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WorksheetsWorld History 2nd Semester Final
Total questions: 116
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to explain or make clear by using examples
a)
illustrate
b)
organize
c)
investigate
d)
create
2.
to arrange into a structured order
a)
organize
b)
illustrate
c)
investigate
d)
create
3.
to discover and examine the facts
a)
illustrate
b)
create
c)
organize
d)
investigate
4.
to bring something into existence
a)
create
b)
investigate
c)
illustrate
d)
organize
5.
a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
a)
nationalism
b)
militarism
c)
imperialism
d)
Realpolitik
6.
highest official under a monarch
a)
kaiser
b)
chancellor
c)
prime minister
d)
noble
7.
realistic politics based on the needs of the state
a)
Realpolitik
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
communism
8.
take control of
a)
annex
b)
imperialize
c)
Anschluss
d)
monarch
9.
emperor
a)
Kaiser
b)
king
c)
ruler
d)
chancellor
10.
movement out of your homeland
a)
immigration
b)
emigration
c)
travel
d)
export
11.
freeing of a group
a)
emancipation
b)
annex
c)
imperialize
d)
protectorate
12.
people who flee their homeland
a)
refugees
b)
immigrants
c)
survivors
d)
prisoners
13.
the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
alliance
14.
when local rulers are left in place but follow the advice of foreign powers
a)
protectorate
b)
sphere of influence
c)
dominion
d)
extraterritoriality
15.
the right to live under your original country's own laws and be tried in your own courts
a)
laws
b)
extraterritoriality
c)
democracy
d)
protectorate
16.
a self-governing nation
a)
dominion
b)
protectorate
c)
extraterritoriality
d)
democracy
17.
the original people of a country
a)
indigenous
b)
refugees
c)
immigrants
d)
citizens
18.
The person who was responsible for uniting Northern Italy.
a)
Count Cavour
b)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
c)
Bismarck
d)
Tsar Nicholas II
19.
The leader of the Red Shirts, the group that helped unify Southern Italy.
a)
Count Cavour
b)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
c)
Tsar Nicholas II
d)
Bismarck
20.
Why was uniting the Germanic people relatively easy?
a)
common language
b)
weak leaders
c)
French abandoned German territory
d)
strong nationalism
21.
The nation that had trouble nationalizing due to large rich-poor differences.
a)
Japan
b)
Russia
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
22.
The nation that studied "western ways" in an effort to catch up with nationalizing.
a)
Russia
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
23.
What nationalization leader was most likely to rule as harsh as needed, even if it meant others were harmed.
a)
Bismarck
b)
Count Cavour
c)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
d)
King Leopold
24.
Which of the following is a cause of imperialism?
a)
Raw Materials
b)
Interdependence
c)
Wealth Transfer
d)
Slowed Development
25.
Which of the following is an effect of imperialism?
a)
New Conflicts
b)
Philosophical Justifications
c)
Competition
d)
Medical Advancements
26.
What resource led King Leopold to take the Congo in the name of Belgium?
a)
rubber
b)
gold
c)
iron
d)
silver
27.
What was the primary reason European countries had for seeking new places to imperialize?
a)
access to rich raw materials
b)
new lands to conquer
c)
pride
d)
religion
28.
Which of the following is not one of the 5 elements of national anthems?
a)
common past
b)
the people
c)
political ideals
d)
military
29.
What was the final challenge in uniting Northern and Southern Italy?
a)
in between was controlled by the Pope
b)
different languages
c)
different shared past
d)
hatred between North and South
30.
Why did Belgium attempt to hold onto the Katanga region?
a)
shared heritage
b)
many Europeans lived there
c)
lots of rich natural resources
d)
they had a treaty to protect each other
31.
What is happening in this image?
a)
Giuseppe booting the Italian "boot" on the new king
b)
The new Italian king being worshipped by Italians
c)
Nationalism promoting a strong state between king of citizens
d)
The French king before the revolution
32.
How was the unification of Italy like the unification of Germany?
a)
shared languages united them
b)
North and South united
c)
multiple people did the work of uniting them
d)
the citizens didn't want to unite at first
33.
Why did white Europeans feel they were right in conquering other countries?
a)
racist beliefs made them think they were better
b)
they needed the resources more
c)
they discovered the land first
d)
they were able to use it more efficiently
34.
estimate what will happen in the future
a)
predict
b)
guess
c)
analyze
d)
psychic
35.
break something down methodically into parts
a)
analyze
b)
cause/effect
c)
predict
d)
estimate
36.
a nonbinding agreement to follow common policies
a)
entente
b)
atrocity
c)
armistice
d)
ultimatum
37.
the glorification of the military
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
imperialism
d)
alliances
38.
a final set of demands
a)
armistice
b)
ultimatum
c)
entente
d)
agreement
39.
prepare military forces for war
a)
mobilize
b)
militarism
c)
nationalism
d)
conscription
40.
a policy of supporting neither side in a war
a)
neutrality
b)
armistice
c)
atrocity
d)
entente
41.
a deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat each other
a)
stalemate
b)
entente
c)
contraband
d)
conscription
42.
when a nation sends all resources into the war effort
a)
total war
b)
propaganda
c)
ahimsa
d)
contraband
43.
a draft of all young men to be ready for military or other service
a)
conscription
b)
contraband
c)
total war
d)
militarism
44.
military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies
a)
contraband
b)
munitions
c)
conscription
d)
ammunition
45.
the spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage the opposing side
a)
propaganda
b)
atrocity
c)
total war
d)
contraband
46.
horrible acts committed against innocent people
a)
atrocity
b)
militarism
c)
Holocaust
d)
armistice
47.
the right of people to choose their own form of government
a)
democracy
b)
self-determination
c)
ahimsa
d)
Pan-Africanism
48.
agreement to end fighting
a)
armistice
b)
reparations
c)
entente
d)
ultimatum
49.
payments for war damages
a)
reparations
b)
commisar
c)
armistice
d)
contraband
50.
Russian communist secret police
a)
Cheka
b)
Gestapo
c)
commisar
d)
kulaks
51.
Communist party officials assigned to the army to teach party principles to ensure party loyalty
a)
Cheka
b)
commisar
c)
Comintern
d)
Gestapo
52.
a movement that emphasized the unity of Africans and people of African descent
a)
Pan-Africanism
b)
Pan-Arabism
c)
négritude movement
d)
Balfour Declaration
53.
a group of writers who expressed pride in their African roots and protested colonial rule
a)
Pan-Africanism
b)
Pan-Arabism
c)
négritude movement
d)
Balfour Declaration
54.
British decree calling for a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine
a)
Pan-Africanism
b)
Pan-Arabism
c)
négritude movement
d)
Balfour Declaration
55.
a movement that emphasized the unity of Arabs and people of Arabian descent
a)
Pan-Africanism
b)
Pan-Arabism
c)
négritude movement
d)
Balfour Declaration
56.
nonviolence and reverence for all life
a)
ahimsa
b)
commisar
c)
pacifism
d)
vanguard
57.
the refusal to obey unjust laws
a)
civil disobedience
b)
boycott
c)
ahimsa
d)
armistice
58.
a refusal to buy goods
a)
boycott
b)
contraband
c)
civil disobedience
d)
conscription
59.
elite leaders
a)
vanguard
b)
Tsar
c)
chancellor
d)
prime minister
60.
What led to German inflation after World War I?
a)
Germany printed money
b)
Germany took out loans
c)
Germany ignored the Treaty of Versailles
d)
Germany paid their reparations back on time
61.
What country did Germany invade on their way to invading France in the Schlieffen Plan?
a)
Belgium
b)
Russia
c)
Great Britain
d)
Serbia
62.
Which country was the first to mobilize in World War I?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Serbia
63.
What group was Gavrilo Princip a part of? (the group that plotted and killed Franz Ferdinand)
a)
the Black Hand
b)
the Black Shirts
c)
the Red Shirts
d)
the Black Death
64.
What event caused Russia to exit World War I and sign an armistice with Germany?
a)
the Russian Revolution
b)
inflation
c)
losses at the Battle of Verdun
d)
losses at the Battle of the Somme
65.
Which one is not a specific propaganda technique?
a)
bandwagon
b)
glittering generalities
c)
big name/testimonial
d)
big promises
66.
What does M.A.I.N. stand for?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Neutrality
c)
Militarism, Axis of Evil, Imperialism, Nationalism
d)
Munitions, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
67.
What country was forced to accept the guilt clause, taking the blame for World War I?
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Serbia
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
68.
Which country was never a member of the Central Powers (Triple Alliance)?
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Russia
69.
Which country was never a member of the Triple Entente (the Allies)?
a)
France
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Italy
d)
Great Britain
70.
Which side waited to see who was winning before finally agreeing to fight (after having an alliance with the other side)
a)
Belgium
b)
Italy
c)
the United States
d)
Mexico
71.
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
a)
Gavrilo Princip
b)
Tsar Nicholas II
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
72.
What was one outcome of the Battle of Verdun?
a)
Neither side gained but both were weaker
b)
the Fort at Verdun, France fell to the Germans
c)
France lost significantly more soldiers that anyone else
d)
Germany lost significantly more soldiers that anyone else
73.
What was one outcome of the Battle of the Somme?
a)
the British gained 12km of land
b)
the French lost more soldiers than anyone else
c)
the British bombed German forces to the ground
d)
there were no significant gains by any side involved
74.
the reduction of armed forces and weapons
a)
disarmament
b)
munitions
c)
militarism
d)
pacifism
75.
a form of government where one party attempts to regulate every aspect of people's lives
a)
totalitarianism
b)
fascism
c)
communism
d)
monarchy
76.
authoritarian government where the state is more important and human rights aren't upheld
a)
totalitarianism
b)
fascism
c)
command economy
d)
communism
77.
an economy where all economic decisions are made by the government
a)
communism
b)
command economy
c)
collectives
d)
Comintern
78.
large farms owned and operated by peasants as a group
a)
collectives
b)
kulaks
c)
Gulag
d)
Gestapo
79.
wealthy farmers
a)
kulaks
b)
collectives
c)
Gulag
d)
Comintern
80.
a system of brutal Russian labor camps
a)
Gulag
b)
Gestapo
c)
concentration camps
d)
Holocaust
81.
an international communist organization to encourage worldwide revolution
a)
Comintern
b)
Anschluss
c)
Gulag
d)
Gestapo
82.
