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WorksheetsCLHS World History Final Exam Review Part 2
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following correctly lists the four main social issues during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
living conditions, working conditions, urbanization, child labor
b)
living conditions, working conditions, ruralification, child labor
c)
living conditions, warfare, urbanization, child labor
2.
Which of the following matches Karl Marx's belief?
a)
the lower classes have always struggled with the upper classes
b)
economies free of government intervention are the best economies
c)
the most efficient economies are the ones controlled by the military
3.
What is communism?
a)
a political theory advocating class war and leading to a society in which each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
b)
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
c)
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
d)
a system of government by one person with absolute power
4.
Militarism is:
a)
Extreme pride in one’s country
b)
Policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war
c)
One country taking over another country economically & politically
d)
Agreements between nations to provide aid & protection for one another
5.
Nationalism is:
a)
Extreme pride in one’s country
b)
Policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war
c)
One country taking over another country economically & politically
d)
Agreements between nations to provide aid & protection for one another
6.
Totalitarian governments are best characterized by:
a)
free and open discussion of ideas
b)
government control of newspapers, radio, and television
c)
a multipart system with several candidates running for each office
d)
government protections of people's civil liberties
7.
What two men came up with the idea of communism?
a)
Rudyard Kipling and Winston Churchill
b)
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles
c)
Adam Smith and John Locke
d)
Charles Darwin and Francis Bacon
8.
A major belief of communism is that:
a)
the barter system should be restored
b)
workers should organize into unions
c)
all property should be owned by the government
d)
business should not be controlled by the government
9.
MANIA, an acronym that describes the causes of World War I, stands for:
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Industrialization, Assassination
b)
Monopolies, Alliances, Nationalism, Industrialization, Assassination
c)
Monopolies, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
10.
The assassination of _____ was the immediate cause of World War I.
a)
Czar Nicholas II
b)
King George V
c)
Sultan Enver Pasha
d)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
11.
Which country was not part of the Triple Alliance?
a)
Germany
b)
Great Britain
c)
Italy
d)
Austria-Hungary
12.
Which country was not part of the Triple Entente?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Turkey
13.
Who started the Bolshevik Revolution and founded the Soviet Union?
a)
Neville Chamberlain
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Woodrow Wilson
14.
Which group is not correctly matched up with its definition?
a)
Proletariat - working class citizens
b)
Marxist - wealthy merchants
c)
Bolsheviks - Marxist group led by Vladimir Lenin
15.
What happened to Czar Nicholas and his family during the Bolshevik Revolution?
a)
They were exiled to France
b)
They were sentenced to life in a Siberian prison
c)
They were executed
16.
Which of the following was not a punishment received by Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
loss of all colonies
b)
acceptance of blame for the war
c)
payment of the war debt
d)
removal from the League of Nations
17.
Totalitarian leaders like Hitler gained power after World War I by:
a)
promising to maintain peace
b)
appealing to national pride
c)
limiting military influence of the government
d)
attracting foreign industrial investments
18.
The organization formed after World War I to maintain world peace was the:
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
European Union
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
19.
Which of the following is not a characteristic that the countries ruled by Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin had in common?
a)
They all had totalitarian governments
b)
Political opponents were killed off
c)
All three nations wanted to expand their borders
d)
Communist principles were used to govern their countries
20.
Stalin's "Great Purge":
a)
eliminated the army's dominance over state decisions
b)
rexpanded Soviet agriculture at the expense of industry
c)
brought about the deaths of millions of people
d)
replaced agricultural workers with technology
21.
The main reason Japan invaded Southeast Asia was to:
a)
recruit more men for its military
b)
acquire more resources
c)
open up Japan to Asian spice markets
d)
prevent the US from entering WWII
22.
A major goal of Stalin's five year plans was to:
a)
Encourage communist revolutions in other countries
b)
Expand the Soviet Union's borders
c)
Transform the Soviet Union into an industrial power
d)
Reduce the amount of foreign aid coming from the Western Hemisphere
23.
