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WorksheetsFinal Exam Review
Total questions: 92
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Name
Class
Date
1.
What language was used by the code-talkers/wind-talkers during World War II?
a)
Lakota
b)
Navajo
c)
Italian
d)
Catalan
2.
Who was fighting in the battle of Stalingrad?
a)
Nazis vs American and British forces
b)
Americans vs Soviets
c)
British / Polish vs Soviets
d)
Soviets vs Nazi's
3.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
d)
Enola Gay
4.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
The German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
Assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
Sinking of the Lusitania
5.
During WWI, what was the document in which Germany promised to return land to Mexico if Mexico supported German in the war by declaring war on the US?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
The German-Mexican Alliance
c)
The Ger-Mex treaty
d)
The Lusitania Treaty
6.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Attack on Lusitania
d)
Competition over Colonies
7.
What treaty ended WWI?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Utrecht
d)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
8.
Which of the following was NOT used during WWI?
a)
Airplanes
b)
Chemical Weapons
c)
Submarines
d)
Nuclear Weapons
9.
Why did Russia leave World War I?
a)
They didn't
b)
Tsar Nicholas II wanted to show he was powerful
c)
Stalin came to power
d)
The Russian Revolution under Lenin
10.
The aggressive strengthening of armed forces (especially during times of peace) is known as
a)
militarism.
b)
nationalism.
c)
communism.
d)
capitalism.
11.
When American soldiers arrived in Europe in 1917,
a)
the Russians were advancing against Germany.
b)
the Allies were dangerously near defeat.
c)
the Germans were retreating from Paris.
d)
the Allies were pummeling the German Navy at sea.
12.
The Central Powers included the Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, and _______________
a)
the United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Germany
13.
The Allied Powers included the United States, France, and ____________
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
the Ottoman Empire
d)
Austria-Hungary
14.
During World War I an old fighting style was used on the farm fields of Europe where the military dug large ditches in the ground. Why is this type of warfare called?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Unrestricted Warfare
c)
Cyber Warfare
d)
Guerrilla Warfare
15.
What was the land between two enemy lines called?
a)
No Man's Land
b)
His brother's land
c)
Auntie Anne's Land
d)
Pen Cattle
16.
What underlying cause of World War One consisted of agreement between nations for mutual defense?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
17.
What was an underlying cause of World War One that means pride in your country?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
18.
What officially ended World War One and punished Germany by forcing them to pay reparations and accept guilt for the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1898
b)
Treaty of Paris 1918
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Ghent
19.
What was a plan for peace that included the creation of a League of Nations?
a)
12 Points
b)
14 Points
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Treaty of Versailles
20.
During WWI, the following countries make up which alliance: France, Italy, Russia, England
a)
Central Powers
b)
Triple Alliance
c)
Triple Entente
d)
Axis
21.
Information used to persuade or influence public opinion:
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
League of Nations
c)
Propaganda
d)
Zimmerman Telegram
22.
What were the various causes of World War I?
a)
alliances, socialism,communism, realism
b)
imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
c)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
d)
communism, nazism, racism, militarism
23.
The United States did not want to get involved in the war when it first occurred in 1914. They practiced a policy of ______________.
a)
Alliances
b)
Isolationism
c)
Patriotism
d)
Militarism
24.
In the early 1920s, _________ forms the first fascist government.
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Mansa Musa
25.
What is Totalitarianism?
a)
A system where the government has control over all aspects of the state (economy, society, intellect, politics, etc)
b)
An economic system in which affairs are controlled mostly by the government rather than by private business, and in which cooperation rather than competition guides economic activity.
c)
A government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves
d)
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
26.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why Italy embraces Fascism under Mussolini?
a)
Italy is scared of communism
b)
Italy is scared of socialism
c)
Italy is upset about the lack of land they received from Treaty of Versailles
d)
Mussolini had no political opponents
27.
Which of the following is NOT a tactic in Hitler's rise to power?
a)
Nazi Germany rebuilds its army
b)
Nazi Germany takes over and occupies land taken from them after WWI
c)
Hitler gives Germans a common enemy (Jewish population)
d)
Hitler promotes democratic ideals and multicultural government
28.
By 1938, Hitler rebuilt his military in Germany. What treaty did he violate with this action?
a)
The Munich Agreement
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
d)
Treaty of Paris
29.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war is known as _____________.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
30.
Why did France and Britain use appeasement to stop Hitler?
a)
They wanted to avoid another World War
b)
Prevent a Nazi invasion of Russia
c)
To prevent the fall of the league of Nations
d)
Didn't want to anger Germans
31.
How did the policy of appeasement lead to World War II?
a)
European powers let Germany get away with aggressive maneuvers until it was too late
b)
It caused the global economic depression
c)
France let Germany invade with little resistance
d)
It prevented Germany from developing its military, thus angering German leadership
32.
What is the last place Hitler invades that causes England and France to declare war?
a)
Poland
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Switzerland
33.
To expand his empire, Mussolini decided to invade in 1935...