Nazi secret police
a)
Gestapo
b)
kulaks
c)
Cheka
d)
Comintern
83.
1935 laws that deprived Jews of German citizenship and placed restrictions on them
a)
Nuremberg Laws
b)
Anschluss Laws
c)
Comintern Laws
d)
Gestapo Laws
84.
giving in to demands of an aggressor in order to keep peace
a)
appeasement
b)
pacifism
c)
armistice
d)
treaty
85.
opposition to all war
a)
pacifism
b)
appeasement
c)
armistice
d)
treaty
86.
the union of Austria and Germany
a)
Anschluss
b)
Gestapo
c)
Gulag
d)
Third Reich
87.
"lightning war"; a fast, multi-faceted attack
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
kamikazee
c)
Holocaust
d)
militarism
88.
detention centers for civilians considered enemies of the state
a)
concentration camps
b)
Gulag
c)
kulaks
d)
Holocaust
89.
the extermination of Jews and other people by the Nazi Party
a)
Holocaust
b)
concentration camps
c)
Anschluss
d)
Gulag
90.
a pilot who undertakes a suicide mission, crashing planes into warships
a)
kamikazee
b)
blitzkrieg
c)
Holocaust
d)
kulaks
91.
to draw a conclusion from evidence and reasoning
a)
infer
b)
hypothesize
c)
evaluate
d)
reason
92.
to make an educated prediction
a)
infer
b)
hypothesize
c)
evaluate
d)
guess
93.
to determine the significance of something
a)
evaluate
b)
hypothesize
c)
infer
d)
rank
94.
Which event did Hitler use as an excuse for Germany's rebuilding?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Reichstag Fire
c)
World War I
d)
French agression
95.
This dictator led Italy with his "Fascist Party"
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Joseph Stalin
96.
This dictator led Soviet Russia
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Francisco Franco
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Hideki Tojo
97.
This military leader helped push Japan into becoming a totalitarian aggressor.
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Joseph Stalin
98.
The social groups that typically support totalitarian governments...
a)
Middle class industrialists, military
b)
Factory workers, military
c)
Middle class industrialists, the church
d)
Students, the church
99.
Culturally, totalitarian governments tend to use
a)
secret police
b)
crop rotation
c)
militaries
d)
air force
100.
Who controls the economy in a totalitarian government?
a)
the state
b)
big business
c)
the wealthy
d)
the church
101.
The Reichstag Fire allowed the Nazis to do what?
a)
take more power in Germany
b)
start the Holocaust
c)
invade Poland
d)
end appeasement
102.
Was Neville Chamberlain for or against 'appeasement'?
a)
For
b)
Against
103.
Was Winston Churchill for or against 'appeasement'?
a)
For
b)
Against
104.
John Green called World War II a war for what?
a)
resources
b)
pride
c)
militarism
d)
nationalism
105.
Which countries made up the Axis powers in World War 2?
a)
Germany, Italy, Japan
b)
USA, Britain, France
c)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
d)
USA, Russia, Italy
106.
Which countries made up the Allies in World War 2?
a)
Germany, Italy, Japan
b)
USA, France, Britain
c)
Russia, Britain, Italy
d)
Japan, China, Germany
107.
A propaganda technique to connect a person or symbol to a negative symbol or image.
a)
Name calling
b)
Glittering Generalities
c)
Fear
d)
Transfer
108.
A propaganda technique that uses virtue words but no evidence
a)
Glittering Generalities
b)
Fear
c)
Transfer
d)
Testimonial
109.
A propaganda technique that employs bland or neutral words to make something sound better.
a)
Euphemism
b)
Transfer
c)
Fear
d)
Glittering Generalities
110.
A propaganda technique to persuade people that two ideas are connected.
a)
Name Calling
b)
Glittering Generalities
c)
Transfer
d)
Fear
111.
A propaganda technique that relies on someone qualified or well known to recommend it.
a)
Testimonial
b)
Transfer
c)
Name Calling
d)
Fear
112.
A propaganda technique to convince people everyone else is doing it.
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Transfer
c)
Testimonial
d)
Glittering Generalities
113.
A propaganda technique that says that something bad will happen if you don't do what is asked.
a)
Fear
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Glittering Generalities
d)
Testimonial
114.
One of the most important things to ending the war was what?
a)
air power
b)
tanks
c)
soldiers
d)
railroads
115.
What does lebensraum mean?
a)
living space
b)
unite Germany
c)
long live Germans
d)
living room
116.
The Holocaust couldn't have occurred without what?
a)
ordinary people going along
b)
propaganda
c)
railroads
d)
Adolf Hitler
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