Why did Hitler sign the non-aggression pact with Stalin?
a)
To allow Germany to invade Poland without Soviet opposition
b)
To prevent the League of Nations from stopping his invasions
c)
To show that Hitler had changed his views on communism
d)
To insure that Germany had direct access to the Baltic Sea
24.
Which of the following best describes the Battle of Britain?
a)
A German land invasion of Great Britain
b)
The attempt by the British to free the French from Germany
c)
Air raids that targeted major British cities
d)
A sea invasion of the beaches of Normandy
25.
Why did the Nazi attack on Stalingrad fail?
a)
The Russian army blockaded supply lines
b)
The German camps were struck by an outbreak of the flu
c)
Russian mercenaries demanded fur from the German soldiers
d)
The German troops were unprepared for the Russian winter
26.
Who did Hitler blame for Germany's loss in World War II?
a)
Communists
b)
Jews
c)
Industrialists
d)
Catholics
27.
The "Final Solution" was a plan to:
a)
wage a bombing strike over major British cities
b)
exterminate the Jewish people of Europe
c)
launch a nuclear attack on American soil
d)
boycott all Catholic businesses in Europe
28.
What effect did technology have on the fighting that took place during World War I?
a)
Smaller nations became part of larger empires
b)
Research on transportation improvement slowed
c)
A smaller number of refugees fled their home countries
d)
More people died and armies had to revert to trench warfare
29.
What was D-Day?
a)
A battle that demonstrated the power of the atomic bomb
b)
A battle that resulted in a successful German revolt
c)
A battle that led to the immediate surrender of Italian forces
d)
A battle that that gave the Allies a foothold in France
30.
A major result of the Nuremberg Trials was that:
a)
Nazi political and military leaders were held accountable for their actions
b)
Germany was divided into four zones of occupation
c)
the United Nations was formed
d)
NATO was established
31.
One reason the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw was to:
a)
ease the transition to democracy
b)
help institute capitalism in Eastern Europe
c)
limit the threat of invasion from Western Europe
d)
challenge the economic success of Western Europe
32.
How did Harry Truman help end World War II?
a)
He insisted Germany pay reparations
b)
He advised Franklin Roosevelt to invade Japan
c)
He fired the US' top general in the Pacific
d)
He made the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan
33.
Who made the famous Iron Curtain speech?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Adolph Hitler
34.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
a)
America promised it would support free countries to fight communism
b)
An economic plan developed to aid Europe to help it recover from World War II
c)
Congress yields its war-making power to the president
d)
American agreement to end world hunger
35.
Which of the following was not a way the United States and the Soviet Union competed in the Cold War.
a)
Economically
b)
Militarily
c)
Academically
36.
Which war ended in an armistice agreement that ended the war without a victor?
a)
Russo-Japanese War
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban War
d)
Korean War
37.
Which war did the United States lose to pro-communist forces supported by the Soviet Union and China?
a)
Korea
b)
Cuba
c)
Vietnam
d)
Thailand
38.
One similarity between the Korean War and the Vietnam war was both wars were:
a)
resolved through the diplomatic efforts of the United Nations
b)
fought without foreign influence or assistance
c)
fought as a result of differing political ideologies
d)
caused by religious conflict
39.
Which of the following does not describe life in the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
Citizens had little freedom
b)
The government used the media to spread propaganda
c)
Citizens were allowed to enter & leave the Soviet Union when they wanted
d)
People were kept under control by the KGB
40.
What did the fall of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
a)
The end of World War I
b)
The end of World War II
c)
The end of the Cold War
41.
What was the purpose of the SALT and START treaties?
a)
End the Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Unify China and Taiwan
c)
Reduce the number of nuclear weapons
d)
Give financial aid to help poor Russians
42.
Where did the pro-democracy government of China flee to after China's communist revolution?
a)
Hong Kong
b)
Vietnam
c)
Indonesia
d)
Taiwan
43.
Who was the founder of Communist China?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Deng Xiaoping
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Kim Jong Un
44.
What effect did Deng Xiaoping's policies have on China's economy?
a)
They decreased industrialization
b)
They decreased foreign investments
c)
They placed an increased emphasis on collective farming
d)
They shifted China towards a more capitalist economy
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