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Albania
c)
Libya
d)
Tunisia
34.
Who was the aggressor in the Rape of Nanking in 1937?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
United States
d)
Germany
35.
Who was the US President at the time of Pearl Harbor?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Bill Clinton
36.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
December 14, 1971
37.
What was a reason for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan wanted to expand their empire, thusly, gaining control on oil embargos, etc.
b)
Fake news bro, fake news
c)
They sought to gain resources located in Hawaii
d)
We thought America was being left out so we wanted to play with them.
38.
Complete the historical timeline:
1. Hitler & the Nazis take control of Germany
2. Nuremberg Laws enforced
3. ?????
4. The "Final Solution"
1. Hitler & the Nazis take control of Germany
2. Nuremberg Laws enforced
3. ?????
4. The "Final Solution"
a)
Creation of the Third Reich
b)
Creation of Jewish ghettos
c)
Defeat of Germany
d)
Hitler commits suicide
39.
About how many people were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators?
a)
15 million
b)
13 million
c)
11 million
d)
9 million
40.
The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group
a)
Holocaust
b)
Genocide
c)
Concentration Camp
d)
Nuremberg Laws
41.
What do the words on the gate say?
a)
Welcome Jewish friends
b)
You are at Auschwitz
c)
Thank you for your help
d)
Freedom through labor
42.
Blond haired, blue-eyed people typified the Nazi ideal of the “master race.” What were these people called?
a)
Slavic
b)
Roman
c)
Aryan
d)
Latino
43.
The two sides that fought in World War II were the
a)
Allied & Central Powers
b)
Allied & Axis Powers
c)
Central & Axis Powers
d)
Allied & Associated Powers
44.
In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid the situations that led to United States involvement in World War I by
a)
enacting a peacetime draft law
b)
passing a series of neutrality acts
c)
authorizing the deportation of American Communist Party members
d)
relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps
45.
What event led to the US joining World War II?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.
46.
What is the name of the Allied attack to take back France on June 6, 1944?
a)
Operation Dumbo Drop
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day
d)
Omaha
47.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?
a)
island-hopping
b)
island-jumping
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing
48.
Which battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
a)
Battle of Singapore
b)
Battle of the Coral Sea
c)
Battle of Guadalcanal
d)
Battle of Midway
49.
The defense of which Russian city marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II?
a)
Leningrad
b)
Moscow
c)
Odessa
d)
Stalingrad
50.
Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to
a)
work on the development of an atomic bomb
b)
increase economic production to meet wartime demands
c)
defend New York City against a nuclear attack
d)
recruit men for the military services
51.
Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atom bombs?
a)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
Kyoto and Tokyo
c)
Nagasaki and Kyoto
d)
Tokyo and Hiroshima
52.
After the end of WWII - the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union created the International Military Tribunal to place war criminals on trial for crimes against humanity, like the famous _________________ Trials which lead to only 22 prosecutions of Nazi leaders.
a)
Wittenberg
b)
War in Europe
c)
Munich
d)
Nuremberg
53.
What was the first major defeat of the German army?
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Battle of Britain
c)
Iwo Jima
d)
Stalingrad
54.
What physicist is considered the father of the atomic bomb?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Enrico Fermi
c)
Leslie Groves
d)
Robert Oppenheimer
55.
Winston Churchill led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Soviet Union
56.
The Allied forces, thanks to the bravery of elite paratroopers of the 101st Airborne and the armored divisions of General Patton, stopped the last German advance at the Battle of ______________.
a)
Alamein
b)
Guadalcanal
c)
Iwo Jima
d)
The Bulge
57.
Who did Hitler make a nonaggression pact with before WW2?
a)
Stalin
b)
Lenin
c)
Mao
d)
Hitler
58.
The Blitz took place in the skies over
a)
Berlin
b)
Madrid
c)
Paris
d)
London
59.
About how many people (civilians and soldiers) died during World War II?
a)
70 million
b)
120 million
c)
9 million
d)
40 million
60.
Established after World War I, how successful was the League of Nations at fulfilling its purpose to provide a forum to resolve international disputes?
a)
A full-fledged success, WWI proved to be the war to end all wars
b)
A total failure
61.
Besides Jewish people, Nazis targeted and persecuted other groups during the Holocaust they saw as "impure," ultimately killing 5 million. Which of the following was NOT one of those groups?
a)
Gays and lesbians
b)
The disabled
c)
Romani (gypsies)
d)
Protestants
62.
Which of the following is NOT a concentration camp during the Holocaust?
a)
Treblinka
b)
Dachau
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Berlin
63.
What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?
a)
To spread communism
b)
To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
c)
To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
d)
To contain communism and promote democracy
64.
Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?
a)
The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
b)
The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
c)
The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
d)
The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders
65.
Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?
a)
An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
b)
An economic plan to spend 20 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
c)
A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
d)
A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected
66.
