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WorksheetsWorld History Final
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
North and South Korea were finally divided into two when the Korean War stopped. Where were they divided?
a)
The 18th Parallel
b)
The River Kuai
c)
The 38th Parallel
d)
The Kim Jung Un Bridge
2.
What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
To eliminate the nation of Germany
b)
To contain the spread of communism
c)
To spread communism to other countries
d)
To strengthen bonds with China and Germany
3.
How was the UN different from the League of Nations?
a)
The United States refused to join the UN
b)
The League of Nations focused on preventing wars
c)
The UN was given the ability to use military power
d)
The League of Nations created a Security Council
4.
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
5.
What did the French, British, and Americans do in response to the Soviets blocking access to West Berlin?
a)
They evacuated West Berlin and allowed West Germany to take full control of the city
b)
They went to war with the Soviet Union and its allies
c)
The airlifted supplies and materials into West Germany, negating the blockade
d)
They pleaded for an intervention by the UN and its military
6.
Which of the following actions was a direct violation of the treaty that ended World War I?
a)
the Holocaust
b)
the invasion of Ethiopia
c)
the invasion of Manchuria
d)
the remilitarization of Germany
7.
Why was the Battle of the Bulge so significant?
a)
It ended the war it Europe
b)
It was the last Axis victory in World War II
c)
It led to the liberation of France
d)
It was the last time the Nazi forces went on the offensive
8.
From Hitler's point of view, what as the chief impact of the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
a)
It gave him full possension of the Sudetenland
b)
It allowed him to invade Poland without Soviet interference
c)
It formed a military alliance between Germany and the Soviet Union
d)
it allowed him to send troops into the Soviet Union
9.
In this photo, taken in the Sudetenland in October 1938, who are these women greeting?
a)
American troops who have liberated a Nazi death camp in Czechoslovakia
b)
Soviet troops who have driven Nazi forces out of Czechoslovakia
c)
Czech resistance fighters who are fighting Soviet invaders
d)
German troops who are annexing part of Czechoslovakia
10.
Which of the following action did the Nazis take specifically to implement Hitler's "Final Solution"
a)
They used their Blitzkrieg to overwhelm the countries they invaded
b)
They broke the pact with Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union
c)
The passed the Nuremberg Laws to strip the German Jews of their citizenship
d)
They built six special camps in occupied Poland
11.
What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
a)
Soviet invasion of Finland
b)
German invasion of Poland
c)
German invasion of Czechoslovakia
d)
the Manhattan Project
12.
The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?
a)
a system of fortifications
b)
"out wait" the opponent
c)
surprise and overwhelming force
d)
ability to make a long, steady advance
13.
The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution
a)
V. I. Lenin
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
14.
Who's the leader of Chinese communism?
a)
Chiang Kai-shek
b)
Deng Xiaoping
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Jiang Zemin
15.
Who tried to establish a republican form of government after the fall on the Qing dynasty in 1911
a)
Chiang Kai Shek
b)
Sun Yat Sen
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Deng Xiaoping
16.
Who's dictatorship was Mexico under at the start of the Mexican Revolution?
a)
Enrique Peña Nieto
b)
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
c)
Porfirio Diaz
d)
Queretaro
17.
Who was Benito Juarez?
a)
Benito Juarez was a reformer mayor
b)
Benito Juarez was a conformist president
c)
Benito Juarez was a reformer president
d)
Benito Juarez was a anti establishment president
18.
Which of the following would have been the most supportive of reform?
a)
Young Turks
b)
Japanese Samurai
c)
British Upper Middle Class
d)
Russian Nobles
19.
What event 'opened' China to the outside world?
a)
Taiping Rebellion
b)
Matthew Perry and his 'Black Ships'
c)
Boxer Rebellion
d)
The Opium Wars
20.
Fascism emphasizes the needs of the state over the individual.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Hitler's political theories were based on racism (anti-Semitism) and
a)
extreme nationalism
b)
police terror
c)
lies
d)
extreme fascism
22.
Nuremberg Laws
a)
Determined whether a person was Jewish or not
b)
Determined whether a person was fit for military service or not
c)
Determined whether you got ice cream after dinner or not
d)
Determined whether soviets would run Russia or not
23.
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through a diplomacy or military force
a)
War
b)
Expansion
c)
Imperialism
d)
Totalitarianism
24.
Last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Queen Liliuokalani
c)
Hirohito
d)
Tojo
25.
Large Ranches owned by Mexican elites?
a)
Haciendas
b)
Obsidians
c)
Rancheros
d)
Cabellos
26.
Who sided with Castro during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Raul Castro
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
27.
What was the purpose of the US blockade of Cuba?
a)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going in
b)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going out
c)
Torture the Cubans into submission
d)
Torture the Cubans so that they will fight the Russians
28.
Who was the leader who took power in Cuba?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
FDR
29.
How does the Monroe Doctrine support the idea of Manifest Destiny?
a)
It encouraged taking land from Native Americans
b)
America could grow and expand without European interference
c)
America could go make colonies in Central America
d)
America could expand their army and navy for enforcing their boundaries
30.
Which of the following is NOT true about Gandhi and his impact on India and the rest of the world?
a)
He practiced non violence.
b)
He did not believe that methods such as boycotting and civil disobedience would help Indians gain independence.
c)
He inspired future leaders such as MLK to use non violence.
d)
He helped India gain their independence from Britain.
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