battle of the Marne
b)
Battle of Verdun
c)
Gallipoli Campaign
d)
Spring Offensive
9.
What event saw the Russians officially withdraw from World War I?
a)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
b)
Battle of Tannenberg
c)
February Revolution
d)
Czar Nicholas' Resignation
10.
Which of the following reasons was NOT one of the reasons the United States entered into World War I?
a)
Sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Zimmerman Telegram
c)
Fear of Communism
d)
All of the above
11.
What was the deadliest aspect of World War I?
a)
Spanish Influenza
b)
Trench Warfare
c)
Chemical Weapons
d)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
12.
What military engagement led to the surrender of Germany and the end of World War I?
a)
Gallipoli Campaign
b)
Schlieffen Plan
c)
Spring Offensive
d)
Hundred Days Campaign
13.
The treaty that ended World War I was signed in:
a)
Versailles, France
b)
Berlin, Germany
c)
Dunkirk, England
d)
Stalingrad, Russia
14.
Which of the following was NOT one of the major points of Wilson's Fourteen Points plan?
a)
Creation of the United Nations
b)
Self-Determination for Colonial Peoples
c)
Freedom of the Seas and Trade
d)
Rearmament of the German Military
15.
Which of the following was the end result of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
United States rejected the treaty and withdrew into isolationism
b)
Britain and France ensured Germany was punished and humiliated for their part in the war
c)
Nations like Japan, Italy, and Russia felt Britain and France had neglected them despite their role in winning the war
d)
All of the above
16.
The radical communists led by Vladimir Lenin who advocated for the complete overthrow of Imperial Russia were the:
a)
Bolsheviks
b)
Mensheviks
c)
Czarists
d)
Democrats
17.
What event saw peaceful protests against Czar Nicholas turn bloody, forcing Nicholas to create the Duma as a short-term compromise?
a)
Bloody Sunday
b)
February Revolution
c)
November Revolution
d)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
18.
The Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who became increasingly influential in the court of Czar Nicholas and Czarina Alexandra was:
a)
Alexander Kerensky
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Rasputin
d)
Grigori Zhukov
19.
What was the chief mistake of the Alexander Kerensky-led government following the February Revolution?
a)
Executed Czar Nicholas
b)
Stayed in World War I
c)
Exiled Vladimir Lenin
d)
Accepted military and financial aid from the United States
20.
Who was NOT a part of the White Army coalition established in opposition to Vladimir Lenin's communist regime?
a)
Menshevik Communists
b)
Czarists
c)
Democrats & Reformers
d)
Bolshevik Communists
21.
What was the New Economic Policy?
a)
A series of five-year plans that created unrealistic goals to push Russian manufacturing
b)
Lenin's blend of capitalism and socialism that allowed for Russian peasants to sell surplus goods
c)
The mass execution of capitalists and merchants in 1937
d)
The purchase of major steel, oil, and coal corporations by the Russian government
22.
Which of the following is NOT one of the major aspects of Totalitarian governments?
a)
Police Terror
b)
Indoctrination & Propaganda
c)
Religious or Ethnic Persecution
d)
Implementation of State Religion
23.
The nationalist party of China founded by Sun Yixian was called the
a)
Kuomintang
b)
Qing Dynasty
c)
Yuan Shikai
d)
Tianemen
24.
The civil war in China was fought between what two groups?
a)
Nationalists and Communists
b)
Monarchs and Oligarchs
c)
Japanese and Chinese
d)
Democrats and Fascists
25.
The leader of the Chinese communist revolution was:
a)
Sun Yixian
b)
Chiang Kai-Shek
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Yuan Shikai
26.
The British piece of legislature that restricted rights of Indians following their service in WWI was the:
a)
Rowlatt Acts
b)
Mahatma Congress
c)
Amritsar Accords
d)
Treaty of Badness and Awfulness
27.
The event that led to Mahatma Gandhi's rise as a nonviolent leader in India was:
a)
Amritsar Massacre
b)
Sepoy Rebellion
c)
Indian Civil War
d)
Election of Gandhi as President of India
28.
Which of the following nationalists is NOT matched with his correct country?
a)
Mustafa Kemal - Turkey
b)
Reza Shah Pahlavi - Iran
c)
Abd al-Aziz ibn-Saud - Saudi Arabia
d)
Hideki Tojo - Iraq
29.
Which of the following areas were NOT under the French or British mandate system?
a)
Turkey
b)
Syria
c)
Palestine
d)
Iraq
30.
Which of the following was not one of the "Lost Generation" writers?
a)
Friedrich Nietzsche
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
c)
Franz Kafka
d)
Dante Alighieri
31.
Which of the following was one of the major innovations of the 1920s culture?
a)
Radio by Guglielmo Marconi
b)
Birth Controle League by Margaret Sanger
c)
Silent Films with Charlie Chaplin
d)
All of the above
32.
What event led to the collapse of the global economy?
a)
American stock market crash
b)
Russian Revolution
c)
German Civil War
d)
Swedish Coal Fires
33.
The leader of the Fascist party in Italy was:
a)
Francisco Franco
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Adolf Hitler
34.
What is Mein Kampf?
a)
German word for "Living Space"
b)
German economic plan to recover from Weimar Hyperinflation
c)
Plot to overthrow the German government and institute fascism
d)
Book written by Hitler in prison that detailed his goals for Germany
35.
Which of the following conflicts did the League o Nations interfere in during the 1930s?
a)
Sino-Japanese War
b)
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
c)
German occupation of Sudetenland
d)
None of the above
36.
What event served as a "practice run" for German and Italian military practices in World War II?
a)
Spanish Civil War
b)
Phony War
c)
Italy-Abyssinian War
d)
Munich Conference
37.
The leader of the French government in exile following the capture of Paris was:
a)
Charles de Gaulle
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Franz Ferdinand
d)
Marshall Petain
38.
How were the British able to defeat the Germans in the Battle of Britain?
a)
Enigma Machine and Radar
b)
Superior numbers of aircraft
c)
Assassinating Adolf Hitler
d)
Trampolines to bounce the bombs back to Germany
39.
What region did Adolf Hitler invade in preparation for Operation Barbarossa
a)
Spain
b)
Yugoslavia and Greece
c)
Switzerland
d)
South Africa
40.
Which of the following was a piece of legislature passed by the American Congress that allowed them to sell goods to the Allies?
a)
Atlantic Charter
b)
Neutrality Acts
c)
Cash and Carry Act
d)
Treaty of Paris
41.
The major turning point of the war in North Africa was:
a)
Battle of El Alamein
b)
Capture of Tobruk
c)
Assassination of Rommel
d)
Massive sandstorm breaking German tanks
42.
The secretive project that saw the Americans develop the Atomic bomb was:
a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
The Minnesota Project
c)
The Miami Project
d)
The Missouri Project
43.
The first physical act of violence against Jews in Germany was:
a)
Ghettos
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Internment
d)
Holocaust
44.
The meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to determine the fate of post-war Europe was the:
a)
Yalta Conference
b)
Munich Plot
c)
United Nations Meeting
d)
Berlin Conference
45.
What legal court saw the prosecution of Nazi war criminals for "crimes against Humanity?"
a)
Nuremberg Trials
b)
Internment
c)
Final Solution
d)
Korematsu vs. U.S.
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