Select the answer that best explains the main problem that sparked the Atlantic Revolutions.
a)
The unreasonable exploitation of the economic resources of less powerful people by more powerful people
b)
The reasonable economic support given to less powerful people by more powerful people
c)
The unreasonable social and material advantages given to less powerful people by the church
d)
The reasonable desire for people to want to change the government to improve the lives of women and slaves
67.
How did colonists react to the Enlightenment?
a)
The enlightenment sparked a great debate among the colonial settlers.
b)
Colonists in the Middle Colonies largely rejected its ideals.
c)
Most colonists embraced Enlightenment ideas and began building more schools.
d)
Most colonists knew very little about the Enlightenment and didn’t have the financial or economic means to pursue its ideals.
68.
The Tennis Court Oath (1791 CE) was taken by the _____ estate after they were kicked out of the General Assembly. They declared to not give up until ________________.
a)
Third; ...they had a new constitution that gave the power to the people
b)
First;... they had a new president who would make France french again
c)
Second; ... they had enough baguettes and brie for every peasant in France
d)
Fourth; ... they had a tennis player skilled enough to beat King Louis XVI in a match
69.
The goal of the Boxer Rebellion was to
a)
drive all foreign influences from China
b)
to defeat Japan and control Korea
c)
to stop buying Opium
d)
colonize Japan
70.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
United States
71.
European imperialism of Africa, from 1880-World War I, is known as
a)
Spheres of Influence
b)
Scramble for Africa
c)
World War I
d)
French Revolution
72.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
73.
The goals and stages of Imperialism were 1)______ 2) ______ and 3)________.
a)
Penetration and exploration; Conquest of indigenous people; and, consolidation
b)
Conquest of indigenous people; consolidation, penetration and exploration
c)
Consolidation, penetration and exploration; conquest of indigenous people
74.
Who led revolutions in Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru?
a)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Toussaint-Louverture
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Jose De San Martin
75.
What term is used for the various regions in which foreigners controlled their own affairs in China in the 19th and 20th centuries?
a)
spheres of influence
b)
extraterritorial regions
c)
special economic zones
d)
foreign administered regions
76.
What major change occurred in the Modern era regarding urbanization?
a)
For the first time, over 50% of the world population lived in urban areas
b)
For the first time, over 75% of the world population lived in cities
77.
When did the world first reach the global population of one billion?
a)
1800 CE
b)
700 BCE
c)
1950 CE
d)
10,000 BCE
78.
“A strong feeling of pride in and loyalty to a nation or ethnic group” is known as…
a)
Nationalism
b)
Patriotism
c)
Spirit
d)
Belligerence
79.
This empire was completely abolished with the conclusion of WWI, and was partitioned into many nations.
a)
Roman Empire
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Bulgarian Empire
d)
Arabian Empire
80.
The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to do all EXCEPT
a)
Take all the responsibility for the war
b)
Pay an enormous amount of reparations
c)
Forfeit their colonies around the globe
d)
All men in the government were to be hanged
81.
One reason The League of Nations was weak was because
a)
The U.S. did not join
b)
There were too many third world nations involved
c)
Adolf Hitler was one of the ambassadors
d)
It was centrally located in Germany
82.
It is often argued that the Treat of Versailles led to
a)
World Peace
b)
WWII
c)
The Armenian Wars
d)
The Russian Revolution
83.
Who were the three leaders of the Axis Powers?
a)
Hitler, Stalin and de Gaulle
b)
Hitler, Roosevelt, and Stalin
c)
Hitler, Roosevelt, and Stalin
d)
Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo
84.
Who were the three leaders of the Allied Powers?
a)
Stalin, Roosevelt, and Hitler
b)
de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Stalin
c)
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Lenin
d)
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
85.
Germany’s strong and fast attacks using air raids, artillery, and tanks was referred to as
a)
Blitzkrieg Bop
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
attacke
86.
NATO stands for
a)
None of these choices
b)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
c)
North Atlantic Top Office
d)
North Atlantic Trade Organization
87.
Who gave the “Iron Curtain” speech condemning the Soviet Union for the foreign politics
a)
Truman
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Churchill
d)
Stalin
88.
How did Ethiopia remain independent?
a)
By defeating the Italians at Adwa
b)
By defeating the Germans at Dunkirk
c)
By defeating the French at Mali
d)
By defeating the British at Liquor
89.
At what ‘conference’ did the European nations come to an agreement on rules for dividing the African continent?
a)
Berlin
b)
Paris
c)
London
d)
New York
90.
In the late 1700’s and early 1800’s what drug, supplied by the British, was in great demand in China?
a)
Marijuana
b)
Zanex
c)
Opium
d)
Gouza
91.
What ‘New Technologies’ gave Europeans huge military advances over Africans and Asians?
a)
Steam-powered gun boats
b)
Repeating rifles
c)
Quinine
d)
All of them
92.
What two factors allowed Europeans states to expand their power in Asia and Africa?
a)
Trade and travel was less restrictive
b)
New technologies and weakening empires
c)
Kings and Queens demanded it
d)
The lack of desire and the need to do
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